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About CIGAR

GIGAR is a network on comparative international governmental accounting research. CIGAR's mission is to promote worldwide discussion and research on comparative governmental accounting. The main means to realize this mission are the organisation of biennial conferences, biennial workshops dedicated to more specific research themes, and a regularly appearing Newsletter. The CIGAR Network stimulates the production of individual and joint papers, preferably in an international comparative perspective, and the publication of books and journal special issues comprising selections of papers presented at our conferences and workshops.

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Forthcoming Events

13th Biennial CIGAR conference

The conference will be organized by the university of Ghent, Belgium and is scheduled for 9 and 10 June 2011. Prof Johan Christians will host this conference. Especially papers on comparisons between public sector and non-profit sector accounting are welcomed. www.cigar2011.ugent.be

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10th CIGAR workshop

The workshop is organized by prof. Salme Näsi and will be held in Tampere, Finland, on 16 and 17 September 2010. The theme is: Stakeholders and Key Actors of Public Sector Financial Management and Accounting Reforms.

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CIGAR News

The second CIGAR Newsletter was released in August 2010 and contains announcements of conferences and calls for papers, including the 13th CIGAR conference to be held in Ghent. The newsletter also publishes a contribution by Johan Christiaens about the development of the IPSAS conceptual framework.

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