NATIONAL TAX ASSOCIATION
101st ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON TAXATION

November 20-22, 2008
Sheraton Society Hill,
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania


Jon Rork, Chair Student Initiatives

OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS

 Graduate Student Session:  The National Tax Association will sponsor one session at the Annual Conference in Philadelphia ( November 20-22, 2008 ) that will consist entirely of graduate student papers (papers co-authored with faculty mentors should be submitted for the general call for papers).  Interested students should submit full contact information, a one-page abstract, and a brief letter of nomination from a faculty mentor or advisor directly to Jon Rork at jrork@gsu.edu by July 31, 2008 .  Abstracts submitted for the Graduate Student Session should not be submitted simultaneously for the general call for papers.  In your e-mail cover letter, please indicate whether you would be interested in (a) serving as a discussant for the Graduate Student Session or (b) participating in the Graduate Student Research Forum (see below) in the event that your paper is not selected for the Graduate Student Session.

 Graduate Student Research Forum:  The NTA’s Annual Conference in Philadelphia ( November 20-22, 2008 ) will also have a student poster session that will allow students to network with other tax professionals and potential employers.  Students will present their research one-on-one and in a small group setting.  Interested students should submit full contact information, a one-page abstract, and a brief letter of nomination from a faculty mentor or advisor directly to Jon Rork at jrork@gsu.edu by October 1, 2008 .  Abstracts submitted for the Graduate Student Research Forum should not be submitted simultaneously for the general call for papers. 

 NTA Doctoral Dissertation Prize:  Advanced graduate students who will complete their dissertations by June 2007 can submit their work for consideration for the NTA’s Outstanding Dissertation in Government Finance and Taxation.  The winner receives a $2,000 award and the two honorable mentions receive $1,000 each.  The winners present their work at the NTA Annual Conference.  Full details of the competition are available on the NTA’s web site at www.ntanet.org.

 

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