he 21st XBRL International Conference (XBRL21) will take place in Beijing, China this fall. Please visit the conference Web site at  for details about the program, speakers, sponsors, and conference news.

CHAIRMAN's WELCOME MESSAGE

Please visit  to read the welcome letter from Ms. Ying Wei, Chair of XBRL21 and a Director at the China Ministry of Finance and leader of XBRL China.

SESSION TRACKS (***UPDATE***)

Session Tracks and Track Chairs have been announced. Please visit July 2010-AnnounceTrackChair.pdf.

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION

Early bird registration begins on July 19th and is only available for a limited time. Please sign up early in order to receive the discount as well as a free Gala Dinner ticket.

XBRL SOLUTIONS TRACK

If you would like to feature your working XBRL tools or solutions in the XBRL Solutions Track, you must be a sponsor.

SPONSORSHIP / EXHIBITORS

If you are interested in sponsoring or exhibiting, please contact Brad Monterio (bmonterio@).

VENUE

XBRL21 will be held at the Beijing Shangri-La Hotel & Conference Center in downtown Beijing. Online hotel reservation will also open up this month on the conference Web site. Check back shortly.

TWITTER

The official Twitter hashtag for XBRL21 is #XBRL21 - easy to remember! You can follow the timeline before, during and after the conference by searching the hashtag. We welcome all Tweeters to Tweet live during the conference. You can follow XBRL International on Twitter at @XBRLInt.

QUESTIONS?

If you have any questions about the conference in general, please send an email to conference@