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Home My WebLink AboutM-82-0725m MIEMBRO OE LA ASOCIACION INTERAMERICANA DE CONTABILIOAD JO • ^� 4545 N.W. 7th STREET, SUITE 14 • MIAM1, FLORIDA 33126 • TELEFONO: (305) 444-3571 P.O. BOX 350006 RIVERSIDE STATION • MIAMI, FLORIDA 33135 July 12, 1982 Mr. Howard V. Gary Manager, City of Miami P.O. Box 330708 Miami, Florida 33133 Re: III Interamerican Regional Seminar - October 20-22, 1982 Dear Mr. Gary: We were glad to know through our mutual friend Mr. Jack Alfonso, that you are in the position"to help us in the organization of the event of the reference. In accordance with the instructions received from him, we request a personal appearance for July 22, 1982 to present the subject matter. We also enclose the requested following documentation: a. Memorandum addressed to you, on this subject, dated June 29, 1982; and b. The Budget for this event. Please let me know if you have any further questions on this matter; and kindly confirm me the time for the appearance as soon as possible, to the following; phones: 262-2351/3; 226-9725 and 221-5661. Thank you for all your courtesies. Sincerely yours,, / fV C— C" Ar'stides L' Mendez-Insua, C.P.A. �— President, Organizational Connnittee of the III Interamerican Regional Seminar C-" cC' "ESIAMOS EXILADOS PORQUE PRETFNOIERON CONFISCARNOS LA MENTE" 82-I25 wE HA'JF CHC)SEN TO BE EXILED RATHER THAN HAVE OUR MINOS CONFISCATED r TO: The Manager of the City of Miami FROM: The Association of Accountants of Cuba in Exile DATE: June 29, 1982 '!1 SUBJECT: III Interamerican Regional Seminar October 20-22, 1982 - Miami, Florida The Interamerican Accounting Association is the organization that represents the accounting profession in the American Continent. It has evolved as follows. The First Interamerican Conference of Accounting was held in San Juan, Puertt);Rico, in 1949. Several countries of this Hemisphere attended this Conference: Cuba was one of them. The Fifth Conference, scheduled to be held in Havana, Cuba, in 1960, had to be postponed due to the unstable political situation in Cuba at that time and never took place. In 1961, the accountants who left Cuba organized in Miami their association under the name of Association of Accountants of Cuba in Exile (AACE). Representatives of this association attended the Sixth Interamerican Conference of Accounting held in New York in 1962, where the RACE was recognized as a member of the Conference representing Cuba: in this character it has attended all the following conferences. The 25th Silver Anniversary of the Interamerican Conference of Accounting was commemorated in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1974. This was the XI Conference and since then the conference became an association under the name of Interamerican Accounting Association (IAA). After the XIII Interamerican Conference of Accounting„ held in Panama in 1979, the Executive C omnittee of the Association (IAA) realized that to better reach the goals of the Association it was neces ar to r- � 2 exchange the technical experiences of the members more frequently, since the Conference is held every two years only. With this purpose in mind, the I Interamerican Regional Seminar was organized and held in Bogota, Colombia, in June, 1981. In April, 1982, the II Interamerican Regional Seminar was held in Lima, Peru, with the participation of more than 230 accountants from several countries of this Continent. The Seminars were so successful that they gained the name of Mini -Conferences. After the II Seminar, the Executive Committee of the Interamerican Accounting Association requested from the Association of Accountants of Cuba in Exile to sponsor the III Seminar, to be held in Miami, Florida, on October 20-i2; '1982. In addition, the Executive Committee of the Association (IAA) will also be in Miami to hold its semi-annual meeting, prior to the Seminar, on October 18-20, 1982. The Association of Accountants of Cuba in Exile has appointed an organizational committee and weekly meetings have been held since the beginning of May, 1982, to plan for the Seminar. The place selected for it is the Hyatt Regency Hotel, which together with the City of Miami Convention Center and the University of Miami Conference Center, integrate the James L. Knight International Conference Center. Based on the previous experience of the Association (AACE) on this kind of events, like the II Convention of Cuban Accountants, held in Miami Beach in 1978, we estimate an attendance of approximately 500 accountants from the Latin American countries, the United States and Canada. The "Impact of the Computers in the Modern Business" is the main technical subject of the III Seminar. Several manufacturers of computers will exhibit and demonstrate their products. Also, well known national and international speakers will be in attendance. The organizational committee is very enthusiastic in the prepara- tion of the III Seminar because we want to bring to our City of Miami the forthcoming 1984 Interamerican Conference of Accounting. This event will represent an attendance of more than 2,000 accountants from the Western Hemisphere. We know that to reach this goal we must do a great effort to make the III Interamerican Regional Seminar the best one ever. A budget has been prepared for the cost of the III Seminar. A determination has been made that approximately an additional cash requirement of $30,000 is needed to cover expenses in order to reach our goals. Therefore, we are requesting from you a contribution from the City of Miami to cover this requirement, as well as any other help that the City could offer toward the advertising and promotion of the III Seminar. Because of the adverse propagarrda received by our City from the media in the last two years, events like the III Interainc_rican Regional Seminar are the best means to change in Latin America the falsely projected image of Miami and to rebuild the old one as the "bright" bridge to Latin America. WE FIRMLY BELIEVE 111TS CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH OUR EFFORTS AND YOUR HELP! 82-'72L: f BUDGET OF THE III INTERAMERICAN REGIONAL SEMINAR October 20-22, 1982 Revenues Delegates (400 X $135) BUDGET OF THE III INTERAMERICAN REGIONAL SEMINAR October 20-22, 1982 Revenues Delegates (400 X $135) $ 54,000 Observers (100 X $,60) 6,000 60,000 Costs and expenses Variable costs Programmed events 400 X $50 20,000 100 X $40 4,000 Extraordinary events 500 X $60 30,000 5 4, 000 Fixed Interamerican ACtounting Association Air Fares 6,200 Hotel 4,400 Events 1,400 12,000 Other Printing - 2,000 Letters and postage 2,000 Secretary 3,000 Advertising 6,000 Music 2,000 Photos 1,000 Floral arrangements 500 Tours for observers 3,000 Coffee -breaks 2,000 Simultaneous translation 2,000 Miscellaneous 1,000 24,500 90,500 Excess of costs and expenses over revenues $(30,500)