The conference is designed to introduce IFRS financial statements as an alternative to U.S. GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles). 

It will include presentations on:

• Introduction to IFRS with William Stocker, CPA, Partner, Marks Paneth & Shron LLP.
• IFRS Implentation – Implications and Approach with Tom Omberg, CPA, Partner, Deloitte & Touché LLP and Sherif Sakr, CPA, Senior Manager, Deloitte & Touche LLP.
• Derivatives and Hedging with Michael Gaiso, CPA, KPMG Accounting Advisory Group
• Equity Method Accounting and Join Ventures with Margaret A. Wood, CPA a member of the Professional Standards Group at Grant Thornton.
• Financial Asset Derecognition with Naveed Rafique, CPA, an IFRS specialist at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
• Financial Instruments—Recognition and Measurement with Michael Gaiso, CPA, KPMG Advisory Group.
• Revenue Recognition with George Victor, CPA, a partner with Holtz Rubenstein Reminick.

A full conference program and registration information is available at www.nysscpa.org under Continuing Education.