The 20th XBRL International Conference to be held in Rome, Italy 20-22 April 2010 at the Sheraton Roma, hosted by XBRL Italy in cooperation with XBRL Europe and XBRL International, is seeking thought leadership for track chairs and co-chairs for the Program Planning Committee. 

The working theme of the Conference is "XBRL:  Linking Businesses, Public Regulators, & Citizens”. The conference will be chaired by Marco Conte of UnionCamere Italy.  This is a very special conference which marks the 10th anniversary of XBRL.  You can be a part of planning this exciting interactive event working directly with XII, XBRL Italy and XBRL Europe leadership. 

The role of the track chair (co-chair) will include developing the overall objectives for the track, identifying key session themes and recruiting selected speakers, preparing a call for presentations to the community, evaluating and selecting requests to present, scheduling sessions within the track and being on-site to host the track. The chairs will be responsible for providing a balanced and international perspective to the track. It is likely the event will include a closing session with a brief report from each track chair presenting an overview of the track highlights and issues identified. 

We are seeking Chairs (Co-Chairs) for the following Tracks:

Assurance Track (1/2 day planned);

Regulators Track (focus split by 1/2 days on Banking, Capital Market Regulation, and Business Registers);

Academic Track (1 day);

Tutorials or Solutions Track (2 days);

Tax Projects Track (1 day);

Advocacy Symposia - How to communicate XBRL to non-technical audiences, How to speak to the press about XBRL – as ideas (1/2 day). 

In addition the Standards and Best Practices Boards of XBRL International will facilitate tracks on their activities and provide forums for interaction with XBRL project participants. The conference will also include a Main stage event with invited speakers. 

Candidates for Chair (Co-Chair) should submit a letter of interest to cherylneal@xbrl.org with a basic biography, track preference, role preference (Chair or Co-Chair – or either) and a brief statement describing your vision/goals for the track.  Candidates will be chosen by the Conference Chair and XII based upon the information submitted and timeliness of response. Don’t miss this opportunity to demonstrate that your company and you are an industry leader!  The deadline for submission is 15 November 2009. 

If you have any questions regarding this call or the conference please feel free to contact me at cherylneal@mail.xbrl.org or conference@xbrl.org