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Young CPA Conference

Thurs./Fri., May 20-21, 2010
Hilton Downtown
Nashville, Tenn.

This conference is a must for young and emerging accounting professionals. In addition to A&A and tax updates, attendees will enjoy speakers throughout the day who will share their expertise in career development, leadership, social networking and volunteerism.


Session Highlights:

Lunch Sponsor

Lattimore Black Morgan & Cain, PC

  • Team Management, Coaching & Development
  • Call To Service with Community Panel
  • What IFRS Means to You
  • Hot Topics in Accounting
  • Reviews & Compilations: An Introduction
  • Unclaimed Property 101: What is it, and What are Your Requirements Under the Law?
  • State & Local Tax Update
  • A&A Employee Benefits Update
  • Multigenerational Issues
  • State-Specific Ethics
  • How Social Networking Sites Can Help (or Hinder) Your Career
Registration Fees:
before May 6
after May 6
Materials Fee
Member Discount Fee
$165
$205
$15
Conference Fee
$240
$280
$15

E-Materials: Conference materials will be available electronically in advance of the conference. If you would prefer a traditional printed manual, there is a $15 fee. Conference registrants will receive an e-mail one week in advance of the conference with a link to the materials. Attendees who have paid for a printed manual will receive it the morning of the conference.

Hotel Information:

Hotel reservations can be made at the Hilton Downtown Nashville at a rate of $159 for single or double. Reservations can be made by calling 615/620-2150 and let them know your room is under the Tennessee Society of CPAs room block.

Schedule at a Glance:

Thursday May, 20
1 - 1:30 p.m.
Registration/Welcome
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.

1. Team Management, Coaching & Development

Dan Haile, ACC, CPA, Certified Professional and Executive Coach/Leadership Advisor, Convergent Leadership, Nashville, Tenn.
2:30 - 2:35 p.m.
Change Break
2:35 - 3:40 p.m.
2. Selecting the Right People: Interviewing
Kimberly A. Lawrence, CPA, Tax Principal In Charge - Chattanooga, Joseph Decosimo & Company, PLLC, Chattanooga, Tenn.
3:40 - 3:55 p.m.
Networking Break & Exhibit Viewing
3:55 - 4:55 p.m.

3. Call to Service: A Young CPA Community Panel

Josh Anderson & Jason Denenberg, Nashville Junior Chamber of Commerce, Mike Stapp, Phoenix Club and Eugene Hampton II, NABA, Nashville, Tenn.

5 - 7:30 p.m.

Evening Networking Reception @ Past Perfect Restaurant & Infusion Bar



Friday May, 21
7:30 - 8:00 a.m.
Registration/Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 8:05 a.m.
Welcome/Morning Announcements
8:05 - 9:10 a.m.
4. Multigenerational Issues
Peter A. Margaritis, CPA, MAcc, President, IFRS Education and Training, LLC, Westerville, Ohio
9:10 - 9:25 a.m.
Networking Break & Exhibit Viewing
9:25 - 11:05 a.m. (Concurrent Sessions)
5. Professional Ethics
Dr. Perry Glen Moore, CPA, CIA, Professor of Accounting, Director of the Master of Accountancy program, and Assistant Director of Graduate Business Programs Lipscomb University, Nashville, Tenn.
6. Reviews & Compilations: An Introduction
Tracy L. Thomas, CPA, Member – Assurance, KraftCPAs, Nashville, Tenn.
11:05-11:10 a.m.
Change Break
11:10 a.m. - 12 p.m. (Concurrent Sessions)

7. State & Local Tax Update (T)

Anna P. Howell, CPA, Thompson Dunavant PLC, Memphis, Tenn.

8. Employee Benefit Audits (A)

Cara L. Aaron, CPA, Senior Manager, Lattimore, Black, Morgan & Cain, PC, Brentwood, Tenn.

12 - 1 p.m. Lunch
1 - 1:50 p.m.

9. How Social Networking Can Help (or Hinder) Your Career

Megan Wortham Murdock, Senior Marketing Coordinator, Thompson Dunavant PLC, Memphis, Tenn.
1:50 - 2:05 p.m. Networking Break & Exhibit Viewing
2:05 - 2:55 p.m. (Concurrent Sessions)

10. Unclaimed Property 101: What is it & What are Your Requirements Under the Law

Kellie Williamson, Assistant Director of the Unclaimed Property Division, State of Tennessee Treasury Department, Nashville, Tenn.
11. What IFRS Means to You
Peter A. Margaritis, CPA, MAcc, President, IFRS Education and Training, LLC, Westerville, Ohio
2:55 p.m. Conference Concludes

4 Easy Ways to Register

By Internet
Register Online

By Fax
615/309-8054 or 615/377-3904

By Mail
Mail completed registration form and payment to:
Educational & Memorial Foundation of TSCPA
201 Powell Place, Brentwood, TN 37027

By Phone
1-800/762-0272 or 615/377-3825

This conference is presented by The Educational & Memorial Foundation of the Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants and the TSCPA Young CPA Committee.

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201 Powell Place • Brentwood, TN 37027
Phone: 615/377-3825 • Fax: 615/377-3904
Toll Free: 1-800/762-0272

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