XBRL Canada Fourth Annual Conference

Date – Oct 6 - 7, 2010 Place – Toronto Convention Centre   Program Outline   Oct 6 – Morning Sessions The morning sessions will feature speakers from the IASB, SEC and some companies who have filed XBRL data with the SEC. The focus will be on practical issues.   Oct 6 – 1PM – 4PM – IFRS Taxonomy Workshop – led by Eric Cohen, CPA The workshop will provide hands-on experience with using the IFRS XBRL taxonomy    Oct 7 - 8:30AM – 10:00PM Understanding XBRL  This seminar will provide a thorough introduction to the basics of XBRL – what it is, how it works, how it is used, etc.   Oct 7 - 9:00AM – 2:00PM Quality and Assurance Workshop – Led by Efrim Boritz, PhD, FCA This research oriented workshop will explore the risks involved in XBRL tagging and how those risks might be addressed.   For Registration, click here   Get your reservation in early!

XBRL Featured as Leading Edge Practice

The Internal Auditors IT Audit Website this month features XBRL as its leading edge practice. The site provides a good overview of XBRL adoption and also provides some explanatory info and links. The website is here.

XBRL Canada Fourth Annual Conference

The Fourth Annual Conference of XBRL Canada will be held at the Toronto Convention Centre on October 6 and 7. The morning of the 6th will include a series of presentations by prominent experts on the SEC, IFRS and the IFRS Taxonomy. As well, the morning will feature speakers representing some of the Canadian companies that have had to file XBRL data with the SEC to date. There will also be a discussion panel.

This is an opportunity for all companies that are going to fall under the SEC rules for XBRL filings to gain an insight on what they need to do for planning purposes.

The afternoon of the 6th will see a workshop led by Eric Cohen, global XBRL expert, on the use of the IFRS taxonomy. Then on the 7th there will be a session led by prominent professor, Efrim Boritz, FCA on the assurance implications of XBRL.

This will be the biggest XBRL Canada Conference ever, so make a note of those days and check for developments on the XBRL Canada Website. Registration details will be posted on the site next week.