Highlights
The GAR Report is a monthly summary of membership numbers by chapter. In the Chapter Recognition Program, up to 3,000 credits are available in the Membership Section in the areas of Base Growth, New Member Acquisition and Retention.
The GAR lists chapters by size (Group A = 300 or more members; Group B = 150-299 members, etc.). We also publish a GAR by region. It may be useful to see how individual regions compare.
AGA National Staff
Have you ever wondered who is on the other end of the line when you call the National Office? To find out, click on “Chapter Resources” in Members Only and then scroll to the bottom under “National Office.”
Mark Your Calendar
June 18— NEW! Deadline for early registration rate for 59th Annual Professional Development Conference & Exposition (extended from June 11).
July 11–14—AGA’s 59th Annual Professional Development Conference & Exposition.
July 15—2010-2011 Chapter plans due to Jessica Jones.
July 15—2010-2011 RVP Goals and Objectives due to Jessica Jones.
PDC Hotel Scholarship Participants
If you have been chosen by your chapter to participate in the PDC hotel scholarship program, please forward your hotel confirmation number and arrival/departure dates to Jessica Jones.
Advertise for Free!
AGA’s online Training Opportunities Calendar allows chapters to list upcoming events free of charge. By clicking “Add an Event,” you can advertise your chapter meeting or regional event for everyone to see. With more than 1,200 visits every month, the Training Opportunities Calendar is a great way to get noticed by AGA members and nonmembers alike. |
June 2010, Volume 5, Issue 6
Congratulations 2010 Rally for Retention Winners
Thanks to your hard work, we were able to remind many of our members to renew before they were suspended. Through the excellence and determination of our chapters, we were able to reach out to more than two-thirds of the members who were in danger of suspension. As a result, numerous chapters met the goal of retaining 50 percent or more of their members who had not renewed by April 30, 2010, and many more chapters were close to reaching their goal.
Chapters that were able to encourage one-half or more of their members to renew by May 31 were entered into a drawing for a chance at three complimentary conference registrations. Our lucky winners are the following chapters:
- Beckley
- Idaho Centennial
- Silicon Valley
Winning chapters can choose which conference registration they would prefer: AGA’s 2010 Professional Development Conference & Exposition in Orlando, the Fifth Annual Internal Control & Fraud Conference in Washington, D.C, or the Sixth Annual Performance Management Conference in Baltimore.
A big thank you to ALL chapters that worked so hard to make this year’s Rally for Retention campaign successful. Just remember—it is never too late for a suspended member to be reinstated. If you have any questions, or have a member who would like to renew—please feel free to send them our way!
PDC Community Service Raffle and Silent Auction
 AGA is proud to once again sponsor the National Community Service Raffle and Silent Auction. During the PDC, we’ll be selling raffle tickets and hosting a silent auction for great prizes such as gift certificates, regional gift baskets, sports memorabilia and lots more. Proceeds will support the AGA National Community Service Fund as well as a charity selected by participants. Chapters are asked to donate prizes (gift baskets, t-shirts, etc.) from their local areas. Contact raffle coordinator Renee Gilman, CGFM, to donate.
PDC Business Meetings
Throughout the conference, AGA hosts several meetings geared toward our volunteer leaders. Listed below are a few of the meetings that are of particular interest to chapter officers. To view descriptions of these meetings and the full conference schedule, visit the AGA website for more details.
National Board of Directors (NBD) Meeting
Sunday, July 11, 8:30 – 11 a.m.
AGA Emerging Leaders Roundtable
Sunday, July 11, 1 – 3 p.m.
AGA Chapter Leadership Meeting—Focus on CGFM
Sunday, July 11, 1 – 2:10 p.m.
NEW! AGA Chapter Leadership Meeting—Focus on Accountability Outreach
Sunday, July 11, 1 – 2:10 p.m
(Learn more about establishing an accountability outreach position in your chapter or what you can do to promote government accountability in your community)
AGA Chapter Leadership Meeting—Focus on Communications
Sunday, July 11, 2:30 – 3:40 p.m.
(Attention Chapter Communicators: Let Chris Camara know about any specific items you’d like discussed at the session.)
AGA Chapter Development and Assistance Meeting
Sunday, July 11, 2:30 – 3:40 p.m.
AGA Chapter Leadership Meeting—Focus on Education
Sunday, July 11, 3:50 – 5 p.m.
AGA Chapter Leadership Meeting—Focus on Membership
Sunday, July 11, 3:50 – 5 p.m.
Yellow Book Compliance
AGA is offering a one- or two-day training course on The Yellow Book (also known as GAGAS) encompassing numerous engagements, such as auditing financial statements, performance auditing and engaging in attest work (reviews, examinations and agreed-upon procedures). Anyone working on a Yellow Book engagement must understand its general, fieldwork and reporting standards. The participants will be able to understand the requirements contained within Yellow Book, such as those for financial statement audits, performance audits and attestation engagements.
For more information about this course or any of the other 40 training
courses offered by AGA, please contact Joe Jozefczyk at 800.AGA.7211, ext. 307, or Lynn Hoffman at 800.AGA.7211, ext. 342.
Registration Open for Internal Control & Fraud Conference
Join AGA at its Fifth Annual Internal Control & Fraud Conference, set for Sept. 15–16 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. Hear from leaders in government and private industry discuss latest discovery techniques and lessons learned from various schemes; how poor internal controls can lead to fraud, waste and abuse; and how different levels of government are cooperating to improve services to citizens. The conference will also cover such interesting topics as cyber crime, using suspension and disbarment actions for poorly performing contractors, war against improper payments, municipal market enforcement and regulatory reforms, mortgage and bank fraud, Medicaid investigations, and Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board and GAO oversight activities. Earn 14 CPE hours. Speakers include:
U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri)
James Sheehan, JD, Medicaid Inspector General, Office of the Medicaid Inspector General, State of New York
Richard L. Skinner, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
In addition to an excellent technical program, this event is packed with opportunities to share best practices, resources and information, and to network and cultivate professional contacts.
• Register now and save.
• Download and mail the registration form.
Information about the agenda, speakers, hotel accommodations and exhibit and sponsorship opportunities is coming soon.
2010 AGA Performance Management Conference
The Sixth Annual Performance Management Conference (PMC) will be held Oct. 13–14 in Baltimore, MD, at the Embassy Suites Hotel BWI. Earn 11 CPE hours and 2 more if you attend the complimentary Tool Kit Workshop on Thursday afternoon. AGA is looking for program agenda topics. Do you have a subject you would like the conference to cover? Contact Evie Barry.
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