FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 2011

Aurora, CO -- NARM (North American Regional Meeting) of AGN International - North America was held in Scottsdale, AZ, May 15-17, 2011. In attendance were 148 members, 44 companions, 18 speakers, 24 representatives from 15 sponsor companies, and 7 AGN staff for a total of 241 attendees. Firms in attendance marking 30 years of membership were Derderian, Kann, Seyferth & Salucci (Troy [Detroit], MI) and Dana F. Cole & Company (25 offices in NE, MI, MN, MO, KS, and WY).

AGN-NA Participation = Value Awards Top Participating Firm in 2010 Clark Schaefer Hackett, founding member, five offices in Ohio The firm received one free 2011 NARM registration. Rounding out the Top Five Firms for Participation are Windham Brannon, P.C., CPAs (Atlanta, GA), Schenck SC (eight office in WI), James Moore & Co., P.L. (three offices in FL) and Weinstein Spira & Company, P.C. (Houston, TX). Participated in Most Teleconferences in 2010 - an 8-way tie Eight members participated in five sharegroup teleconferences during the year:David Malcolm, CPA, Partner with Lanigan, Ryan, Malcolm & Doyle, Gaithersburg, MD andJennifer Riva-Kirk, CPA, Principal with Robert R. Redwitz & Co., Irvine, CA were present at the NARM. Other winners include Bill Bork, CPA, Manager with Derderian Kann Seyferth & Salucci, Troy, MI; Marie DeCicco, CPA, Manager with Shechtman Marks Devor, Philadelphia, PA; Starla Hughes, Audit Supervisor with Sharrard McGee & Co., High Point, NC; Jay Hutto, CPA/ABV, CVA, Partner with James Moore & Co., P.L., Gainesville, FL; Regina Montagna, CPA, Partner with Faw, Casson & Co., Ocean City, MD; and Meredith Morgan, CPA, Manager with Sproles Woodard, Midland, TX. Each person received a Barnes & Noble gift certificate. Most Knowledge Bank Views in 2010 and 2010 MVP Stephanie Blood, Sales & Marketing Associate with DeJoy, Knauf & Blood, LLP, Rochester, NY Stephanie visited 718 pages in the on-line Knowledge Bank! We hope she keeps coming back because she always found what she was looking for! Stephanie also scored high in all categories: teleconference participation, prolific user of Sharegroup listserves, and most Knowledge Bank views. She received a Barnes & Noble gift certificate. Most Prolific User of E-mail Listerves in 2010 Dean Huber, CPA, CPC, QPA, Partner with Kernutt Stokes LLP, Eugene, OR Dean received this award in recognition of his participation in Sharegroup listserves, both posting questions and responding to others. He received a Barnes & Noble gift certificate.

The Opening General Session featured Stuart Varney of the Fox News Channel discussing "Plain Talk on the Economy". Concurrent sessions were then available in the areas of audit & accounting, not-for-profit, tax, state & local tax, business valuations/litigation support, hr/firm administration, and practice management.

Located in suburban Denver, CO, AGN International – North America, Inc. consists of 46 firms across North America (40 in USA, 5 in Canada, 1 in Mexico), with the average firm size at $13,785,160 net fees. AGN-NA is the North American Region of AGN International, Ltd., a worldwide association of separate and independent accounting and consulting firms.

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