1. New Conferences
  2. Other Initiatives:

New Conferences

 

Texas Society of CPAS

CPE Foundation, Inc.

 

 

Report to Board of Directors

June 2003

 

 

 

New Initiatives and Actions :

 

New Programs Geared for General Business Professionals
 1.   More Management, Leadership and Consulting Programs

  1. The Source-A New Marketing Tool for the General Business Professional

New Conferences

  1. City and County Finance Conference
  2. Co-sponsored the AICPA Beyond Budgeting Conference
  3. The Texas CPA Technology Conference
  4. Financial Services Conference

New Alliances/Partnerships Providing Added Value to Members
1.   Management Action Program-management and leadership program for executives.

  1. CPA Audit Program-training to become a qualified practitioner for Sales Tax Auditing for the Comptroller’s Office.
  2. Web Cast Tax Clinic- a series of two-hour Web cast tax programs.
  3. IndentiRISK for SysTrust Security.
  4. LegalSpan-application provider for live web casts of the satellite broadcasts.

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Other Initiatives:

Other Initiatives:

  1. Held a CPE Advisory Board meeting via Web-Ex Communications.

2.   TSBPA Research Project-information to analyze market share and competition, and trends from 2000 to 2002.

Research and Development Using the $100,000 Society Grant:

  1. CPE Personal Assistant -web based system for personalized recording, tracking and maintaining CPE history.
  2. Chapter Developed Online Programs -Using 24/7 University as an application provider, the Dallas, San Antonio and El Paso Chapters developed two online video-streamed programs. Both programs are available now.
  3. Market Research Survey -Decision Analyst conducted a large-scale mail survey among TSCPA members to obtain a better understanding of their perceptions of CPE programs and products. A total of 8,000 surveys were mailed out and 671 completed surveys were returned.

Key Points From the Statistically Valid Survey Include:

--TSCPA is perceived as being the most reputable sponsor of CPE courses.

--The quality of TSCPA CPE courses is perceived to be much higher compared to other CPE sponsors.

--TSCPA is the sponsor preferred most by TSCPA members

 

 

Key Points From the Statistically Valid Survey Include: (continued)

 

--Individual brochures, printed newsletters and quarterly printed catalogs are the most preferred way members want to receive information about upcoming CPE programs and products.

--Classroom format and the use of modern technology are most important to members.

--Members reported seminars as being the most preferred CPE format.

--Slightly over half of the TSCPA members surveyed reported that they plan on taking online CPE courses within the next 12 months. The other half indicated that they did not plan to take any online CPE.

--Over 90% of respondents reported that their primary computer is used for email and to search the Internet for general information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

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