JAKARTA: About 1,000 accountants across the country will

JAKARTA: About 1,000 accountants across the country will
gather at the Horison Hotel from Sept. 25 to 27 to elect their
new leaders and discuss the latest development in the accounting
industry.

The ninth congress is expected to be opened by President
Megawati Soekarnoputri, the Indonesian Accountants Association
(IAI) said in a statement. The association holds its congress
once every four years.

The first day of the congress will be marked with a seminar on
tax tribunal, money laundering law and the implication of money
laundering on accounting profession.

On the second day, the association members will meet to select
their new leaders and modify the association's statute.

The congress will be closed on the third day with a seminar on
accounting profession and its current challenges, featuring
speakers such as Coordinating Minister for the Economy Dorodjatun
Kuntjoro Djakti, former minister of finance Bambang Sudibyo, as
well as, several corporate leaders and analysts. -- JP