2017 ACT Annual Conference

May 22-24, 2017

Hilton Clearwater Beach - Clearwater Beach, Florida

Your conference registration will include:

Attendance at your choice of 4 Concurrent Sessions on the break-out day*
Attendance at all General Sessions
Breakfast and Lunch Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
Participation at the Welcome Reception on Sunday evening**
Participation in the Vendor Expo and Reception on Monday evening**
Participation in the Networking Event on Tuesday evening**
You will also receive an attendee bag that contains information related to the conference and vendors
Access to electronic copies of conference presentations

* For the sessions on the break-out day, you may select to attend one session for each time slot.
** Your participation in these events is included in your conference fee, however, your ticket is not transferable.

Registration will open in December 2016!

CPE Information

Earn up to 19 CPE Credits

ACT is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website:www.learningmarket.org.

Conference participants can earn up to 19 CPE credits in Accounting, Audit, Personal Development and Taxation and vary based on session. Credit is granted based on the NASBA 50 minute standard (16hrs. x 60min./50min.=19 CPE credits).

Delivery method is Group-Live. Prerequisite is Tax/IT Background, course level is update, and goal is to learn about the current technology trends in corporate tax automation. Advance Preparation: None.

Attendees must confirm attendance for each session to receive CPE credit. CPE certificates will be accessible on the ACT website and made available to you by July 31st for those who signed up for CPE. Look for further CPE instructions provided prior to and at the conference.

Prior ACT Conference Presentations

Vendor Expo Information

In general, conference attendees come to the conferences to learn how to better automate corporate tax functions and get ideas from their peers and industry experts. Our meetings are kept informal to create an open, friendly, educational environment. For information on the Vendor Expo and other networking opportunities at the ACT Conferences, contact us. Requests for booths at ACT conferences are available only to ACT Sponsors at this time.

Speaker Details and Forms

Attendees at our conferences suggest future topics and speakers. Attendee feedback is presented to the entire membership to get feedback on the key topics and issues that should be addressed at the next conference. Based on this feedback, the conference committee meets to discuss the feedback results and determine known speakers for the highest ranking topics. In general, speaker slots go to Regular members first, Sponsor members, and then to Associate members. Any remaining speaker slots are then offered to non-members. In some cases, a specific presenter will be desired (such as an author or professor). In this case, the program committee can go directly to the speaker. As a policy, ACT does not pay speakers, waive conference fees or reimburse for travel expenses. Speakers are invited as experts in their area to share information with peers on a professional level. All speakers are informed that the sessions (other than Vendor expo), must be educational in nature and not be a sales presentation.

Presentations are generally required to be submitted by the end of March each year to allow time for review, revisions from the Program Committee, and posting. If a speaker is unable to fulfill their obligations, a replacement speaker will be selected.

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