Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Announcing the 3rd Annual Conference of XBRL Canada

Better Government Reporting
XBRL for the Public Sector
Ottawa - February 13-14, 2007

This conference is designed to help those interested in the public sector learn more about XBRL and the adoption of XBRL in the public sector. The conference will conclude with the presentation and discussion of a proposal concerning the Canadian Taxonomy Project, the goal of which is to significantly reduce the cost of government filings for Canadian business.

This 3rd annual XBRL Canada conference, is hosted by XBRL Canada, the Canadian jurisdiction of XBRL International, a consortium with over 480 member organizations worldwide working together to develop XBRL and facilitate its adoption. You can read more at www.xbrl.org and www.xbrl.ca.

Who should attend?
Anyone who needs to file reports with the Government and government officials who are charged with the responsibility for receiving and processing such reports and who are involved with designing and operating the related systems. If you are interested in helping to bring about filing systems that will reduce the cost of filings, in electronic filing, in improving internal reporting in the public sector or in the advances made by XBRL, you should attend.

Why attend?
XBRL has established itself as the Global standard for improving the transparency of external financial reporting, the standard that will revolutionize internal reporting, and the standard to which regulators and government agencies around the world are turning to improve reporting quality and efficiency.

This conference is made possible in part by the generous support of its sponsors:

Gold Sponsors
CNW Group (www.newswire.ca )
CCN Matthews ( www.ccnmatthews.com)

Silver Sponsors
Multi-Access Systems (www.m-access.com )
TNT Filings Inc. (www.tntfilings.com)

Venue
Minto Suite Hotel
185 Lyon Street North
Ottawa, Ontario K1R 7Y4
613.232.2200
Fax: 613.232.6962
www.mintosuitehotel.com
The hotel has reserved rooms (group reservation ID 225087) for XBRL Canada's conference. The guest room is a Studio Suite with a Queen size bed and efficiency kitchen, at a cost of $145 per night. Guest rooms will be blocked until January 19, 2007, after which the cost may increase.

Register by sending an email to Lucia.Ng@cica.ca providing your name, organization and contact information including your email address.

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