ICAN UK – Setting the pace Monthly update July 2010

Chairs Update Conferences/ Technical 50 Lecture Strategic relationships Socials Membership: Recruitment & Retention Finance

Summer Outing 2010 Date – Saturday 14 th August 2010 Place – West Ham Park, Upton Lane, London E7 Time – 12noon to 6.30pm Contribution - £7.50 per person (Meals Incl.) Children under 5yrs go free (ICAN members only) Meeting Point – Picnic Area (Through Nursery Gate) Highlights – see flyer: Structured Activities for Adults, Teenagers & Children See Joseph or Iphie for booking TODAY!!! Any question?????

Media & Communications Members are encouraged to register on the website Provide information on work sector when signing- in New District telephone number: Next newsletter due for release in September: –Members encouraged to send in news stories, articles or opinions –Deadline for submission-15 August

Finance Update Subscriptions –400 members - £28K –49 paid members - £3,430 or 12% (see list Paid up members July 30.xlsPaid up members July 30.xls –351 unpaid members - £24,570 or 88% Benefits –Meeting rooms/refreshments (average of £400/month) –Presentations that qualify for both CPD and MCPE points –Opportunity for Networking/ Strategic relationship building –Subsidised Social activities –Subsidised conference/lecture –Welfare and professional support –Professional quarterly District Newsletter Personal sacrifices –Exec, Committees, members, friends of ICAN Exploring other sources of funding –Collaboration with Finance and General Purpose Committee –Visits being organised

Technical Update Survey results Certificates (£) MCPE points Next Month - Mentoring & 5.30pm Diary of Technical Events July 30.xls

Membership Committee Special Candidates Course and Induction Ceremony –Special Candidates course 23rd and 24th March 2011 –Induction Ceremony 26th March 2011 –Target 35 inductees –Referrals from existing members –Articulate the benefits of ICAN membership Mentoring Scheme –Update the mentoring guideline and circulate to members –Approach experienced members to enlist as mentors Professional and Social Welfare of members –Work with the Social and Technical Committees –Encourage members to feedback; own their stake in the district –For further information contact Funso Ajayi, or any member of the membership committee

Ad-hoc Conference Committee Annual Accountants conference in Nigeria, October – –Contact Gbenga Samuel or via The deadline for booking: 6 th August 2010 World Accountants congress in Malaysia, 8-11 November – –The IFAC world congress will hold in Kuala Lumpur, 1 st UK Accountants Conference – –A first outside the shores of Nigeria will hold on the 25 th of March 2011 –Accountants across all borders to discuss financial global issues. –Qualify for continuing professional development with ICAN and CCABs –Members are expected to help organise and attend the conference –For input and information contact Gbenga Samuel (Chair) or Dr Ben Ukaegbu (Secretary) Members are encouraged to attend as part of their CPD.