This article presents information on the 60th annual meeting of the American Accounting Association. The meeting was held during August 29-31 on the campus of the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. It was one of the largest and most successful conventions of the Association. At the Plenary sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday, the following speakers discussed the topics indicated: H.G. Nelson, Ford Motor Company, William W. Werntz. The following subjects were discussed at the round tables held on Tuesday and Wednesday: "The Ford and Carnegie Reports," "Accounting Research," "Scope and Content of the Filth Year of Collegiate Education for Accounting," "Recent Developments in Income Tax Legislation and Education," "Integration of Managerial Accounting into Traditional Accounting Courses," "Television and Accounting Instruction," "Mathematics and Accounting Instruction," "Certified Public Accountant Regulations and Accounting Curricula," "Professional Development of Accounting Personnel in Government Service," "Scope and Content of First Course in Cost Accounting," Accounting Developments Abroad

This article presents news clippings related to American Accounting Association. It says that among the topics discussed at the regular year-end joint meeting of the 1960 and 1961 Executive Committees were the regulation and supervision of regional groups, committee reports, committee organization for 1961, and the 1961 budget. After considerable discussion, a resolution was passed providing for a more orderly procedure in the establishment of groups and in coordination of their activities with those of the Association itself. Among the specific problems considered in the resolution is that of dividing the country into regions reserved for specific groups so there will be neither intentional nor unintentional competition among the groups, the selection of committee representatives to correlate such appointments with those of other Association commit- tees, and the review of programs for regional meetings to avoid duplication of the program at the annual meeting of the Association. The Eighth International Congress of Accountants is to be held in New York September 23-27, 1962

This article presents a discussion on the current and future research plans of participants about their organization. Author discusses the Securities and Exchange Commission's interest in the research that is being done in accounting and the extent of participation in it. The Commission's interest in accounting principles and their application, auditing standards, and financial reporting needs no elaboration as effective administration of the Securities Acts demands attention to these subjects. In working at the Commission author encounter various degrees of competence in accounting as in other professional work. Registrants and professional experts look to our prescribed forms and regulations for guidance. The Commission's report form for brokers and dealers is in the form of a financial questionnaire and conforms to the requirements of the New York Stock Exchange. Except for a revision in the minimum audit requirements applicable to monthly investment plans, this form has not been changed since 1942. Any revision of this form requires collaboration with special committees of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and representatives of the New York Stock Exchange