"Success isn't something that just happens - success is learned, success is practiced and then it is shared."
-- Sparky Anderson
"The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails."
-- William Arthur Ward
Join us for the 2011 XCM User Conference, an interactive two-day event designed to help you learn, share and practice techniques and strategies for greater success. Our fifth annual event features an expanded XCM training program, best practices sessions, and guest presenters to help you learn how to work more productively and identify opportunities to improve profitability.
Please note the registration deadline is May 13th.
Who should attend?
This year's agenda features a variety of technology use, practice management, an best practices sessions designed to help XCM and Xpitax users be more productive in your role. Specific sessions are directed towards:
Partners/Managers 
IT/Department Leaders 
Firm Administration/Operations 
All Users
Sessions will help you get the most out of your technology investments with and expanded XCM program featuring firm-led best practice panels, roundtables, and interactive XCM training sessions on key areas of functionality for users at all roles and skill levels. View XCM session topics.
Special guest presenters bring their collective expertise on technology and practice management topics to round out our interactive training program. Guest speakers include:
Erik Asgeirsson, CPA2Biz
Jim Boomer, Boomer Consulting
Alexandra DeFelice, Journal of Accountancy
Seth Fineberg, Accounting Today
Ed Jennings, Copanion
Randy Johnston, K2 Enterprises
Jennifer Katrulya, Cloud Computing Collaborative Community
Krysta Lyon, LaBelVit Communications
Barry MacQuarrie, KAF Financial Group
Joseph Manzelli, Fuoco Group
Gail Perry, AccountingWeb
Rick Solomon, RANONE
Brian Tankersley, CPA Practice Advisor
Rick Telberg, Bay Street Group
Pre-Conference Bookkeeping Workshop
Wednesday, June 1st, 7:30am - 5:00pm
Join us for a pre-conference bookkeeping workshop led by Rachel Siegel of Totaro Totaro & Siegel, Inc. who has refined her processes to create a very successful outsourced bookkeeping model for her practice. Participants will have an opportunity to share their experiences and learn best practices for building a profitable bookkeeping practice. This pre-conference workshop is open to all Xpitax bookkeeping clients. Contact us for additional details. An optional dinner will follow from 6:00-8:00pm.
Going Green - Last year's Green Meeting was a great success. This year we will again aspire to reduce the carbon footprint of our User Conference through:
This conference qualifies for up to 12 hours of CPE credit for update level programming. The conference is open to all XCM users; no other advanced preparation is required. Participants are eligible to receive CPE credit through a Group-Live delivery method. In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, CPE credits have been granted based on a 50-minute hour.
XCM Solutions and Xpitax, LL C are 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. Web site: www.nasba.org
