Luncheon- Tuesday May 11th, 2010 (Westin Hotel 11:30-1:00)
Topic: Accounting Research at the University Of Alberta. Presented by Karim Jamal, Distinguished Professor and Department Chair of Accounting & MIS at the University of Alberta. Dr. Jamal is a Chartered Accountant in Alberta, and a member of the Canadian Academic Accounting Association (CAAA), and the American Accounting Association (AAA). Dr Jamal is the Chair of the AAA’s Financial Accounting Standards Committee (FASC) which provides scholarly opinion and discussion to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) in the U.S. Dr Jamal also provides scholarly comments to the Accounting Standards Board of Canada. Dr Jamal’s primary research focus is on: (1) Understanding the effect of regulation on production -operating decisions of managers, earnings management, and fraud, (2) E-commerce privacy, ethics and control, and (3) Persuasion, justification and interpersonal perception in auditing.
Deadline to register: Wed Noon, May 5th, 2010
Please note that pre-registration is required for events. See bottom of homepage for links to our registration site (Events Open For Registration). In case you experience difficulty registering or if you have questions regarding our registration process, please contact Leslie Glasbeek at leslie.glasbeek@edmonton.ca
Upcoming events:
- April - ACL 252 Using ACL to Detect Fraud - April 28 & 29, 2010
- May - IS Auditing for Integrated Auditors - May 11 at the Westin
- May- Luncheon/AGM, May 11th- Speaker: Dr. Karim Jamal, Chair Dept of Accounting/MIS
Other Canadian Chapter Events:
The IIA Calgary Chapter presents Uncovering Fraud in Core Business Functions on April 14 & 15, 2010
Registration and payment can be made online at: http://www.theiia.org/chapters/index.cfm?cid=72
Questions can be directed to Femina Dharshi at 403-718-2282 or email: fdharshi@bridgewaterbank.ca
IIA Calgary presents Internal Audit Quality Assessment - April 28th to April 30. For details and registration go to: http://www.theiia.org/chapters/index.cfm?act=home.page&cid=72
IIA Canada and IIA Toronto Training Week - May 4-7, 2010 in Toronto. Planned session topics will include Operational Auditing (Beginner and Advanced); Auditor in Charge Tools and Techniques; Beginning Auditors Tools and Techniques; COSO Based Auditing; Audit Report Writing; Small Audit Shop - Challenges, Opportunities and Emerging Practices; and, Internal Audit Quality Assessment. Early registration deadline is April 9, 2010