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 to financial statement
information used by millions of investors.
The workshop will be held on May 7 from 3:30 p.m. until 5 p.m. and
will demonstrate how to create XBRL-enabled financial documents and
how to participate in the public review of the XBRL US GAAP
Taxonomies. 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 U.S. GAAP 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.
