Forthcoming conferences.

The article presents information on two conferences, related to accounting, scheduled to take place as in September 1993. The 17th Annual Congress of the European Accounting Association will be held at the "Zitelle" Congress Centre on the Giudecca Island in Venice, Italy from April 6-8, 1994. This is the first time that the European Accounting Association Congress has taken place in Italy. The choice of Venice also has a strong symbolic meaning for all accountants. As is well known, it was in Venice that, in 1494, Fra' Luca Paciolo published his "Summa de Arithmetica, Geometria, Proportioni et Proportionalità," the first printed book on double-entry bookkeeping. The Venice Congress, therefore, coincides with the five-hundredth anniversary of the emergence of the accounting field. Venice itself, with its unique architectural treasures and its long and distinguished history, offers a magnificent setting for such an event. The Workshop on Accountants in Europe: Markets, Tasks and Jurisdictions will be held in Brussels, Belgium from December 2-3, 1993. The overall aim of the workshop is to attract papers which can provide insight into the rapidly changing environment within which accountants in Europe work.