14 October 2004
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), the Institute for Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and the Chartered Institute for Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) are currently in discussion regarding possible consolidation. The Councils of all three Institutes have agreed to further consultation before voting on whether to take detailed proposals to members.
As part of this process CIMA is inviting its members and students to a series of meetings which will be addressed by Professor Roland Kaye, CIMA president, and Charles Tilley, CIMA chief executive. This is your opportunity to find out more about these discussions, the consultation process, and timetable. The dates and venues for these events are listed below.
CIMA members will be able to ask questions about the proposals and CIMA will be collecting questionnaires in order to obtain feedback.
If you are a CIMA member and would like to attend one of these meetings, please email your name, address, e-mail address and daytime telephone number to mark.pearce@cimaglobal.com (UK events only, individual overseas contacts are listed below).
26 October, 12-2pm, Joburg Country Club, Johannesburg (contact johannesburg@cimaglobal.com)
28 October, 6-8pm, CIMA Council Chambers, London
4 November, 7.45-9.30am, Grand Thistle Hotel, Bristol
16 November, 7.45-9.30am, George Inter-Continental, Edinburgh
17 November, 6-8pm, Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin
18 November, 12.30-2.15pm, Wellington Park Hotel, Belfast
22 November, 6-8pm, Holiday Inn Birmingham, Birmingham
30 November, 12.30-2.15, Hilton Colombo, Colombo (contact colombo@cimaglobal.com)
1 December, 6-8pm, tbc, Kuala Lumpur (contact kualalumpur@cimaglobal.com)
2 December, 6-8pm, tbc, Singapore (contact singapore@cimaglobal.com)
3 December, 6.30-9pm, Regal Hong Kong Hotel, Hong Kong (contact hongkong@cimaglobal.com)
6 December, 12.30-2.15pm, Leeds Marriott, Leeds
6 December, 6-8pm, Holiday Inn, Haydock
16 December, 6-8pm, CIMA Council Chambers, London.
CIMA members are Accountants in Business. We represent financial managers and accountants who work in industry, commerce, not-for-profit and public sector organisations. Our key activities are related to Business Strategy, Information Strategy and Finance Strategy. CIMA members are not trained in audit.
CIMA's focus is to qualify students, support members and employers, and protect the public interest. We represent the voice of over 85,000 students and 65,000 members in 156 countries.
CIMA's focus on management functions makes us unique, and we are internationally recognised as offering the financial qualification for business.
CIMA is 'rapidly becoming the chartered qualification of choice' according to recent independent research*, and we work with leading employers in the UK and around the world to train and qualify financial managers. We pride ourselves on the commercial relevance of our syllabus, which is continually enhanced to reflect the latest developments in business. In an age of growing globalisation and intensified competition, the Chartered Management Accountant is fully prepared to meet the need for timely and accurate financial information.
Our members and students work across all business sectors at all levels throughout the world, demonstrating the flexibility of the qualification.
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