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During the 2007 series, small registered public accounting firms will be invited to attend a one-day session in one of eight major cities throughout the country.

Although similar in nature to last year's forums, the PCAOB said it plans to make significant changes to the program to address emerging issues. Attendees will continue to have the opportunity to learn about the board's work and also earn continuing professional education credits. In addition, in three of these cities, directors and financial executive officers of small public companies will be invited to participate in a separate event to be held the following day that will address PCAOB issues affecting smaller public companies.

The 2007 schedule is as follows:

Santa Monica, California – January 23
Houston, Texas – April 23
Fort Lauderdale, Florida – June 1
San Francisco, California – June 27, 28
Atlanta, Georgia – September 10, 11
New York, New York – October 22, 23
Chicago, Illinois – November 9
Washington, DC – December date pending

PCAOB began a pilot program of small business forums in November 2004 and continued the sessions in 2005 and 2006 in cities across the country. To date, the forums have enabled board members and staff to meet with more than 1,600 representatives of small registered public accounting firms and small public companies.

While there is no fee charged to participants for these events, pre-registration is required: www.pcaobus.org