Highlights of Board of directors' July meeting.

• Position: Brief Article

Following are some of the more significant actions and events that took place at the AICPA's Board of Directors' meeting July 11-12:

* Since the meeting was in mid-July when there was a flurry of activity surrounding new regulation of the accounting profession, the board was briefed on the SEC's and Congress's proposals, as well as state legislative activity (see page 1).

* Chair James G. Castellano discussed his proposed plan to improve communication with the membership and key constituencies. The board contributed some thoughts, and agreed that AICPA staff should move ahead with implementing the Member Outreach Program.

* Work continues on converting the paper-based Uniform CPA Examination to a computer-based exam...