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The Technology Council of Southern California has formed a new trade group for financial executives in the technology industry. The Financial Executives Society, sponsored by SingerLewak, will offer networking and continuing education to tech industry chief financial officers, controllers and business executives.

Programming will include round table discussions, guest speaker events and educational workshops covering topics such as tax, finance, accounting and more.

"Placing an increased emphasis on peer-to-peer connections provides an excellent opportunity for the Technology Council to better meet the diverse needs of all its members," said Technology Council President Rick Sharga. "We see tremendous opportunity in creating vertical-specific events that provide our members with connections, information and resources that will help them grow and succeed."

The current 2009 Financial Executives Society event schedule includes:

• May 13 - Basics of Revenue Recognition in High Technology Industries


• June 30 - CFO's Guide to Licensing Agreements - An Accounting
  Perspective


• Sept. 29 - Tax Credits: Lost and Found in a Recovering Economy


• Nov. 17 - Financial Reporting: A Retrospective of Changes from 2009 and What's Up and Coming for 2010