Board Activities

Notice of Open Meetings

All Meetings will be held at the FASB Office in Norwalk, CT unless otherwise noted.

2012	Scheduled Meetings
Wednesday, February 15	FASB Board Meeting, 9:00 a.m. EST (This meeting will be available by video webcast.) Disclosures about risks and uncertainties and the liquidation basis of accounting (estimated 45-minute discussion). The Board will discuss its previous tentative decisions about when and how an entity should apply the liquidation basis of accounting Open discussion. If necessary, the Board will discuss minor issues on technical projects, agenda decisions, or administrative matters. Register to observe meeting in person
Wednesday, February 15	FASB Education Session, following the FASB Board Meeting (approximately 9:55 a.m. EST) (This meeting will be available by video webcast.) The Board will discuss the following projects: Leases Insurance contracts. (No decisions are made at education sessions.) Register to observe meeting in person
Friday, February 17	Public Roundtable Meeting on the FASB’s Exposure Draft on Investment Companies and the IASB’s Exposure Draft on Investment Entities, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. EST The Canadian Accounting Standards Board Office The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants 277 Wellington Street West Toronto, ON M5V 3H2 Canada (This meeting will be available by audio webcast through the IASB website.) This is the first of four public roundtable meetings jointly sponsored by the FASB and IASB to discuss the FASB’s proposed Accounting Standards Update, Financial Services—Investment Companies (Topic 946): Amendments to the Scope, Measurement, and Disclosure Requirements, and the IASB’s exposure draft, Investment Entities. The Boards’ purpose in holding the meetings is to engage in a constructive dialogue about the proposal with a wide variety of stakeholders. To ensure the Boards receive broad-based input, meeting participants will represent a wide variety of perspectives, including those of preparers, auditors, investors, and other users of financial statements. Participant and observer registration for this public roundtable meeting is closed. All seats have been filled. The dates, times, and locations of the other three public roundtable meetings follow: Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. London Time IASB Office 30 Cannon Street London EC4M 6XH United Kingdom (This meeting will be available by audio webcast through the IASB website.) [Revised] Registration for participating in this roundtable meeting is closed. Registration information for interested observers is available on the investment companies project page. Friday, March 16, 2012, 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EST FASB Office 401 Merritt 7 Norwalk, CT 06856 (This meeting will be available by audio webcast through the FASB website.) At this U.S. public roundtable meeting, the Boards also will discuss with stakeholders the FASB’s proposed Accounting Standards Update, Real Estate—Investment Property Entities (Topic 973). Registration deadline: February 24. Registration information for interested participants and observers is available on the investment companies and investment property entities project pages. Tuesday, March 27, 2012, time to be announced Malaysian Accounting Standards Board Office Suite 5.02, Level 5, Wisma UOA, Pantai 11 Jalan Pantai Jaya 59200 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia (This meeting will not be webcast, but an audio recording will be made available on the FASB and IASB websites.) Registration deadline: March 6. Registration information for interested participants and observers is available on the investment companies project page.
2012	Tentatively Scheduled Meetings
	The following is a list of open meetings tentatively scheduled through March 2012. Observers will be able to register for these meetings after the meetings have been formally announced (usually 1 week before the meetings or 30 days before if it is a Roundtable Meeting).
February 27	Joint FASB/IASB Board Meeting, London
February 28	Joint FASB/IASB Board Meeting, London
February 29	Joint FASB/IASB Board Meeting, London
March 1	Meeting of the Not-for-Profit Advisory Committee
March 2	Meeting with the Not-for-Profit Advisory Committee
March 2	FASB Education Session
March 7	FASB Board Meeting
March 7	FASB Education Session
March 14	FASB Board Meeting
March 14	FASB Education Session
March 15	Emerging Issues Task Force Meeting
March 19	Joint FASB/IASB Board Meeting, London
March 20	Joint FASB/IASB Board Meeting, London
March 21	Joint FASB/IASB Board Meeting, London
March 23	Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council Meeting
March 27	FASB Education Session

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