The IDEA UK User Group was established in 1991 as a non-profit organisation independent of the developers and distributors of IDEA, with the objective of promoting a free exchange of ideas, information, and experiences between users of IDEA. Over the years we have grown and now have a membership in excess of 140 organisations drawn from business, the public sector and the accountancy profession.

The User Group is managed by a steering committee elected by members. Whilst independent of both CaseWare IDEA Inc. (IDEA developers) and AuditWare Systems Ltd. (UK distributors), we have close links with both companies who support our efforts and regularly contribute to our meetings.

The main activity of the User Group is to organise twice yearly meetings, held in central London during the spring and the autumn. At these meetings you will hear a variety of presentations including technical advice on the use of IDEA from developers and support staff, and also on use of IDEA within their organisations from other members of the User Group.

In recent years the User Group has supported the creation of special interest groups for auditors of the SAP and Oracle Financials ERP products, and a subsidiary group for users based in the west and south west of the UK. We also have close links with the Irish User Group and regularly exchange speakers with them.