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The deadline for submitting your membership
renewal is March 31, 2006. Ensure that your member
benefits are uninterrupted by renewing online. It’s so quick and
easy! Just login to the 
The
registration brochure for AGA’s 2006 Professional Development
Conference & Exposition is now available online. The brochure
includes a list of all the education sessions and events taking place
at this year's conference. You can also get information about
registration, hotel accommodations, travel discounts, the golf
tournament and more.
AGA is
proud to announce its latest educational offering. The First
National Internal Control and Fraud Conference will be held on
September 25-26, 2006 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in downtown
Atlanta,
GA. With a theme of "Fraud Prevention and Detection: The
Newest Tools and
Techniques," the conference will focus on management's
responsibility
for ensuring a good system of internal controls and the role
of
all accountability
professionals in minimizing the risk of fraud, waste and
abuse.
Hear from leaders in government and private industry who will
discuss
the latest discovery techniques and lessons learned from
various schemes, and how different levels of government are cooperating
to
improve services to citizens. Watch for updates on the
conference in the weeks ahead on AGA's
The
initiative to declare March "CGFM Month" is growing every
year. To date, at least 12 states have declared March 2006 "CGFM
Month" (with 4 more offering their support in recognition and
congratulatory letters and proclamations). This year the local
governments also joined in recognizing the CGFM. And we are not done
yet! 
The
Financial Accounting Foundation has engaged the National Research
Center to conduct a public opinion survey regarding the Governmental
Accounting Standards Board. The survey is an important element of the
GASB’s efforts to communicate with its constituents and engage
them in the standards-setting process. AGA members may be randomly
selected to participate in the survey, which will be administered in
the latter part of March. If you receive the survey, you are strongly
encouraged to respond promptly.