Welcome

We hope that you will join us in October for the 2008 Joint National Conference in Dallas, Texas. This year marks our societies’ fifth annual Joint National Conference, and, as with previous JNCs, provides a program that offers a myriad of opportunities to help you meet your continuing education goals, whether technical or “soft-skills” focused, as well as an opportunity to network with other women of similar backgrounds.

Obviously, with a venue like Dallas, there are ample ways to be entertained outside of the conference! That being said, we recommend that you schedule some extra time with your family and friends either before or after the conference in order to explore all that the Dallas Metroplex has to offer!

This Conference will be kicked off with several Early Bird sessions on Tuesday morning followed by our opening keynote session on Tuesday afternoon.  The technical program continues on Tuesday afternoon and concludes with some plenary sessions on Thursday afternoon. The program is designed to offer you the opportunity to earn twenty-four hours of CPE credit during the conference. As with previous JNCs, this year’s program consists of four tracks: Accounting & Auditing, Controllership, Personal & Professional Development and Tax - each one providing a mix of current topics and levels.

A few other items to highlight from the program schedule include the JNC Welcome Reception on Tuesday evening where we will have the opportunity to network with our peers, sponsors and exhibitors; the Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, during which we’ll celebrate the phenomenal women and companies that comprise the winners of the ASWA Educational Foundation’s (The Foundation) Balance Awards and AWSCPA’s National Awards; the 2008 Forrest A. Kessler Walk for Humanity directly following the opening reception, where we can put on our sneakers to support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society; and the Networking Lunch on Thursday, where we will have yet another opportunity to exchange ideas, comments and business cards with the diverse women and men that make the JNC such an energizing experience!

This conference is a wonderful opportunity to network and learn in a relaxing and supportive environment. We encourage you to take advantage of all that the conference has to offer. We promise… it will be worth it!

See you in Dallas!