Tuesday, April 24, 2007

XBRL International Conferences | International Data - The Revolution of Business Reporting

The 15th International XBRL Conference is being held in Munich Germany on June 4th, 5th and 6th. The theme will be Integrating Business Reporting Worldwide. Registrations are open. XBRL International Conferences International Data - The Revolution of Business Reporting

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Seminar-XBRL Canada: The Voluntary XBRL Filing Program of the Canadian Securities Administrators

CCN Matthews issued this press release about the forthcoming seminar to be held by XBRL CAnada on the CSA Voluntary filing Program. Seminar-XBRL Canada: The Voluntary XBRL Filing Program of the Canadian Securities Administrators

Monday, April 16, 2007

The XBRL Canada Blog

Seminar – XBRL Canada

The Voluntary XBRL Filing Program of the Canadian Securities Administrators

Where: Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, 277 Wellington St W, Toronto, 2nd floor.

When: May 16th, 9:00AM – 5:00PM

Purpose: To provide an understanding of the benefits and requirements of the CSA Voluntary Filing Program (VFP) and knowledge and skills related to participating in it.

Instructors: Eric E Cohen, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Gerald Trites, CICA, XBRL Canada
And others TBA

Proposed Program:

MORNING SESSIONS: Intended for senior decision makers, as well as those who will be involved in filing under the VFP

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Breakfast: Background and call to action
- Introduction to the use of XBRL, its global importance, and the SEC (US) program
- Background on the Canadian VFP, its benefits and requirements
- Call to action: Why your company should participate
With special speakers Bill Swirsky, Chair, XBRL Canada and Cameron McInnis, OSC

10 AM -11:30 AM What you need to know to get started
- Technical aspects of the CSA program
- SEC (US) filings examples
- The Canadian taxonomy: what and where it is, and why you need it
- Resources for you to get engaged: Software, Services, Web site and other educational and technical resources

Lunch – to be provided on site

AFTERNOON SESSION: Intended for those who will be in charge of or actually preparing the XBRL files for submission under the VFP. This is a hands-on event for participants to learn-by-doing.

12:30 PM – 5:00 PM Working/Tagging Session (limited to 12 with priority for companies who are planning to file on the program. Participants should bring a portable computer[1] and their own financial statements)
- Working with the Canadian taxonomy
- Introduction to XBRL “technical” issues: the terms and tasks
- Introduction to Fujitsu Taxonomy Editor and Instance Document Creator
- Use of Fujitsu to “tag” financials
- Hands-on time: attendees will prepare their own financial statements with assistance from instructors
- Special topics Canadian/US, industry specific and company extensions

To register, please email to Jerry.Trites@cica.ca or call Lucia Ng at 416-777-3222 x526


[1] The Computer should be Windows XP or Vista, with available disk space for loading up to 50 MB of files and sufficient access rights to be able to load software. Registrants will be sent additional requirements in advance as well as instructions to download and prepare their systems.
The XBRL Canada Blog

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

The XBRL Canada Blog

SIGNIFICANT UPCOMING EVENT - SEMINAR ON THE CSA VOLUNTARY FILING PROGRAM

On May 16th, there will be a seminar at the CICA in Toronto regarding the CSA Voluntary Filing Program. The purpose of the seminar will be to outline the main features of the program and answer questions about filing and then will be followed by a detailed session showing how to prepare filings and submit them in XBRL format. Further details will be announced later this week.

Wednesday, April 04, 2007

XBRL Live Demonstrations

Some riveting examples of XBRL applications in the form of webcasts are available at the following site: XBRL Live Demonstrations