Prof. KIM Jeong Bon

Prof. KIM Jeong Bon Department Head Chair Professor of Accountancy
PhD - Ph.D. in Business Admin. with major in accounting and minor in economics MSc - MSc in Accounting BBA - BBA

Professor Jeong-Bon Kim is currently Chair Professor of Accountancy with concurrent appointment as Head of the Department of Accountancy, City University of Hong Kong. Professor Kim is Vice President-at-large of the International Association of Accounting Education and Research (IAAER), and is also serving as a member of Executive Council for the IAAER. Prior to joining the City University of Hong Kong faculty, Professor Kim worked as a Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Corporate Governance and Financial Reporting at John Molson School of Business (JMSB), Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. He also worked for many years at the School of Accounting and Finance, the Faculty of Business, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, where he served as Head for the (then) Department of Accountancy, Associate Dean (Postgraduate Programmes and Research) for the Faculty of Business, with a concurrent appointment as Acting Head for the School of Accounting and Finance, and as the Leader of the large-scale Area of Strategic Development (ASD) grant on China Business Services. Professor Kim began his full-time teaching career as an Assistant Professor of Accounting at Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY). He also taught at Seoul National University (Korea) on a visiting basis. Professor Kim obtained BBA and MSc degrees from Seoul National University. He received his Ph.D. degree with major in Accounting and minor in Economics from Temple University (USA). Professor Kim have published numerous articles, or have them accepted for publication, in leading academic journals in the areas of accounting and finance, including The Accounting Review, Journal of Financial Economics, Contemporary Accounting Research, Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Journal of Corporate Finance, and Journal of Accounting Auditing and Finance, He has served on the editorial boards of two leading accounting journals, Contemporary Accounting Research (CAR), and Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory (AJPT), and is currently an Associate Editor of Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics. He was the Chief Editor of China Accounting and Finance Review. Professor Kim also served as an ad hoc Associate Editor for CAR and AJPT. He received large-scale research grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and Research Grant Council of Hong Kong for his interdisciplinary research projects. He has supervised many Ph.D. students and a postdoctoral fellow who are currently teaching at John Molson School of Business at Concordia University, the Ivey School of Business at University of Western Ontario, The School of Accounting and Finance, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and other business schools in major universities in Canada and China, including University of Manitoba, Fudan University and Shanghai Jiatong University.

Contact Information

Address:	G7717, Academic Building City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
Phone:	+852 34427909
Fax:	+852 34420347
E-mail:	achead@cityu.edu.hk

Research Areas

Financial Report
Capital Market
Corporate Governance & Monitoring

Publications

Journal Articles
J.H. Choi, J.-B. Kim, X. Liu and D. Simunic (2009), "Cross-listing Audit Fee Premiums: Theory and Evidence", The Accounting Review, Vol. 84, pp. 1429-1463 J.-B. Kim and C. H. Yi (May-June 2009), "Does Auditor Designation by the Regulatory Authority Improve Audit Quality? Evidence from Korea", Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Vol 28, Issue 3, pp 207-230 J.H. Choi, J.-B. Kim, X. Liu and D. Simunic (2008), "Audit Pricing, Legal Liability Regimes, and Big 4 Premiums: Theory and Cross-country Evidence", Contemporary Accounting Research, Vol. 25, No. 1, pp. 55-99 X. Chen, J.-B. Kim, S. Wang, and X. Xu (2007), "Firm Performance and the Ownership of the Largest Shareholder", Corporate Ownership and Control, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 126-138 J.-B. Kim and C.H. Yi (2006), "Ownership Structure, Business Group Affiliation, Listing Status, and Earnings Management: Evidence from Korea", Contemporary Accounting Research, Vol. 23, No. 2, pp. 427-464 R. Chung, M. Firth and J.-B. Kim (2005), "FCF Agency Costs, Earnings Management, and Investor Monitoring", Corporate Ownership & Control, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 51-61 R. Chung, M. Firth and J.-B. Kim (2005), "Earnings Management, Surplus Free Cash Flow, and External Monitoring", Journal of Business Research, Vol. 58, pp. 766-776 L. Jiang and J.-B. Kim (2004), "Foreign Equity Ownership and Information Asymmetry: Evidence from Japan", Journal of International Financial Management and Accounting, Vol. 15, pp. 185-211, (the lead article of the issue) G.M. Chen, M. Firth and J.-B. Kim (2004), "IPO Underpricing in China’s New Stock Markets", Journal of Multinational Financial Management, Vol. 14, pp. 283-302 R. Chung, S. Ho and J.-B. Kim (2004), "Ownership Structure and the Pricing of Discretionary Accruals in Japan", Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, Vol. 13, pp. 1-20, (the lead article of the issue) J.-B. Kim, R. Chung and M. Firth (2003), "Auditor Conservatism, Asymmetric Monitoring, and Earnings Management", Contemporary Accounting Research, Vol. 20, pp. 323-359 R. Chung, M. Firth and J.-B. Kim (2003), "Auditor Conservatism and Reported Earnings", Accounting and Business Research, Vol. 33, pp. 19-32 H.Y. Chung and J.-B. Kim (2002), "Multi-period Lead Relations between Price-to-Book Ratios and Accounting Rates-of-Returns: Korean Evidence", Asian-Pacific Financial Markets, Vol. 9, pp. 61-82 G. Chen, M. Firth and J.-B. Kim (2002), "The Use of Accounting Information for the Valuation of Dual-class Shares Listed on China’s Stock Markets", Accounting and Business Research, Vol. 32, pp. 123-131 R. Chung, M. Firth and J-B. Kim (2002), "Institutional Monitoring and Opportunistic Earnings Management", Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol. 8, pp. 29-48 H.Y. Chung and J.-B. Kim (2001), "A Structured Financial Statement Analysis and the Direct Prediction of Stock Prices in Korea", Asian-Pacific Financial Markets, Vol. 8, pp. 87-117 S. Ho, L. Jiang and J.-B. Kim (2001), "Shareholdings by Financial Institutions, Information Asymmetry and the Intertemporal Return-Earnings Relations in Japan", Asia-Pacific Financial Markets, Vol. 8, pp. 119-135 R. Chung and J.-B. Kim (2000), "Determinants of Price-to-Book Ratios: Evidence from Hong Kong", China Accounting and Finance Review, Vol. 2, pp. 66-108 G. Chen, M. Firth and J.-B. Kim (2000), "The Post-issue Market Performance of Initial Public Offerings in China’s New Stock Markets", Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Vol. 14, pp. 319-339, (the lead article of the issue) L. Jiang and J.-B. Kim (2000), "Cross-Corporate Ownership, Information Asymmetry and the Usefulness of Accounting Performance Measures in Japan", The International Journal of Accounting, Vol. 35, pp. 85-98 H.Y. Chung, J.-B. Kim and B. Lee (1999), "Market Efficiency Anomalies in Korea: Mispricing vs. Omitted Risk Factors", Asia-Pacific Financial Markets, Vol. 6, pp. 311--340 J.K. Cheung, J.-B. Kim and J. Lee (1999), "The Impact of Institutional Characteristics on Return-Earnings Associations in Japan", The International Journal of Accounting, Vol. 34, pp. 571-596 J.-B. Kim, I. Krinsky and J. Lee (1998), "Price and Volume Reactions to Quarterly Earnings Announcements and Predisclosure Information Asymmetry", Asian-Pacific Journal of Accounting, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 267-284 K.H. Bae and J.-B. Kim (1998), "The Usefulness of Earnings versus Book Value for Predicting Stock Returns and Cross Corporate Ownership in Japan", Japan and the World Economy, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 467-485 J.K. Cheung, R. Chung and J.-B. Kim (1997), "The Profitability of Trading Strategies Based on Book Value and Earnings in Hong Kong: Market Inefficiency vs. Risk Premia", Journal of International Financial Management and Accounting, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 204-233 J.-B. Kim, I. Krinsky and J. Lee (1997), "Institutional Holdings and Trading Volume Reactions to Quarterly Earnings Announcements", Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 1-14, (the lead article of the issue) J.-B. Kim and M. Ibrahim (1 June 1997) "An Integrated Cost-Volume-Market Value Analysis under Uncertainty and Fixed Cost Effects", Asian-Pacific Journal of Accounting, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 59-72 J.K. Cheung, R. Chung and J.-B. Kim (1997), "The Relative Role of Beta and Other Fundamental Variables in Explaining Expected Stock Returns: Hong Kong Evidence", Advances in Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management, Vol. 4, pp. 79-96 J.-B. Kim and Y.H. Suh (1996), "Current Artificial Neural Network Models for Bankruptcy Prediction", Journal of Accounting & Business Research, Vol. 4, pp. 81-101 J.-B. Kim, J. Lee and T.H. Park (1996), "Transaction Responses to Analysts’ Earnings Forecasts, News Type, and Trader Type", Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, Vol. 23, No. 7, pp. 1043-1058 J.K. Cheung, J.-B. Kim and D. Wong (1996), "Economic Consequences of Alternative Fixed-Cost Allocations in a Principal-Agent Setting", Asian Review of Accounting, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 63-80 J.K. Cheung, R. Chung and J.-B. Kim (1996), "The Cross Section of Expected Stock Returns: Further Evidence from Hong Kong", Research in Finance, Supplement 2, pp. 203-219 J.-B. Kim and M. Ibrahim (1996), "The Effect of Alternative Common Cost Allocations on Managerial Utility and Production Decisions under Uncertainty", International Journal of Business, Vol. 1, pp. 27-48 M. Ibrahim and J.-B. Kim (1996), "Time Management and Reporting Behaviours in Accounting Firms", International Research in Business Disciplines, Vol. 2, pp. 79-98 J.-B. Kim, I. Krinsky and J. Lee (1995), "The Aftermarket Performance of Initial Public Offerings in Korea", Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Vol. 3, pp. 429-448 J.-B. Kim, I. Krinsky and J. Lee (1995), "The Role of Financial Variables in the Pricing of Korean Initial Public Offerings", Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Vol. 3, pp. 449-464 M. Ibrahim and J.-B. Kim (1994), "User Group Consensus on Financial Disclosure Preferences: The Case of Egypt", Advance in International Accounting, Vol. 7, pp. 61-71 G. Kanaan, J.-B. Kim, K. Gheyara and M. Ibrahim (1994), "The Association between Common Stock Returns and Alternative Profitability Measure of Canadian Companies", International Journal of Commerce and Management, Vol. 4, pp. 5-24 H.Y. Chung and J.-B. Kim (1994), "Financial Statement Analysis and the Profitability of Risk-Based Investment Strategies: Evidence from the Korea Stock Exchange", Advance in International Accounting, Vol. 6, pp. 117-132 J.-B. Kim, I. Krinsky and J. Lee (1994), "The Valuation of Initial Public Offerings and Accounting Disclosures in Prospectuses: New Evidence from Korea", International Journal of Accounting, Vol. 29, pp. 46-61 H.Y. Chung and J.-B. Kim (1 July 1994) "The Use of Multiple Instruments for Measurement of Earnings Forecast Errors, Firm Size Effect and the Quality of Analysts' Forecast Errors", Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, Vol. 21, pp. 707-727 J.-B. Kim, I. Krinsky and J. Lee (1 January 1993) "Motives for Going Public and Underpricing: New Findings from Korea", Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, Vol. 20, pp. 195-212 J.-B. Kim and R. Lipka (1993), "Accounting Regulation and Market Risk in the Oil and Gas Industry", Journal of Accounting & Business Research, Vol. 1, pp. 1-16 J.-B. Kim and K. Gheyara (1 October 1991) "The Costs and Benefits of Common Cost Allocations under Uncertainty", Quaderni di Statistica e Mathematica Applicata alle Science Economico-Sociali, pp. 68-80 J.-B. Kim and R. Lipka (1 January 1991) "Effect of Accounting Choice on the Explanation of the Market Risk in the Oil and Gas Industry", Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, Vol. 18, pp. 61-84 J.-B. Kim (1980), "The Operating Structure of Multiple Incentive Contracts: Emphasis on Performance Incentives", The Journal of Military Operation Research Society of Korea, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 79-92 J.-B. Kim and J.-H. Lee (1 June 1979) "A Study of the Defense Contracting Systems of the United States", Korean Business Journal, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 39-69

Accepted Journal Articles (forthcoming)
J.-H. Choi, F. Kim, J.-B. Kim, and Y. S. Zang (2009), "Audit Office Size, Audit Quality and Audit Pricing", accepted by Auditing: A Journal of Practices and Theory, forthcoming F. Gul, J.-B. Kim, and A. Qiu (2009), "Ownership Concentration, Foreign Shareholding, Audit Quality and Stock Price Synchronicity", accepted by Journal of Financial Economics, forthcoming

Presented Conference Papers
J.-B. Kim, D. Simunic, M. Stein, and C. Yi (January 304, 2009), "Voluntary Audit and the Cost of Debt Capital for Privately held Firms: Korean Evidence", presented at the CAR Section of the 2009 CAR/JCAE Joint Symposium, (Hong Kong) J.-B. Kim, B. Song and L. Zhang (August 1-5, 2009), "Internal Control Weakness and Bank Loan Contracting: Evidence from SOX Section 404 Disclosures", presented at Financial Reporting Section of The 2009 Annual Meeting of AAA, (New York) J.-B. Kim, B. Song and L. Zhang (August 1-5, 2009), "Internal Control Weakness and Analyst Forecast Behavior: Evidence from SOX Section 404 Disclosures", presented at the Auditing Section of The 2009 Annual Meeting of AAA, (New York) J.-B. Kim and H. Shi (August 1-5, 2009), "International Financial Reporting Standards, Analyst Following, Institutional Infrastructure, and Stock Price synchronicity", presented at the International Accounting Section of The 2009 Annual Meeting of AAA, (New York) F. Gul, J.-B. Kim and A. Qiu (August 3-6, 2008), "Ownership Concentration, Foreign Shareholding, Audit Quality and Firm-Specific Return Variation: Evidence from China", presented at The 2008 Annual Meeting of AAA, (Anaheim) J.-B. Kim and Y. H. Yi (August 3-6, 2008), "Does Trading by Foreign Investors Contribute More to Stock Price Informativeness than Trading by Domestic Institutions? Korean Evidence", presented at The 2008 Annual Meeting of AAA, (Anaheim) J.-B. Kim, J. Kim and Y. Shi (August 3-6, 2008), "Management Earnings Guidance and the Cost of Debt", presented at The 2008 Annual Meeting of AAA, (Anaheim) Y. Shi, M. Magnan and J.-B. Kim (August 3-6, 2008), "Why Do Cross-listed Firms in the U.S. Voluntarily Release Management Earnings Forecasts?", presented at The 2008 Annual Meeting of AAA, (Anaheim) Y. Shi, J.-B. Kim and M. Magnan (August 3-6, 2008), "Cross Listing, Management Earnings Forecasts, and Firm Values", presented at The 2008 Annual Meeting of AAA, (Anaheim) Y. Shi, M. Magnan and J.-B. Kim (June 30-July 3, 2008), "Why Do Cross-listed Firms in the U.S. Voluntarily Release Management Earnings Forecasts?", presented at The Academy of International Business 2008 Annual Meeting, (Milan, Italy) Y. Shi, J.-B. Kim, and M. Magnan (June 30-July 3, 2008), "Cross Listing, Management Earnings Forecasts, and Firm Values", presented at The Academy of International Business 2008 Annual Meeting, (Milan, Italy) J.-B. Kim and H. Shi (October 2007), "Enhanced Disclosure via IFRS, Institutional Infrastructure and Stock Price Synchronicity around the World", presented at the 2007 International Conference on Accounting Standards, (Shanghai, China) J.-B. Kim and H. Shi (April 2007), "International Financial Reporting Standards, Institutional Infrastructures, and Cost of Equity Capital around the World", presented at The 14th Annual GFC, (Melbourne, Australia), Best Paper Award J.H. Choi, J.-B. Kim, A. Qiu and Y. Zang (August 5-8, 2007), "Auditor Locality, Audit Quality and Audit Pricing", presented at The 2007 Annual Meeting of AAA, (Chicago) X. Xu, J.-B. Kim and S. Wang (August 5-8, 2007), "Cash Flow, Working Capital Change and Investment in China", presented at The 2007 Annual Meeting of AAA, (Chicago) J.-B. Kim, J.S.L. Tsui and C.H. Yi (August 5-8, 2007), "The Voluntary Adoption of International Accounting Standards and Loan Pricing around the World", presented at The 2007 Annual Meeting of AAA, (Chicago) J.H. Choi, J.-B. Kim, X. Liu and D.A. Simunic (August 6-9, 2006), "Audit Pricing, Legal Liability Regimes, and Big 4 Premiums: Theory and Cross-Country Evidence", presented at The 2006 Annual Meeting of AAA, (Washington) F.A. Gul, J.-B. Kim and A. Qiu (August 6-9, 2006), "Does the Political Economy Affect Auditor Incentives? Some Chinese Evidence on Non-Big 4 Audit Quality", presented at The 2006 Annual Meeting of AAA, (Washington) J.H. Choi, J.-B. Kim, X. Liu and D. Simunic (August 6-9, 2006), "Cross-Listing Audit Fee Premiums: Theory and Evidence", presented at The 2006 Annual Meeting of AAA, (Washington) J.H. Choi, J.-B. Kim and Y. Zang (August 6-9, 2006), "The Association between Audit Quality and Abnormal Audit Fees", presented at The 2006 Annual Meeting of AAA, (Washington) J.-B. Kim, B.Y. Song and J.S.L. Tsui (August 6-9, 2006), "Auditor Quality, Tenure, and Bank Loan Pricing", presented at The 2006 Annual Meeting of AAA, (Washington) J.-B. Kim, D. Simunic, M. Stein and C. Yi (January 12-14, 2006), "The Efficiency of Audit Production and the Pricing of Audit Services: Evidence from South Korea", presented at Auditing Section 2006 Midyear Conference, AAA, (Los Angeles, CA) J.-B. Kim, D. Simunic, M. Stein and C. Yi (January 12-14, 2006), "The Efficiency of Audit Production and the Pricing of Audit Services: Evidence from South Korea", presented at AAA Auditing Section 2006 Midyear Conference, (Los Angeles, CA) J.H. Choi, J.-B. Kim, X. Liu and D. Simunic (November 2006), "Audit Pricing, Legal Liability Regimes, and Big 4 Premiums: Theory and Cross-country Evidence", presented at the 2006 Contemporary Accounting Research Conference, (Toronto, Canada) J.-B. Kim, D. Simunic, M. Stein and C. Yi (August 7-10, 2005), "Voluntary Audit and the Cost of Debt Capital for Privately Held Firms: Korean Evidence", presented at Collected Abstract of the 2005 Annual Meeting of AAA, (San Francisco, CA) J.-B. Kim and C. Yi (August 7-10, 2005), "Ownership Structure, Group Affiliation, Listing Status, and Earnings Management: Evidence from Korea", presented at Collected Abstract of the 2005 Annual Meeting of AAA, (San Francisco, CA) J.-B. Kim, R. Chung and S. Ho (August 7-10, 2005), "Accrual Choices and Informativeness of Cash Flows vs. Earnings", presented at Collected Abstract of the 2005 Annual Meeting of AAA, (San Francisco, CA) J.-B. Kim and C.H. Yi (August 9-12, 2004), "Foreign Equity Ownership and Corporate Transparency in Emerging Markets: Evidence from Korea", presented at Collected Abstracts of the 2004 Annual Meeting of AAA, (Orlando, FL) J.-B. Kim, J.S.L. Tsui and C.H. Yi (2007 - 2008), "The Voluntary Adoption of International Accounting Standards and Loan Contracting around the World", presented at the Research Workshops at Seoul National University (January 2008), City University of Hong Kong (2007), and Renmin University of China, Beijing, China (April 11, 2008), and The Institute of Accounting and Finance Research, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China (March 2008) J.-H. Kim, C. Kim, J.-B. Kim, and Y. Zang (January 4-5, 2007), "Audit Office Size, Audit quality and Audit Pricing", presented at the AJPT Section of the 2008 AJPT/JCAE Joint Symposium, (Hong Kong), (with J.H. Choi, C. Kim, and Y. Zang)

Conference Papers
J.-B. Kim, B. Song and L. Zhang (July 2-3, 2009), "Internal Control Weakness and Bank Loan Contracting: Evidence from SOX Section 404 Disclosures", The 2009 CAPANA (Chinese Accounting Professor Association of North America) Research Conference, (Beijing) L. Jiang, J.-B. Kim, and L. Pang (July 2009), "Control-Ownership wedge, ConcentraTED Ownership, and Investment Sensitivity to Stock Prices", The 2009 Annual Conference of the Accounting & Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ), (Adelkaide, Australia) J.-B. Kim, B. Song and L. Zhang (May 2009), "Internal Control Weakness and Analyst Forecast Behavior: Evidence from SOX Section 404 Disclosures", Accepted for presentation at The 2009 Annual Conference of CAAA, (Montreal) J.-B. Kim, B.Y. Song and L. Zhang (May 29-June 1, 2008), "Internal Control Effectiveness and Bank Loan Pricing", The 2008 Annual Conference of CAAA, (Manitoba, Canada) Y. Shi, M. Magnan and J.-B. Kim (May 29-June 1, 2008), "Why Do Cross-listed Firms in the U.S. Voluntarily Release Management Earnings Forecasts?", The 2008 Annual Conference of CAAA, (Manitoba, Canada) Y. Shi, M. Magnan and J.-B. Kim (May 29-June 1, 2008), "Cross Listing, Management Earnings Forecasts, and Firm Values", The 2008 Annual Conference of CAAA, (Manitoba, Canada) J.-B. Kim, J. W. Kim, and Y. Shi (May 29-June 1, 2008), "Management Earnings Guidance and the Cost of Debt", The 2008 Annual Conference of CAAA, (Manitoba, Canada) J.-B. Kim and H. Shi (May 31-June 3, 2007), "International Accounting Standards, Institutional Infrastructures, and Costs of Equity Capital around the World", The 2007 Annual Conference of CAAA, (Halifax, Canada) C.H. Yi, J. Tsui and J.-B. Kim (May 31-June 3, 2007), "The Voluntary Adoption of International Accounting Standards and Loan Contracting around the World", The 2007 Annual Conference of CAAA, (Halifax, Canada) X. Su, X. Wu, J.-B. Kim and C. Chen (May 31-June 3, 2007), "Why Big 4 Firms are not Preferred in an Emerging Market: An Empirical Analysis of Auditor Switches from Big 4 to Local Firms in China", The 2007 Annual Conference of CAAA, (Halifax, Canada) J.H. Choi, J.-B. Kim, X. Liu and D. Simunic (June 5-8, 2006), "Cross-listing Audit Fee Premiums: Theory and Evidence", The 2006 Annual Conference of CAAA, (Niagara Falls, Canada) J.-B. Kim, B. Song and J.S.L. Tsui (June 5-8, 2006), "Auditor Quality, Tenure, and Bank Loan Pricing", The 2006 Annual Conference of CAAA, (Niagara Falls, Canada) J.-B. Kim, D. Simunic and M. Stein, C. Yi (June 2-5, 2005), "Voluntary Audit and the Cost of Debt Capital for Privately Held Firms: Korean Evidence", The 2005 Annual Conference of CAAA, (Quebec City, Canada) J.H. Choi, J.-B. Kim, X. Liu and D. Simunic (June 2-5, 2005), "Audit Pricing, Legal Liability Regimes and Big 4 Premiums", The 2005 Annual Conference of CAAA, (Quebec City, Canada) J.-B. Kim and C.H. Yi (May 28-30, 2004), "Foreign Equity Ownership and Corporate Transparency in Emerging Markets: Evidence from Korea", The 2004 Annual Conference of CAAA, (Vancouver, BC)