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American Accounting AssociationAuditing Section 2006 Midyear ConferenceJanuary 12-14, 2006
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Conference Information
The 12th Annual Auditing Midyear Conference (AMC) will be held in Los Angeles, California on January 12-14, 2006.
This year's meeting will be held jointly with the American Accounting Association's International Section and will consist of keynote plenary speakers and concurrent sessions dealing with a wide variety of contemporary topics related to audit, attestation and assurance practices, education, and research with an emphasis on international issues.
On Thursday, January 12th, the meeting will start with the 7th Annual Auditing Section Doctoral Consortium. On Friday morning, the main plenary session will involve global standards-setting issues affecting the auditing profession. John Kellas, Chair of the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board, will discuss IAASB initiatives and international standard-setting within the European Commission. David Brown, member of the International Federation of Accountants' Public Interest Oversight Board (PIOB) and former Chair of the Ontario Securities Commission will discuss the PIOB's initiatives and interaction with other oversight bodies around the globe. Jim Sylph, Technical Director of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), will moderate this session. On Saturday morning, the opening plenary session will feature Greg Garrison, lead partner for PricewaterhouseCoopers' U.S. Assurance Practice, discussing the Academy Awards engagement and his insights from leading PwC's U.S. Assurance Practice. The conference also will include panel sessions by the Auditing Section's Education Committee, Research Committee, and Standards Committee.
The conference will be held at the Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City. The hotel is situated at the very entrance to Universal Studios Hollywood and Citywalk, high on a hill overlooking the Los Angeles entertainment district. Every room features a view of the Hollywood Hills – San Fernando Valley and Universal Studios Hollywood.
The Auditing Section is grateful for the generous support provided by the KPMG Foundation for our Midyear Conference.
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