The Prisms of Globalization annual lecture series, organized by the Center for Global Studies (CGS), offers accessible talks on a broad range of global studies topics of current interest.
Expert speakers from campus and internationally are invited to give informed lectures to non-specialist audiences of faculty, students and the general public. CGS often collaborates with other campus units to organize Prisms lectures or develop a year-long series of talks linked by a common theme, such as energy security or the Muslim world.
Most of the Prisms lectures are recorded and are available for download from our website. Please visit our archive of past Prisms lectures.
Theme: The World Economy at Risk
Affiliation: School of Labor and Employment Relations
Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Location: Deloitte Auditorium, Business Instructional Facility
This talk will address the notion of transparency in accounting, its role in the marketplace, and the stand of the Securities and Exchange Commission on the matter. Additional topics will include the pending conversion from US accounting standards (GAAP) to the international (IFRS) along with a comparative discussion of US accounting (GAAP) and the international (IFRS) and my own views on the perceived benefits and the costs of converting to IFRS.
Theme: The World Economy at Risk
Affiliation: Professor of Accountancy & Director, V.K. Zimmerman Center for International Education & Research Accounting, University of Illinois
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Location: Deloitte Auditorium, Business Instructional Facility
