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April 7—Kathleen Turco, Chief Financial Officer, General Services Administration May 5—Danny Werfel (Invited), Deputy Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management, U.S. Office of Management and Budget The dinners are set for 6:15 – 9:15 p.m. at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Arlington, VA (Pentagon City Mall). The cost is $175 per participant, which covers cocktails, dinner and valet parking. One important thing to remember—there is NO selling at these events. If you are interested in participating in a dinner, please download the Dinner Reservation Form and submit it to Susan Fritzlen. Each dinner is limited to 20 Corporate Partners, one per Corporate Partner organization. Selections for each dinner are first-come, first-served AND based on previous attendance at dinners. Once the attendees are selected from the returned Reservation Forms, we will notify those who are confirmed for a seat and those who are placed on the waiting list.
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March 2009 , Volume 7, Issue 1
 NEW! Upcoming Networking EventGene L. Dodaro, CGFM, Acting Comptroller General, U.S. Government Accountability Office, will headline AGA’s Meet the Financial Management Policy-makers breakfast, set for 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. AGA’s leadership breakfasts bring private sector and government executives together to exchange information, solve issues and build partnership and trust. After all, we share common goals, and we can learn from each other’s mistakes and successes. AGA Executive Director Relmond Van Daniker, DBA, CPA, will moderate a discussion with Dodaro on GAO’s plans to carry out its oversight role related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). The Recovery Act assigns GAO a range of responsibilities to help promote accountability and transparency. There will be time for Q&A from the audience after the discussion. Federal, state and local leaders will participate along with AGA Corporate Partners. We expect close to 125 participants. Each Corporate Partner organization is allotted two registrations to the breakfast (download the Corporate Partner registration form). Cost is $100 per person. For more information, please contact Susan Fritzlen. Please reserve May 7 to attend an important quarterly Corporate Partner business meeting to be held at the City Club (Franklin Square) in Washington, D.C. This is a new venue for the meeting. We need every Corporate Partner organization to send at least one representative to this meeting. We will be changing the format of the meeting, including roundtable discussions and guest speakers. Plus, the popular networking social hour has returned. Stay tuned! This is an excellent opportunity for you to network with other Corporate Partner representatives and learn firsthand how to maximize your organization’s partnership with AGA. Please RSVP to Susan Fritzlen or call 800.AGA.7211, ext 314. Make the most out of your partnership with AGA and get involved.
Two new research projects are under way and both of these are on a fast track to be completed as soon as possible. The first research project is Accountability and Transparency in Action, Control Considerations for a Stimulus Spending Plan: How to Ensure that Recovery Stimulus Money Gets Spent Wisely. The final product of this research will be a report describing best practices and lessons learned from previous recovery spending projects. It is intended to be helpful to both federal agency funding providers and recipients of the Recovery Act funding, giving them advice on how to have the right controls in place and how to walk the tightrope between getting the money out fast and getting the money out right. It is sponsored by Kearney & Co. The second is Delivering Information that Program Managers Can Use Every Day—How Costing Information Can Help Program Managers in Program Planning, Control and Risk Assessment. This is a very timely project. This current surge in spending is sending more funding to agencies that may not be prepared to deal with the funds flow in a cost effective way. There is much interest in how better costing practices can mitigate waste in programs, thus freeing up moneys to be used elsewhere. The research will focus on how federal entities are using or can use cost information to help in decision-making, investment or programmatic decisions, ROI calculations, etc. We are going to interview selected agencies and compile examples of best practices that other agencies can use in their own efforts to better utilize managerial cost accounting. It is sponsored by the MIL Corporation. A third research project is Measuring Success: How Agreement on the Right Performance Measures Can Aid Accountability. There are two kinds of accountability. There is the accountability for funds received and there is the accountability that shows that the funds achieved the desired objectives and created long-term value to the state, the recipient and to the country. The latter kind of accountability is what this research is about. The objective of the research is to show that the use of performance measures in funding programs can demonstrate that the funds are producing tangible value to the taxpayer. It will focus on state and local governments and other final recipients of funding. The research will start in the next couple of months and is sponsored by Crowe Horwath. Sponsorships for other research projects are being discussed with some of our other corporate partners. These include topics as diverse as: the reliability of performance information, asset valuations for assets constructed under the Recovery Act or other stimulus spending bills and how these can be used to measure return on investment, the use of technology in financial management (update on Trends in Technology) and a project on intergovernmental transactions. Please contact Anna Miller, Director of Research, for more information.
Exclusive Offer to Corporate Partners Register five or more of your offices for any of the upcoming audio conferences and you will receive a 20 percent discount off the early-bird price offered by the AGA. That's right, pay only $200 per site instead of the current registration price of $249. And remember, attendance is unlimited and 2 CPE hours are available for each participant. You cannot find a more cost-effective way of providing staff training with little or no travel involved. For questions regarding these programs and/or to suggest program topics, contact Raymond Harris, Director of Chapter Operations, at 800.AGA.7211, ext. 339. Questions regarding registration should be directed to Maria Lucas, Meetings Specialist, ext. 308.
Exhibit for invaluable opportunities to network, cultivate leads and gain face-to-face interaction with more than 1,900 hard-to-reach government financial management and accountability leaders. We combine all the right elements to attract attendees to the Exhibit Hall and move them toward your booth. Over 50 percent of the Exhibit Hall has already been sold—reserve your booth early to guarantee your spot. Advertise or sponsor to enhance your company’s visibility beyond the show floor. We offer a wide range of opportunities to help you stand out and gain a competitive edge. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to put your products and services in front of the people who need them most. Join us in The Big Easy and secure your place at this important event!
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The Professional Development Conference & Exposition (PDC) takes place June 21–24, 2009, in New Orleans, and features top-quality educational sessions, captivating speakers and numerous networking events. The conference features opportunities for advertising, exhibiting and sponsorship.