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What:
Global conference will feature an industry-driven technology standard that will improve accuracy, quality and transparency of information in business reporting applications in the securities markets, as well as government performance reporting. Highlights about the conference:
- Christopher Cox, Chairman, US Securities and Exchange Commission outlining his views on the markets and how XML-based data can factor in
- Bill Lutz, Chairman, US Securities and Exchange Commission 21st Century Disclosure Initiative, on how information is collected and distributed and its impact on the market
- Other keynotes to include:Ira Millstein, Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Senior Associate Dean for Corporate Governance, Yale SOM on governance issues, Liping Song, CEO, Shenzhen Stock Exchange and Kazuhiko Hanaoka, Corporate Vice President, Fujitsu
- Government-focused speakers including Steven O. App, Deputy Director and CFO, FDIC as well as Kim Wallin, State Controller of Nevada
- Symposia on investor communication and on governance, risk and compliance
- Sessions on the international banking industry and credit markets and what XBRL can do to help manage risk.User-specific sessions for preparers, technologists, consumers and regulators.
When:October 15–16, 2008
Where: Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center, Washington, DC
For more information about the conference, go to http://conference.xbrl.org/ and to register directly, go to https://registration.xbrl.org/. For complimentary media passes, contact michelle.savage@xbrl.us. Discount rates on Washington, DC hotels expire 9/26/08.
About XBRL
XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) is a royalty-free, open specification for software that uses XML data tags to describe business and financial information for public and private companies and other organizations. XBRL benefits all members of the information supply chain by utilizing a standards-based method with which users can prepare, publish in a variety of formats, exchange and analyze business and financial statements and the information they contain.
About XBRL International
XBRL International is a non-profit consortium of approximately 550 organizations worldwide working together to build the XBRL language and promote and support its adoption. XBRL International is responsible for the technical XBRL specification and each country-specific jurisdiction works to facilitate the development and adoption of local XBRL taxonomies, or dictionaries, consistent with accounting, regulatory, and market standards and practices.
About XBRL US
XBRL US is the non-profit consortium for XML business reporting standards in the United States and is a jurisdiction of XBRL International. It represents the business information supply chain, including accounting firms, software companies, financial databases, financial printers and government agencies. Its mission is to support the implementation of XML business reporting standards through the development of taxonomies relevant for use by US public and private sectors, working with a goal of interoperability between sectors, and by promoting adoption of these taxonomies through the collaboration of all business reporting supply chain participants. XBRL US has developed taxonomies to support U.S. GAAP and common reporting practices under a contract with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The XBRL US GAAP Taxonomies are available for review at http://xbrl.us/pages/us-gaap.aspx.
CONTACT: Michelle Savage, Vice President, Communication of XBRL US, Inc., +1-917-747-1714, michelle.savage@xbrl.us
