THIRD ANNUAL CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND ETHICS SYMPOSIUM
FRIDAY, MAY 9
REGISTRATION STATUS: OPEN
MAIL-IN REGISTRATION DEADLINE: MAY 2
In its third year, this one-day symposium provides a forum for auditors, audit committee members, corporate attorneys, CFOs, and members of academia to hear first hand from standard setters and expert speakers about new trends in current accounting and auditing practice.
The year 2007 was a year of considerable change in accounting and auditing standards. The profession witnessed a huge momentum in the move toward the convergence of financial-reporting standards - GAAP and IFRS, in particular - and the rise of fair-value accounting.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has been in the news regarding IFRS integration and exerting of its fiscal power over the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board's introduction of its revised version of internal-controls assessment standard, AS 5, received great attention. The implications of this revised standard for corporations and public accounting firms are believed to be wide-ranging.
Latest academic research on the use of non-financial performance measures to predict fraud is the other area of discussion during the symposium and will be further examined on May 10th during a one-day research conference on the subject.
CPE CREDITS: UP TO 6 HOURS
By attending the Corporate Governance and Ethics Symposium, participants will receive guidance and practical advice on how to handle new legislation from key PCAOB and FASAB and SEC officials. Additionally, participants can qualify to receive up to 6 hours of CPE credits and meet the Virginia Ethics portion of their CPE requirements for 2008.
FIRST ANNUAL COFERENCE ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND FRAUD PREVENTION
SATURDAY, MAY 10
REGISTRATION STATUS: OPEN
MAIL-IN REGISTRATION DEADLINE: MAY 2
May 9th symposium will be followed by a one-day research conference on Corporate Governance and Fraud Prevention. The conference is aimed at bringing together scholars working on current issues in the broad area of Corporate Governance, Fraud, and Ethics. George Mason University would award a cash prize of $1,000 to the best paper presented at the conference. The award is sponsored by the Goodman and Company LLP. The conference will feature the following expert speakers: Ronald Anderson of American University, Jere Francis of University of Missouri-Columbia, and K. Ramesh of Michigan State University.
Contact Information:
Professor Massood Yahya-Zadeh (703-993-2141, mzadeh@gmu.edu)
Tania Vega-Morales (703-993-4199, tvegamor@gmu.edu)
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