AICPA President and CEO Barry C. Melancon and SEC
Chairman Christopher Cox will be keynote speakers at the 14th
International XBRL Conference & Exhibition in Philadelphia on
December 4–6, 2006. “XBRL’s potency as a business tool is recognized
worldwide,” Melancon said. “It facilitates the transmission and
analysis of financial information and thus improves decision-making.
The AICPA and XBRL-US welcome Chairman Cox, who is encouraging SEC
registrants to participate in the commission’s voluntary XBRL filing
program.”
Other speakers include International Federation of Accountants Chief Executive Ian Ball, CFA Institute President and CEO Jeffrey J. Diermeier, FASB Chairman Robert H. Herz, U.S. Department of Labor CFO Samuel Mok and IASB Chairman Sir David Tweedie. More information is available at www.xbrl.org .
