XBRL International Conference on Investor Communication On GRC

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