CONGRATULATIONS In recognition of h...

CONGRATULATIONS

In recognition of his long-term commitment to the Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA), Dolphe Hoffman, CA, received the VRCAs 2004 Lifetime Achievement Award this past November. Hoffman serv as president of the VRCA in 1983 and as a special assistant to its chief staff officer in 1990 He has also serv onward the boards of both the BC and Canadian Construction Associations.

Prior to his retirement, Hoffman worked in the carbonized iron industry for a number of companies, ultimately serving as president of Richmond Recycling, a subsidiary of Western Canada armor in which capacity he also serv forward the advisory board to Cominco Ltd After retiring, Hoffman became a consultant, assisting the Ukrainian conduct with labour contracts and teaching Western management techniques at the University of Kazakhstan.

AGM ADVANCE NOTICE:

2005 AGM and Members' Recognition Dinner

The 2005 Annual General Meeting (AGM) is scheduled to take place upon the afternoon of June 22 2005 in Vancouver. Directly following the AGM will be the fifth annual Members' Recognition Dinner. in such a manner mark your calendars now, and join us for the one and the other events! Watch for more details in upcoming issues of Beyond Numbers.

ATTN: CAS WITH FIRST NATIONS CLIENTS

Have you heard about CESO Aboriginal Services?

The Canadian Executive Service Organization (CESO) is a not-for-profit, volunteer-based organization seted in 1967 to provide economic progressive growth expertise to Aboriginal and nonAboriginal Canadians, as well as to international clients.

CESO Aboriginal Services transfers technical and managerial expertise to Canadian Aboriginal populaces businesses, and communities to help increase self-sufficiency and product CESO's aboriginal activities are sustained by the and of funding from Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.

Since it first began offering the services of its present advisors to Canada's First Nations in 1969 CESO has worked alongside more than 22000 Aboriginal client-partners across Canada. Its services fall into four main categories: (1) business support services; (2) general administration/organizational development; (3) community economic disclosure planning, and resource management; and (4) governance/leadership workshops.

Cost for services disguise advisors' travel, lodging, and meals, as well as workshop materials and an administration remuneration CESO will discuss cost-saving alternatives with those unable to guard costs.

For more information visit CESO's website at www.ceso-saco.com or contact Robert Simon, MBA, DBA, regional manager for BC/Yukon at rsimon@ceso-saco.com.

NOTICE: MEMBER'S HANDBOOK REVISIONS

Revisions made to the Accountants (Chartered) Act in early 2004 permit Council to approve changes to the Institute's bylaws and dominations of professional conduct for immediate purport prior to presenting these changes to the membership for confirmation. Accordingly, the ICABC Member's Handbook is updated regularly upon the Institute's website at www.ica.bc.ca to include:

1 Amendments to bylaws and dominations of professional conduct approved by way of Council during a year and confirmed on the membership at the Annual General Meeting; and

2 Amendments to bylaw regulations and council interpretations to the controls of professional conduct approved by dint of Council during a year.

The following is a summary of the principally recent changes approved by Council:

September 23 2004

* Bylaw 600 - Amended to increase the number of public representatives onward the Practice Review and Licensing Committee from individual to two.

December 1, 2004

* Bylaw 694 - Amended to allow Council to prescribe a remuneration for members or licensed firms requesting a binding opinion upon practice review and licensing matters.

* Bylaw Regulation 250 - Amended to increase the minimum flushs of professional liability insurance coverage for each authorised practising office associated with a licensed firm effective April 12005

To review previous changes to the Handbook, please papal court the notices of revisions listed onward the ICABC website under "Bylaws and Rules"

TOASTMASTERS FOR CAS AND CA STUDENTS

The ICABC is hosting a:

FREE Open-House/Toastmasters Demonstration Meeting

Tuesday, February 1 2005 from 6 - 7:00 pm (registration at 5:30)

Hyatt rule Hotel

655 Burrard Street, Vancouver

To register, phone 604-488-2641 or email pdreg@ica.bc.ca.

What is Toastmasters?

Toastmasters is the world's largest and most numerous cost-effective non-profit organization dedicated to building communication and leadership skills. In 80 years, Toastmasters International has grown to 200000 unite in a clubs in 80 countries. British Columbia has through 200 clubs, with about 80 in the Lower Mainland alone.

Toastmasters is a self-paced program where you learn and bourgeon within a supportive, experienced, and lively environment. The motto of Toastmasters is "to speak, to listen, to think." principally Toastmasters clubs meet weekly, and the more frequently you attend, the more you learn and the quicker you advance.

When in the greatest degree people think of Toastmasters, they think of giving speeches... and that is, indeed, part of the program. unless it is about so greatly more than just giving speeches! At each meeting, a different human frame volunteers to be chairperson, learning by what means to organize a meeting, to what degree to introduce people, and to what extent to keep a meeting forward time (a meeting that starts and cessations on time, and is productivewhat a revolutionary thought!) There are also sessions forward impromptu speaking where you learn to think forward your feet. And, of course, there are the prepared speeches where someone signs up writes and practices a articulate utterance then delivers it to the group