XBRL International to Hold SEC Foreign Filer Workshop on May 7, 2008 in Eindhoven, Netherlands

XBRL International, in collaboration with XBRL US, is hosting a free

workshop designed to help European-based public companies file financial

statements to the SEC EDGAR System. Senior officials from the US

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will be present to answer

questions from public company executives about integrating XBRL into

their business reporting process. The SEC EDGAR System is the world´s

largest public access Web site containing financial statement

information used by millions of investors.
The workshop will be held on Wednesday, May 7 from 4:00 p.m. until 5:30

p.m. and will demonstrate how to create XBRL-enabled financial

documents. The workshop will feature case studies from companies in

Europe that are participating in the Securities & Exchange Commission´s

(SEC) Voluntary Filing Program.
Topics covered include:
* XBRL and What It Means to You
* The SEC and XBRL-SEC Timeline and Developments to Date
* Overview of the XBRL U.S. GAAP Taxonomies
* Overview of the XBRL International Accounting Standards Board IFRS

taxonomies
* XBRL Nuts & Bolts-How to Create XBRL-enabled Financials for Foreign

Filers Based in Europe
* Case Study: A Foreign Filer Preparer´s Viewpoint
To register for the free workshop in Eindhoven, Netherlands, "How to

Create XBRL-formatted Financials for the SEC EDGAR System," please send

an email to cherylneal@xbrl.org and please put into the subject line: "SEC

Foreign Filer."
In addition to the workshop for SEC foreign filers, XBRL International

will be holding its 17th Global Conference/Expo

on XBRL from May 5-8, 2008 in Eindhoven, Netherlands. For full details

of the conference please go to: http://conference.xbrl.org/registration.
About XBRL International
XBRL International, Inc (XII) is a global consortium using a cooperative

effort to create a common business reporting language based on XML. This

Web protocol is being developed and promoted by an international

not-for-profit consortium of more than 550 major international

companies, organizations and government agencies. For more information

about XBRL, please visit www.xbrl.org.