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AICPA Controllers Workshop West

Date: Jul 17 - Jul 18, 2008
Location: Bellagio
Las Vegas, NV
Recommended CPE Credit: 18.5 (main), up to 13 (optional).
Pre-Conference: July 16
Post-Conference: July 19
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Overview

In your role as a key corporate decision-maker, it is crucial that you successfully drive business and maintain results.  It is also imperative that you expand your technical knowledge and know-how while enhancing your leadership skills so that you are well equipped to handle today's challenges.

The AICPA Controllers West Workshop, developed by controllers for controllers, helps prepare you to meet the future demands.  Led by successful experts in this field who will share their knowledge and best practices gained from years of personal experience, this interactive, hands-on learning workshop will give you solutions that you can immediately apply. 

With these expert sessions, multiple opportunities to network with your peers, and participation in group discussions, this Controllers Workshop is one you can’t miss in order to stay ahead as a key corporate decision-maker.

Who Should Attend? Controllers, accounting and financial managers, treasurers, financial executives and CFOs.

If you cannot make these July dates, please check out our Controllers East Workshop, November 13-14, 2008, at the Hilton - Walt Disney World® Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

Special Event:  Wednesday, July 16th, 7:00 PM (Las Vegas only)
Mystère, Cirque du Soleil, Treasure Island (additional fee)
Honored eight times as "Best Production Show"by the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Mystère has an international cast of 72 performers featuring dancers, singers, musicians and champion-caliber acrobats.  The Chicago Tribune called Mystère, "one of the most innovative and exciting shows to be seen anywhere."

Tickets are $104.50 each (tax included).  Please contact Tracey Fennel (tfennel@aicpa.org) to reserve your seats.  The show begins at 7:00 pm.  Please plan on being at the theatre 20 minutes before the start of the show.

Agenda

AICPA Controllers Workshop
July 17-18, 2008, Bellagio, Las Vegas, NV

Thursday, July 17, 2008 (Las Vegas) – Main Conference, Day One

6:45 AM – 5:50 PM       Registration and Message Center Open

6:45 AM – 8:00 AM      Continental Breakfast and Vendor Display

8:00 AM – 8:10 AM      Welcome & Introduction

8:10 AM – 9:00 AM      Keynote Presentation

  1. What’s your Performance Signature? Identifying the Unique Performance Characteristics of Your Business 
    David Axson, Sonax Group, Akron, OH

9:00 AM – 9:10 AM      Change Break

9:10 AM – 10:00 AM    General Session

  1. Emerging Trends in Management Accounting - Panel
    David Crawford, VANOC - Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    Jean Cunningham, Jean Cunningham Consulting, Arlington Heights, IL
    Bob Paladino, Bob Paladino & Associates, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA

10:00 AM – 10:10 AM   Change Break

10:10 AM – 11:00 AM  Concurrent Sessions (Select one)

  1. Document and E-Mail Retention Policies and the Supreme Court Rules Governing Electronic Discovery (Repeated in Session 28)
    William Belt, Williams Mullen, Richmond, VA
  2. Lean Accounting: The Switch from Batch to Flow (Repeated in Session 9)
    Jean Cunningham, Jean Cunningham Consulting, Arlington Heights, IL (Las Vegas only)
    Orest Fiume, The Wiremold Company (retired), Arlington, VA (Orlando only)
  3. Finance As A Business Partner (Repeated in Session 10)
    Glen LeBlanc, Bell Aliant Regional Communications, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
  4. The Balanced Scorecard and Corporate Responsibility: How to Align Value for Profit (Repeated in Session 11)
    David Crawford, VANOC - Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    Todd Scaletta, Scoperta Solutions Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  5. FASB Update (Repeated in Session 12)
    Bob Dohrer, McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, Bloomington, MN

11:00 AM – 11:10 AM  Change Break

11:10 AM – 12:00 PM  Concurrent Sessions (Select one)

  1. Performance Management: 5 Key Principals
    Bob Paladino, Bob Paladino & Associates, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA
  2. Lean Accounting: The Switch from Batch to Flow (Repeat of Session 4)
  3. Finance As A Business Partner (Repeat of Session 5)
  4. The Balanced Scorecard and Corporate Responsibility: How to Align Value for Profit (Repeat of Session 6)
  5. FASB Update (Repeat of Session 7)

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM 

  • L1 AICPA Update (Las Vegas Only)
  • L1 AICPA Business & Industry Hall of Fame Award sponsored by Spherion (Orlando Only)

1:30 PM – 1:40 PM  Change Break

1:40 PM – 3:20 PM  Concurrent Sessions (Select One)

  1. Process Based Management (Repeated in Session 18)
    Jerry Stevens, Consortium for Advanced Management – International (CAM-I), Durham, NC
  2. Operational Analysis and Enterprise Risk Management: Heads up for Mid-Cap Fraud (Repeated in Session 19)
    Bill O’Brien, Santa Clara University, San Jose, CA
  3. Performance Metrics (Repeated in Session 20)
    Bob Paladino, Bob Paladino & Associates, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA
  4. Ethical Challenges for Controllers (Repeated in Session 21)
    Joan Pastor, JPA International, Inc., Oceanside, CA
  5. Excel 2007 – Best Features for Accountants (Repeated in Session 22)
    Val Steed, K2 Enterprises, Hammond, LA (Las Vegas only)
    Will Fleenor, K2 Enterprises, Hammond, LA (Orlando only)

3:20 PM – 3:35 PM  Afternoon Break

3:35 PM - 5:15 PM Concurrent Sessions (Select One)

  1. Process Based Management (Repeat of Session 13)
  2. Operational Analysis and Enterprise Risk Management: Heads up for Mid-Cap Fraud (Repeat of Session 14)
  3. Performance Metrics (Repeat of Session 15)
  4. Ethical Challenges for Controllers (Repeat of Session 16)
  5. Excel 2007 – Best Features for Accountants (Repeat of Session 17)

5:15 PM – 5:25 PM  Change Break

5:25 PM – 6:15 PM  Concurrent Sessions (Select One)

  1. Usergroup 1 - Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains)
  2. Usergroup 2 - Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision)
  3. Usergroup 3 - Sage Software
  4. Reclaim Your Life Using Microsoft Outlook
    Val Steed, K2 Enterprises, Hammond, LA (Las Vegas only)
    Will Fleenor, K2 Enterprises, Hammond, LA (Orlando only)

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM  Reception

Friday, July 18, 2008 (Las Vegas) – Main Conference, Day Two

7:00 AM – 5:00 PM  Registration and Message Center Open

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM  Continental Breakfast

7:00 AM – 7:50 AM  Early Riser Sessions

  1. Private Company Financial Reporting Initiative Update
    Mary Anne Lawrence, Key Corporation, Cleveland, OH
  2. Document and E-Mail Retention Policies and the Supreme Court Rules Governing Electronic Discovery (Repeat of Session 3)
  3. Business Continuity & Recovery Planning and Internet  Connectivity Dependency (Repeated in Session 34)
    David Ford, Rodefer Moss & Co, PLLC, Brentwood, TN
  4. IFRS Update (Repeated in Session 39)
    Bob Dohrer, McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, Bloomington, MN

7:50 AM – 8:00 AM  Change Break

8:00 AM – 8:10 AM  Welcome and Introduction

8:10 AM – 9:00 AM  Keynote Presentation (Las Vegas)

  1. Flirting with Recession:  Housing Collapse, Financial Stress and the Economy
    Peter Kretzmer, Bank of America, New York, NY
    Keynote Presentation (Orlando), Economic and Market Outlook - 2009 and Beyond
    William Greiner, UMB Bank, Kansas City, MO

9:00 AM – 9:10 AM  Change Break

9:10 AM – 10:00 AM  General Session

  1. Optimizing Tomorrow's Talent (Roundtable)
    Moderator:  Greg Richardson, Goodman & Company, Newport News, VA
    Panelists:  Patti Gillenwater, Elinvar, Raleigh, NC
    Thom Solomon, Progress Energy, Raleigh, NC

10:00 AM – 10:10 AM  Change Break

10:10 AM – 11:00 AM  Concurrent Sessions (Select One)

  1. The Financial Talent Wars - How to Navigate the "Perfect Storm" (Repeated in Session 38)
    Patti Gillenwater, Elinvar, Raleigh, NC
  2. Business Continuity & Recovery Planning and Internet Connectivity Dependency (Repeat of Session 29)
  3. Tax – GOTCHA (Repeated in Session 40)
    Michael Abramovitz, RSM McGladrey Inc., Denver, CO (Las Vegas only)
    Jim Parker & David Elder, RSM McGladrey Inc., Orlando, FL
    (Orlando only) 
  4. High Impact Succession Planning – The Next Generation (Repeated in Session 41)
    Thom Solomon, Progress Energy, Raleigh, NC
  5. Trends in the U.S. Payment System: Turning Accounts Payable into a Profit Center (Repeated in Session 42)
    Jeff Fahler, Commerce Bank, Kansas City, MO

11:00 AM – 11:10 AM  Change Break

11:10 AM – 12:00 PM  Concurrent Sessions (Select One)

  1. The Financial Talent Wars - How to Navigate the "Perfect Storm” (Repeat of Session 33)
  2. IFRS Update (Repeat of Session 30)
  3. Tax – GOTCHA (Repeat of Session 35)
  4. High Impact Succession Planning – The Next Generation (Repeat of Session 36)
  5. Trends in the U.S. Payment System: Turning Accounts Payable into a Profit Center (Repeat of Session 37)

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM 

  • L2 SAP Presentation
    Separating Fact from Fiction: Is Your Company Ready for Software as a Services (SaaS)?

1:00 PM – 1:10 PM  Change Break

1:10 PM – 2:50 PM  Concurrent Sessions (Select One)

  1. Utilizing Time Wisely (Repeated in Session 48)
    Greg Richardson, Goodman & Company, Newport News, VA
  2. The Challenges of Managing Today’s Workforce in the Face of Discrimination Charges (Repeated in Session 49)
    Shawn Vance, Jackson Bell, Attorneys at Law, LLC, Baton Rouge, LA
  3. The Power of XBRL (Repeated in Session 50)
    John Stantial, United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT
    Ami Beers, AICPA, New York, NY
  4. Giving Constructive Feedback (Repeated in Session 51)
    Joan Pastor, JPA International, Inc., Oceanside, CA
  5. Goals/Achievement Techniques You Can Instantly Use (Repeated in Session 52)
    Doug Brown, Paradigm Associates, Cranford, NJ
    Bill Granda, Paradigm Associates, Las Vegas, NV

2:50 PM – 3:00 PM  Afternoon Break

3:00 PM – 4:40 PM  Concurrent Sessions (Select One)

  1. Utilizing Time Wisely (Repeat of Session 43)
  2. The Challenges of Managing Today’s Workforce in the Face of Discrimination Charges (Repeat of Session 44)
  3. The Power of XBRL (Repeat of Session 45)
  4. Giving Constructive Feedback (Repeat of Session 46)
  5. Goals/Achievement Techniques You Can Instantly Use (Repeat of Session 47)

4:40 PM  Main Conference Adjourns

Location

Bellagio
3600 South Las Vegas Boulevard
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Hotel Phone: (702) 693-7111
Hotel Reservations: (888) 987-6667
Hotel Cutoff Date: June 17, 2008
Hotel Room Rate: $179 single/double

Optional Workshops

Purchase Below How to Make Career Transitions Successfully: Moving into Controllership and Making the Leap to CFO

Date: July 16, 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Session Price: $395.00
Session Code: 101
CPE Credits: 8
Attend this newly designed one day optional pre-workshop session that will help you understand the knowledge, skills, and attributes needed to be successful when making one of several types of career transitions: from public accounting to business and industry, from mid- or senior-level accountant to Controller, or from Controller to CFO.

Purchase Below Managing Talent - Effective Recruiting, Selecting, Rewarding and Retaining Can Cultivate a Workplace of Choice

Date: July 16, 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Session Price: $200.00
Session Code: 102
CPE Credits: 4
Talent Management and Workplace of Choice are terms you may be accustomed to hearing. This workshop will explore practical, realistic and usable techniques that directly support achieving these two highly related objectives. This workshop is designed to identify and evaluate a host of workplace ingredients that attract qualified staff, promote teamwork, increase productivity and generate commitment.

Purchase Below MS Office 2007

Date: July 16, 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Session Price: $200.00
Session Code: 103
CPE Credits: 4
Microsoft Office 2007 dramatically changes how users will perform everyday functions such as word processing, spreadsheet analysis, sending and receiving email messages, creating slide shows, and working with databases. New features such as the Ribbon interface, improved graphics capabilities, and XML-based data files offer significant opportunities for increased productivity. This session will include coverage of Word, PowerPoint, Access and Office Accounting.

Purchase Below Building a World Class Performance Management Process

Date: July 16, 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Session Price: $200.00
Session Code: 104
CPE Credits: 4
Volatility, uncertainty and risk are pervasive in today’s highly competitive business world, yet for many the core management tools of planning, budgeting, forecasting and performance measurement are locked in a detailed, static annual cycle that rarely creates outputs of any lasting value. Finance executives understand the challenge and many are leading the effort to develop more adaptive, flexible and risk-aware management practices.

Purchase Below Developing a High Performance Team that Consistently Achieves Results

Date: July 19, 08:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Session Price: $200.00
Session Code: 201
CPE Credits: 4
This will be a highly interactive and participative session where the speakers will explore methods to: - Use developmental coaching to maximize the contribution of each individual to achieve their company’s strategic objectives, - Ensure Controllers and their staff are really serving the needs of others outside and inside the Controller’s organization, - Determine, understand and overcome the obstacles to developing a truly functional team that performs at a consistently high level.

Purchase Below Conflict Management and Negotiation Skills for Controllers

Date: July 19, 08:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Session Price: $200.00
Session Code: 202
CPE Credits: 4
An excellent finance professional, especially a Controller, must have excellent conflict management and negotiation skills. There are numerous situations in your profession where differences of opinion occur ranging from how data should be collected to how it should be interpreted, to what and how it should be made known to others. This session will examine issues related to this topic.

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Check box(es) to select sections

How to Make Career Transitions Successfully: Moving into Controllership and Making the Leap to CFO
Pre-Conference
July 16, 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Session Code: 101
CPE Credits: 8
Session Price: $395.00
Managing Talent - Effective Recruiting, Selecting, Rewarding and Retaining Can Cultivate a Workplace of Choice
Pre-Conference
July 16, 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Session Code: 102
CPE Credits: 4
Session Price: $200.00
MS Office 2007
Pre-Conference
July 16, 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Session Code: 103
CPE Credits: 4
Session Price: $200.00
Building a World Class Performance Management Process
Pre-Conference
July 16, 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Session Code: 104
CPE Credits: 4
Session Price: $200.00
Developing a High Performance Team that Consistently Achieves Results
Post-Conference
July 19, 08:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Session Code: 201
CPE Credits: 4
Session Price: $200.00
Conflict Management and Negotiation Skills for Controllers
Post-Conference
July 19, 08:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Session Code: 202
CPE Credits: 4
Session Price: $200.00
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