AICPA offers free infocast series on risk management; starts this month.

Effective risk management is essential for all organizations in today's environment. Leaders must be able to identify and evaluate an increasingly wide array of risks, incorporate their analysis into relevant business decisions, take appropriate actions to assure the ongoing viability of critical operations, and develop reporting systems to monitor the effectiveness of the actions taken.

This fall the AICPA will offer a series of free Infocasts featuring the authors of Management Accounting Guidelines from our risk suite. The initial presentation on Sept. 21 will feature Marc Epstein, primary author of Identifying, Measuring, and Managing Organizational Risks for Improved Performance; The Reporting of Organizational Risks for Internal and External Decision Makers; and Integrating Social and Political Risk into Business Decisions. Additional presentations are scheduled for Oct. 19, featuring Eric Krell, author of Business Continuity Management, and Nov. 16, featuring Epstein and Tamara Bekefi, co-author of Integrating Social and Political Risk into Business Decisions.

Go to www.cpa2biz.com for more information on the free presentations and to take advantage of the 50% discount being offered in connection with the series on the corresponding Management Accounting Guidelines. Optional CPE credit is also being offered at a nominal fee.