| Time |
Title |
CPE |
|
| 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
OPTIONAL EVENT: Women’s Leadership Academy |
|
| 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM |
First Time Attendees Orientation
|
|
| 5:30 PM – 10:00 PM |
AWSCPA’s Board of Directors Meeting |
|
|
| 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM |
Darren Root, , Next Generation Accountant (EB1) |
1 |
| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
ASWA Regional Director Strategic Planning Meeting |
|
| 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM |
ASWA Leadership Meeting |
|
| 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM |
Mark Silvestri and Gretchen McCole, Information Risk Coverage for Accounting Firms (EB2) |
1 |
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
ASWA Chapter Exchange (boxed lunch) |
|
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
ASWA Member at Large Meeting |
|
| 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
AWSCPA Member Exchange Meeting (boxed lunch) |
|
| 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM |
ASWA Bylaws Forum |
|
| 12:50 PM - 2:30 PM |
Opening Keynote Session – Getting Smart About Money: Regardless of the Economy, Charlotte Stallings, Getting Smart! LLC |
2 |
| 2:40 PM - 3:30 PM |
Ken Garen - Four Strategic Technologies that will Rule Accounting in Three Years (A1) |
1 |
| 2:40 PM - 3:30 PM |
Lori Thalmann-Pytlik - Latest Trends in ERP (C1) |
1 |
| 2:40 PM - 3:30 PM |
Kim Wallin -Taxes from the State's Point of View (T1) |
1 |
| 2:40 PM - 3:30 PM |
Craig Kapper - The Most Common Mistakes Managers Make in an Uncertain Economy (P1) |
1 |
| 3:30 PM - 3:50 PM |
Break |
|
| 3:50 PM - 5:30 PM |
Jim Larsen - The Impact of IRFS on IT, HR and Supply Chain (A2) |
2 |
| 3:50 PM - 5:30 PM |
Dianne Dutton - The Wisdom of an Inspired Financial Forecast; Budgeting and Forecasting through Uncertain Times (C2) |
2 |
| 3:50 PM - 5:30 PM |
Roger Mongeon - The Steps to Going Paperless (T2) |
2 |
| 3:50 PM - 5:30 PM |
Sandy Hansen - Finding a Balance in the Midst of Chaos (P2) |
2 |
| 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM |
Welcome Reception with Exhibitors |
|
| 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
Kessler Walk |
|
| 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM |
Hospitality Suite Open |
|
| 6:45 AM - 8:00 AM |
Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors |
|
| 7:00 AM - 7:50 AM |
Chip Lambert - Building Your Ideal Practice: Using LinkedIn as a Business Development Tool (EB3) |
1 |
| 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM |
Bonnie Mackey - Nonprofit Accounting in QuickBooks (A3) |
1 |
| 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM |
Larry Charleton & Corby White - Relationship Banking: Surviving and Growing During a Credit Crunch (C3) |
1 |
| 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM |
Vince Picardi - The Role of the TIGTA Special Agents and Their Relevance to the Tax Practitioner Community (T3) |
1 |
| 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM |
Melody King - Financial Literacy in These Tough Times…and Beyond (P3) |
1 |
| 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM |
General Session - Economic Update, Thomas Cunningham, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |
1 |
| 9:50 AM - 11:00 AM |
Meet and Greet with Exhibitors & Refreshment Break |
|
| 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM |
Ann V. Renna - Corporate Fraud: The Statistics, the Suspects & the Solutions (A4) |
2 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM |
Kim McCormick - Sharpening the Focus on Accountability (C4) |
1 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM |
Geraldine Kelly-Brenner - IRS Hot Topics (T4) |
1 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM |
Cheryl Leitschuh - Mentoring From a Woman’s Perspective (P4) |
1 |
| 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
AWARDS Luncheon |
|
| 1:40 PM - 3:20 PM |
Jody Padar & James Matousek - Shore Up Practice Revenue by Using Online Payroll as the Catalyst (A5) |
2 |
| 1:40 PM - 3:20 PM |
Karen Durkin - Good Governance (C5) Nonprofit topic |
2 |
| 1:40 PM - 3:20 PM |
Claude Renshaw - 2009 Federal Tax Update (T5) |
2 |
| 1:40 PM - 3:20 PM |
Sandy Hansen - The Bust Through Mind (P5) |
2 |
| 3:20 PM - 3:50 PM |
Break with Exhibitors |
|
| 3:50 PM - 5:30 PM |
Ron Ellis - Red Flags in Financial Reporting (A6) |
2 |
| 3:50 PM - 5:30 PM |
Dianna Russo - Non-Profit Financial Management (C6) Nonprofit topic |
2 |
| 3:50 PM - 5:30 PM |
Jay Wein - An In Depth Look at the IRS Appeals Process (T6) |
2 |
| 3:50 PM - 5:30 PM |
Steve Daley - Market-Based Management: How to Use it to Add Value in Tough Economic Times (P6) |
2 |
| 5:30 PM - 11:00 PM |
Hospitality Suite Open |
|
| 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
ASWA Annual Business Meeting |
|
| 7:00 AM - 8:30 PM |
Continental Breakfast |
|
| 7:30 AM - 8:20 AM |
Misean Reed and Cheryl Leitschuh – AICPA Women’s Initiative Executive Committee Update (EB4) |
1 |
| 8:30 AM - 10:10 AM |
Robert Tebbs, Patricia Morris & Timara Marquis - SEC, FASB, IFRS, Technical Update Part I (A7) |
2 |
| 8:30 AM - 10:10 AM |
Mary MacBain - The Bottom Line is Green (C7) Tech topic |
2 |
| 8:30 AM - 10:10 AM |
Brenda Blunt - Non Profit Organizations and the New 990 Form (T7) |
2 |
| 8:30 AM - 10:10 AM |
Michelle May - Eat Mindfully, Live Vibrantly: Investing in Your Personal Health (P7) |
2 |
| 10:10 AM - 10:20 AM |
AM Break |
|
| 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM |
Kayna Lanigan & Amber Smith - SEC, IFRS, Audit Update Part II (A8) |
2 |
| 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM |
Gary Cokins - Business Intelligence for Performance and Profit Improvement (C8) Tech topic |
2 |
| 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM |
Kevin Yeanoplos - The Death of Discounts for Family Limited Partnerships? (T8) |
2 |
| 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM |
Lillana Hickman Riggs - Preparing for and Passing the CPA Exam (P8) |
2 |
| 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
Foundation Fundraising / Capstone Lunch |
|
| 1:30 PM - 3:10 PM |
Geralyn Hurd - An Update on the Changing Tax Reporting Requirements for Exempt Organizations (PL1) |
1 |
| 3:20 PM - 4:10 PM |
Susan Tripepi & Bonnie Mackey - ABCs of Event Planning (PL2) |
1 |
| 4:10 PM - 4:20 PM |
Break |
|
| 4:20 PM - 5:10 PM |
Robert Clements - Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What To Do About It (PL3) |
1 |
| 5:10 PM |
Joint National Conference Ends |
1 |
