Unless you’ve been tucked away on some remote desert island – perhaps waiting for the GFC storm to pass by – you probably know that each year the month of October marks the annual congress season for CPA Australia. And this year we have been fortunate to receive the support of the Prime Minister the Honorourable Kevin Rudd MP to help launch proceedings by way of a Message from the Prime Minister*. The message touches on many of the things we’ve been blogging about for some time, for example – Australian businesses like many around the globe are facing exceptional economic and business challenges, and while Australia has shown a lot of resilience (see my previous post on the GFC site), recovery is expected to be slow, and unemployment still expected to rise. The PM’s message also talks of the need for Australians to work smarter and harder, and touches on many themes you will find in various forthcoming Congress sessions. CPA Australia undertakes a significant consultative agenda with government, politicians and others on behalf of members and the profession on an ongoing basis. And we do not always see eye to eye on all issues, but at the end of the day, our professional, business and economic interests are more often than not closely aligned. And we very much appreciate the Prime Minister’s message of support and well-wishes for the forthcoming Congress season.
I hope to see many of you at this years Congress, and as always, smooth sailing!
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Low-cost airlines and their slashing of rates for long-distance travel has caused really tough times for the likes of Greyhound Australia. After enduring several years of shrinkage it became a sink-or-swim situation.
I am excited to be welcoming you to CPA Congress 2009 from our new Congress microsite.
Sadly Les Paul passed away at the age of 94 last week. For those who haven’t heard of Les Paul, he’s a rock ‘n’ roll legend and credited with developing the solid-body electric guitar. Les through his search for a particular sound created a guitar which was different to the hollow-body guitars around in the 1940s. He also created multi-track recording allowing layers and layers of reverb and other sound effects.
If you’ve been to CPA Congress before you’ll know it’s a great way to keep up to date with developments for finance, accounting and business professionals, hear industry-leading speakers and network with your peers.
CPA Australia’s President
As we draw to the end of another financial year, we find ourselves in a most uncertain economic climate that will pose significant challenges for all of us in the year ahead. Whilst troubled economic times do require us to ‘batten down the hatches’, the crisis also presents an opportunity for our organisations to grow, diversify and out-manoeuvre our competitors. One of the ways to seek these opportunities is to attend CPA Congress 2009 – ‘The way forward’.
