Document ID: SEC-2008-1073-0001
Agency: sec
Document Type: Notice
Title: Roundtable on International Financial Reporting Standards
Posted Date: 2008-08-04T04:00Z

[Federal Register: August 4, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 150)]
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[Page 45257-45258]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release Nos. 33-8947; 34-58236; File No. 4-564]

 
Roundtable on International Financial Reporting Standards

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission.

ACTION: Notice of roundtable discussion; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: On August 4, 2008 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., the Securities and 
Exchange Commission will hold a

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roundtable to discuss International Financial Reporting Standards 
(``IFRS'') and to update the Commission on IFRS developments, including 
the experience with use of IFRS during the recent period of market 
turmoil. The roundtable will be organized as two panels. The panels 
will include investors, issuers, auditors, and other parties with 
experience in IFRS reporting. Additionally, representatives from the 
Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting 
Standards Board will be present as observers.
    The roundtable will be held in the auditorium of SEC headquarters 
at 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC. The roundtable will be open to 
the public with seating on a first-come, first-served basis. The 
roundtable discussions also will be available via webcast on the SEC's 
Web site at http://www.sec.gov. The roundtable agenda and other 
materials related to the roundtable, including a list of participants 
and moderators, will be accessible at http://www.sec.gov/spotlight/
ifrsroadmap.htm. The Commission welcomes feedback regarding any of the 
topics to be addressed at the roundtable.

DATES: Comments should be received on or before August 11, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet submission form (http://
www.sec.gov/rules/other.shtml); or
     Send an e-mail to rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include 
File Number 4-564 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Florence Harmon, 
Acting Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, 
NE., Washington, DC 20549-1090.
    All submissions should refer to File No. 4-564. This file number 
should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To help us 
process and review your comments more efficiently, please use only one 
method. The Commission will post all comments on the Commission's 
Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/other.shtml). Comments also 
will be available for public inspection and copying in the Commission's 
Public Reference Room, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549, on 
official business days between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. All 
comments received will be posted without change; we do not edit 
personal identifying information from submissions. You should submit 
only information that you wish to make available publicly.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Liza McAndrew Moberg, Professional 
Accounting Fellow, at (202) 551-5300, Office of the Chief Accountant, 
Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 
20549-6561.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission welcomes feedback regarding 
any of the topics to be addressed at the roundtable. The panel 
discussions will focus on:
     An update on IFRS developments
     Experience with the use of IFRS in practice, including 
during the recent period of market turmoil, more specifically:
     Applying IFRS in the preparation of financial statements
     Working with financial statements prepared pursuant to 
IFRS

    By the Commission.

    Dated: July 29, 2008.
Florence E. Harmon,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-17763 Filed 8-1-08; 8:45 am]

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