APLG/FSA 2009 Annual Seminar

February 8 – 10, 2009
Renaissance Nashville Hotel
Nashville, Tennessee

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Preliminary Program

The theme for the seminar is The Challenging Environment of Accounting Education.

Keynote speakers include:
Jim Turley, Chairman and CEO, Ernst & Young
Ralph Hillman, the Voice Doc
Annie Perrin, The Energy Project
Dr. George L. Dempsey, Corporate Psychologist
Teresa (Terry) Iannaconi, KPMG
Andy Walsh, Ernst & Young

Other sessions will focus on IFRS, valuation, accounting accreditation, the new CPA Exam, the 120–150 hour issue, and fundraising in today’s environment.

Sunday, February 8, 2009 - New Chairpersons' Program (pre-registration required)
7:00 – 8:00 am	Breakfast
8:00 – 8:15 am	Welcome – Charles Davis, Baylor University
8:15 – 9:45 am	Difficult Conversations… Managing Emotions When the Stakes are High Communications – Overview 1.5 CH Dr. George Dempsey
9:45 – 10:15 am	Break
10:15 – 11:05 am	Show Me the Money – Fundraising Tips and Strategies Management Advisory Services – Overview 1.0 CH Finley Graves, University of North Texas
11:05 – 12:05 pm	Survivor Nashville – Strategies for the Successful Department Chair Management Advisory Services – Overview 1.0 CH Marcus Odom, University of Southern Illinois Carbondale Frank Buckless, North Carolina State University Rosie Morris, Texas State University
Sunday, February 8, 2009 - APLG/FSA 2009 Annual Seminar
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm	Welcome Lunch Casper Wiggins, FSA President; University of North Carolina at Charlotte Kevin Stocks, APLG President; Brigham Young University FSA and APLG awards Introduction of New Chairs
1:15 pm - 2:30 pm	Speaking Well: Belief, Trust, and Credibility Communication – Intermediate 1.5 CH Ralph Hillman, Voice Doc; The Breathe System
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm	CPA Exam Update and NASBA Accounting- Intermediate 1.0 CH Craig Mills, Executive Director, Examinations (AICPA) Denny Reigle, AICPA; A representative of NASBA
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Break
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Jim Turley, Chairman and CEO Ernst and Young Accounting – Update 1.0 CH
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm	Reception
Monday, February 9, 2009
7:00 am - 8:30 am	Continental Breakfast
8:30 am - 10:00 am	Firing on All Cylinders: How to Manage Your Energy Effectively Personal Development – Overview 1.5 CH Annie Perrin, The Energy Project
10:00 am - 10:30 am	Break
10:30 am - 12:00 pm	The Psychological Secrets of Connection Communications – Overview 1.5 CH Dr. George L. Dempsey, Corporate Psychologist
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch Opportunities to Enhance Section and Region Strategies Management Advisory Services – Overview 1.0 CH Sue Haka, AAA President; Michigan State University
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm	International Education Issues Accounting – Advanced 1.0 CH Denny Reigle, AICPA Karen Pincus, University of Arkansas
2:30 pm- 3:30 pm	Update On the Accounting Profession Accounting – Intermediate 1.0 CH Teresa (Terry) Iannaconi, Partner KPMG
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Break
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Managing Time and Technology Accounting – Intermediate 1.0 CH Andy Walsh, Ernst and Young
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm	Reception
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
7:00 am - 8:00 am	Continental Breakfast
8:00 am - 10:00 am	Concurrent Sessions Management Advisory Services – Overview 2.0 CH Session 1: Current AACSB Accreditation Update Jerry Trapnell, Executive Vice-President and Chief Accreditation Officer Session 2: Incorporating Valuation Concepts into the Classroom Rebecca Shortridge, Northern Illinois University Session 3: Integrating IFRS into the Accounting Curriculum Rama Ramamurthy, The College of William & Mary Session 4: Recipients of the 2008 Mark Chain/Federation of Schools of Accountancy Innovation in Graduate Teaching Award and the 2008 Bea Sanders/AICPA Innovation in Teaching Award
10:00 am - 10:30 am	Break
10:30 am - 12:00pm	Fundraising for Accounting Departments Management Advisory Services – Overview 1.5 CH Panel Discussion: Jim Benjamin, Texas A & M University Dan Murphy, University of Tennessee Ellen Glazerman, Ernst & Young Foundation Finley Graves, University of North Texas
12:00 pm	Meeting Ends