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.
