Accounting Alumni CPE Conference
The 2009 Appalachian Accounting Alumni CPE Conference is Friday, Nov. 6
Eight Hours of CPE FREE of charge to Appalachian State University, Department of Accounting AlumniEach year approximately 200 alumni and other professionals attend the annual CPE Conference at Appalachian. Its objective is to provide a forum for accounting professionals to examine, explore, and discuss issues of interest and concern to those in the accounting profession.
Attendees earn up to eight hours of CPE credit. The conference is free to Appalachian State University Department of Accounting alumni. Other professionals are invited to attend the conference for a small fee.
The 2009 Appalachian Accounting Alumni CPE Conference will be held Friday, November 6, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Broyhill Inn and Conference Center in Boone.
Details
- Casual business dress
- Alumni are encouraged to donate a minimum of $50 each to defray the costs of the Conference. Checks should be made payable to Appalachian and mailed to Department of Accounting, ASU PO Box 32013, Boone, NC 28608
- Fee for non-alumni = $120.
- Home football vs. Chattanooga, Saturday, Nov. 7
- Questions: Call 828-262-2036; email forsythtb@appstate.edu or everhartsl@appstate.edu
- Space is limited. If you register and are unable to attend, please cancel.
General Information
- Level of knowledge - update
- Prerequisite - none
- Recommended CPE hours - 4 for the morning session; 4 for the afternoon session
- Method of Presentation - lecture/discussion
- Advance Preparation - none
- Objective: To provide a forum for accounting professionals to examine, explore, and discuss issues of interest and concern to those in the accounting profession.
The Department of Accounting at Appalachian State University is registered with the North Carolina State Board of CPA Examiners as a sponsor of continuing professional education. Complaints or comments regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the NC State Board of CPA examiners, P.O. Box 12827, Raleigh, NC 27605-2827.
Register
Schedule
MORNING SESSION
8 a.m. - Registration. Coffee and pastries will be provided.
8:30 a.m. - Hunter Cook; Member, Dixon Hughes PLLC; Professional Issues Update
10:10 a.m. - Refreshment Break
10:25 a.m. - Beth Wood; North Carolina State Auditor; Office of the State Auditor - Budget Cuts/Financial Crisis
11:15 a.m. - Ivan Roten; Associate Professor, Appalachian State; Financial Planning: The Current State
12:05 p.m. - Lunch - "on your own."
AFTERNOON SESSION
1:25 p.m. - Gerald DeBusk; Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee - Chattanooga; Dynamic Performance Measurement in Lean Six Sigma and Lean Accounting Implementation
2:15 p.m. - Mark Everhart; Capital Partners Product Controller, Wachovia Corporation; FASB Update: Codification – Subsequent Events
3:05 p.m. - Refreshment Break
3:20 p.m. - Bill Baker; Professor, Appalachian State University; Cloud Computing
4:10 p.m. - Mr. Mike McNamara, Partner, Greer & Walker, LLP, Books that Count for Accountants
5 p.m. - Conference concludes. Drawing for a gift certificate. You must be present to win.