ACPEN Satellite Seminars

 

What is it like to attend a satellite broadcast?

Education Manager

April Cox 

(803) 791-4181 ext. 110

acox@scacpa.org
Each ACPEN full day broadcast is delivered to public sites by satellite or broadband internet technology.  Each site, usually at a university or community college, is a classroom setting where groups of professionals from the same area come together to participate in an ACPEN course. Prior to the course, participants will be provided the course manual electronically. The course manual is a specially developed compilation of outlines, articles and examples provided by the presenters to support and elaborate on the discussion that they will watch during the course.  When attendees arrive, each will receive an evaluation form.   The program will be presented on one or more large television monitors or, at some sites, large screen TVs.
In addition to public group sites, full day courses are also available as live webcasts, or live webcast replays that can be viewed by CPAs individually.  In addition, short webcasts, usually two hours in length, are available only as webcasts, not at group sites.  Webcasts are intended for use by individual CPAs watching at their own computer, using streaming video technology, provided by an internet ASP.  To learn more about webcast visit www.scacpa.acpen.com. 

Faculty Interactivity Format and Agenda

Attendees, at group sites or webcast viewers, are invited to participate in each program by emailing, calling, or faxing in questions to the panel, that will then respond during the program.  The course is organized much like a traditional seminar.  The full day course has appropriate breaks and a lunch period.  Shorter webcasts may not include a break. ACPEN courses deliver a unique educational bonus! Instead of a single Discussion Leader, each full day ACPEN course will give you the insight of a whole panel of anywhere from three to a dozen national experts, regulators and practitioners.  You receive insight on each point from several presenters.  ACPEN viewer evaluations attest to the interactivity of the presentation and the quality of the content you will receive.

The broadcast is recorded on Central Time.  Therefore, seminars are 10:00 am - 6:00 pm, Eastern Time.

Where will the satellite broadcast be held?

We have established locations in the state where ACPEN broadcasts will be presented. These may be at colleges or universities.  The setting will vary from site to site but you will always have accessible parking, refreshments available, and food service convenient to the classroom. The schedule below will list where the sites are planned for this year.  However, if your city is not listed as a site, but you feel CPAs in your area would like to have ACPEN available in your area, call Reva Brennan at (888) 557-4814, Ext. 103 for more information. Also, if your firm or corporation has satellite downlink capability, you may be able to receive ACPEN broadcasts at your office. To set up an in house group broadcast, please contact Reva Brennan at (888) 557-4814, EXT. 103 or rbrennan@scacpa.org.

2010 Satellite Broadcast Locations

city                location building/room   phone number
Bluffton (BS) USC Beaufort at Bluffton   -  Directions     
Multi-Purpose Room Campus Center  (843) 208-8000
Charleston (HS) College of Charleston - Tate Center for Entreprenuership -Directions                      Beatty Center - Room 220   (843) 953-4999
Greenville (GS) Greenville Technical College - Barton Campus- Directions
 Engineering Tech Building - Room 142 (864) 250-8052
Myrtle Beach (MS) Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conference Center -Directions
 (Conference Center) Building 600 - Room 601 (843) 477-2037
West Columbia (LW) South Carolina Association of CPAs Office - Directions     
Classroom (803 791-4181

What is the 2010 curriculum?

Visit the catalog of courses to register and view course descriptions and discussion leader biographies.