Conference and Training Fees

Annual Conference

This year we are celebrating the 30th anniversary of the SDP Annual Conference. Join us for a look back and look ahead of depreciation then and now and a special 30th anniversary event on Monday night!

Snapshot of Topics:

-Changes in Utility Industry and Regulations Over the Past 30 Years

-How to Prepare a Power Plant Decommissioning Study

-Valuation of Intangibles

The Conference Resource page can be found here. The final agenda, presentations, and more can be found there!

Training

We invite you to take advantage of the exceptional training offered at the 2017 SDP Conference and Training. Our excellent courses are taught by recognized leaders in the field of depreciation. Over 90% of responses to our course evaluations rate our courses “good” or “excellent”. 

In response to your requests, we continue to offer our expanded class focusing on engineering aspects of life analysis. And new this year we have added a class in Pricing of Retirements. We have also added a new class on Sunday in which you will examine in detail The Impact of Depreciation on Revenue Requirements, including short term and long term implications on your capital recovery policy.  Also included on Sunday is a discussion of depreciation strategies and stranded cost recovery.

Our expert faculty will gladly share their extensive experience with you in courses with real-world applications. Trainees report that the skills acquired are readily transferable to one’s job. And the information is excellent preparation for the CDP exam. As an added benefit, trainees and instructors gather at informal evening receptions that provide valuable networking opportunities.

We have training to fit your needs!  We offer four courses concurrently after the conference. Depreciation Fundamentals is an excellent overview course focusing on the major topics related to depreciation. In response to your requests, in Life and Salvage Analysis we have expanded the Gross Salvage and Cost of Removal class and added the new class Pricing of Retirements.  In Analyzing the Life of Real-World Property, we have expanded the class probing the engineering reasons that cause assets to fail.  Our final course walks you through Preparing and Supporting a Depreciation Study.  These four concurrent courses are offered from Tuesday at 1:00 PM to Friday noon.

And there’s more!  On Sunday afternoon before the Conference you may choose between two courses.  Introduction to Depreciation offers a brief overview of the major depreciation topics. Depreciation and Ratemaking Issues is a higher-level course that focuses on capital recovery, revenue requirements, and current issues related to depreciation and includes our new class The Impact of Depreciation on Revenue Requirements. These two concurrent courses are offered Sunday 11:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

Dr. Susan Jensen, CDP, will again coordinate the SDP Training.

CDP Exam

The CDP exam will be offered twice during the conference and training week. Test takers may not take the exam more than once in the week and payment is due prior to sitting for the exam.

You must be an SDP member to take the exam and qualify for the CDP.

Registration Cancellation Policy

Cancellations on or before August 10, 2017 will receive a refund, minus a $50 processing fee. After August 10, 2017, any fees paid for an individual who cannot attend the 2017 Annual Conference or Training will be applied to the 2018 Annual Conference or Training. For information regarding refund, complaint and program cancellation policies, please contact our offices at (978) 364-5195.

CPE Credits

Attendees at the 2017 SDP Annual Meeting and/or Training can receive CPE credits. The Society of Depreciation Professionals is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.learningmarket.org.

If you have any questions or concerns about the SDP Annual Conference or Training please contact the SDP at the address below.