The Illinois CPA Society will again host its premier annual event for business and financial professionals. The 29th Annual Midwest Accounting & Finance Showcase is being held on Tuesday, August 25 and Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois.

The Showcase seeks to provide the information and tools needed to face the challenges of today’s fast changing and unpredictable economic environment, and its keynote presentations reflect the big picture issues of the accounting profession and the current business climate. Keynote sessions include: 

This intrigues me --- a sub $100 dollar “works right out of the box” device that automagically shares a USB drive (or two, or three) securely, over the Internet. I have one on order and will report in when I get it. Until then --- here’s what I know based on the company’s website, blogs, and some reviews from usually reliable sources.

For the fifth consecutive year, Intuit has ranked as the No. 1 Most Admired Software Company on Fortune magazine’s annual Most Admired Companies list. This year Fortune combined its America’s Most Admired and World’s Most Admired lists.

The Fortune article title sums up nicely the value of this recognition: “A powerful asset: In a season of global economic turmoil, admiration is in short supply. That's why a stellar reputation is more valuable than ever.”