The National IT Conference and Showcase for Accountants

The National IT Conference and Showcase for Accountants will be held June 12-13, 2006 at the Hilton Toronto Hotel. This event will be managed and promoted by The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA). We are expecting 300 + attendees who will be decision makers in both industry and public practice. Sponsorhip is offered on a first-come first-served basis, and we anticipate a good response.

Information for potential sponsors

1. Agenda

2. Conference timeline

3. Sponsorship opportunities

4. IT Showcase for exhibitors at the conference

5. Contracts - Platinum, Gold, Silver, Exhibitor

Background

1. In the past, the CICA technology conferences have been aimed at the technology people of small and mid sized CA firms. There has been a diminished interest by these accountants to attend this kind of conference over the past number of years.
2. Accountants in public practice and in industry use technology and are decision makers when it comes to technology investments.
3. The 2006 CICA National Conference on Information Technology will be targeted to accountants in public practice and industry. The conference will appeal to public accountants in mid sized and large CA firms. The conference will also appeal to senior executives in mid sized and large enterprises in various industries.

Reasons for accountants to attend the technology conference

1. Accountants need to know more about technology to do their jobs, and the conference will be an easy and enjoyable way to learn about technology.
2. Accountants in industry are interested in business solutions to help them with technology investment decisions, and to help their companies improve their business processes using technology.
3. Accountants in public practice are interested in business solutions to help them help their clients with technology investment decisions.
4. Accountants in public practice are interested in business solutions to help them improve their own business processes.
5. Today there are many technical savvy accountants who will appreciate the technology stream to learn about the hot technologies.
6. There have been a lot of changes in the marketplace because of consolidation and new technology. The conference will be the ideal way to understand what's going on.
7. The conference will provide independent analysis of technology as well as case studies from peers about their technology experiences.
8. The price will be very attractive.
9. The conference will count towards CPE credits.
   

Conference details

1. We are anticipating 20+ solution providers and 300+ accountants to attend the conference
2. Vendors will pay for most of the expenses for the conference by sponsorship. Attendees will be required to pay a small fee.
3. There will be 3 tracts - Business Solutions for Public Practice, Business Solutions for Industry, and Technology.
4. The conference will include case studies, independent analysis and vendor panels on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Business Intelligence (BI), Corporate Performance Management (CPM) and Professional Services Automation (PSA).
5. The industry tract will include case studies for specific industries. Sponsors choose the industries based on their client base and the statistics on CA's in industry. Click here for statistics on CA's
6. Vendors can nominate advocates to speak at the conference either for the case studies or for the technology seminars.
7. The independent analysis of business solutions will include key differentiators identified by product.
8. There will be panel discussions whereby questions will be asked by the panel facilitator and attendees, and answered by the vendors.
9. There will be coverage from a business and technical perspective of some of the latest/emerging technologies.
10. There will be 2 high profile keynote speakers.
11. There is an advisory group committee involved in organizing the conference. The advisory committee consists of CA's from industry as well as public practice.
12. Michael Burns will be the conference chair