Save the dates: the XBRL US National Conference will be September 10 - 12, 2012 in Texas

Highlights of the 2011 National Conference included:

• Mike Starr, Deputy Chief Accountant for Policy Support and Market Monitoring, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission keynote address
     
• Keynote address from Frank Brod, Chief Accounting Officer, Microsoft Corporation
  
  
• Practical, interactive sessions on complying with the SEC mandate - developing detailed footnote tags, managing assurance and validation, bringing XBRL in-house, basics of mapping and tagging, understanding the taxonomy
  
  
• Using XBRL beyond SEC reporting - peer group and acquisition analysis, non-SEC reporting
  
  
• Eliminating the limited liability provision - what does it mean?  How can public companies prepare for it?
  
  
• Case studies from your peers - how public companies are handling XBRL reporting
  
  
• Earn up to 10 CPE during sessions on Monday and Tuesday

Who should attend?  Public company financial executives and accountants, investor relations officers, corporate secretaries, securities lawyers, investors, analysts, software providers, and data intermediaries.

Venue for the conference The beautiful and recently-renovated Gaylord Opryland Resort, recognized world-round for flawless service, luxurious accommodations, indoor gardents, cascading waterfalls and critically heralded entertainment including the world-famous Grand Ole Opry.

XBRL US, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA), as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site: www.nasba.org

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