ACCOUNTING FOR BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

“Well organized conference; materials all seemed to go together well, even with so many different speakers.”

Timothy A. Baker, Vice President

NTS Development Company

“Timely and Practical — extremely relevant information.”

Mary Beth Gaspich, Director of Finance,

“Excellent conference, well organized and very informative. Good presenters and materials.”

Vincent M. Fusco, Vice President, Controller,

UNITED ARTISTS THEATRE CIRCUIT INC.

ACCOUNTING FOR SOFTWARE REVENUE RECOGNITION

“EXCELLENT CONFERENCE. The mixture of an educator and an auditor was extremely beneficial. I came in knowing very little, I LEFT WITH A PLAN.”

Darren R. Alfano, Corporate Controller

IPC INFORMATION SYSTEMS

"Highly recommend for all controllers and CFOs within the software industry."

Samuel T. Hensley IV, Controller,

VISION AIR

“Great knowledge – good presentation.”

Clive Nair, Assistant Controller,

FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL

“Conducted in a way that all levels of knowledge can understand.”

 Daisy Mercado, Senior Accountant,

CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES, Inc

Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation

“Excellent course. Well organized and kept attention of the group, soliciting meaningful discussion and learning.”

James Cowden, Senior Vice President

STATE STREET CORPORATION

“This was a great class. I found the presentation and materials very helpful."

Jennifer Ward, Tax Manager

Morgan Stanley

Accounting Issues for the Mortgage Industry

“As always, EEI does the BEST job of presenting relevant, current and practical information about the mortgage bank industry and its accounting issues.”

Alexandra M. Delargy, Vice President – Finance

HOME AMERICAN MORTGAGE CORP.

“Overall, this conference was organized very well and brought in a variety of top-level speakers that are knowledgeable and experts in their areas of discussion.”

Geetha Ramadas, Corporate Controller

SECURED BANKERS MORTGAGE COMPANY

"Good job picking speakers! All were great!...Great topics, nice organization! Speakers were very 

knowledgeable."

Merilee Updike, Loan Analyst

STERLING SAVINGS BANK

“I deal with these issues on a daily basis as an auditor but it was helpful hearing the industry concerns and questions.”

Raja Akram, Senior Manager

KPMG LLP

“I was able to take quite a bit of new information home with me from this conference.”

JoAnn Grant, Senior Financial Analyst

FREDDIE MAC

FAS 133 for the Mortgage Industry

"This course has exceeded my expectations. The course provided a great overview of the issues in the mortgage industry as well as the accounting issues to consider."

Nicholas L. Berning, Senior VP-Controller,

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF CINCINNATI

Advanced SEC Reporting & Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

“Overall, a very good course, with quality speakers. Also, the course material will be useful.”

Jim N. Purewal, Senior Manager

MANNING ELLIOTT, CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

“This course was very up-to-date. Pertinent and timely. I appreciated the more advanced level...”

Dennis R. Smith, Senior Vice President, Finance

CORA HEALTH SERVICES INC.

“Class was very informative. Speakers were excellent. I really enjoy EEI's education.”

Rick Sieradzki, VP-Accounting

Ryan's Restaurant Group, Inc.

"Very informative and worthwhile. Very glad to have taken this course."

Steven J. Tuso, Manager, SEC Reporting

United National Group

Complete Due Diligence

“I recommend this conference for anyone who has a significant role in their company for M&A. It gives a broad and comprehensive overview and illustrates how each area interfaces with other areas. The checklist is excellent and is a good tool to assist anyone considering a M&A.”

Debra Shade, Vice President of Administration,

FAS 133/149: Accounting for Derivatives

“The most informative and quality-based seminar I’ve ever attended!”

Christopher Cade

Senior Consultant

PHARMACIA & UPJOHN

“Extremely useful conference.  The examples were invaluable and added a lot to the conference.”

David Allen

Corporate Accounting Director

CUMMINS ENGINE COMPANY

“Excellent course!! Well worth the time and money invested.”

Lee-Ann Rubeniuk

Coordinator — Hedge Accounting

AGRIUM INC.

“Fantastic course! This course is essential for a basic understanding of  SFAS 133 concepts.”

Julia C. Schultz, Special Projects Leader

PPL CORPORATION

FASB Update

"Good conference. Kept me up to date with ever changing FASB rules.  [the speaker RAY G. STEPHENS, DBA, CPA, CMA] Very knowledgeable of material. Kept material interesting.

Mark A. Taylor, Director of Corporate Accounting

WABTEC

"As always, your courses surpass the rest! [the speaker RAY G. STEPHENS, DBA, CPA, CMA] Proficient on Pronouncements."

Ralph A. Fernandez, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

SYNERGY FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

Income Tax Accounting

“I chose this seminar because each of the ten previous attendees I asked about it recommended it. And they were right! I'm going to go back home and use what I learned to improve our provision process tomorrow.” 

Charles A. Fitzer, Corporate Tax Manager

RBC DAIN RAUSCHER

“Dean Byington is very good. Examples were quite good working from simple to complex. I would definitely recommend the course to anyone else interested in learning more about FAS 109.”

Mark Rehn, Associate General Counsel & Tax Manager,

T-Systems North America, Inc.

“Keep it up — this was an excellent conference and I will highly recommend it to other tax professionals.”

Susan M. Sharp, Senior Tax Consultant

Sierra Pacific Power Company

“This course has been very informative and brought a few clouded views regarding Deferred Taxes to light.”

Frederica M. Simpson, Financial Officer

Chase Manhattan Bank

“I really learned from Ralph Byington's presentation. The examples and exercises with the material was a help in understanding the topics.”

Jill Burns, Senior Tax Accounting Specialist

Caterpillar Financial Services

International Operations,  Financial Reporting

"This was a very well rounded course for anyone interested in learning about international operations."

James D. Huff, Assistant Controller

 CIT Group Inc.

"The link to the (free) website...was great.  It allowed me to do some basic research on topics that were covered."

Laura Durham, International Accountant

Swift & Co.

 What attendees say about the Course Leader, Thomas I. Selling:

“Ability to direct information into simple terms.”

Barbara A. Hard, Senior Analyst AMGEN INC. CORPORATION

“I really appreciated that he tailored his presentation to the audience.”

 Heidi Gropp, Accountant

SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LABORATORIES

“Great presentation, clear, simple, good projection.” 

Cynthia M. Lam, Manager, External Reporting

AIRTOUCH COMMUNICATIONS

SEC Accounting & Financial Reporting Course

“Provided an excellent overview of the material and gave me a better understanding of the quarterly and

annual reporting requirements.”

 Joseph Ciarico

GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL INC.

“All companies that are required to complete SEC filings should send their employees to this conference. The conference gave me information and requirements that I was not aware of.” 

Martha S. Williams, Senior Vice President

CNB, INC.

“I'm looking forward to the Advanced Course!”

 Sonya Ayers, Consultant

Ayers & Associates.

SEC & FASB Reporting Symposium

“Good strong program. Good content.”

 Keith J. Nelsen, Senior Vice President General Counsel

DANKA BUSINESS SYSTEMS PLC

“The quality of the presenters as well as the attendees was very high.”

 Nicholas R. Bottini, CPA

ROTHENBERG & COMPANY

“Subject matters were very well thought out.  The flow of sessions was good. Instructors were knowledgeable.”

Gaylord Sledge, Jr., Controller

B&G Foods, Inc.

Annual International Tax Withholding Forum

“Without this forum things would be much more difficult. Bringing all key players together to discuss problems, questions, ideas and solutions is really invaluable. You learn you are not alone in your struggle where there are gaps in instructions and regulations. Thank you for the valuable information. Having the IRS involved is very helpful. ” 

Kim Scraggs, Regulatory Compliance Analyst

DST SYSTEMS, INC.

“Dynamic speakers kept the audience engaged in truly technical subjects – a job well done!”

Orinne McCloskey, Managing Director

EquiServe, Inc.

“Roger was a great chairman. I especially like how he recaps questions and rephrases them in less technical terms.”

Cynthia S. Chin, Tax Supervisor

Investors Bank & Trust

Taxation of Financial Products Bootcamp

“This was an excellent session.”

Paul Schmidt, Legislative Counsel

JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION

“Enjoyed (the) seminar ... felt I received the basics in financial products which I came to do.”

Amy R. Wannemacher, Corporate Tax Manager

DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC.

"Thank you for holding this! It is very difficult to find training like this."

Renee A. Staton, Tax Research Manager

SAFECO

Annual Payment Card Institute

“Great conference. The only one that helps understand the regulations relative to the credit cards.”

 Jeff Hurley, Senior Quality Review Officer

FIRST PREMIER BANK

“This is an outstanding seminar that only gets better each year. Especially helpful are the regulators with actual knowledge of the subject area and practitioners who live with and are actively involved in the evolution / development of these issues. I always take away many practice pointers that are extremely useful in counseling my clients and preparing documents for my work.” 

 William  R. Henrick

 ATTORNEY

“Great range of topics and speakers. There was something for everyone.”

 Ellen B. Hetzler, VP, Paralegal

CITICARDS

“As usual this is the only conference our company sends someone to every year. Not only are the topics relevant, but current laws and regulations are always on the agenda. I appreciate that questions and comments from the audience are encouraged.”

 Millie Trent, Legal Analyst

FIRST DATA RESOURCES

Mortgage Servicing Asset and Risk Management

“The significant growth in the number of conference participants over the past few years is consistent with the success that the conference has had in covering a broad array of MSR topics. THE BEST OVERALL REVIEW OF MSR RELATED TOPICS THAT IS AVAILABLE.”

 Anthony R. Winkeler, Director of Portfolio Management

CITIMORTGAGE

“As always timely and useful information on the 'State of the Union' of the MSR Asset!"

Sonthe Nguyen, Executive Vice President/Director of Balance Sheet Management,

NETBANK, INC.

CUSTOMIZED IN-HOUSE TRAINING SESSIONS

“It was very worthwhile holding an on-site training session. This allowed us to focus on issues specific to our business, and to have people attend, including sales and marketing, that would not have attended otherwise.”

HERE’S WHAT ATTENDEES SAY ABOUT ONE OF OUR SPEAKERS, RALPH BYINGTON:

“Ralph was extremely knowledgeable on the subject material and his presentation style maintained the group’s attention throughout the program.”

Jonathan J. May, Assistant Controller

Harsco GasServ