| Eighth Annual Midyear
The Eighth Annual Midyear Auditing Section Conference will be held in Orlando, Florida on January 17–19, 2002. CPE sessions will be held on the afternoon of January 17. The remainder of the conference will consist of keynote, plenary and concurrent sessions dealing with a wide variety of contemporary topics related to audit, attestation and assurance practices, education and research. On Thursday, January 17th, one CPA session will be offered from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m. entitled, “Challenges Facing the Board Room and Audit Committees.” In addition, the 2002 Auditing Section Doctoral Consortium will be held on January 17. More information on the Doctoral Consortium is included in this newsletter. The conference will be held at the Hotel Royal Plaza in the Walt Disney Resort. The hotel is located in the highly desirable Downtown Disney Resort area. There is complimentary transportation to all Disney World attractions. Hotel Information:
The Hotel Royal Plaza is located in the Downtown Disney Resort area and offers complimentary transportation to all the Disney theme parks. It is within walking distance to Downtown Disney with its restaurants, shopping and entertainment. Hotel guests receive preferred tee times at Disney golf courses. Room rate is $139/night for single or double occupancy, plus resort service fee of $7 per room per night and taxes. Please identify yourself as a member of the American Accounting Association as a limited number of rooms have been blocked at the group rate for the meeting. The hotel will extend group rate for pre- and post-stays of the official meeting dates based on availability. Check-in time is between 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. (depending on how full the hotel was the previous night), check-out time is 11:00 a.m. If late check-out is requested and approved on the day of departure, 50% of the room rate will be charged. Reservations require a deposit or credit card guarantee. Reservations may be made by calling (800) 248-7890 (ext. 2500). Tickets to the Disney theme parks can be purchased at the hotel. Information will be forthcoming regarding special tickets that are offered to groups. Shuttle Service
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