Attend to learn rules, criteria and tools for contestants
What: The XBRL Challenge is a contest to build the best open source analytical application that consumes XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) data from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) EDGAR system.Over 8,800 public companies now report their financial statements in XBRL format and the Challenge offers developers, technologists and academics the opportunity to gain valuable technical knowledge that can help their business, and get visibility for themselves and their tool and a chance to win a $20,000 Grand Prize.
Attend the webinar to learn:
- Requirements and deadlines
- Resources available to developers for the contest, including XBRL corporate database and standardization data
- How to interact with XBRL US and other entrants
When: Wednesday, August 1, 2012 from 2-3 PM ET
How: Register for the webinar by going to http://xbrl.us/challenge and click on the “Webinar” link on the right.
Who: XBRL US, Inc.
For more information, “Like” the XBRL Challenge at http://facebook.com/xbrlchallenge
Contact: michelle.savage@xbrl.us, 917-747-1714
About XBRL US
XBRL US is the non-profit consortium for XBRL business reporting standards in the U.S. and it represents the business information supply chain. Its mission is to support the implementation of XBRL business reporting standards through the development of taxonomies for use by U.S. public and private sectors, with a goal of interoperability between sectors, and by promoting XBRL adoption through marketplace collaboration. XBRL US has developed taxonomies for U.S. GAAP, credit rating and mutual fund reporting under contract with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and has developed a taxonomy for corporate actions.
