AICPA Practitioners Symposium

More than ever the CPA practitioners needs to run an efficient, comprehensive, and profitable firm prepared to meet the complex needs and requirements of clients. The AICPA Practitioners Symposium will arm you with the cutting-edge tools you need. This year’s inspiring conference focuses on providing strategies and information to transform today’s difficult challenges into tomorrow’s opportunities.

Who should attend?
Senior level partners, sole practitioners, shareholders, emerging leaders, administrators, human resource directors, marketing directors, IT/technical staff and other senior level professionals

AICPA Practitioners Symposium and AICPA TECH+: Information Technology Conference
Preliminary Agenda – as of October 2009

Guide to the sessions offered:
Sessions in Black – constitute sessions general to audiences of both Practitioners and TECH
Sessions in Red – are sessions that are geared to the Sole Practitioner and Small Practitioner
Sessions in Blue – are sessions that are geared to the those with an interest in Technology – including Practitioners as well as those in Consulting and Business and Industry
Please note that you may attend any session that interest you during a particular time frame.

Sunday, June 6, 2010 – Pre-Conference Workshops

11:00AM – 12:30PM      Registration and Message Center Open 

12:30PM - 4:00PM         Workshops (additional fee – select one)
101       Social Media Strategy and Implementation

102       Trusted Business Advisor Workshop

103       Tax Season Debrief

104       IT Considerations in Risk Based Auditing

4:15PM – 6:15PM         

105       PCPS Roundtables

106       IT Roundtables

Monday, June 7th, 2010 – Main Conference: Day One

7:00AM - 6:00PM       Registration and Message Center Open

7:00AM - 7:50AM      Continential Breakfast and Vendor Display      

8:00AM - 8:15AM      Welcome With Mike Shost And Peyton Birch

8:15AM - 9:45AM      General Session    
1          Tech Update with Randy Johnston

9:45AM - 10:15AM         Networking Break – Refreshments and Vendor Display           

10:15AM - 11:45AM       General Session
2         Gen Y with Peter Sheahan

11:55AM-12:45PM         Concurrent Sessions (select one)
3          DOL/ERISA Regulatory Update 

4          Estate Planning

5          Are You Ready if Disaster Strikes

6          Marketing the Professional Services

7          Showcase: Business and Industry

8          Showcase: SaaS

9          Showcase: Accounting Software and Consulting

10         One on One with Peter Sheahan


12:45PM - 1:30PM         Lunch

1:30PM – 2:20PM          Luncheon Speaker: Leo Pusateri

2:30PM - 3:45PM           Concurrent Sessions (select one)
11         GASB Update

12         Communications with IRS and IRS Collections

13         Provide Partner Accountability Through the Right Compensation Structure

14         Deepening Your Client Relations to Enhance Your Value

15         Ultimate Mobile Worker

16         Calculating TCO in a SaaS World Is It Really Cheaper

17         Challenges and Issues with a Technology Consulting Practice

18         Security Essentials for Business Professionals

                                   
3:45PM - 4:15PM           Afternoon Refreshment Break & Vendor Display

4:150PM - 5:50PM         Concurrent Sessions (select one)
19         SAS Update

20         Realistic Approach to 7216 – How to Use Technology

21         AICPA Town Hall

22         Bear Hug Action Plan

23         Ten Answers Every Non-Technical Executive Manager Must Demand

24         Top 10 Ideas for Cutting IT Costs

25         Security Updates 2010

26         Social Media Marketing Strategies

6:00PM - 7:15PM           Welcome Reception

           
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010  – Main Conference Day Two

7:00AM - 6:30PM           Registration and Message Center Open

7:00AM - 8:00AM           Continential Breakfast and Vendor Display

7:00AM - 7:50AM           Early Riser Sessions (Select one)
200       SAS 70 Compliance

201       Update on Tax Preparer Rules

202       MAP Top Issues

203       Client Portals/Share Point

204       A Technical and Pictorial Tour of a World Class Data Center

7:50AM - 8:00AM           Change Break

8:00AM - 9:00AM           Keynote Session

9:00AM - 10:15AM         Expanded Focus Concurrent Sessions (select one)
28         Fraud Detection

29         I Trust You (Sort Of) Do You Trust Me?

30         Creating a World Class IT Operation


10:15AM-10:45AM         Networking Break and Vendor Display

10:45AM-12:25PM         Concurrent Sessions (select one)
31         IFRS SME

32         Maximizing Social Security Benefits

33         Fool Proof Mergers

34         Client Retention Stars with Five Star Client Service

35         Windows 7 & Office 2010 – Why it is a Must Have

36         Deep Dive Computer Forensics and Fraud Detection Technology

37         Achieving Strategic Advantage Through Process Improvement

38         Things to Consider BEFORE You Begin Using Cloud Computing

12:25PM - 1:00PM         Lunch

1:00PM – 1:50PM          Luncheon Speaker: Inspector Gadget

2:00PM – 3:15PM          Concurrent Sessions (select one)
39         FASB/IASB Update

40         Business Tax Update

41         Firm Culture in Down Economy

42         Virtualization Best Practices

43         Improving Audits Using Data Analyis and Risk Algorithms

44         SaaS Consulting Update

45         Architecting a Business Intelligence Project

                                               
3:15PM - 3:45PM           Afternoon Refreshment Break and Vendor Update       

3:45PM - 5:00PM           Concurrent Sessions (select one)
46         A-133/Yellow Book Update                  

47         Negotiating/Dealing with the IRS

48         Practice Continuation Agreement
                                   
49         Thriving in a Down Economy – The Importance of the 3Ms – Managing, Mentoring and Marketing

50         Adobe Ins and Outs for the Practicing CPA

51         Great Web Apps – available now

52         Building a Business Case for Business Intelligence
                                   

5:10PM -  6:00PM          Concurrent Sessions (select one)
53         Internal Control Documentation

54         Tax Panel Experts

55         Strategic Planning for a CPA Firm – Under $5M

56         Client Advisory Panel

57         Why Join the Family

58         Panel: CPA Firms

59         Panel: Consulting

60         Panel: B&I
                                                 

6:00PM - 8:00PM           Networking Reception

Wednesday, June 9th – Main Conference: Day Three
                       
7:00AM - 6:30PM           Registration and Message Center Open

7:00AM - 8:00AM           Continential Breakfast and Vendor Display

7:00AM - 7:50AM           Early Riser Sessions (Select one)

206       Work Life Balance – It’s All About Flexibility
207       Peer Review

208       Making the Most of Your Paperless Tax Practice

                                   
7:50AM - 8:00AM           Change Break

8:00AM - 9:15AM           Concurrent Sessions (select one)
61         SSARS Update

62         Retaining Your Top Talent

63         Marketing the Professional Services Firm in the 21st Century                                                          

64         Excel – Tips and Tricks

65         The Role of the IT Professional in a SAAS World

66         Paperless Topic

9:15AM - 9:45AM           Morning Refreshment Break

9:45AM - 11:00AM         General Session
67         Professional Issues Update with Bob Harris

11:00AM - 11:10AM       Message from the Conference Chairs

11:10AM - 12:50PM       General Session
68         Tomorrow’s Technologies with Rick Richardson                                   

12:50PM                       Program Concludes    

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