Schedule of Events

Sunday, September 22

3:00 - 5:00 Registration
3:00 - 5:00 Hospitality Room Open
4:00 - 5:00 New CPA Orientation
5:00 - 6:00 Social Hour
5:00 - 6:30 Dinner
6:00 - 9:00 Recognition Dinner followed by The LineBenders

Monday, September 23

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7:00 - 8:00 Registration/Breakfast
7:00 - 3:00 Exhibits Open
7:30 - 8:00 Annual Meeting (in breakfast room)
8:00 - 9:55    A. Life at Performance Level - Curtis Zimmerman
10:15 - 11:55   B. Professional Issues Update - AICPA Representative Carl Peterson
12:00 - 1:00   Lunch (golfers to eat at course)
12:30               Golf - Oxbow Country Club
1:00 - 2:40   C1. Yellow Book & Single Audits*
                         C2. Individual Tax Update
                         C3. Ticking Time Bomb: Don't Get Caught without a Succession Plan
   C4. Personal Technologies
3:00 - 4:40   D1. Advanced Single Audit Topics*
   D2. Complex Partnership Issues
   D3. Your Greatest Leadership Challenge: A Look in the Mirror at Self-Leadership
   D4. Excel's Best New Features
6:00 - 6:30 Social
6:30 Dinner followed by Crazy Keys Dueling Pianos

Tuesday, September 24

7:00 - 8:00 Registration/Breakfast
7:00 - 3:00 Exhibits
8:00 - 9:40     E. Economic Forecast: What's on the Radar - Chris Kuehl
10:00 - 11:45 F1. FASB Accounting Update, Rev Rec, Leases and other Changes*
      F2. Business Tax Update
      F3. Leading Up: The Superpower Every Finance Professional Needs
      F4. A Scary Ride on the Dark Web
11:45 - 12:45   Lunch
12:45 - 2:25    G1. Nonprofit Financial Reporting*
    G2. New Opportunities with the TCJA to use the Cash Method of Accounting
      G3. What to do When the IRS Comes to Collect
      G4. Tech Update
2:45 - 4:25      H. Surviving Change, Chaos, and Confusion – Dane Wysocki

*May qualify for Yellow Book Credits

Details

CPE: 16 hours available (including 6 Yellow Book credits if applicable)

Fees include: Electronic handouts, breakfasts, snacks, lunches, dinners and entertainment.

Handout Material: A link to download materials will be sent the week prior to the conference.

Convention Location:
Fargo Holiday Inn
3803 - 13th Ave South
Fargo, ND 58103
701.282.2700
Special Room Price $118.00
Room Release Date: 8/22/19
Please reference the ND CPA Society room block.

Fees: Add $50 if registering after Sept 6th
$435 Society member
$485 Nonmember
$ 0 Exam Passer from 7/18 to 6/19
$200 Lifetime Member
$360 One day Society member
$410 One day nonmember
$ 40 Sunday Dinner Only
$ 70 Golf - convention attendee
$ 90 Golf only - not attending convention

Dress: Business attire is appropriate for Sunday's Recognition dinner. Please dress in layers. Meeting rooms are typically cool and personal comfort zones vary.

Cancellation and Refunds: Full refund issued if received by September 6th. A $50 administrative fee is charged if canceling after September 6th. No refunds after September 20th or once you have downloaded the materials.

Golf Cancellation: Refunds if cancellation occurs by September 17th. After that date refunds issued only if the entire event is cancelled due to weather.

Special Pricing: ND candidates who passed the CPA exam from July 2018 through June 2019 may attend the convention for FREE!

Sponsors and Exhibitors:

Conference Sponsors:
Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
FM area foundation

Exhibitors:
Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
CPA Charge
Network center communications
Bank of north dakota/ college save

Golf Sponsors:
aLERUS fINANCIAL
bRADY mARTZ
bELL bANK
bANK OF THE WEST
oXBOW COUNTRY CLUB
Network center communications

Visit Us:

3100 South Columbia Road
Suite 500
Grand Forks, ND 58201

Contact Us:

(701) 775-7111
or (877) 637-2727
Email: info@ndcpas.org

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