On June 4 and 5, 2024, the 8th Dutch Accounting Research Conference (DARC) was hosted at the Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam. In addition, the conference featured a PhD event for Accounting PhD students from Dutch universities on the day preceding the main conference program. In this essay, we highlight the main takeaways from (organizing) the conference and reflect on how accounting research can strengthen its relationship with practice and society.
