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Upcoming Events
Reminder: CPABC Fall Leadership Conference – September 17-19, 2014
The CPABC Fall Leadership Conference will be held at the Fairmont Empress Hotel and the Victoria Conference Centre from September
17-19, 2014. CPA Canada President and CEO Kevin Dancey, FCPA, FCA, will headline the event, which will also feature an array of PD
seminars, keynote presentations from the Globe and Mail’s former chief political correspondent, John Ibbitson, and Twitter Canada’s Kirstine
Stewart, and Western Canada’s leading trade show for accounting professionals. All of BC’s more than 28,000 professional accountants are
invited to attend the three-day event. For details, please visit bccpa.ca.
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Conference to close with Mardi Gras-themed celebration –
September 19, 2014
The CPABC Fall Leadership Conference will be capped off on Friday with a
Mardi Gras-themed celebration. Inspired by the masquerade balls of Venice and
the street celebrations of New Orleans’ French Quarter, the event will feature a
buffet dinner and games, entertainment, music, and magic. Come join us as we
turn Friday, September 19 into “Fat Tuesday”! To register, contact Jennifer
Johnson at 604-714-2350 or [email protected].
Reminder: CGA-BC AGM & Chair’s Banquet and Awards Gala – September 20, 2014
The CGA-BC AGM will take place on Saturday, September 20 at the Victoria Conference Centre (Salon A). All CPA, CGA members are invited
to attend. Following the AGM will be the annual Chair’s Banquet and Awards Gala, celebrating CGA-BC’s award winners. The gala will take
place at Fairmont Empress Hotel (Crystal Ballroom). Please register for the AGM and/or Chair’s Banquet and Awards Gala at www.cga-bc.org.
For more information and updates on upcoming events, click on the Members tab at bccpa.ca.
Optum Employee Assistance Program
New name. Same services.
The confidential employee benefit program for CPABC members and
students (and their immediate family members) has changed its name
from PPC Canada to Optum.
Optum continues to offer the same range of services, designed to help you
manage life’s predictable challenges, as well as its less predictable crises.
Assistance is available 24/7/365 and includes:
• Counselling
• Work-life services
• Health and well-being management
• Online resources
For confidential assistance at any time, call Optum’s toll-free number at
1-800-663-9099 or visit www.livewell.optum.com (access code: healthy).
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10 CPABC in Focus • Sept/Oct 2014
Changes to
CPABC in Focus
Schedule
The schedule for CPABC in Focus will be
changing effective 2015. We will continue to
produce six issues of the magazine per year,
but these will now be distributed evenly
throughout the year. The new schedule will be
as follows:
1. January/February (mailed in January)
2. March/April (mailed in March)
3. May/June (mailed in May)
4. July/August (mailed in July)
5. September/October (mailed in
September)
6. November/December (mailed in
November)