Accounting Alumni CPE Conference

Accounting Alumni CPE Conference

The 2011 Appalachian Accounting Alumni CPE Conference will be held Friday, November 11 at the Broyhill Inn and Conference Center in Boone. Conference and registration information will be available here on October 10.

Each year approximately 200 alumni and other professionals attend the annual CPE Conference at Appalachian. Its objective is to provide a forum for accounting professionals to examine, explore, and discuss issues of interest and concern to those in the accounting profession.

Attendees earn up to eight hours of CPE credit. The conference is free to Appalachian State University Department of Accounting alumni. Other professionals are invited to attend the conference for a small fee.

Registration is now being accepted online.

CPE Details

  • Business casual dress
  • Alumni are encouraged to donate a minimum of $75 each to defray the costs of the Conference. Checks should be made payable to Appalachian and mailed to Department of Accounting, ASU PO Box 32013, Boone, NC 28608.
  • Fee for non-alumni = $150. Checks are due no later than November 4th.
  • Home football vs. Western Carolina, Saturday, November 12
  • Questions: Call 828-262-2036 or email forsythtb@appstate.edu or everhartsl@appstate.edu
  • Space is limited. If you register and are unable to attend, please cancel.
General Information
  • Level of knowledge: Update
  • Prerequisite: None
  • Recommended CPE hours:  4 for morning session; 4 for afternoon session.
  • Method of Presentation: lecture/discussion
  • Advance Preparation: none
  • Objective: To provide a forum for accounting professionals to examine, explore, and discuss issues of interest and concern to those in the accounting profession.

The Department of Accounting at Appalachian State University is registered with the North Carolina State Board of CPA Examiners as a sponsor of continuing professional education. Complaints or comments regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the NC State Board of CPA examiners, P. O. Box 12827, Raleigh, NC 27605-2827.

Schedule

Morning Session

8 a.m. Registration. Coffee and pastries will be provided.

8:30 a.m. Hunter Cook; Member, Dixon Hughes PLLC; Professional Issues Update

10:10 a.m. Refreshment Break

10:25 a.m. Richard Battle; Partner, Elliott Davis, PLLC; Tax Update

11:15 a.m. Bob Wilson; Chief Human Resources Officer, Elliott Davis, PLLC, Human Resource Challenges

12:05 a.m. Lunch - “On your own.”

Afternoon Session

1:25 p.m. Pennie Bagley; Assistant Professor, Appalachian State University; Audit Update

3:05 p.m. Refreshment Break

3:20 p.m. Bill Baker; Professor; Appalachian State University; Technology Update

4:10 p.m. Mr. Mike McNamara; Partner, Greer & Walker, LLP, Books that Count for Accountants

5 p.m. Conference concludes. Drawing for a gift certificate. You must be present to win.

Walker College of Business

Contact

Director: Dr. Bill Pollard, Master of Science in Accounting
ASU Box 32013
Room 3130 Raley Hall
Boone, NC 28608
Phone: (828) 262-6206
pollardwb@appstate.edu

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ron Marden, Beta Alpha Psi
ASU Box 32013
Room 3122 Raley Hall
Boone, NC 28608
Phone: (828) 262-6211
mardenre@appstate.edu

Chair: Dr. Tim Forsyth
ASU Box 32013
Room 3126 Raley Hall
Boone, NC 28608
Phone: (828) 262-6205
Fax: (828) 262-6640
forsythtb@appstate.edu

Administrative Assistant:
Sandra Everhart
Phone: (828) 262-2036
everhartsl@appstate.edu

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