Mark Your Calendars for the

Colloquium on Change in Accounting Education

Sponsored by the Institute of Management Accountants

You are invited to attend the eleventh annual Colloquium on Change in Accounting Education, sponsored by the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), and held in Scottsdale, Arizona, the jewel of the Southwest. Join us October 3rd through October 6th, 2007, for what is widely acknowledged to be the finest teaching-oriented accounting education conference. The prominent individuals who have committed to sharing their ideas this year include Larry Michaelsen, our keynote speaker, Pete Brewer, Susan Crosson, Dan Deines, Donna Dietz, Frances Kennedy, Tom Klammer, George Krull, Margarita Lenk, Bea Sanders, Paul Sharman, Pam Smith, Jim Sorensen, William St. John, Monte Swain, Tracey Sutherland, Joan Van Hise, Susan Wolcott, Don Wygal, and Carol Yacht.

Here’s just a sample of the compelling sessions that will be presented at this year’s Colloquium:

• What Should Be the Proper Balance of Management Accounting in the Accounting Curriculum?
• A Tale of Two Cases: A System Analysis of ABC and an Application of Management Accounting Principles to a CPA Firm
• Teaching Lean Accounting Concepts
• How to More Effectively Teach Your Students the Business Processes Perspective from the Balanced Scorecard
• Three Examples of How to Effectively Integrate Excel Into Your Managerial Accounting Course
• How to Build More Effective Student Teams and Use Them to Maximum Advantage in Your Classroom
• Using the iPod to Address Learning Modalities
• Defining Learning Outcomes to Illuminate the Teaching of Ethics
• Using Movies to Motivate the Ethical Training of Students
• Integrating Ethics Across the Curriculum: The Northern Illinois BELIEF Initiative
• Teaching Accounting as a Leadership-Oriented Career Path
• Helping Your Students Become Leaders in the Accounting Profession
• Building a Spirit of Community Between Faculty and Practitioners
• Using the Concept of 'Broken Windows' to Improve the Quality of Your Business School
• How Your Students Actually Use Their Textbooks to Study
• Using Business Scenarios to Help Your Students Structure Their Oral Presentations
• How to Maximize Your Classroom Effectiveness With Today's Students By Using Creative Non-Exam Assessments
• How to Develop a General-Education, Senior-Capstone, VITA Course For All College Students
• Why Accounting Educators Should Teach Financial Literacy to All College Students
• Attracting the Best and Brightest to Accounting: Establishing an Honors Accounting Principles Course
• How to Use an Experiential Model to Develop the Leadership and Teamwork Skills of Your Students
• Using a Challenge Problem to Develop the Critical Thinking Skills of Your Students
• Using the AICPA Pre-Professional Competencies to Assess an Undergraduate Tax Research Course
• Getting Started With Podcasting
• How to Use Two or More Software Programs in the Accounting Curriculum
• Everything That New and Adjunct Faculty Members Should Know About Teaching an Accounting Course, But Don’t Know Enough to Ask

Our $255 registration fee includes all materials and sessions, five refreshment breaks, three full buffet breakfasts including one hosted by the AICPA, two receptions, three luncheons including an outdoor buffet hosted by KPMG and the centerpiece Thursday evening dinner hosted by the IMA. If you plan to attend, be sure to register before September 16 when a $25 late fee will take effect.

The Colloquium is especially proud of our headquarters hotel, the newly renovated Hotel Valley Ho, winner of 20 separate awards including the AAA 2007 Four Diamond Award, Historic Hotels of America Award, American Airlines Top 20 Hotel Hot Spots, Lodging Hospitality Design magazine’s Boutique Hotel Interior Design Award, and GQ Online’s Most Stylish New Destinations Award. In addition, its VH Spa was anointed Top 10 Spas in the Country by Good Morning America teamed with Travel and Leisure magazine, its Café ZuZu was named the home of Best American Comfort Food by Food and Life magazine, and Trader Vic’s was named Top 10 New Restaurants in March of 2007 by the Arizona Republic. Collectively, the VH Spa and the two restaurants have earned 18 additional awards! Despite its outstanding reputation, the hotel features an affordable single and double occupancy rate of $145 for attendees. When you call (866) 882-4484, mention you are with the Colloquium.

Visit www.thecolloquium.com to find testimonials, a program schedule, presentation summaries, registration information, lodging and meal information, and more. Come to the Colloquium this fall to broaden your teaching horizons and to enjoy the dynamic, activity-rich city of Scottsdale. To be placed on our e-mail list, contact Paul Solomon at cqm@esedona.net.