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Course 3000: Comparison of US GAAP with IFRS

9 October, Los Angeles

• Course 3000 was excellent! The material, the content and the instructor were all top-notch. Anna was extremely knowledgeable and very well-prepared. She also made an effort to include everyone in the class. I will definitely consider taking another class from IA Seminars, especially if Anna is teaching it.
  

Course 1230:IFRS Business Combinations Accounting Workshop

29 September, London

• Our attendance of above course has really exposed us to the nitty gritty and the latest development in Business Combination Accounting. We really found it very educative and looking forward to attending such a well organised and well tutored programme in the future.
  

Course 1010: IFRS Immersion

22 September, Montreal

• Great, met my expectations.
  
• This course was superior. Bill Kemp did an excellent job and very knowledgeable about differences between Canadian GAAP and IFRS.
  
• This course is excellent.
  
• Instructor was exceptional, best one i have experienced.
  
• It compares really well to the other providers, knowledgeable professor.
  
• Bill was a great instructor, good mixture of strong knowledge and good humor.
  
• Bill was very knowledgeable and easy to follow.
  
• Well - Bill is very good - best focus on actual IFRS issues out of other courses, Very clear delivery and materials, IASeminars by far superior.
  

Course 3000: Comparison of US GAAP with IFRS

18 September, Chicago

• I was very pleased with the course, the leader and the facilities. Small class size was great for interaction and learning. First class.
  

Course 1020: IFRS Overview, with US GAAP Comparison

20 August 2008, Chicago

• The course was great. I am an Engagement Manager with Jefferson Wells and really enjoyed the depth and breadth of knowledge of Karen and Anna.
  

Course 1000: IFRS Comprehensive Workshop

11 May 2008, Dubai

• Thank you for your follow up. Course 1000 was up and above our expectations and I'm happy to have attended it.
  
• Many thanks for your e-mail. And really it was a valuable course to me and also the welcoming was very beautiful.
  

Course 1230: IFRS Business Combinations (M&A) Accounting Workshop

20 December 2007, Miami

• Small course made this a great learning experience. Workshop format greatly assists learning.
  
• Good format using the hands on exercises.
  

Course 1080: IFRS Technical Update

19 December 2007, London

• Very good course. Tutor knows a lot of relevant information and answered for most of our questions. Thank you very much!
  

Course 1800: International Accounting For Insurance Companies

10 December 2007, Miami

• Good financial information for IFRS and specific insurance contracts information and comparison to US GAAP.
  
• I thought it was a good course. Some of the insurance accounting items were review for me, but I thought the course did what it advertised. It covered insurance accounting and did a comparison of US GAAP to international GAAP.
  
• The course was really good, however, I would have liked if we had had more accounting examples of the differences between the entries under USGAAP and IFRS, otherwise, the course was great with very good instructors.
  
• The course was excellent but it was more financial than accounting focused and theoretical than practice.
  

Course 1010: IFRS Iimmersion

4 December 2007, Miami

• The cases and solutions handouts were excellent helped solidify knowledge of materials.
  
• It was a very good course, the instructor (Karen Kalishek) was just very professional and knowledgeable, she provided a very useful and to-the-point material and explanations. I have the feeling that I received what I expected from the course. The level of the participants was very high, making discussions interesting and complementary to the subject. I would certainly contemplate in the future attending other seminars from your organisation, so I will be looking up at the training calendar.
  
• The course was excellent! Informative and relevant to my current job function.
  
• I think the IFRS Immersion course was very good...The instructor, Karen Kalishek, was very knowledgeable and easy to follow...I think for this type of class the instructor makes all the difference in the overall experience.
  

Course 1805 – International Financial Reporting for Insurance Contracts

22 November 2007, Brussels

• The courses were excellent and I learned a lot and I liked the lecturer very much, I think she is brilliant.
  
• This course was indeed very useful to me. It did meet my expectations and the lady giving the course had a high level of knowledge and was a good teacher. I will certainly look at other courses given by IASeminars in the future...
  

Course 1500: The Transition to IFRS - a Workshop

21 November 2007, Toronto

• Excellent presenter – comfortable in his expertise and able to explain technical concepts clearly. Night and day compared to previous IFRS courses and Instructors.
  
• I found the course to be very well structured and useful. It will definitely help me in starting the transition process.
  

Course 1030: Overview of International Financial Reporting Standards

17 October 2007, New York City

• Very well conducted course. Instructor was well versed in IFRS. I look forward to future courses.
  
• Instructor was very knowledgeable and insightful.
  
• I enjoyed the 2 days and it exceeded my expectations. Job well done.
  
• Cheryl was an excellent Instructor. She is very knowledgeable in this subject.
  

Course 3000: Comparison of US GAAP with IFRS

6 August 2007, London

• The course certainly fully met my expectations and I was particularly impressed by the breadth of the course content and of the presenter's knowledge of the subject...in summary, no suggestions from me at this time for improving your high quality service...As our needs change over time, I am sure Syngenta will continue to use IASeminars.
  
• The conference meet my expectations. We have very little training on IFRS here within the US and was surprised to discover that few people do conferences on the subject. The conference location was great, the food et al were good, the instructor was good and knowledgable...Based on the experience I'm going to try a couple more classes through IAS, one of which being the Immersion class. I hope that these classes are as informative and as good.
  
• The course content was very good, and Karen was delightful and EXTREMELY knowledgeable.
  
• Although I do not apply IFRS, this course will help me to understand financial statements of foreign investments.
  
• I was very impressed at how comprehensively the course covered the subject matter and the instructor did a very good job of covering all the material at the right pace within the time available.
  

Course 1000: Comprehensive IFRS Workshop

24 July 2007, London

• The course was quite useful. We look forward to attending more courses
  
• organized by IASeminars.
  
• The IFRS training was very useful for my purposes.
  
• The programme was well prosecuted. Kudos to the duo of Susan and Karen
  
• for a job well done.
  
• Thanks for the follow up mail. I did have a very good and useful course.
  
• The seminar was very educative, well planned and successfully delivered.
  
• Karen and Susie did great jobs in presenting the material.
  

Course 1500: The Transition to IFRS - a Workshop

18 July 2007, Montreal

• I found Bill Kemp very good and very knowledgeable of International, US and Canadian GAAP. He is also very capable in terms of teaching. He explains very clearly and in simple terms.
  
• With regards to the course, my training needs were met.
  
• Instructors were both very knowledgeable and great.
  

Course 3110: Comparison of IFRS with Canadian GAAP

16 July 2007, Montreal

• Excellent course. Bill Kemp was a great instructor.
  
• I really enjoyed the workshop and I learned a lot. I think you should keep on with the workshop in the same way.
  
• The course was beneficial to me and the instructor, Bill Kemp, was clearly an expert in the field and a very good instructor. While much of the first elements of the course were very dry (accounting frameworks) they were well presented and necessary for the successful presentation of the rest of the materials. I found the course necessary for my professional development.
  
• I was very pleased with Course 603. The instructor was very knowledgeable of IFRS and Canadian GAAP, and he went into detail on those items that have the major differences. So yes, the course was successful in meeting our training objectives.
  
• The course was really interesting.
  
• The instructor is outstanding! Very knowledgeable.
  
• Teacher was practical, up to date, knows enough about Canadian GAAP
  
• Trainer has good knowledge of Canadian GAAP. Good course, thank you!
  
• Well presented, in an entertaining fashion. Would be interested in hearing when IFRS1 is updated for the Canadian implementation date. I thought the course was well done and the Instructor Bill Kemp was well informed and an entertaining presenter. He used some real life examples which I think is always helpful.
  
• The course was very good and it met my training requirements. My colleagues have already registered for a few courses offered by IFRS in the next few months.
  

Course 1700: International Accounting Issues for Energy Companies

16 July 2007, Montreal

• I found the course to be well prepared and presented and it met my needs. We will certainly consider additional courses in the future.
  
• Farah was fantastic!
  
• Farah did a terrific job!
  
• The course was very good and very interesting
  
• I found the course quite useful. The instructor was first rate and I think the course would have been more fully attended if more people in the industry had known about it and it had not been run during a period that would be active for those companies doing quarterly reporting.
  
• I found the course to be well prepared and presented and it met my needs. We will certainly consider additional courses in the future.
  

Course 1020: Overview of IFRS, with US GAAP Comparison

9 July 2007, Washington

• I found the course useful in giving me certain information which was new to me, such as accounting for derivatives and hedges… I found that the open structure of the course was helpful for those with questions in specific areas and meant that the majority of time was spent on areas most relevant to the majority in the group.
  
• The course was great.
  
• I thoroughly enjoyed this course. Ms Kalishek did an excellent job of keeping the pace of the course on track. She was very informative on a number of topics that were relevant to me.
  

Course 1010 - IFRS Immersion

26 June 2007, London

• The instructor – Bobbe Barnes – did very good work. Her sound knowledge of the subject matter and ability to keep all of the participants along is great. Am glad I attended the course.
  
• Information on additional resources – web sites, sample finances etc were appreciated. Bobbe was a great instructor – keeping us focused, presenting interesting materials.
  
• I am very satisfied of the course 110 - IFRS Immersion. For me it was successful training and I think that my knowledge of IFRS is improved, particularly in the area of my work (stocks and assets).
  
• Bobbe made the course. Before going on it I worried how I was going to stay awake over the 4 days. This was not the case at all – while it was intense, Bobbe made it interesting and varied. I now feel confident as to my IAS knowledge.
  
• Actually we were a group a 4 people who attended the course...and we are very pleased of what we learnt there, as well as with our instructor and the material received.
  
• The course was really good, and the instructor was excellent.
  
• It was really good - invaluable in fact. Bobbe did a great job…10/10 will definitely recommend IAS IFRS courses to my colleagues.
  

Course 2200 - US GAAP Accounting for Derivatives and Hedging

13 June 2007, London

• I was very happy with the Derivative course. The course presenter did a good job in explaining the different types of derivatives, and provided good examples. I felt that the course objectives were fulfilled.
  
• My personal requirements have been met by the course. It was very interesting and useful…IASeminars will be an address, which we will remind for further education.
  

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The following are selected comments from other past delegates:

"Covered key areas" - Pitched at correct level of technical expertise, covered key areas.
"High quality presentations" - Covered lots at high level with high quality presentations.
"Excellent introduction" - Overall excellent introduction for those who haven't really started the transition process in details yet.
"Practical examples" - Practical examples following the theory was very good format.
"Excellent overview" - Course provided an excellent overview and starting point for implementing IAS.
"Good coverage of material" - Glad I attended this course - good coverage of material.
"Excellent starting point" - Excellent starting point that will provide a springboard for further reading and investigation.
"Personal attention to concerns" - Very good overview and personal attention to concerns.
"Issues we deal with" - The course was very helpful at highlighting relevant areas of accounting issues we deal with.
"I understand what I have to do now!" - Very good course, I understand what I have to do now!
"Tutor was very able and willing to help" - Tutor obviously knew his subject matter and he was very able and willing to help.

We invite you to speak to some of our past delegates to get a personal reference. Please feel free to contact us.