| Time |
Room |
Title |
CPE |
| Monday, October 27 |
| 10:00AM - 4:30PM |
TBD |
Optional Pre-Conference |
|
| Tuesday, October 28 |
| 7:00AM - 5:30PM |
International Ballroom Foyer |
Registration Desk Open |
|
| 8:00AM - 8:50AM |
Gold Room |
Early Bird CPE (EB1) Understanding Professional Insurance Products and the Exposures Faced by My Firm, Thomas Henell |
1 |
| 8:00AM - 9:00AM |
TBD |
ASWA's Past National Presidents' Breakfast |
|
| 8:00AM - 10:00AM |
TBD |
AWSCPA's Affiliate President's Seminar |
|
| 10:00AM- 12:00PM |
International Ballroom Foyer |
JNC Exhibitor Set-up |
|
| 9:00AM - 9:50AM |
Gold Room |
Early-Bird CPE (EB2) Staying on Track: Strategies for Achieving Your Potential Both Personally and Professionally, Billie Williamson, CPA |
1 |
| 10:00AM - 12:00PM |
Gold Room |
ASWA Chapter Exchange Meeting (boxed lunch) |
|
| 10:00AM - 12:00PM |
Board Room |
ASWA Member-at-Large Meeting |
|
| 10:00AM - 12:30PM |
Parisian Room |
AWSCPA Member Exchange Meeting (boxed lunch) |
|
| 12:00PM - 12:30PM |
Gold Room |
ASWA Bylaws Forum |
|
| 12:50PM - 2:30PM |
International Ballroom Foyer |
Opening Keynote Session – Leadership and Culture at Southwest Airlines, Laura Wright, CPA, Southwest Airlines Co. |
2 |
| 2:40PM - 4:30PM |
TBD |
ELAC Meeting |
|
| 2:40PM - 3:30PM |
Gold Room |
Linda Bergen - Fair Value of Accounting (A1) |
1 |
| 2:40PM - 3:30PM |
Parisian Room |
Leslie Miller - Dynamic Excel Tips & Tricks (C1) |
1 |
| 2:40PM - 3:30PM |
Pavilion Room |
Bridget Marchetta - IRS Criminal Investigations (T1) |
1 |
| 2:40PM - 3:30PM |
Fountain Room |
Berranthia Brown – Promoted-Now What? (How to Survive a Promotion) (P1) |
1 |
| 3:30PM - 3:50PM |
TBD |
Break |
|
| 3:50PM - 5:30PM |
Gold Room |
Susan Jones - International Auditing Standards and US GAAS (A2) |
2 |
| 3:50PM - 5:30PM |
Parisian Room |
Barbara Radnofsky - Modern Dispute Resolution: Effective Techniques for Problem Solving (C2) |
2 |
| 3:50PM - 5:30PM |
Pavilion Room |
Mona Hymel - Tax Platforms of the Presidential Candidates (T2) |
2 |
| 3:50PM - 5:30PM |
Fountain Room |
Dianna Patton - How to understand your road map to estate planning without getting lost! (P2) |
2 |
| 5:30PM - 7:00PM |
International Ballroom Foyer |
Opening Reception with Exhibitors |
|
| 7:00PM - 9:00PM |
TBD |
Kessler Walk |
|
| 7:00PM - 9:00PM |
|
Dinner on your Own |
|
| 7:00PM - 11:00PM |
TBD |
JNC Hospitality Suite |
|
| Wednesday, October 29 |
| All Day |
Directors Room |
Nominating Committee |
|
| All Day |
International Ballroom Foyer |
Registration Desk |
|
| 6:45AM - 8:00AM |
International Ballroom Foyer |
Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors |
|
| 7:00AM - 7:50AM |
Gold Room |
Early Bird CPE (EB3) – AICPA Women’s Initiatives Executive Committee Update, Mary Bennett, MBA, CEC, Cheryl Leitschuh, EdD, ECC, and Mary Riley, CPA |
1 |
| 8:00AM - 9:00AM |
TBD |
VIP Breakfast |
|
| 8:00AM - 8:50AM |
Gold Room |
Alicia Posta – An Update of Recent Developments at the FASB (A3) |
1 |
| 8:00AM - 8:50AM |
Parisian Room |
Marilyn Patterson - Identity Theft and Employer Liability - Are You at Risk? (C3) |
1 |
| 8:00AM - 8:50AM |
Pavilion Room |
Anne Marie Unger - Captive Insurance Vehicles - Size Doesn't Matter! (T3) |
1 |
| 8:00AM - 8:50AM |
Fountain Room |
Marie Ramkey - How to Help Your Staff Pass the CPA Exam (P3) |
1 |
| 9:00AM - 9:50AM |
International Ballroom Foyer |
General Session – The Accounting Profession in a Changing Global Landscape, Beth Brooke, CPA, FLMI, Ernst & Young |
1 |
| 9:50AM - 11:00AM |
International Ballroom Foyer |
Exhibit Hall Open - Exclusive Hours & Networking |
|
| 11:00AM - 11:50AM |
Gold Room |
Melody Stone - Challenges in Non-Profit Financial Management (A4) |
1 |
| 11:00AM - 11:50AM |
Parisian Room |
Kellie Fischer - Business and Accounting for Professional Sports (C4) |
1 |
| 11:00AM - 11:50AM |
Pavilion Room |
Evelyn Dyson Lee - IRS Hot Topics |
1 |
| 11:00AM - 11:50AM |
Fountain Room |
Cynthia Kohlbry - Visible or Invisible? How To Be Known (Confirmed) (P4) |
1 |
| 12:00 PM - 1:30PM |
International Ballroom Foyer |
AWARDS Luncheon |
|
| 1:40PM - 3:20 PM |
Gold Room |
Marilyn Vito- Lessons Learned From Audit Failures - Auditors Perspective (A5) |
2 |
| 1:40PM - 3:20 PM |
Parisian Room |
Bill Moss, CPA - Financial Analysis and Presentation to Non-Financial Leaders (C5) |
2 |
| 1:40PM - 3:20 PM |
Pavilion Room |
Susan Sorensen - What Every CPA Should Know about International Taxes (T5) |
2 |
| 1:40PM - 3:20PM |
Fountain Room |
Gregg Lederman - Build Behaviors Employees Will Adopt and Deliver to Improve Profitability, Loyalty and Sales (P5) |
2 |
| 3:20PM - 3:40PM |
International Ballroom Foyer |
Break with Exhibitors |
|
| 3:40PM - 5:20 PM |
Gold Room |
Dr. Leslie Fletcher & Dr. Teri Conover - Update on the Norwalk Agreement: Progress towards IFRS-GAAP Harmonization (A6) |
2 |
| 3:40PM - 5:20PM |
Parisian Room |
Bill Moss, CPA - Planning and Budgeting – The Only Way to Success (C6) |
2 |
| 3:40PM - 5:20PM |
Pavilion Room |
Donna Rutter - The Revised Texas Franchise (Margin) Tax – An Update (T6) |
2 |
| 3:40PM - 5:20PM |
Fountain Room |
Julie Burch - IAM SOOOO Stressed! Stress Management Skills for Women (P6) |
2 |
| 3:40PM - 4:30PM |
International Ballroom Foyer |
Exhibit Tear Down |
|
| 5:30PM |
|
Dinner (on your own) |
|
| 5:30PM - 11:30PM |
|
JNC Hospitality Suite Open |
|
| 6:30PM - 8:30PM |
International Ballroom Foyer |
ASWA Annual Business Meeting |
|
| Thursday, October 30 |
| All Day |
International Ballroom Foyer |
Registration Desk |
|
| 7:00AM - 8:30AM |
International Ballroom Foyer |
Continental Breakfast |
|
| 7:30AM - 8:20AM |
Gold Room |
Early Bird CPE (EB4) Professional Liability for Accountants, Cathy Whitley and Daniel D. Tostrud |
1 |
| 8:30AM - 10:10AM |
Gold Room |
Martha Eining - XBRL Reporting (A7) |
2 |
| 8:30AM - 10:10AM |
Parisian Room |
Angela Morelock - Fraud Awareness: Lessons from the Trenches(C7) |
2 |
| 8:30AM - 10:10AM |
Pavilion Room |
Claude Renshaw - 2008 Federal Tax Update (T7) |
2 |
| 8:30AM - 10:10AM |
Fountain Room |
TBD - Learning the Ropes of the Workplace without Hanging Yourself (P7) |
2 |
| 10:10AM - 10:20AM |
TBD |
AM Break |
|
| 10:20AM - 12:00PM |
Gold Room |
Jason Belew – Journey to an IPO (A8) |
2 |
| 10:20AM - 12:00PM |
Parisian Room |
Billie Day - Using Compensation as a Strategic Business Driver (C8) |
2 |
| 10:20AM - 12:00PM |
Pavilion Room |
Deborah Lavinsky - Alternative Investments/Retirement Income Planning (T8) |
2 |
| 10:20AM - 12:00PM |
Fountain Room |
Kathy Garland - Making It Happen - Secrets to Generating Powerful Results (P8) |
2 |
| 12:00PM - 2:00PM |
International Ballroom Foyer |
Financial Literacy & Fundraising Lunch sponsored by both Society Foundations featuring CPE topic, Financial Literacy – How You Can Start Your Own Program, Denisa Jones, CPA and Mary Burns, CPA |
|
| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
Parisian Room |
ASWA Leadership Meeting |
|
| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
Pavilion Room |
ASWA Regional Director Strategic Planning Meeting |
|
| 2:00PM - 3:40PM |
Gold Room |
Plenary Session (PL1) – How to Be an Effective Mentor, Carol Mansen |
2 |
| 3:50PM - 5:30PM |
Gold Room |
Plenary Session (PL2) – How the Bank Secrecy Act Impacts You and Your Client, Theresa McGill and Cassandra Felton |
1 |
| 5:30PM |
|
Joint National Conference Ends |
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