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Annual NBD Meeting
9 – 11 a.m. Sunday, July 10, 2005
We hope each National Board of
Directors member is planning to attend this important meeting. Other
chapter officers and members are invited to join us, too. During this
annual meeting: National President Bobby Derrick,
CGFM, and National Treasurer Jeanne Erwin,
CGFM, will present annual reports on the Association’s
programmatic and financial operations. National Treasurer-Elect
Karen Holmcrans will report on the 2005-2006 budget. The Past
National Presidents and the Past National Treasurers Councils will
present their annual reports. The 2005-2006 National Officers slate
will be ratified. Three bylaw changes will be voted on at the NBD
meeting. Click here to review the proposed changes. Also,
National President-Elect Sam McCall, CGFM, will
present his theme and objectives for his term as National
President.
PLEASE RSVP
Over the past few years, you have done a tremendous job making
sure your chapter is represented at this meeting! Please let the
National Office know if a chapter representative will be attending this
year, too. Please contact Rosanna
Ortiz at 800.AGA.7211, ext. 309, to RSVP.
We look forward to seeing you in Orlando!
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are limitless. Check out the AGA
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Volume 44: Issue 13, July 5, 2005
TOPICS
is Brought to you by AGA Corporate Partner
Grant Thornton
Global Public Sector delivers financial, technology and performance
management solutions to federal, state and local government clients,
and international organizations. Call us to see if we can help your
agency manage its resources more efficiently and effectively at
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 We
Look Forward to Welcoming You This Weekend to Orlando for AGA's 54th
Annual Professional Development Conference & Exposition!
Save on Travel from
the Orlando Airport to the PDC
Mears Motor Shuttle provides shuttle service from the
Orlando
International Airport to the Orlando World Center Marriott.
This is a
shared ride service and shuttles may make several stops at
other hotels
before reaching the hotel. Mears is pleased to offer attendees
special
discount coupons that save you $4 off a round-trip ticket. Click here
to
access your discount coupon, or click here for
more information about
ground transportation and getting around in Orlando.
Theme Park Tickets & Shuttle
Service
Complimentary shuttle service is available to Universal Studios
Orlando® Resort, Wet 'N Wild and SeaWorld® Orlando. The
shuttle
departs
in the morning and returns in the evening. Shuttle Service to
the Walt
Disney World Resort is also available for a cost of $12 per
person
(children under 4 years of age are free). Please stop by the
concierge
desk for the current schedule. Tickets may also be purchased at
the
concierge desk, excluding Walt Disney World Resort, which must
be
purchased at the gate. The fee is $63 for adults and $51 for
children
ages 3 – 9.
Friday, July 8, Last Day
to Register Online for PDC
Click here to register online! Onsite registration
is also available. Contact Julie
Cupp for last-minute registration questions.
Click Here to View the Program Agenda.
TOPICS is Brought to you by AGA
Corporate Partner Clifton Gunderson
 Clifton Gunderson's DC office is looking for
experienced professionals to join our public sector practice. The ideal
candidate will have 5+ yrs of Public Accounting or equivalent audit
experience along with your BA/BS in Accounting and CPA or CGFM. Duties
will include audits of Federal entities, State & Local audits
(GASB), A-133 audits, and compliance auditing. To apply please e-mail
Jennifer.Busse@cliftoncpa.com
Audio Conference Scheduled
for July 20: An Afternoon with OMB
NASACT, in conjunction with the AGA and
N.A.L.G.A., is pleased to announce the latest in its series of audio
conferences addressing timely issues in government financial
management.The topic for this audio conference, An Afternoon with OMB,
will cover a variety of timely and interesting financial management
topics. From erroneous payments to internal controls, presenters from
the Office of Management and Budget will highlight recent issues
surrounding improper payments, grants management, internal control, and
other financial management improvement priorities and policies of the
Administration. The audio conference will run from 2 – 4 p.m. EDT
and will offer two CPE hours. Speakers are David Zavada, chief,
Financial Standards and Grants Branch, Office of Federal Financial
Management, OMB; and Daniel Werfel, chief, Financial Integrity and
Analysis Branch, Office of Federal Financial Management, OMB. The cost is $249 per site (unlimited attendance) if you register on or
before Friday, July 15, and $299 thereafter. Click here to
register. Don’t miss out on this important discussion!
If you have any questions, please call NASACT at 859.276.1147 or support@nasact.org.
 TOPICS is Brought to
you by AGA Corporate Partner Kearney & Company
Kearney & Company is a CPA firm
that provides accounting and audit assistance, internal controls
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 AGA Sets Preliminary Agenda for First National Performance
Management Conference, Nov. 14-15, Portland, OR
The preliminary agenda for the First National Performance
Management Conference is now available online. Click here
to view the program. The conference will be held at the
Portland Marriott Downtown. Registration is now open. Click here
to register. Contact Julie V.
Bryant, CGFM, for more information.
 Interested
in Earning the CGFM?
We've got great news for you: The last of the three study guides
will be published in July! You can place the order for this study
guide, Governmental Environment, at AGA's Professional
Development Conference (PDC) in Orlando or on the AGA website shortly
after this conference. The CGFM study guides are a convenient and
affordable way to learn about governmental financial management,
prepare for CGFM examinations and earn CPE hours. Two of the study
guides are available for sale today. Click here
for more information.
 TOPICS is
brought to you by the Virginia Department of Social Services
The Virginia Department of Social Services
is seeking an individual to serve as the Agency’s Chief Financial
Executive Officer with a 2006 operating budget of $1.7 billion. This
position is located in Richmond, Virginia. The salary range is
$62,750-$128,783. To review the complete employment posting
and download the required State Application, please visit our website
at www.dss.state.va.us/jobs
.The State Application form must be received by 5:00 p.m. on July 8,
2005. Fax: 804-726-7027. EEO/AA
AGA Audio Conference Planned for August 3: Homeland
Security Grants and Audit Coordination
Thousands of participants from hundreds of government agencies,
private
firms and colleges have been tuning into AGA’s audio
conference series this
year. Don’t miss out as AGA, NASACT and N.A.L.G.A. present
this Audio
Conference on Wednesday, August 3 from 2 – 3:50 p.m. EDT.
Expert speakers
from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and a State
Auditors' Office
will discuss homeland security grants and how they approached
auditing them.
Earn 2 CPE hours in the area of accounting and auditing. The cost
is $249
per site (UNLIMITED ATTENDANCE) by July 29; $299 afterward.
Details of the
program will be available soon. Questions regarding the program
should be
directed to Raymond Harris,
CGFM. Click here to view the 2005-2006 audio
conference schedule. |
