Houston CPA Society Organizes 30th Annual Financial Reporting Symposium

HOUSTON--(Business Wire)--
The Houston CPA Society, a chapter of the Texas Society of Certified Public
Accountants, is gathering authorities from the Securities & Exchange Commission
(SEC), Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), International Accounting
Standards Board (IASB) and other oversight boards to discuss key issues with
preparers and users at the 30th annual Financial Reporting Symposium. The event
will be 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Thursday, May 13, 2009, at the Westin Galleria
Hotel, 5060 West Alabama.

Joining the panel from Houston are

* John R. Sult, executive vice president and chief financial officer of El Paso
Corporation and CFO of El Paso Pipeline Partners. He previously served as
Halliburton Energy`s vice president and controller and is a member of Financial
Executives International Committee on Corporate Reporting, and
* Phil D. Wedemeyer, partner in the National Professional Standards Group of
Grant Thornton LLP, the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International.
Wedemeyer formerly was director of the Office of Research and Analysis of the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. He is one of the conference
organizers.

Katherine Schipper, Thomas Keller Professor of Business at Duke University and
former member of FASB, will moderate. Other panelists are

* Gregory J. Jonas, managing director in Morgan Stanley`s Equity Research group
who currently serves on the FASB User Advisory Council and the group advising
the IASB and FASB on their joint project on financial statement presentation
* James L. Kroeker, Chief Accountant of the SEC and former practice fellow at
FASB
* James J. Leisenring, IASB member and former vice chairman of FASB
* Ronald W. Lott, research director for the FASB and former project manager on
FASB`s research and technical activities staff. He is a former senior audit
manager at KPMG Peat Marwick and technical manager for the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants.
* Scott A. Taub, managing director of Financial Reporting Advisors, LLC and
former deputy chief accountant at the SEC

The cost is $200 including lunch for members of Texas Society of CPAs and
non-CPAs, and $250 for nonmember CPAs. A $25 late penalty applies to
registrations after May 7. The session provides eight hours of continuing
professional education credit for CPAs. Register at http://www.houstoncpa.org or
by calling 713-622-7733.

The Houston CPA Society with more than 8,600 CPA members is among the nation`s
largest CPA organizations. Last year`s event attracted more than 500
professionals.

Houston CPA Society
Executive Director
Nancy Rutledge, 713-622-7733 x28
or
Paula Ruth, 281-870-1717; cell: 832-443-4576

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