Action Alert No. 05-01
January 6, 2005

NOTICE OF MEETINGS

OPEN BOARD MEETING
(Board meetings are available by audio webcast and telephone.)

Wednesday, January 12, 2005, 9:00 a.m.

  1. FASB Staff Position (FSP): suspended well costs. The Board will consider whether to direct the staff to post to the FASB website a proposed FSP that would amend the guidance for suspended well costs in FASB Statement No. 19, Financial Accounting and Reporting by Oil and Gas Producing Companies. (Estimated 30-minute discussion.)

  2. Open discussion. If necessary, the Board will allow time to discuss minor issues with staff members on technical projects or administrative matters. Those discussions are held following regular Board meetings as topics come up.

OPEN EDUCATION SESSION

Wednesday, January 12, 2005, immediately following the Board meeting

The Board will hold an educational, non-decision-making session to discuss topics that are anticipated to be discussed at the January 19, 2005 Board meeting. Those topics will be posted to the FASB calendar four days prior to the education session.

OPEN MEETING OF THE FASB/IASB JOINT INTERNATIONAL GROUP ON PERFORMANCE REPORTING

Thursday, January 13, 2005, 11:00 a.m. GMT to approximately 5:30 p.m. GMT
Friday, January 14, 2005, 8:30 a.m. GMT to approximately 4:15 p.m. GMT

The Livery Hall
Painters’ Hall
9 Little Trinity Lane
London, United Kingdom

The FASB and IASB will hold their first meeting with the newly formed Joint International Group on Performance Reporting; only certain of the FASB and IASB members will participate in this meeting. The agenda for the meeting is expected to be as follows:

  1. Tasks of the group

  2. Where have we been/lessons learned

  3. Required financial statements

  4. Comparative periods for financial statements

  5. Cash flow statement presentation

  6. Line item disaggregation in the financial statements

  7. What does "performance" mean

  8. The mechanism of recycling.

A copy of the full agenda can be found using the calendar link on the IASB website at www.iasb.org. A copy of the Observer Registration Form also can be found at the IASB website.

Those who plan to observe this meeting should register. Please complete and submit the Observer Registration Form on the IASB website by noon on Wednesday, January 12, 2005. Observers will be required to check in upon arrival at the meeting. Those who have not given advance notification will be admitted only if space permits.

OPEN MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY BUSINESS OFFICERS

Thursday, January 13, 2005, 1:00 p.m.

The Board will meet with representatives of the Accounting Principles Council of the National Association of College and University Business Officers to discuss matters of mutual interest.

BOARD ACTIONS

No Board meetings were held during the week of December 27, 2004.

FUTURE OPEN MEETINGS

The following is a list of open meetings tentatively scheduled through February. All meetings are held in Norwalk, Connecticut, unless otherwise noted. Because schedules may change, please check the FASB calendar before finalizing your plans. Revisions to this list since the last issue of Action Alert are highlighted in bold.

Wednesday, January 19, 2005—FASB Board Meeting
Wednesday, January 19, 2005—FASB Education Session
Wednesday, January 26, 2005—FASB Board Meeting
Wednesday, January 26, 2005—FASB Education Session
Friday, January 28, 2005—Liaison Meeting with the American Bar Association
Wednesday, February 2, 2005—FASB Board Meeting
Wednesday, February 2, 2005—FASB Education Session
Wednesday, February 9, 2005—FASB Board Meeting
Wednesday, February 9, 2005—FASB Education Session
Wednesday, February 16, 2005—FASB Board Meeting
Wednesday, February 16, 2005—FASB Education Session
Wednesday, February 23, 2005—FASB Board Meeting
Wednesday, February 23, 2005—FASB Education Session