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Upcoming Events


Teleconference/Webinar
Tuesday, April 10, 2012

12:00 Noon to 1:00 P.M. (Prevailing Eastern Time) - "Latest Corporate Governance Trends" Speaker: Professor Charles M. Elson, Woolard Chair in Corporate Governance and Directors of the Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, University of Delaware.

Teleconference/Webinar
Tuesday, March 13, 2012

12:00 Noon to 1:00 P.M. (Prevailing Eastern Time): "Does Your Internal Audit Activity Satisfy Profession Standards for Internal Audit Departments, and Why It Matters?" Speakers: Brian Kruk and Ryan Hauber, of Honkamp Krueger & Co., P.C.

Teleconference/Webinar
Tuesday, February 7, 2012

12:00 Noon to 1:00 P.M. (Prevailing Eastern Time): "Regulatory Issues of Importance to Bank Audit Committees" Speaker: Donald Walker, Senior Managing Director, Thomas Rees, Managing Director, and Jeffrey Curry, Managing Director, FTI Consulting.

Life Sciences Internal Audit Forum

February 7-9, 2012
Philadelphia, PA
http://www.marcusevansch.com/LSIA_AACM


Recent Events


Teleconference/Webinar
Tuesday, January 24, 2012

12:00 Noon to 1:00 P.M. (Prevailing Eastern Time: "What Bank Audit Committees Should Know About Accounting" Speaker: Donald Walker, Senior Managing Director, and Thomas Rees, Managing Director, FTI Consulting.

Teleconference
Tuesday, November 1, 2011

12:00 Noon to 1:00 P.M. (Eastern Time): Professor Emeritus Thomas Selling will give the audit committee an update on accounting changes of importance to audit committees.

Annual Meeting
Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Annual meeting in New York City. Luncheon speaker: Daniel Goelzer, Esq., a founding member of the PCAOB, a former Acting PCAOB Chair and currently a PCAOB board member.

Teleconference
Thursday, May 19, 2011

12:00 Noon to 1:00 P.M. (Eastern Time): “Establishing Effective Whistleblower Systems” Speakers: Toby Bishop, Director and Mohammed Ahmed, Senior Manager, of the Deloitte & Touche LLP Forensic Center.

Teleconference
Tuesday, March 15, 2011

12:00 Noon to 1:00 P.M. (Eastern Time): “What Changes (if any) Should be Made to Your Company’s Whistleblower System in Light of the Dodd-Frank Act?” Speakers: Frederick D. Lipman, Esq. and Anthony B. Haller, Esq. of Blank Rome LLP.

Teleconference
Tuesday, February 8, 2011

12:00 Noon to 1:00 P.M. (Eastern Time): “What Questions Should Bank Audit Committees Ask About Compliance Risk Management” Speakers: John C. Soffronoff, Jr., President of Integrated Compliance Solutions, LLC.

Teleconference
Thursday, January 13, 2011

12:00 Noon to 1:00 P.M. (Eastern Time): ISS Presentation. A presentation by ISS of their new corporate governance policies including their general accounting policies. Speakers: Sean Quinn, ISS Vice President, and Jeromy Pearler

Teleconference
Thursday, December 2, 2010

12:00 Noon to 1:00 P.M. (Eastern Time): “In light of the recent $96 million whistleblower payment by GlaxoSmithKline what questions should the audit committee ask about corporate compliance policies and procedures?” Speakers: Jerry D. Bernstein, Esq. and Joseph G. Poluka, Esq., former members of the U.S. Department of Justice, and Frederick D. Lipman, Esq.

Annual Meeting
Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Annual Meeting in New York City. Luncheon speaker, David M. Becker, Esq., SEC General Counsel.

Teleconference
Tuesday, September 21, 2010

12:00 Noon to 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) - "What changes should audit committees anticipate in coming years?" - Thomas I. Selling PhD, CPA, Emeritus Professor, Thunderbird School of Global Management.

Teleconference
Tuesday, July 16, 2010

12:00 Noon to 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) - The Financial Reform Bill (Dodd Frank - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act)

Teleconference
Thursday, June 10, 2010

12:00 Noon to 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) - "Should the Audit Committee Obtain Formal Tax Opinions to Support Uncertain Tax Positions Under ASC 740 (formerly FIN 48)?" - Joseph Gulant, Esq., Daniel Blickman, Esq. and Joseph Doloboff, Esq. of Blank Rome LLP.

Teleconference
Tuesday, May 18, 2010

12:00 Noon to 1:00 P.M. (Eastern Time) - "What The Audit Committee Should Know About Current SEC Accounting Issues" - Wendy Hambleton, National SEC Director, BDO Seidman LLP

Teleconference
Thursday, April 8, 2010

12 Noon to 1 PM (Eastern Time)- "What Questions Should the Audit Committee Ask About Compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Similar International Laws?" Sulasksh R. Shah of PricewaterhouseCooper.

Teleconference
February 23, 2010

12:00 Noon to 1:00 P.M. (Eastern Time) - "What the Audit Committee Should Know About The SEC's New Compensation and Risk Disclosure Rules Effective February 28, 2010" - Jane K. Storero, Esq., Partner, Blank Rome LLP.

Teleconference
Tuesday, January 12, 2010

12:00 Noon - 12:30 P.M. (Eastern Time) - "Current Issues Faced by The Audit Committee Chair of A Community Bank" - Edward F. Bradley, Chairman, Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania, Inc.

12:30 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. (Eastern Time) - "Accounting, Controls and Reporting Topics of Interest for Audit Committees of Financial Institutions" - Paul Haus and one other partner from Ernst & Young.


Quarterly Teleconference
Tuesday, December 8, 2009

12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) - "ERM: Protecting Enterprise Value and Preventing Another Financial Crisis" - Sim Segal FSA, CERA, MAAA, Watson Wyatt Insurance & Financial Services, Inc.

Teleconference
Thursday, December 3, 2009

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) - "What Should the Audit Committee Know About FAS 141R?" Larry Shapiro, a senior partner at BDO Seidman LLP, with commentary by Frederick D. Lipman. This topic deals with merger and acquisition accounting. The presentation will include strategies which may be used to avoid some of the effects of this new accounting rule, which is currently effective.

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) - "What Should the Audit Committee Know About Director & Officer Liability Insurance?" Ann B. Laupheimer, Esq., Partner, Blank Rome, LLP.


Quarterly Teleconference
Tuesday, September 8, 2009

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - "What Questions Should The Audit Committee Ask About Cash Management?" Ben Campbell, President and CEO and Lance Pan, Director of Investment Research of Capital Advisors Group, Boston, MA.

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - "Are Audit Committee Members Underpaid?" Steven E. Hall, founder and Managing Director of Steven Hall & Partners, a compensation consulting firm located in New York City.

2 hours of RiskMetrics director education credits

Bank Audit Committee Conference
June 10 - 12, 2009

Bank Director Magazine and Nasdaq OMX are co-sponsoring a bank audit committee conference in Chicago, IL. The link for which is as follows:
http://www.bankdirector.com/conferences/bankaudit09.shtml.
This conference, unlike the AACMI annual meeting, are not free of charge.
June 10, 2009 preconferences is co-sponsored by the AACMI.


IT Audit & Control for Audit Teams
May 24 - 25, 2009

The link for which is as follows:
http://www.marcusevans.com/html/eventdetail.asp?eventID=15517&SectorID=42.
This conference, unlike the AACMI annual meeting, are not free of charge.


Annual Meeting held on May 6, 2009

"I really enjoyed the AACMI meeting yesterday. Great presenters and speakers with a wealth of knowledge." - John Poling, Chair of Audit Committee
American Ecology Corporation and Kreisler Manufacturing Corporation.

Annual Meeting in New York City at the Chrysler Building, 22nd Floor, featuring as our luncheon speaker Michael G. Oxley, co-author of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and former vice-chair of NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.

The following are topics which we expect to discuss:
Welcoming Chicken Little to the Boardroom ?Discussion led by Allen Freedman, Chairman of the Audit Committee of StoneMor Partners, L.P. (Nasdaq), former CEO and Chair of Assurant, Inc. (NYSE), and board member of the Eaton Vance Group of mutual funds.
What Should The Audit Committee Expect from the CFO? ?/strong> Discussion led by Richard Roedel, former CEO and Chairman of BDO Seidman, LLP and current Chairman of the Audit Committee of five companies: Brightpoint, Inc. (Nasdaq), Lorillard, Inc. (NYSE), Luna Innovations Incorporated. (Nasdaq), Sealy Corporation (NYSE) and Broadview Networks Holdings, Inc. He is also a member of the audit committee of IHS, Inc. (NYSE).
Where Goes the SEC and What, if Anything, Went Wrong? ?Discussion led by Roderick Hills, former Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the former Chairman of the audit committee of Chiquita Brands International, Inc. (NYSE). During his distinguished career, Mr. Hills has served as chairman of numerous audit committees and, as SEC Chairman, was a pioneer in the development of the audit committee.
How Should the Audit Committee Prioritize Risk? ?Discussion led by Sim Segal, U.S. Leader of ERM Services with Watson Wyatt Insurance & Financial Services in the New York office. This will be a discussion of value-based risk identification and prioritization.

Portions of the annual meeting may be teleconferenced.


Quarterly Teleconference
Thursday, March 5, 2009
AACMI members receive two hours of Risk Metrics director education credit

The agenda is as follows:

12:00 Noon - 1:00 p.m. - DJ. Gannon of Deloitte & Touche - "What Should the Audit Committee Know About the Differences Between GAAP and International Accounting Principles"

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Jane K. Storero, Esq. of Blank Rome LLP - "What Disclosures Should the Audit Committee Expect in the MD&A in Light of the Current Financial Crisis?"


Join us February 17th to 18th
Singapore Cross Border Tax Strategies Conference
(AACMI members are invited to attend at a discounted rate)

Click here information about the discounted rate for AACMI members.
Click here for more information or to register.

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Counseling the Board of Directors During The New Age Of Activist Shareholders
Hosted by the NY City Bar Center for CLE
AACMI members are invited to attend at a discounted rate
CLE Credits Available
8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

Click here for more information and to register for this event.


Quarterly Teleconference
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
(Two hours of RiskMetrics ("ISS") credit)

Primarily directed to audit committees of banks and bank holding companies. The agenda is as follows:

12:00 Noon - 12:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) - John F. White, CPA, President and CEO, Integrated Compliance Solutions, LLC - "Current Issues For Bank Audit Committees"

12:30 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. (Eastern Time) - Paul H. Schieber, Esq., Blank Rome LLP - "What Should Bank Audit Committees Know About the Current State of Consumer Finance Litigation?"

12:45 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) - Ian M. Comisky, Esq., Blank Rome LLP - "What Should Bank Audit Committees Know About Recent Developments Under the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 and Related Money Laundering Rules?"

1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) - David Burns, Grant Thornton, LLP - "Best Practices for Audit Committees"

1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) - Chris Ruona, Senior Examiner of the FDIC, - "What Can the Audit Committee Learn From FDIC Regulatory Reports?"


 

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