The AICPA IT Section is the premier resource for technology information for CPAs!  Keeping up with technology and its impact is time consuming and challenging. One of the benefits of the AICPA IT Section is participation in the annual Top Technology Initiatives, which is intended to help CPAs and financial management professionals navigate the divergent opinions and hype surrounding technology, and focus their attention and resources on the initiatives with the most significant implications for their customers, clients and organizations.

When you attend one of these sessions, the presenter, IT Executive Committee Chair David Cieslak, CPA.CITP, GSEC, will provide you with useful background information and practical examples to impart a thorough understanding of each technology initiative.  In addition, he will discuss their implications for your firm or organization and the impact to your clients or customers.

To register, simply select the session you would like to attend.  Shortly afterwards, you will receive a confirmation e-mail with information explaining how to participate.

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About the Presenter:

David M. Cieslak, CPA, CITP, GSEC is a Principal of Arxis Financial, Inc. and Arxis Technology Group, Inc. in Simi Valley, CA. His areas of expertise include information security, microcomputer accounting systems, systems development, and IT project management. David’s initial accounting experience was as an audit senior for Price Waterhouse. Prior to establishing Arxis, he founded his own full service accounting firm.

David is an instructor for K2 Enterprises and a frequent speaker for the California Society of Certified Public Accountants (CalCPA), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the PC Quantum Conference for CPA’s and other accounting organizations.  He speaks on computerized accounting topics, information security, handheld computing, electronic commerce, Linux and the Windows operating environment.  He is also a prolific writer who has authored articles for The Quantum PC Report for CPAs, CSCPA Outlook, California CPA, and the AICPA InfoTech Update.  He is on the editorial board of Harcourt Brace's CPA Technology and Internet Advisor and the California CPA.

David is a Sage Accpac ERP Certified Consultant, a Windows Certified Professional and a GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC) holder. He is an active participant in the CalCPA State Technology Committee and Westside Micro-computer Users Discussion Group, and serves on the Arxis Technology Alliance board of directors and the CalCPA Council. He is the past president of the California CPA Education Foundation and past chair of the CalCPA State Technology Committee, and currently chairs both the AICPA Information Technology Executive Committee and AICPA TECH+ Conference Planning Committee.

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