Vol. 43, #8, April 12, 2004
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A Primer on Internal Controls and
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Internal control has never been optional, and now an
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April 26, 2004—Spotlight on the AGA Corporate Partner Program
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Welcome to Government Financial Management TOPICS, the Bi-weekly
Briefing of AGA News
SPOTLIGHT ON THE AGA EDUCATION PROGRAM
IN OTHER NEWS FROM AGA…
REGULAR FEATURES
CPE OPPORTUNITIES
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ISSUE SPOTLIGHT:
The AGA Education Program
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The Growing Importance of Continued Profession Education
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The rapid
pace of change certainly has affected the financial management
profession in the past decade. Today’s financial management
accountability professional relies more and more on their ability to
respond quickly to changing demands of customer requirements and
changing government policies. Business and governments are
encouraging employees to embrace change that leads to innovation. To
adapt to changes, the professional needs new skills. Just keeping up
to date is no longer an option; it is critical to professional and
organizational success. AGA offers several opportunities to help the
financial management accountability professional meet continuing
professional education (CPE) needs.
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AGA Professional
Development Conference & Exposition
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For more than 50
years, top leaders in government financial management have
participated in AGA Annual Conferences. The 53rd Annual Professional
Development Conference & Exposition (PDC), to be held June 27 – 30,
2004, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. is
worth 25 CPE hours. The PDC theme “Technology: Powering the
Accountability Age,” provides the perfect opportunity to become more
knowledgeable about the complexities of meeting new expectations for
accountability. There has never been a more critical time to become
a better-educated government financial manager. Commit to excellence
today by registering for the top training event of the year.
Early Registration
Deadline: May 28, 2004
For more
information about the conference agenda, registration, hotel and
travel discounts, please visit our website,
www.agacgfm.org/pdc
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AGA Government
Financial Management Training Program
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AGA has developed a
training program for accountability professionals in the government
financial management field. The training program provides 48 hours
of quality continuing professional education (CPE) and is divided
into three areas:
The Government
Environment describes the unique aspects of government and how those
aspects differ from the private sector and nonprofit organizations.
It is designed for accountants, auditors, budget professionals and
controllers in government as well as academics and other
professionals who have an interest in government. It is particularly
appropriate for newly hired professionals.
The Governmental
Accounting, Financial Reporting and Budgeting covers the general
principles of governmental accounting, financial reporting,
performance measures and budgeting. It also covers the unique
aspects of accounting and reporting for the federal government as
well as state and local governments. It is designed for accountants,
auditors, budget professionals and controllers in government as well
as academics and other professionals who have an interest in
government. It is particularly appropriate for newly hired
professionals.
Governmental
Financial Management and Control covers various financial management
functions and controls required of government financial managers,
including internal controls, auditing, performance measurement,
financial analysis techniques and specific financial management
practices used in government. It is designed for accountants,
auditors, budget professionals and controllers in government as well
as academics and other professionals who have an interest in
government. It is particularly appropriate for newly hired
professionals.
Contact Pete Rose at
prose@agacgfm.org
for more information about the Government Financial Management
Training Program.
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AGA/NASACT Audio
Conference Series
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AGA in conjunction
with the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and
Treasurers (NASACT) are pleased to announce the Audio Conference
Series. Audio conferences are cost effective, time-efficient and
convenient way for the accountability professional to stay on top of
the latest developments in the field. Participants can earn 2 CPE
hours for just $249, which covers the cost of connecting one phone
line. An unlimited number of staff can listen in. Each 100-minute
audio conference includes live discussions, practical strategies and
real-world advice from specialists and all for one low price!
Register for audio conferences at www.agacgfm.org/education
For information
only, CDs of previous audio conferences may be purchased for $45.95
by contacting Lin Latham at
llatham@agacgfm.org
CDs are available
for:
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FASAB Future:
Bold New Directions, presented December 17, 2004
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Accelerating
Annual Financial Reporting, presented January 14, 2004
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GASB Service
Efforts and Accomplishment Overview, presented February 4, 2004
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GASB Statement
39, presented March 3, 2004
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Human Resource
challenges In A Changing Accounting World, presented April 7, 2004
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Journal CPE Online
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The Journal CPE
online self-study program is designed for the government financial
management professional on the move. By reading an issue of the
Journal of Government Financial Management, and taking the relevant
quiz, participants can earn 3 CPE hours. You will be able to:
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have the latest
information and trends in accounting, auditing, management,
ethics, consulting services, personal development and taxation.
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read
thought-provoking articles that provide advice to help government
financial managers perform their jobs more effectively
Go to
www.agacgfm.org/cpeonline/
to begin today!
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AGA’s
Certificate of Excellence In Accountability Reporting (CEAR) and
Certificate of Excellence in Service Efforts and Accomplishment
(SEA) Reporting Programs
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AGA has developed a
training program for accountability professionals to identify ways
to improve performance reports. The courses are:
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Reviewing and
Improving Performance and Accountability Reports (PARs) worth 2 CPE
hours. This event is designed for individuals serving as reviewers
in the CEAR Program and other accountability professionals who want
to review and identify ways to improve federal agency PARs.
Participants leave with a clear understanding of the CEAR Program's
evaluation process and how to help their own as well as other
federal agencies improve their reports
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Producing An
Excellent Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) worth 2 CPE
hours. This event is designed to provide federal accountability
professionals involved in the development of PARs with information
and tools to improve federal agency PARs. Participants will leave
with a clear understanding of how to help their own federal agency
as well as other federal agencies to improve their reports.
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Reviewing and
Improving "Service Efforts and Accomplishments (SEA)" Reports, worth
4 CPE hours. This event is designed for individuals serving as
reviewers in the SEA Program and other state and local government
accountability professionals who want to review and identify ways to
improve state or local government performance reports, (also call a
service efforts and accomplishments report). Participants leave with
a clear understanding of the SEA Program's evaluation process and
how to help their own as well as other governments improve their
reports.
Contact Lisa
Thatcher at
lthatcher@agacgfm.org for information about any of the CEAR or
SEA programs.
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AGA Research
Program
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AGA plans to do
independent research and develop pilot studies and White Papers that
will present assessments of current practice and make
recommendations to improve federal, state, and local governmental
accounting, auditing, and financial management. Research will be
conducted on a variety of topics. These may include: identifying and
recommending best practices in internal control procedures and
reporting and other federal financial management areas;
participating in studies to determine standard practices and
procedures for measuring performance and developing performance
management and measurement standards; and developing common
performance measures for grants management at federal, state, and
local levels. After the research is completed, it is possible that
courses worth CPE will be developed to explain and provide guidance
on the best practices identified in the research.
Contact Anna Miller at
amiller@agacgfm.org
for more information about the AGA research program.
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AGA’s Education
and Professional Development Catalog
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For more information on AGA
education and professional development opportunities visit the
catalog at:
www.agacgfm.org/education/catalog.aspx
or contact Lin Latham at
llatham@agacgfm.org
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IN OTHER NEWS
FROM AGA…
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Join Us for the
2004 PDC in Washington, D.C.
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You’re invited to
attend the premier government financial management education event
of the year!
AGA is proud to
announce its 53rd Annual Professional Development Conference &
Exposition (PDC), to be held June 27 – 30, 2004, at the Marriott
Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C.
The PDC will bring
together more than 1,200 federal, state and local government
professionals, as well as private sector leaders, to discuss timely
issues affecting government financial management. The conference
offers 25 CPE hours and provides unparalleled opportunities to make
valuable professional contacts, discuss challenges, discover
creative solutions and gain the tools you need to become more
effective.
With the theme
"Technology: Powering the Accountability Age," PDC 2004 provides the
perfect opportunity to become more knowledgeable about the
complexities of meeting new expectations for accountability. There
has never been a more critical time to become a better-educated
government financial manager. Commit to excellence today by
registering for the top training event of the year.
Early Registration
Deadline: May 28, 2004
For more
information about the conference agenda, registration, hotel
and travel
discounts, please visit our website,
www.agacgfm.org/pdc
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How to Register
for AGA’s PDC
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Register online and
save $25! Go to
http://members.agacgfm.org/scriptcontent/membersonly/registration-logon.cfm
or download the PDC 2004 Registration Form at
www.agacgfm.org/pdc/registration/
Interested in
exhibiting or sponsoring at the PDC? Contact Ada
Phillips at
aphillips@agacgfm.org
Interested in advertising in the conference program? Contact Marie
Force at
mforce@agacgfm.org
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REGULAR FEATURES
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Member
Happenings
Lesli Cathey, CGFM, a member of the
AGA Austin Chapter and the Texas-Oklahoma Regional Vice
President-Elect, has been promoted to manager of the Texas School
Performance Review at the Legislative Budget Board. The program was
transferred to the budget board from the Comptroller’s Office.
Baltimore Chapter members Allison
Chrest, of the Social Security Administration, and Sheila East, of
the Defense Contract Audit Agency, both passed the Certified Public
Accountants examination.
Patty Hamm, CGFM, a member of the
AGA Austin Chapter, is the proud parent of Jenna Louise Hamm, born
on March 9.
Rosy Moore and Kay Davis, members
of the AGA Austin Chapter, each won $500 scholarships to offset
costs associated with earning the CGFM certification.
Meredith Williams, CGFM, a member
of the AGA Denver Chapter, an AGA Past National President and the
executive director of the Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement
Association since 2000, has been elected chair of the Council of
Institutional Investors. The council is an association of more than
140 public, corporate and union pension funds with assets of more
than $3 trillion. The council focuses on shareholder rights, and
members meet with federal elected officials, business leaders and
the corporate governance community to promote those rights. Council
members also provide testimony at congressional hearings, write
articles on corporate governance topics and speak at professional
conferences. Williams said, “These are exciting times for those
devoted to increasing shareholder value through good corporate
governance. I am honored to work with council members and staff as
we seek to effectively convey our message to Congress, regulators,
the market and corporate leaders.”
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CPE
OPPORTUNITIES, ORGANIZED BY REGION
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NATIONAL
The AGA National
Office is pleased to extend a special opportunity to AGA chapters.
Between Jan 1, 2004 and Dec. 31, 2004, Jay Fountain, CGFM, GASB’s
former assistant director of research, now retired, and Wilson
Campbell, CGFM, project director, GASB’s SEA Program are available
as educational event and conference
speakers. Visit
www.agacgfm.org/education/educationdefault.aspx
for more details or
contact AGA's Director of Education Lin Latham at
llatham@agacgfm.org
06/27/04 - 06/30/04 AGA’s 53rd Annual Professional Development
Conference & Exposition
"Technology: Powering the Accountability Age"
To stay at the top
of the profession, it’s not enough for government financial managers
to keep up to date on current developments in the field. To position
yourself as a leader, you must understand emerging issues and trends
to be prepared to handle the inevitable challenges and crises that
arise in an ever-changing environment. Technological advances in
government financial management have changed financial reporting.
New regulations have made those changes mandatory. Are you prepared
to face these challenges? Join AGA in Washington D.C. to hear from
the people leading the way to more
accountable governments. Go to
www.agacgfm.org/pdc
for agenda
and registration
information.
CAPITAL
04/21/04 Keys to Achieving Success in Accelerated Financial
Reporting and Understanding GWA
AGA’s Northern
Virginia Chapter presents this day-long training event, worth 8 CPE
hours, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Alexandria, Old Town. Keynote
speaker is Don Hammond, fiscal assistant secretary for the U.S.
Department of Treasury to discuss the Governmentwide Accounting and
Reporting Project. Fees are $125 for AGA members
and $150 for
nonmembers. Go to
registration@novaga.orgfor
more information.
04/21/04 Annual
Fraud Conference
AGA’s Baltimore Chapter is sponsoring this
conference, worth 7 CPE hours, at the Maritime Institute of
Technology, 5700 Hammonds Ferry Road, Linthicum Heights, MD.
Speakers include Alan Stubbs, special agent-in-charge of the
Systems, Security and Analysis Division of the Social Security
Administration, Office of Inspector General; Art Hayes, CGFM,
director of the Division of State Audit in the Tennessee
Comptroller’s Office; and David Cotton, CGFM, managing partner of
Cotton & Company LLP, Certified Public Accountants. Cost is $90 for
AGA members and $130 for nonmembers. For more information, leave a
message at 410.965.9716 or send an e-mail to
agabaltimore@yahoo.com.
04/22/04 Local Training Event
AGA’s
Montgomery/Prince Georges County Chapter presents a training event
from 1:30 to 5 p.m., worth 4 CPE hours at the National Institutes of
Health, Natcher Conference Center. We will highlight and discuss
"GPRA—Ten Years Later," presented by Patricia A. Dalton, CGFM, of
GAO; "Erroneous Payments," presented by Woody Jackson, of KPMG; and
"Accounting for Leases," presented by Daniel Shriver, of KPMG. The
cost is $65 for members and $75 for
nonmembers. Please go to
www.marylandaga.com
for a registration
form.
05/04/04 – 05/05/044 Achieving FFMIA Compliance
AGA’s Washington D.C. Chapter and
the Greater Washington Society of CPAs are co-sponsoring this
two-day conference, worth 15 CPE hours, on how agencies are
achieving compliance with the Federal Financial Management
Improvement Act. Hear CFOs and other high-level financial managers
discuss their efforts. Fees until April 16 are $300 for AGA and
GWSCPA members and $350 for nonmembers. The fees go up by $50 after
April 16. For more information go to
www.agadc.org/confdetails.html
or call 703.917.7082.
MIDWEST
04/16/04 Spring Seminar
The Kansas City
Chapter will hold its spring seminar, worth 8 CPE hours. The cost is
$75 for members and $90 for nonmembers. To register, contact Terry
Henkelman at 816.926.8609.
04/27/04 Professional Development Conference
AGA’s Lincoln
Chapter is sponsoring this conference, worth 8 CPE hours, at the
Developmental Services of Nebraska Training Center in Lincoln.
Topics include IT Spending, GASB and Performance Management, OMB
Circular A-87 and ethics. Cost is $110 for AGA members and $140 for
nonmembers before April 20. Fees go up $10 afterward. Contact Frank
Faughn with questions at 402.435.2800 or
ffaughn@dsnline.org
05/10/04 Performance Management and Reporting and GASB Update on
Financial Reporting Standards
AGA’s Chicago
Chapter is sponsoring this free event, featuring Jay Fountain, CGFM,
GASB’s retired director of research. Earn 3 CPE hours and learn
about using and reporting performance measures and how auditors can
determine whether an agency’s performance goals are tangible and
measurable. Go towww.agachicago.org
for more information.
NORTH CENTRAL
04/29/04 Twenty-Seventh Accounting and Financial Management
Conference
The AGA Southern
Wisconsin Chapter presents the 27th Annual Accounting and
Financial Management Conference at the University of Wisconsin
Memorial Union in Madison.
This conference , worth 7 CPE
hours, is intended to enable financial managers, controllers,
treasurers, auditors and IT personnel whose responsibilities involve
governmental accounting and financial management, to enhance their
understanding of some of the problems encountered today in the
public sector. The cost for AGA members is $55; nonmembers pay
$70; and retired AGA members pay $35. Register by April 19.
05/20/04 Annual PDC
The Quad Cities
Chapter will host its annual PDC at the Lodge in Bettendorf, IA. The
cost is $80, which includes breakfast and lunch, and 6 CPE hours
will be granted. Presentations include Being a Leader at the Speed
of Light; Federal Performance Reporting and the Certificate of
Excellence in Accountability Reporting; Challenges to Auditors in a
Changing World; Creative Choice; Advocacy in Action, and; Technology
Changes in City Government. For information
contact Liane
Shanahan at 309.782.9462,
liane.shanahan@dfas.mil
NORTHWEST
04/22/04 - 04/23/04 Annual Regional Government Accounting and
Auditing Conference
AGA's Seattle
Chapter is co-sponsoring this conference, worth 16 CPE hours, with
the Washington Society of CPAs (WSCPA) at the Seatac Doubletree Inn.
The conference features GASB and Yellow Book updates. Other topics
include: Grant Accounting and Reporting Changes, hands-on
Performance Measures & Managing for Results training, and Joint
Legislative Audit Review Committee: A State Perspective. COSO
Revisited—Enterprise Risk Management, Applicability and Common Sense
Approach to Implementing COSO, Economic Environment & Associated
Risks, Derivatives and Hedging Activities: Accounting and Disclosure
Requirements for Governments, and Performance Auditing—Issues and
Applications. The cost for AGA and WSCPA members: $320. One-day
price is $230. Register
online at
www.wscpa.org
or contact Pat Seaton at 206.287.4824.
SOUTHEAST
04/23/04 Spring Seminar
AGA’s East
Tennessee Chapter is sponsoring this event, worth 7 CPE hours, at
Rothchild Catering, 8807 Kingston Pike, Knoxville. Speakers include,
G. Robert Smith Jr., Ph.D, CPA, assistant professor, Middle
Tennessee State University on "GASB and Accounting Update"; Al
Auxier, Ph.D, Flaskerud Investments, teaching scholar and associate
professor of finance, University of Tennessee, on "Investing Warren
Buffett’s Style"; Norma T. Mertz, professor, University of
Tennessee, and Sonja R. McNeely, associate professor, University of
Tennessee, on "Ethics and the Workplace"; and Betsy Foxx, director,
Human Resources, Blount County Government on "Discover Your BEST
Personality Style." Luncheon speaker is AGA’s Southeastern Regional
Vice President Deborah Davis, CGFM, CPA. Cost is $100 for AGA
members and $125 for nonmembers. Questions
can be
directed to Mike Blair at 865.632.6056 or
tmblair@tva.gov
04/26/04 – 04/27/04 The Southeastern Regional Professional
Development Conference
AGA’s Chattanooga
Chapter is sponsoring this event, worth 16 CPE hours, at the
Chattanoogan, 1201 Broad Street, Chattanooga. On April 26, the theme
is, "What’s Up with GASB: A GASB Update for 2004" and on April 27
the theme is, "Measuring Up: Developing and Implementing Performance
Measures." Cost is $300 for two days or $175 for one day (8 CPE
hours). For registration information, contact
Barry Brooks
at 423.757.0587 or
brooks_b@mail.chattanooga.gov
04/26/04 - 04/27/04 Tennessee Government Auditing Training Seminar
The Tennessee
Comptroller of the Treasury and the National Association of State
Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers (NASACT) have again partnered
to conduct this year’s seminars. Frank Crawford, Crawford and
Associates, will be the primary speaker, bringing a unique blend of
technical and practical knowledge to his sessions. This year’s
seminars are set for Chattanooga on April 26-27, Nashville on May
3-4, Morristown on May 10-11, and Jackson on May 17-18. Note that
Chattanooga is a new site and will replace the seminar that has been
held in the past several years in Cleveland. For a conference
brochure and registration form go to
www.nasact.org/conferences/events.cfm
TEXAS-OKLAHOMA
04/21/04 – 04/22/04 Joint Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter Professional
Development Conference
AGA's Dallas and
Fort Worth Chapters are jointly sponsoring a two-day conference,
worth 16 CPE hours, at the La Quinta Conference Center in Arlington,
TX. The conference theme is "Knowledge Is Power: Key Strategies for
Empowering Today's Financial Managers" and includes topics of
interest to financial managers at all levels of government—local,
state and federal—as well as the private sector. The featured
luncheon speaker on Wednesday, April 21, will be AGA National
President Jullin Renthrope, CGFM, who will discuss "SAS No. 99—The
New Fraud Standard’s Impact on Auditors and Financial Managers." On
Thursday, April 22, Wilson Campbell, CGFM, project director for the
Service Efforts and Accomplishments Program at GASB, will conduct a
two-hour presentation on "Results-Based Reporting and Management
Tools for Government." Other topics cover a wide range of issues,
including cyber crime, business ethics,
deriving more
reliable results from statistical sampling and the auditor’s role in
IT system development. The cost for AGA members is $225 for both
days and $125 for one day. Retired members receive discounted
pricing of $175 for both days and $100 for one day. The cost for
nonmembers is $300 for both days and $175 for one day. For a
conference brochure, go to
www.agadallas.org
or contact Raylene
Mason, CGFM, at
817.685.2450, ext. 227, or via e-mail at
rmason@oig.hhs.gov
05/05/04 San
Antonio, TX
CGFM Training Course 1: The Governmental Environment
This course, worth
8 CPE hours, is designed for financial management professionals who
are interested in learning more about the ways in which government
entities differ from private entities, and the interactions among
the different levels of government and the people they serve.
Contact Management Concepts at 703.790.9595
or go to
www.agacgfm.org/cgfm/prepare/course5601.aspx
05/06/04 – 05/07/04 San Antonio, TX
CGFM Training Course 3: Government Financial Management and Control
This course, worth
16 CPE hours, is designed for financial management professionals who
are interested in learning more about the internal and management
control process in government organizations, and how this process
can aid managers in meeting objectives for reliable financial and
performance reporting. Contact Management Concepts at 703.790.9595
or go to
www.agacgfm.org/cgfm/prepare/course5603.aspx
05/10/04 – 05/12/04 San Antonio, TX
CGFM Training Course 2: Governmental Accounting, Financial Reporting
and Budgeting
This course, worth
24 CPE hours, is designed for financial management professionals who
want to learn more about the standards under which the government
financial manager performs financial accounting, reporting and
budgeting tasks. Contact Management Concepts at 703.790.9595 or go
to
www.agacgfm.org/cgfm/prepare/course5602.aspx
WEST
04/19/04 GASB Financial Reporting Standards and SEA
AGA's Sacramento
Chapter will host Jay Fountain, CGFM, former assistant research
director, GASB, for an update on reporting standards and an in-depth
session on GASB's service efforts and accomplishments and
performance measures direction at the Holiday Inn, 300 J St.,
Sacramento. Four CPE hours offered. Fee is $25 AGA members/$75
nonmembers (includes lunch).
To register, go to
www.SacramentoAGA.com
04/23/04 "Access Unleashed: Data Analysis Using MS Access to Add
Value to Audits—Technology, Tests, Tips and Tricks for Auditors
Using MS Access"
AGA’s Silicon
Valley Chapter and the IIA’s San Jose Chapter present this
conference at the Biltmore Hotel, Santa Clara, CA. The speaker is
Mark J. Nigrini and 7 CPE hours are offered. Registration is $175
for members and $225 for nonmembers. For more information, contact
Laura Adams, president, Seminar Coordinator, IIA San Jose Chapter,
at 831.454.2880.
04/27/04 2003 Revised Yellow Book
AGA’s Sacramento
Chapter again offers this course on revised Government Auditing
Standards, worth 8 CPE hours, at the Marriott in Rancho Cordova. The
fee is $100 for AGA members (with early registration discount);
includes lunch, handouts. The instructor is
Sefton
Boyers, CGFM. Register at
www.sacramentoAGA.com
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