Today's Business Issues and Tomorrow's Technology at Illinois CPA Society 2008 Business...

Today's Business Issues and Tomorrow's Technology at Illinois CPA Society 2008
Business & Technology Solutions Show, August 19 - 20

CHICAGO, July 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This year's Illinois CPA Society's
Business & Technology Solutions Show, being held on Tuesday, August 19 and
Wednesday, August 20 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont,
IL, covers technical know-how and delves into issues challenging today's
accounting and finance professionals.

In addition to having over 100 exhibitors with the latest business
technologies and products, speakers at the event include William Strauss,
Senior Economist and Economic Adviser, Federal Reserve Bank of
Chicagoproviding an Economic Assessment, and Marian Powers, Ph.D., Adjunct
Professor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston,
IL, addressing the topic, "International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
are Coming. Are You Ready?"

Other highlights of the two-day show are:
-- Sheldon P. Holzman, CPA, CPE, Chair, Illinois CPA Society Board of
Directors and Partner, Virchow, Krause & Company LLP, Chicago, IL, and Elaine
Weiss, President and CEO, Illinois CPA Society, speaking on the State of the
CPA Profession.
-- Dana "Rick" Richardson, CPA.CITP, Technology Futurist & President,
Richardson Media & Technologies, LLC, Canton, CT, providing the 15th annual
presentation on Tomorrow's Technologies.
-- David B. Burritt, CPA, Chief Financial Officer, Caterpillar, Inc., Peoria,
IL, addressing the subject of "How Caterpillar Competes in Today's
Environment."

Participants can choose from nine education tracks, including accounting &
auditing, government, tax, technology and corporate finance, with sessions on
such topics as:
-- Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft Office (strengths of these tools for
small business)
-- Security: Risks, Responsibilities and Solutions
-- Ethical Leadership in Professional Life
-- The Next Revolution: Sustainability
-- Myths and Truths: The Paperless Office

Additional special features include the Intuit Product Experience Zone with
interactive, hands-on demonstrations and University Alumni luncheons. For more
information on the Illinois CPA Society's 2008 Business & Technology Solutions
Show visit www.icpas.org.

About the Illinois CPA Society
The Illinois CPA Society, founded in 1903, is the fifth largest state CPA
society in the nation, with approximately 24,000 members. It is the premier
professional organization that represents CPAs in Illinois. During its over
100 years of existence, the Society has advanced the highest ethical and
financial standards of the profession, and has been a leader in educating the
public on financial issues.

SOURCE Illinois CPA Society

Judi Kulm, Communications/Media Manager of Illinois CPA Society,
+1-312-993-0407, ext. 251, kulmj@icpas.org