CPA Congress, the premier national event for finance, accounting and business professionals, has come to end for 2009. CPA Congress ran over seven weeks, and was attended by 9305 delegates across Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra and Perth. Over 420 speakers presented a total of 484 sessions providing tangible skills and business insights to delegates helping them confront today's most demanding issues. For the first time ever CPA Congress also ventured overseas with an inaugural event hosted in Singapore.

CPA Congress not only reached delegates but also those who didn't attend by offering a range of social networking initiatives to share the experience. The 2009 social networking experience including Twitter, Facebook, Second Life, Flickr and the CPA Congress blog.

On-demand and 'vox pop' videos

Catch a session you may have missed, or experience CPA Congress for the first time, with a range of popular sessions now available as on-demand videos - click on a title below and start watching.

• Confront confrontation 
• Ethical conduct: perceptions and obligations
• Business leaders panel: Taking your skills to the top 
• Practical business skills for young accountants
• Turning the down around
• Communication and relationship building - the impact on the bottom line
• Seizing opportunity - rising to the challenge when your work needs you to advance your career
• Where's my money?
• Neil Walker memorial lecture: Leadership and the public interest
• Improving credibility of Carbon Emission Disclosures - the development of an International Assurance Standard

Also to round off this year's immersive CPA Congress experience, a range of 'vox pop' videos have also been uploaded to CPA Australia's YouTube channel.

CPA Congress 2010

As a true testament to CPA Australia's global reach an amazing 2010 is on the horizon, with CPA Congress planned for 12 cities throughout the world:

• Brisbane: 5 - 8 October 2010
• Melbourne: 11 - 15 October 2010 
• Sydney: 18 - 21 October 2010
• Darwin: 27 - 29 October 2010
• Adelaide: 3 - 5 November 2010
• Kuala Lumpur: 8 November 2010   
• Hobart: 10 - 12 November 2010
• Canberra: 17 - 19 November 2010 
• Perth: 16 - 19 November 2010
• Hong Kong: TBA
• London: TBA
• Singapore: TBA    

Sponsorships and other enquiries

If you are interested in sponsoring CPA Congress 2010, please email sponsorship@cpaaustralia.com.au. For any other enquiries call 1300 737 373 or email mais.advisory@cpaaustralia.com.au

Special thanks

Finally, CPA Australia would like to thank everyone involved with CPA Congress 2009 and their help in making it such an outstanding success. See you next year.