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BIG NEWS for 2010! – the AICPA TECH+ Information Technology Conference AICPA TECH+ Information Technology Conference will be held in conjunction with the AICPA Practitioners Symposium.
With two conferences running concurrently, you’ll be able to pick and choose the sessions you want to attend from either conference. In other words, you will have full access to two of the AICPA’s most popular, information-packed, must-attend conferences for the price of one!
In this difficult economy, reducing costs and getting the most value out of every dollar you spend is more important than ever before. By getting two conferences for the price of one, your firm’s annual conference budget works twice as hard and will go twice as far.
What are the benefits of 2 conferences in 1?
In 2010 the AICPA TECH+ Information Technology Conference focuses on what matters most to you, your organization, your clients and your staff. The TECH+ conference provides you with the latest technical training and practical resources that you need when using, procuring or advising on current or future technology.
The TECH+ Conference provides the tools you need to keep up to date with the state of technology. As always, it features a diverse array of sessions and solutions to fit your needs. If you are a CPA or “techie” in:
+ Public Practice – learn about key best practices for working remotely, virtualization, SaaS and paperless offices. Improve your technical skills with sessions on the popular applications Adobe Acrobat and Excel. And don’t miss the latest on Windows 7 and Office 2010.
+ Consulting – build knowledge on security issues, achieving strategic advantages
through process improvement, SaaS consulting models and transforming your client accounting services practice
+ Business and Industry – look for deep dive business intelligence sessions, security essentials, social media marketing strategies and key applications such as Adobe and Excel.
Plus, take part in vendor showcases and panels specific to B&I needs.
ALL attendees will benefit from specialized sessions on: calculating the TCO in a SaaS world, steps to improve audits by using data analytics and risk algorithms, computer forensics/fraud detection and great web apps available now. Also take a walk through our popular Vendor Showcases – for solutions to all your needs.
In 2010 the conference session options don't end there look to the sessions under the Practitioners Track to provide detailed discussions of the latest in: accounting and auditing, tax, management of an accounting practice and becoming a trusted business advisor.
Who should attend:
CPAs in public practice, business and industry or consulting, as well as IT staff and consultants, CIOs, partners and managers who supervise IT staff, vendors, CFOs, controllers, business reporting managers and assurance professionals.
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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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