Small Public Company Forum

Smaller reporting companies need to stay informed about new and developing issues and adopt strategies to deal sensibly with regulatory compliance and risk management in light of their budgeting and personnel constraints. The Small Public Company Forum was created for this very reason, and we invite you to join us for our next forum event:

September 29, 2010 – Small Public Company Forum Event
Hosted by Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP and Moquist Thorvilson Kaufmann Kennedy & Pieper, LLC

Event Details:
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 | Registration: 7:30 a.m. | Program: 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m
Complimentary Seminar with Continental Breakfast
Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP | 3300 Wells Fargo Center | 90 South Seventh Street | Minneapolis, MN  55402

Session One: XBRL for Smaller Reporting Companies
Presented by John D. Woodburn, President, Woodburn Group

John’s presentation will provide attendees with the basics of what XBRL is, as well as important information about the SEC’s XBRL mandate, filing requirements and relevant timeline, and XBRL implementation options, planning, and budgeting.  He will also offer a comparison of available XBRL tools.

John is a specialist in the application of technology to accounting processes.  He was named one of the 100 most influential people in accounting technology in America by Accounting Today.  John is a co-author of the AICPA Strategic Electronic Business Initiative, and he chaired the AICPA Electronic Business Task Force.  He is a CPA (inactive), with prior experience at Ernst & Young, and also served as controller for Proex Photo Systems prior to founding Woodburn Group.

Session Two: (Dodd) Frank Talk About New Governance and Compensation Requirements
Presented by Martin Rosenbaum and Paul Chestovich, Partners, Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP

Marty and Paul will review recent changes to public company governance and compensation requirements effected by the Dodd-Frank Act, including mandatory say-on-pay votes, proxy access provisions, and new compensation disclosure requirements.  Their presentation will include discussion about what smaller reporting companies should do now to get ready for
the implementation of those requirements.

RSVP
Please RSVP by Wednesday, September 22, 2010, by emailing RSVP@maslon.com

Validated parking will be offered in the Gaviidae Common parking ramp. Enter ramp on 6th Street (one-way eastbound). Parking is limited.

Contact us for more information:
 
Paul Chestovich, Partner
Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP
p 612.672.8305 | paul.chestovich@maslon.com | bio

Mark Leitner, CPA
Moquist Thorvilson Kaufmann Kennedy & Pieper LLC     
p 952.656.2643 | mark.leitner@mtkcpa.com | bio