The Securities and Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Improvements to Financial Reporting will hold a public meeting on Thursday, March 13, and Friday, March 14, 2008, at University of California - San Francisco, Laurel Heights Conference Center, Sublevel 1 Auditorium, 3333 California Street, San Francisco, California 94118.  The meeting will begin at 3:00 pm on Thursday, March 13, and at 8:00 am on Friday, March 14.  The meeting will be open to the public and webcast on the Commission’s Web site at www.sec.gov.  Persons needing special accommodations to take part because of a disability should notify James L. Kroeker, Deputy Chief Accountant, or Shelly C. Luisi, Senior Associate Chief Accountant, at (202) 551-5300, Office of the Chief Accountant, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549-6561. 

The agenda for the Thursday, March 13 meeting includes hearing oral testimony from panel participants regarding the Advisory Committee’s developed proposals related to materiality, restatements, and professional judgment.  The agenda for the Friday, March 14 meeting includes (1) hearing oral testimony from panel participants regarding the Advisory Committee’s developed proposal related to the implementation of XBRL, and (2) consideration of comment letters received by the Advisory Committee, consideration of updates from subcommittees of the Advisory Committee, and discussion of next steps and planning for the next meeting.