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April 2021
From Member Services: Expansion of Services As the accounting profession continues to evolve, the needs of CPAConnect members grow and change. While CPAConnect D'Yãn Davis can address Director of CPAConnect some of these concerns via new preferred providers, webinar content and encouraging discussion list participation, we believe that it is the opportunity to share with one another in real-time that delivers the biggest impact. Getting to know your peers and learning who the helpers and experts are within the alliance can be a significant time saver when unusual or complex issues arise. Based upon member requests and recommendations, CPAConnect is excited to announce a new line-up of online live group meetings designed to
highlight member-driven content and enhance small-group sharing. Taking place in the summer and early fall of 2021, the new Regional and Practice Management meetings will qualify for CPE, be available at minimal cost and focus on actionable content that can elevate the management of your firm. For the online Summer Regional Meetings, CPAConnect firms have been assigned to groups in five regions: Central Mountain, Midwest, Northeast, Southeast and West Coast. Each region supports approximately 30 member firms, which ensures robust discussions with fellow experts in the alliance. Two additional online practice management meetings will take place in early fall with topics concentrated on client and staff management, peer benchmarking, niche services and ongoing succession planning matters. So that content will be tailored appropriately, participants will select between attending the Sole Practitioner
Forum and the Multi-Partner Conference. These new events will not replace the annual CPAConnect Roundtable which is the premier event for the Leading Partners, Partners and Leadership team of all CPAConnect firms. The 2021 CPAConnect Roundtable takes place in Tucson, AZ at the Omni Tucson National Resort from October 26-29, 2021. Registration for all events will open on April 19th. Watch your email for updates and reminders! For more information, email D’Yan Davis at ddavis@cpamerica.org.
Next Gen Heads to the Big Easy July 14-16 at Omni Royal in New Orleans, LA
We are excited for the return of the 2021 Next Generation Conference, scheduled for July 14-16 at the beautiful Omni Royal in New Orleans, LA. This conference is designed for the firm’s successful seniors through managers that want to understand more about how the business works and how they can fit into the bigger picture. Attendees will be immersed in relationship building, leadership principles and practice management basics with other professionals at their level along with partners and presenters committed to developing “career coachable” employees within our
member firms. Proudly returning in its 8th year, the progressively designed Next Generation Conference offers two concurrent tracks, Intermediate and Advanced. First-time attendees will attend the Intermediate Track while returning attendees will be in the Advanced Track. Attendees are welcome and encouraged to attend multiple years, with the Advanced Track content changing yearly to bring the most relevant content to the needs of the group each year. If you have any questions about the
NextGen Conference, please reach out to Jenn Walker at jwalker@cpamerica. org or our Senior Events Manager, Toya Frazer-Ellis at tellis@cpamerica.org. We look forward to seeing you in New Orleans!