NEW YORK--()--Business Wire’s free award-winning webinar series will kick off the year with a tutorial on XBRL, Extensible Business Reporting Language, given by its resident experts Gary Purnhagen and Ali Paksima. The hour-long session takes place January 20 and is FREE.
“Those in financial compliance or financial reporting, or even folks who work in investor relations or communications for a public company won’t want to miss this one”
“If you’re confused about XBRL, not quite sure what the 'X' factor is all about, this webinar is for you,” said Monika Maeckle, Vice President of New Media for Business Wire. “Those in financial compliance or financial reporting, or even folks who work in investor relations or communications for a public company won’t want to miss this one,” she said.
Details of the FREE webinar follow.
XBRL Factor: Extensible Business Reporting Language is Here
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
10 AM Pacific / noon Central / 1 PM Eastern
The 60-minute session will provide a briefing on the requirements of XBRL -- Extensible Business Reporting Language, which the SEC has mandated. We’ll share the lessons learned from last year’s first filers. The mechanics of tagging, basics of XBRL taxonomy will be covered, and we’ll leave plenty of time for questions. It’s FREE.
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Gary Purnhagen, Director of Compliance Services for Business Wire |
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Ali Paksima, XBRL Accounting Manager for Business Wire |
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Monika Maeckle, Vice President of New Media for Business Wire |
To register: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/313923337
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