2011 AICPA TECH+(Day 1): ROUNDTABLES

Jun.15, 2011 in CPA Cloud

by Linksku

It is June 12, 2011 and we gather again in Las Vegas for the 2010 AICPA Tech + Technology conference.

This time we have the AICPA has arranged to host this event in the brand new and luxurious Aria hotel.

As every year, the organization around the event looks flawless. Big kudos to all people that participated in the preparation worked out all the details and made this event a reality!

Numerous booths and tables have been arranged to help with the initial registration process and distributing of badges, materials, and instructions. Now, if you have not been in Aria before – it is BIG! I was a little concerned about getting lost and being late for the Roundtables, but the AICPA had employees throughout the business center and signs pointing us in the right direction.

The MingleStick (virtual business card tool) was distributed to all participants to facilitate the contact information exchange – great tool, not sure how many people actually took full advantage of it.

This year’s sessions schedule looks very promising and I am eager to attend all of my technology sessions. For detailed list, please refer to the schedule that I have posted under the “2011 AICPA TECH+” tab on the home page.

ROUNDTABLES, ROUNDTABLES, ROUNDTABLES!!! You know I LOVE this event. If I had to nominate one to be my favorite one of all, that would be the one. As I say that I want to be clear that I am not trying to insult the speakers, they are all great and I thank them for sharing their knowledge and experience.

I truly DO believe that the roundtables events are the place to present yourself (firm), ask questions and find answers. Find the table with the topic of interest, spend some time with the other AICPA members, and then move to another table with a different topic. It does not get easier than that!

Some of the key topics today were: Data security, Document retention, Laptop encryption & Security, forensics, Backup & Recovery, Client portals, SaaS services, Cloud computing, Virtualization, Office 365 etc.

For more conference coverage and details, stay tuned!

I will continue the tradition and will post most of the exhibitors attending. I will stop at the sponsors/vendors booths to gather details on their products and list them all here.

2011 AICPA TECH+ (Day 3): Workflow Tools
2011 AICPA TECH+(Day 2): CPA Firm Tools Showcase
2011 AICPA TECH+(Day 2): Technology Update
2011 AICPA Tech: EXHIBITORS

Tags: AICPA, AICPA Conference, CPA Conference, Las Vegas Cloud Computing, Pre-Conference, Roundtable, TECH+ Conference

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