At last count, there were fewer than five places left for the annual one-day conference on "Current Topics in Business Valuation," sponsored by the ASA's Los Angeles Chapter on Wednesday, May 9, 2007.  Topics of interest to financial advisors and BV specialists include fair value developments—in particular the SEC perspective on fair value for financial reporting, deferred revenue issues, fairness opinions, M&A developments and more.  For more information, and to read about future events from the LA ASA, click here.

And on the opposite coast, the NY ASA chapter is holding its 15th Annual “Current Topics in BV,” on Friday May 4, 2007.  Speakers include Jim Hitchner, Brenda Woolbert (from the IRS), Stamos Nicholas leading a panel on current financial reporting issues, and an update on FASB projects by Michael Tully.  For more information, call Annie Bell at Empire Valuation Consultants, 212-714-0122, or check the Chapter’s website for updates.