The School of Accounting at the University of Oregon's Lundquist College of Business is pleased to host the 2026 University of British Columbia, Oregon, and Washington (UBCOW) Accounting Research Conference.
August 20–21, 2026
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
The UBCOW conference gathers together accounting scholars from these three universities, as well as faculty from other leading research institutions, for six research presentations over two days. Conference participation is by invite only.
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- Agenda
- Participants
- Additional information
- Hotel
- Travel information
- Internet access
- Weather and attire
- Dinner and reception location
Agenda
Thursday, August 20
Event | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
Guest Arrival and Registration | 1:00–1:40 p.m. | Lillis Atrium |
Opening Remarks | 1:40–1:50 p.m. | Lillis 312 |
Research Session One | 1:50–2:40 p.m. | Lillis 312 |
Break | 2:40–3:10 p.m. | Lillis 440 |
Research Session Two | 3:10–4:00 p.m. | Lillis 312 |
Break | 4:00–4:30 p.m. | Lillis 440 |
Research Session Three | 4:30–5:20 p.m. | Lillis 312 |
Dinner and Social Reception | 6:30–9:30 p.m. | ColdFire Barrel House |
Friday, August 21
Event | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
Continental Breakfast | 8:30–9:00 a.m. | Lillis 440 |
Research Session Four | 9:00–9:50 a.m. | Lillis 312 |
Break | 9:50–10:10 a.m. | Lillis 440 |
Research Session Five | 10:10–11:00 a.m. | Lillis 312 |
Break | 11:00–11;20 a.m. | Lillis 440 |
Research Session Six | 11:20 a.m.–12:10 p.m. | Lillis 312 |
Closing Remarks | 12:10–12:15 p.m. | Lillis 312 |
Boxed Lunch and Social Reception | 12:15–1:15 p.m. | Lillis 440 |
Hayward Field Tour (Optional) | 1:30–2:15 p.m. | Hayward Field |
Participants
Institutions
- University of British Columbia
- University of Oregon
- University of Washington
Attendees
- Beth Blankespoor, University of Washington
- Mary Ellen Carter, Boston College
- Muskan Chawla, University of British Columbia
- AJ Chen, University of British Columbia
- Dane Christensen, University of Oregon
- Derek Christensen, University of Oregon
- Joe Croom, Indiana University
- Jenna D'Adduzio, Oregon State University
- Angie Davis, University of Oregon
- Francis Ding, University of Oregon
- Becky Driver, University of Oregon
- Yonca Ertimur, University of Colorado Boulder
- Brian Gale, University of Washington
- Weili Ge, University of Washington
- Pu Gu, University of British Columbia
- Billy Guo, University of British Columbia
- Oscar Halliwell, University of Washington
- Mingyi Hung, University of British Columbia
- Kalash Jain, Columbia University
- Justin Jia, University of British Columbia
- Nicole Johnson, University of Oregon
- Jaewoo Kim, University of Oregon
- Wookjin Kim, University of Oregon
- Linda Krull, University of Oregon
- Matt Kuchin, University of Oregon
- Summer Lee, University of Washington
- Katie Lem, Ohio State University
- Lisa Liu, Columbia University
- Kendall Lynch, University of Washington
- Dawn Matsumoto, University of Washington
- Steve Matsunaga, University of Oregon
- Sarah McVay, University of Washington
- Shi Zhang Ooi, University of Oregon
- Seyoung Park, Georgetown University
- Clay Partridge, Ohio State University
- Kyle Peterson, University of Oregon
- Scott Robinson, University of Oregon
- Ruth Senior, University of Washington
- Weiting Shen, University of British Columbia
- Shawn Shi, University of Washington
- Ana Sosa, University of Oregon
- Thomas Steffen, Yale University
- Victor Wagner, Stockholm School of Economics
- Sarah Walker, University of Washington
- Yuxi Wei, University of Oregon
- Anthony Xu, University of Oregon
- Han Yan, University of British Columbia
- Bohyun Yang, University of Oregon
- Shuyi Yang, University of British Columbia
- Jasmine Yao, University of British Columbia
- Lucas Zhang, University of Oregon
- Jenny Zhang, University of British Columbia
- Yuxiang Zheng, Rutgers University, Camden
*Conference presenters
Additional Information
Hotel
The Gordon Hotel
555 Oak St, Eugene, OR 97401
541-762-0555
Travel to and from the Eugene Airport
For conference participants staying at The Gordon Hotel, the hotel offers complimentary shuttles, based upon availability, to and from the Eugene airport. If you would like to use this service, please contact the hotel's front desk (541-762-0555) as soon as possible to reserve a shuttle.
Uber and Lyft also service the Eugene Airport; Downtown Eugene is a 15–20 minute Uber or Lyft ride.
Travel to and from the Conference
The street address of the conference location is:
Lundquist College of Business, University of Oregon
Lillis Business Complex
955 E 13th Ave
Eugene, OR 97401
For participants staying at The Gordon Hotel, the hotel is offering a shuttle service between the conference venue and the hotel throughout the conference. Please notify the hotel's front desk at check-in if you plan to use this shuttle service.
Uber and Lyft both offer drop-off locations near the Lillis Business Complex.
Locations of individual conference sessions and other activities are listed in the agenda above.
View Lillis Business Complex Building Maps
Internet Access
Visitors can connect to the internet via the UO Guest wireless network.
Weather and Attire
As of Monday, August 10, 2026, the weather forecast for Eugene, Oregon on Thursday, August 20, 2026, calls for a high near 82°F to 85°F and a low around 52°F, with mostly cloudy skies transitioning to partly cloudy conditions and a low chance of rain.
The dress code is casual. Jeans, shorts, and T-shirts are perfectly fine. Please consider bringing a light jacket for the dinner and social reception, as the event will take place at an open-air space and may be cool depending on the weather.
Dinner and Reception
The social reception and dinner will take place at:
ColdFire Brewing Barrel House
263 Mill St
Eugene, OR 97401
Please note that the event is in the Barrel House, not the Public House, which is nextdoor. We will have signage outside the Barrel House to help you identify the venue.
The venue is approximately a half-mile walk from The Gordon Hotel (Point A on map). You may join a group for a leisurely 15-minute walk or use Uber or Lyft.
Contact
Scott Robinson
Assistant Professor of Accounting
School of Accounting, Lundquist College of Business, University of Oregon
scottrob@uoregon.edu