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AGA is proud to announce its schedule of the
very popular audio conference series for the 2010-2011 program
year, beginning July 1, 2010. This cost-effective educational
tool is only $249 per phone line and attendance is unlimited.
Just envision a 100-minute radio talk show that provides two
continuing professional education (CPE) hours to the listeners.
Further, since the last 20 minutes or so of the program is
devoted to call-in questions, the audio conference provides
interaction between the listeners and speakers.
The speakers are subject matter experts and
will provide PowerPoint presentations or other handouts for the
site coordinators to download and copy, as well as project to a
screen, so participants can follow along during the telecast.
Lastly, CDs of the program will be available
soon after the program is completed at a reasonable price. As
you will see from the schedule below, AGA is planning 12 audio
conferences this coming program year. But do not be surprised to
see other audio conferences added to the schedule during the
year as emerging issues come to light.
These telecasts are generally produced in
conjunction with the National Association of State Auditors,
Comptrollers and Treasurers (NASACT) and the Association of
Local Government Auditors. NASACT plans to do at least four
additional audio conferences or webinars during the same period.
Thus, you can earn at least 32 CPE hours from these training
experiences.
The audio conferences are routinely held on
Wednesdays from 2 to 3:50 p.m. EDT/EST unless otherwise noted.
Please check the AGA website before each audio conference to
ensure that there were no changes.
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Upcoming Audio Conferences
2010
»
August 11 – Using
Performance Measures to Improve Service Delivery
» Sept.
29 – Improving Program Performance & Accountability Through
Cooperative Audit Resolution
»
October 20 – Achieving Transparency – The Next Step to
Integrating Your Data
»
November 10 – Fraud
»
December 8 –
Internal Control and Risk Assessment—Thoughts from SAS 109 and
115
2011
»
January 19 – Are We Winning the Improper Payments Battle?
»
February 2 – Internal Controls
» March
2 – Auditing Tools
» March
23 – Improving Performance Reporting
» April
20 – Fraud
» May
18 - Ethics
» June
8 – Internal Controls
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An Exclusive Offer for AGA Chapters and ADVANTAGE Group Member
Agencies—Discounted Audio Conferences
AGA is pleased to again announce a special offer exclusively for
AGA chapters and ADVANTAGE group membership
agencies that will enhance your chapter’s or agency’s education
program and save you money! For a limited time only,
purchase 4, 5 or 6 AGA audio conferences as a package and you
will receive a 10 percent discount on the early-bird price
offered by the AGA. Purchase 7, 8 or 9 AGA audio conferences for
a 15 percent discount. Purchase 10, 11 or 12 audio conferences
for a whopping 20 percent discount.
This offer is only available to AGA chapters and ADVANTAGE
group membership partners until August 6, 2010. Contact
Maria Lucas at 800.AGA.7211, ext. 308 or
mlucas@agacgfm.org to register.
Click here to download the registration form.
The audio conference series has been a huge success over the
past few years for AGA and our customers. With thousands of
participants earning two CPE hours for each program, AGA now
offers practically monthly audio conferences each year that
provide chapters and group membership agencies a cost effective
and convenient way to provide quality education for members and
others in the government accountability profession. The audio
conferences have also attracted thousands of nonmembers that the
National Office and chapters are contacting to encourage them to
join.
If you have any questions about any of the audio conferences,
contact Raymond Harris, Director of Chapter Operations and Audio
Conference Producer, at 800.242.7211, ext. 339 or
rharris@agacgfm.org.
Not sure what is involved in becoming an ADVANTAGE
group membership agency, visit our website at
www.agacgfm.org/membership/advantage.aspx for all of the
details.
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How It Works
To register, please provide the
name and contact information for the site coordinator. This
person will receive an e-mail/fax confirmation once registered
and call-in instructions via email approximately one week prior
to the audio conference.
Materials for the Audio
Conference
Once the site coordinator has
registered, he/she will receive a confirmation that has a link
to a website containing speaker biographies, PowerPoint
presentations and CPE materials for download. Speaker materials
should be copied and distributed to participants prior to the
audio conference so they can follow along during the call.
How to Obtain CPE Hours
A
registration confirmation will be sent to each site coordinator
with links to a website where they can download a Sign-In Sheet
to be completed the day of the event and fax back to
AGA. Applicants should fill out a certificate of completion form
and send it back to AGA for processing. Once approved by AGA,
the continuing professional education certificate will be sent
back to the individual.