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Discovery 2004 Agenda

Sunday, November 7

9:00 am–5:00 pm

Attendee Registration

9:00 am–5:00 pm

Compliance Corner Vendor/Product Area Open for Hands-On Demos

10:00 am–5:00 pm

Golf Tournament (MetroWest Golf Club)

11:00 am–2:00 pm

Spa Experience (Portofino Bay Hotel)

12:00 pm–5:00 pm

FLS Account Managers available for individual consultations

7:00 pm–9:00 pm

Client Appreciation Cocktail Reception (Hosted by FLS User Committee Chair)

Monday, November 8

Session Track:

Business Strategy

Compliance Issues

Product
Vision

Tools &
Technology

Government Initiatives

Vendor Solutions

8:00 am–6:00 pm

Registration/Information Desk Open

8:00 am–6:00 pm

Compliance Corner Vendor/Product Area Open for Hands-On Demos

8:00 am–8:30 pm

FLS Account Managers available for individual consultations

8:30 am–10:30 am

Opening General Session & Welcome:
Chris Bennett, Vice President, Time Inc., FLS User Committee Chair
Larry Faulkner, Senior Manager, Electronic Business Returns and E-Payment Products, IRS
Fran Bartlett, President & CEO, FLS

10:30 am–10:45 am

Coffee Break

10:45 am–11:45 am

B1: Best Practices Roundtable: Building & Managing a Successful Payroll Operation

C1: Interstate/ Traveling Employees

 

P1: Importing/ Exporting with FLS Systems

T1: Database Tuning for Performance

G1: CANCELED The Latest Changes in Forms & Reporting

 

Vendor Presentatio n

12:00 pm–1:45 pm

Networking Luncheon: Robert Strong: Juggling Your Responsibilities

2:00 pm–3:00 pm

B2: State of the Industry: Trends & Best Practices

C2: Executive Compensation & Fringe Benefits

P2: Automating Garnishments with FLS eDP.WAGE attachment™

T2: eDP.COM Deployment Strategies – Intranet, Internet, Extranet

G2: CANCELED The Latest Changes in Forms & Reporting [Encore]

Demo By: CCH Tax Compliance

3:00 pm–3:15 pm

Refreshment Break

3:15 pm–4:15 pm

B3: Panel Discussion: Sarbanes- Oxley’s Implications for Today’s Payroll Organizations

C3: Emerging Issues in State Unemployment

P3: Wage Detail Reporting with eDP.COM®

T3: Interfacing to FLS: An Overview

G3: Local Taxes: Oh My, Oh My!

Demo By: CCH Tax Compliance

4:30 pm–5:30 pm

B4: Employee vs. Independent Contractor & Highlights Concerning Employee Leasing

C4: On the Right Track: The FLS Notice Tracking System™

P4: The FLS Year End Tax System™: Current & Future Users

T4: FLS Product Troubleshooting

G4: Child Support Update

FLS Reseller Training

5:30 pm–6:00 pm

FLS Account Managers available for individual consultations

Tuesday, November 9

Session Track:

Business Strategy

Compliance
Issues

Product
Vision

Tools & Technology

Government Initiatives

Vendor Solutions

8:00 am–6:00 pm

Compliance Corner Vendor/Product Area Open for Hands-On Demos

8:00 am –8:30 am

FLS Account Managers available for individual consultations

8:30 am–9:30 am

B5: The Latest in Multiple Worksite Reporting

C5: Secrets to Success: Quarterly & Annual Processing with FLS Systems (Part 1 of 3)

P5: ASP/Hosted Options with FLS

T5: Installing & Updating FLS Products

G5: Employment & Unemploymen t Tax Trends

 

Demo By: Tesseract

9:30 am–9:45 am

Coffee Break

9:45 am–10:45 am

B6: Disaster Recovery: Business & Functional Aspects

C6: Secrets to Success: Quarterly & Annual Processing with FLS Systems (Part 2 of 3)

P6: Automating Garnishments with FLS eDP.WAGE attachment™ [Encore]

T6: Upgrading from Client/Server to eDP.COM: Technical Issues to Consider

G6: Electronic Government: What Is IRS’s Current Vision?

Vendor Presentation

11:00 am–12:00 pm

B7: State of Confusion: Handling Multi-State Taxation Issues

C7: Secrets to Success: Quarterly & Annual Processing with FLS Systems (Part 3 of 3)

P7: Moving from Client/Server to Web: An eDP.COM® Case Study

T7: Getting the Most from FLS Technical Support

G7: Tips on  Avoiding IRS Penalties

Demo By: Barnett Associates

12:15 pm–2:00 pm

Learning Luncheon: Louie Gravance: Creating the Happiest Workplace on Earth

2:15 pm –3:15 pm

B8: How to Manage State & Local Agency Notices

C8: Emerging Issues in State Unemployment [Encore]

P8: Moving from Client/Server to Web: An eDP.COM® Case Study [Encore]

T8: High- Performance FLS Product Deployment

G8: Voice of the APA: Payroll Legislative & Regulatory Update

FLS Reseller Training

3:15 pm–3:30 pm

Refreshment Break

3:30 pm–5:00 pm

Closing General Session:
Connie L. Davis (FLS) – Product Strategy Update
Grand Prize Giveaways

5:00 pm–5:30 pm

FLS Account Managers available for individual consultations

7:00 pm-11:00 pm

Universal Studios Hollywood Theme Party

Wednesday, November 10

8:00 am–11:00 am

Compliance Corner Vendor/Product Area Open for Hands-On Demos

8:00 am–11:00 am

FLS Account Managers available for individual consultations

8:00 am–11:00 am

Individual special interest/networking meetings

9:00 am–11:00 am

Roundtable 1: Sarbanes- Oxley: Planning Strategies

Roundtable 2: Security: Best Practices & FLS Plans

Roundtable 3: Stump the Techies

NOTE: FLS makes every effort to plan a comprehensive and complete event as far in advance as possible. However, because some planning elements are beyond our control, speakers and/or topics are subject to change without notice. Should a session or speaker change, we will make every effort to substitute a similar training opportunity.

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