Each year approximately 200 alumni and other professionals attend the annual Appalachian Accounting Alumni CPE Conference. 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, while other professionals are invited to attend for a small fee.

The 2009 conference will be held Friday, Nov. 6, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Broyhill Inn and Conference Center in Boone. Among the announced topics are -

Dynamic Performance Measurement in Lean Six Sigma and Lean Accounting Implementation

Books that Count for Accountants

Office of the State Auditor - Budget Cuts/Financial Crisis

Financial Planning: The Current State

Space is limited. The dress is business casual. For more information, visit the conference webpage.