To: All AICPA Members
Fr: AICPA News Update

Re: AICPA President Melancon Delivers Speech Calling for Rejuvenated Accounting Culture

On September 4, 2002, Barry Melancon, AICPA President and Chief Executive Officer, addressed academics, business and financial leaders, and the media at the Yale Club in New York City. His speech, A New Accounting Culture, outlined the AICPA's roles and initiatives designed to increase public confidence in the audit and the CPA profession.

Calling for a revitalized accounting culture, Barry stated, "In fulfilling all of these roles, the AICPA has an overriding mission: to shape an accounting culture for the future that surpasses the legacy of our past."

Please take a few minutes to read these important initiatives. To access the speech, visit www.aicpa.org. Click on the flashing banner for more information on federal and state legislation, exposure drafts, financial reporting and other issues related to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. To share your thoughts and comments, please send an e-mail to AICPANewsUpdate@aicpa.org.

A streaming video of the presentation is available on the AICPA Web site.