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WelcomeDear ASWA and AWSCPA Members and Colleagues, We hope that you will join us in October for the 2008 Joint Inspired Solutions Conference in Dallas, Texas. This year marks our societies’ fifth annual Joint National Conference, and, as with previous JNCs, provides a program that offers a myriad of opportunities to help you meet your continuing education goals, whether technical or "soft-skills" focused, as well as an opportunity to network with other women of similar backgrounds. Dallas has so much to offer in the way of entertainment outside the conference. There are hundreds of reasons they call Dallas "Big D:" world-class art exhibits, distinct restaurants, stylish shopping, unbelievable live music and much more. You may be surprised at just how much this city has to offer. That being said, we recommend that you schedule some extra time with your family and friends either before or after the conference in order to explore all that Dallas has to offer! In terms of the program, we are excited to announce our featured speaker, Laura Wright, Senior Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Southwest Airlines on the afternoon of Tuesday, October 28th. We can’t think of a better way to kick off the 2008 JNC than by learning from a female chief financial officer at a Fortune 500 company! This keynote session will be followed by a program schedule running from Tuesday afternoon through Thursday’s luncheon with bonus CPE sessions on Tuesday morning and Thursday afternoon. The program is designed to offer you the opportunity to earn twenty-five hours of CPE credit during the conference. As with previous JNCs, this year’s program consists of four tracks: Accounting & Auditing, Controllership, Tax and Personal & Professional Development - each one providing a mix of current topics and levels. For those looking for specific leadership training, the JNC is offering an optional pre-conference Women’s Leadership Academy led by nationally known executive coach, Mary Bennett, Executive, Crowe Chizek and Company LLC on Monday, October 27 from 10:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. with more than five hours of additional CPE. We encourage you to consider this new opportunity that promises to enhance your leadership skill set. A few other items to highlight from the program schedule include the JNC Welcome Reception on Tuesday evening where we will have the opportunity to network with our peers, sponsors and exhibitors; the 2008 Forrest A. Kessler Walk for Humanity directly following the Tuesday reception, where we can put on our sneakers to support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society; the Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, during which we’ll celebrate the phenomenal women and companies that comprise the winners of the ASWA Educational Foundation’s Balance Awards and AWSCPA’s National Awards; Thursday's luncheon, co-sponsored by both Society foundations, will feature a 50-minute CPE session on bringing financial literacy to your community and the closing of the annual silent auction; and the Evening Remembering JFK on Thursday, where we will cap off a wonderful conference with an evening of dinner, history and conversation with friends and peers. This conference is a wonderful opportunity to network and learn in a relaxing and supportive environment. We encourage you to take advantage of all that the conference has to offer. We promise… it will be worth it! See you in Dallas!
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Barbara W. Covington,
Mary F. Cheaney, CPA, 