Upcoming Events
Annual Meeting
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
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Annual Meeting in New York City. Luncheon speaker, Mary Schapiro, Chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
Teleconference
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
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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
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12:00 Noon to 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) - The Financial Reform Bill (Dodd Frank - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) |
Recent Events
Teleconference
Thursday, June 10, 2010
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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
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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
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Teleconference
Thursday, April 8, 2010
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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:
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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.
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IT Audit & Control for Audit Teams
May 24 - 25, 2009
The link for which is as follows:
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http://www.marcusevans.com/html/eventdetail.asp?eventID=15517&SectorID=42.
This conference, unlike the AACMI annual meeting, are not free of charge.
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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:
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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?"
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Join us February 17th to 18th
Singapore Cross Border Tax Strategies Conference
(AACMI members are invited to attend at a discounted rate)
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Click here information about the discounted rate for AACMI members.
Click here for more information or to register.
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Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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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:
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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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