National Convention for Chartered Accountant Students 2016

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Board of Studies (BOS), Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is organizing the National Convention for Chartered Accountant Students coming this 10th and 11th December, 2016 (i.e. a 2 day programme) and the same is hosted by Bangalore Branch of SIRC of ICAI and Bangalore Branch of SICASA at Sophia School Auditorium, Palace Road, Basaveshwara Circle, Near Chalukya Hotel, Bangalore. Through this post, I'd like to bring to the attention of all the students pursuing chartered accountancy course, few of the features of this wonderful programme  and humbly request all to join and be a part of the event.

With the tagline of "UTKARSH - An Elevation to Excellence...", the National Convention mainly aims at providing a platform for chartered accountant students to update themselves on various topics, build and develop inter-personal and professional network with fellow students and also serves as a break from the (mostly) routine and tedious work one has to undergo while at his articleship. For the speaker students and other participants of cultural events, the programme provides an platform to showcase their skills and talent, while for some others, who are co-ordinating and putting their effort to help organize the event  (i.e volunteering), it's a platform to learn teamwork and build upon their leadership skills. Honestly, it is not a joke to speak and/or perform in front of a huge crowd (expected number of participants to be around 1500), undoubtedly not an easy task to manage the event with such an enormous crowd and just imagine about being one of the participant to the programme, the experience will definitely be worth and something else (something you'd not have experienced before). 

National Convention for CA Students to be held at Bengaluru, on 10th and 11th, December 2016

The registration fee for this two day convention is Rs. 600 per person and with an additional fee of Rs. 500 accommodation facility will also be provided (to outstation students). Registrations can be done online at http://bangaloreicai.org/index.php/our-events or at the Bangalore Branch of the Institute (Details Below) or you may even contact me on facebook or simply drop a comment below. 

For registration queries contact:

Ms. Geethanjali D / Mrs. Manjula G.M.

SICASA, Bangalore Branch of SIRC of ICAI

ICAI Bhawan, #16/0, Millers Tank Bed Area, Vasanth Nagar,

Behind Mahaveer Jain Hospital, Bengaluru - 560052

Karnataka State, India | Ph: 080-30563511 / 513

Email: blrsicasa@icai.org | www.bangaloreicai.org

The following are the major highlights/features of the event/convention:

• National Level Programme - Students expected from all over India
• Rich participation of CA Students (about 1500 registrations expected)
• Managed and organized by SICASA (students wing of SIRC of ICAI i.e. CA Students)

• Technical sessions (Presentations) on variety of topics including Goods and Service Tax (GST) and Companies Law
• 6 Highly respected and reputed Chartered Accountants Speakers covering six different topics
• 12 Student Speakers showcasing their knowledge and presentation skills

• Includes Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Special Sessions (Quiz) and Cultural Events
• Students Performers and Recognized public figure (celebrity) for cultural events
• Arrangement for accommodation with an extra fee of Rs. 500 (first come first served basis upto 200 students).

• Walkathon SWACHH BHARAT with tagline "Be the change you want to see in the world."
• Blood Donation Camp - Donate Blood, Save Life
• Spiritual or Motivation Session

The following is the extract from the brochure which gives the detailed programme schedule for this glorious two day event. Full brochure is appended at the end of this post.

Time	Particulars	Topics
Day 1 - 10th December 2016, Saturday
08.00am to 09.30am	REGISTRATIONS
09.30am to 11.00am	INAUGURAL SESSION CHIEF GUEST : An eminent personality* GUESTS OF HONOUR : Shri A.S. Kiran Kumar, Chairman, ISRO                                         CA M. Devaraja Reddy, President, ICAI*                               CA Nilesh Shivji Vikamsey, Vice-President ICAI*
11.00am to 12.00pm	Interaction and Open House with BOS CA Babu Abhraham Kallivayalil, Chairman, BOS, ICAI CA Dhiraj Kumar Khandelwal, Vice-Chairman, BOS, ICAI CA Babu K Thevar, Chairman SICASA, SIRC of ICAI
12.00pm to 12.15pm	TEA BREAK
12.15pm to 01.30pm	TECHNICAL SESSION I Session Chairman: CA M P Vijaykumar, CCM, Chennai with 2 Student Speakers	Ind AS - IFRS - How is India meeting Global Reporting Standards?
01.30pm to 02.30pm	LUNCH BREAK
02.30pm to 03.30pm	TECHNICAL SESSION II Session Chairman: CA Madhukar N. Hiregange, CCM, Bengaluru with 2 Student Speakers	GST - A radical revolution of Indian Indirect Taxes - Turn these challenges into opportunities
03.30pm to 03.45pm	TEA BREAK
03.45pm to 04.45pm	TECHNICAL SESSION III Session Chairman: CA S. Ganapathy, Chennai with 2 Student Speakers	Risk Based Auditing in Information Technologies Environment
04.45pm to 06.00pm	SPECIAL SESSION Quiz Master: CA Cotha S Srinivas, Vice Chairman, SIRC of ICAI	QUIZ
06.30pm to 08.00pm	CULTURAL PROGRAMME
08:00pm onwards	DINNER

Day 2 - 11th December 2016, Sunday
08.00am to 08.45am	Walkathon - SWACHH BHARAT "Be the change you want to see in the world"
08.45am to 09.30am	BREAKFAST
09.30am to 10.30am	SPIRITUAL / MOTIVATIONAL SESSION
10.30am to 11.45am	TECHNICAL SESSION IV Session Chairman: CA K. K. Chythanya, Bengaluru with 2 Student Speakers	International Taxation in the present Global Business Scenario & Domestic Transfer pricing
11.45am to 12.00pm	TEA BREAK
12.00pm to 01.15pm	TECHNICAL SESSION V Session Chairman: CA Gururaj Acharya K, Bengaluru with 2 Student Speakers	Companies Act 2013-16 What a Drastic Change! Role of CAs
01.15pm to 02.15pm	LUNCH BREAK
02.15pm to 03.30pm	TECHNICAL SESSION VI Session Chairman: CA Mohandas Pai, Bengaluru* with 2 Student Speakers	"DEBATE"-CA Student's responsibility in technology actually a boon or a bane?
03.30pm to 03.45pm	TEA BREAK
03.45pm to 05.00pm	MOTIVATIONAL SESSION: CA T N. Manoharan, Past President of ICAI	"Dream, Design and Decode the Alchemist within"
05.00pm to 05.30pm	VALEDICTORY SESSION

With this I would like to conclude the article, requesting all of you to be a part of this National Convention. This is a once in a year opportunity, let's grab it and make the best out of it. I'd request you to share this information with your friends and colleagues and encourage them participate in this wonderful event.

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