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Follow on Google News | Kent State Hosts 42nd Annual Meonske Accounting ConferenceBy: Kent State College of Business Administration "This conference is recognized as one of the top five accounting conferences in the country," said Norman Meonske, Ph.D., professor emeritus at Kent State, national online instructor for the Becker CPA Review Course and conference namesake. "We are going to have two days packed with high-quality practical training for members of the accounting and financial community. We encourage registrants to take advantage of the early and group discounts since an annual sellout is expected." The chairman for the 2016 conference is Nicholas Sucic, vice president and controller for the Davey Tree Expert Company in Kent, Ohio. Friday's financial reporting panel features Dennis R. Beresford, executive in residence of the J.M. Tull School of Accounting at the University of Georgia and former chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board; Wayne E. Carnall, partner of National Professional Services Group at PricewaterhouseCoopers; Also on Friday, the keynote luncheon address"Innovation: Friday afternoon sessions include "Revised ERM Framework - It's Here" by Robert B. Hirth, Jr., chair of the Committee of Sponsoring Organization of the Treadway Commission and senior managing director of Proviti, and Frank Martens, director of risk assurance at PricewaterhouseCoopers; Thursday morning preconference workshops include "Lessons Learned - 2 Years Out - COSO 2013 and Sarbox 404?" by James W. DeLoach, managing director of Protiviti and Robert B. Hirth Jr., chair of the Committee of Sponsoring Organization of the Treadway Commission and senior managing director of Proviti and "Fraud and the Pressure of Rationalization" The Thursday keynote luncheon address, "Is a Career Renaissance in Your Future? Life Lessons on Career Development from a Recovering CPA," will be presented by George Boyadjis, corporate services director of Cresa Minneapolis. Two concurrent Thursday afternoon tracks will be offered. Track One includes "Mobility | Digital Disruption: Best Practices for Executive Productivity," Attendees for both days will earn 16 hours of Continuing Professional Education (CPE), plus Friday attendees will have an opportunity to win an iPad. For more information or to register, contact the Kent State University Conference Bureau at 330-672-3161 or go to www.ohioimanet.org (http://www.ohioima.org/ # # # Media Contacts: Norman Meonske, nmeonske@kent.edu, 330-554-7211 Emily Vincent, evincen2@kent.edu, 330-672-8595 End
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