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The Association for Accounting Marketing has opened registration for the 2014 AAM Summit.

Scott Stringer, director of forensic and litigation services at Chicago accounting firm Ostrow Reisin Berk & Abrams, has been elected to the National Children’s Cancer Society Board of Directors.

The Illinois CPA Society is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2014-15 academic year from students attending an Illinois college and university while pursuing an accounting degree and planning to become a CPA.

PricewaterhouseCoopers has just joined the rest of the Big Four firms in officially sponsoring the work of the International Valuation Standards Council, which aims to create globally recognized and accepted valuation standards, particularly for financial instruments, and promote quality within the valuation profession.

Google Glass is a wearable computer with an optical head-mounted display (OHMD) being developed by Project Glass, a research and development project from—you guessed it—Google.

As I left Mexico City for my home in Chicago in November 2013, I traveled with mixed emotions.

John Wiley & Sons, provider of educational solutions in higher education and CPA exam review material, has partnered with CollegeFrog, recruitment automation provider for professional services firms, to offer more internship opportunities to U.S. accounting students.

Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, is launching a Master of Tax Law program to equip non-lawyers with the skills necessary for the practice of tax planning and consulting, as well as satisfy the “fifth year” requirements for California CPA licensure.

The Accounting & Financial Women’s Alliance announced its newest honorary trustee, Gleim Publications, which develops and distributes study and reference materials for higher-level learning in accounting and aviation.

Automobile repair and maintenance shops are recovering slowly from the recession and could benefit from more help from their accountants, according to a new report.