Members' comments sought on increased transparency in peer review.As reported in the Nov. and Sept. issues of The CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. Letter, the AICPA AICPA See American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). , at the direction of its governing gov·ern v. gov·erned, gov·ern·ing, gov·erns v.tr. 1. To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; exercise sovereign authority in. 2. Council, began a member awareness effort regarding increased transparency (1) The quality of being able to see through a material. The terms transparency and translucency are often used synonymously; however, transparent would technically mean "seeing through clear glass," while translucent would mean "seeing through frosted glass." See alpha blending. of peer review results. Council had voted at its May 2004 meeting to support the idea of granting a broader range of stakeholders Stakeholders All parties that have an interest, financial or otherwise, in a firm-stockholders, creditors, bondholders, employees, customers, management, the community, and the government. greater access to certain peer review information, such as the peer review report, the acceptance letter, and any letter of comment and applicable firm response. A central component of the member awareness initiative is a recently launched Web site (www.aicpa.org/transparency/index.htm). The site explains the peer review process and its benefits from a historical perspective; allows visitors to download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. Peer Review in an Era of Transparency: A Position Paper, and provides a range of materials describing the issues and members' viewpoints. In addition, the site has a link to a dedicated e-mail box for members' comments and questions (peerreviewtransparency@aicpa.org). To enhance its ability to gather member input on granting greater access to peer review reports, the AICPA has developed an online survey. Members are asked to review the "Frequently Asked Questions on Greater Transparency" document on the Web page, at a minimum, before completing the online survey. You can access the survey through a link on the Web site under the "Share Your Views" baimer or directly at http://websurveyor.net/wsb.dll/20058/AICPA_Peer_Review_Surveyl.htm. |
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