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BestPractices Conference 2008

In response to a number of requests for an East Coast location, our next BestPractices conference will be held at the Providence Westin in Providence, Rhode Island October 23-24, 2008.  As at previous BestPractices conferences, presenters will include firm leaders with particular expertise in people issues as well as top HR consultants from across the nation.  Session topics will be the vital people-centered issues you’re dealing with everyday.  If you have a recommendation for a presenter or session topic, please email us.

New England is beautiful in the fall!  Please make plans now to join us in Providence October 23-24, 2008 and check back for additional details as the date gets closer.

 

BestPractices Conference 2007

BestPractices 2007 Provides Innovative Ideas and Practical Approaches

Gathering at the elegant Contessa Hotel on San Antonio’s famous Riverwalk, 114 participants from accounting firms in Canada, Mexico and the United States came together to discuss their firm’s greatest asset – its people.

Presenters at the conference included Bob Prosen, author of Kiss Theory Goodbye – Five Proven Ways to Get Extraordinary Results in Any Company, Charles Dahlquist, whose legal background provided a unique perspective on lifetime goals, Sam Allred, Upstream Academy Founder and Director, Tim Bartz, Anderson ZurMuehlen CEO, Bryan Tannenbaum, Managing Partner of Mintz & Partners, one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers and Molly Epstein, Assistant Professor at Emory University, who challenged preconceptions about dealing with generational issues. Thank you to everyone who made the conference such a success!

 

     

Here's What Attendees Told Us About BestPractices 2007

 
 

Your Satisfaction Is Our Goal

As with everything Upstream Academy does, your satisfaction with the BestPractices Conference is guaranteed. If you are not completely satisfied with the value you receive, we will, at your option, either refund your money or accept a portion of those fees that reflects your level of satisfaction.

 
 
         
CPE Sponsor

Prerequisite: None Skill Level: Overview

Upstream Academy 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 addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417 or by visiting the web site: www.nasba.org.

 
 
 

 

 

 

Sponsors for BestPractices Conference 2007

 
alliantgroup
     
alliantgroup is the largest independent R&D tax credit service provider in the U.S., with expertise in manufacturing, chemicals, biotech, software development, electronics, construction, agriculture, food sciences, and more. alliantgroup's managing directors, former Big 4 accounting firm partners, law firm partners, IRS members, and engineers, work as a team of advisors to CPA firms and their clients in a manner that is as non-disruptive to the client as possible.