Highlights
CPE Opportunities
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AGA Sets Theme for First
Performance Reporting Conference
"Service Efforts & Accomplishments Reporting: The
Cornerstone for Building Trust and Enhancing Management" is the theme
for AGA's First National Performance Reporting Conference at the
Portland Marriott Downtown in Portland, OR, on Nov. 14-15. Watch the
conference website and
TOPICS where information will be posted as it becomes available. For
more information about the conference, contact Julie Bryant, CGFM.
Check out the new and improved
Certificate of Excellence in Service Efforts and Accomplishments (SEA)
Reporting Website!
Spotlight on AGA Corporate Partner Savantage Solutions
Savantage Solutions is a premier provider of financial
management solutions and services to federal agencies. Beyond offering a
fully integrated real-time suite of e-business solutions to the federal
market as a COTS vendor, which include a JFMIP-certified financial
management system, we provide a wide range of program management,
functional and technical services to our customers. Our services range
from financial solution requirements and GAP analysis, to acquisition
and program support and IV&V services for large enterprise ERP
deployments, to software integration and development. Check out
our special advertising supplement in the June 2005 issue of the AGA
Journal on our e-Payroll services.
Ayesha Rahman
Vice President
1355 Piccard Drive, Suite 425
Rockville, MD 20850
PH: 301.258.5627
FX: 301.258.5630
arahman@savantage.net
www.savantage.net
Click here for the latest information about the AGA
Corporate Partner Program, including an update on research projects that
are under way.
AGA Membership: Did You Know
Build your professional reputation! How? Active participation in your
local AGA chapter and AGA national committees. In addition to leadership
skills, you’ll learn to be a better team member and communicator —
traits ALL employers are looking for. NOW is the time to get your career
on the fast track by connecting with AGA's leadership network. Find out
how to get involved today at www.agacgfm.org.
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Volume 44: Issue 10, May 23, 2005
TOPICS is
brought to you by AGA Corporate Partner
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PDC Hotel Update—Orlando World
Center Marriott is Sold Out
The Orlando World Center Marriott is sold out of rooms at the
AGA group rate. You may still reserve a room at the hotel. However, the
room rate is now $197 per night (plus tax). To make reservations, please
call 800.564.3181 or 800.228.9290 and mention that you are attending the
AGA PDC.
You may also make reservations at our overflow hotel,
the
SpringHill Suites Orlando Convention Center/International
Drive, located at 8840 Universal Boulevard, just two miles from the
conference location. The room rate is $149 per night (plus tax).
Complimentary shuttle service will be provided to and from the Orlando
World Center Marriott. To make reservations, please contact the
SpringHill Suites directly at 866.811.6530 and mention that you are
attending the AGA PDC.
PDC Speaker Biographies Now Online
Looking for more information on speakers
at this year’s Professional Development Conference & Exposition in
Orlando? Take a look at our
wonderful lineup of speakers.
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 for
your discount coupon, or click here
for more information about ground transportation and getting around in
Orlando.
Click here to register online!
Click here to download a copy of the PDC Registration Brochure.
Membership Campaign Results
 Thank you for participating in the 2004-2005 Membership Campaign.
AGA National President Bobby A. Derrick, CGFM, launched the campaign
last fall by challenging every member to recruit at least one new AGA
member. And he challenged AGA leaders to recruit five members each by
the close of the membership year on April 30, 2005.
“I believe the best marketing tool for membership is
our own experiences," Derrick said. "My presidential theme, 'Leadership
for the Future,' includes in its message, sharing the AGA story with
others through the personal touch. I am talking about a quick call, a
conversation at a meeting or an e-mail. A little investment in your time
will go a long way in terms of helping to strengthen AGA.”
The results are in… Nearly 1,800 members joined AGA
during the past membership year. Of that total, 856 were recruited by
436 current AGA members!
Click here to read the full report on the Membership Campaign,
including a list of Top Sponsors and recipients of AGA Dollars.
AGA Announces the 2004-2005
National Award Recipients
 AGA Past National
President William J. Anderson Jr., CGFM,
leads the slate of 2004-2005 National Award recipients. Anderson will
receive the 2005 Robert W. King Memorial Award, which was established in
honor of the Association’s founding president. It is conferred in the
form of a gold medallion to an Association member for distinguished
service of such significance that it has greatly enhanced the
Association’s national prestige and stature. The National Awards will be
presented at AGA's 54th Annual Professional Development Conference &
Exposition, July 10–13, 2005, in Orlando, FL. Click here for a
complete list of award recipients.
Click here to view the list of Newsletter Editor, Website and
Chapter Recognition Awards.
 Interested in
Earning the CGFM Designation?
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. Click here for more
information on two of the study guides available for sale today.
But that's not all... For those who are serious about
taking the CGFM Examinations and want to earn the CGFM this year, AGA is
offering an excellent opportunity to do that at the PDC! A special
two-day Intensive Review Course is scheduled for Thursday, July 7 and
Friday, July 8, and the three CGFM Examinations can be taken July 9 -
10. The Intensive Review Course is only $175 for qualified participants
and the CGFM Examinations are offered at no cost!
Click here for more information on this opportunity,
Rutgers University Offers
Scholarship to Earn the CGFM
Rutgers University created a scholarship program for AGA members
interested in earning the CGFM certification. These courses are
available online. Candidates for the scholarship certificate program
should hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
and submit unofficial copies of their transcripts along with a resume
and two letters of recommendation. Deadline is June 15 for the fall 2005
semester.
Click here to learn more.
Next Audio Conference Slated for
May 25: Payment Card Industry Security—New Requirements, New
Responsibilities
NASACT, in conjunction with the AGA and the National Association of Local
Government Auditors, is pleased to announce an audio conference about
the new Payment Card Industry security requirements, from 2– 3:50 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time. Speakers include representative from Visa
(invited), Nick Carter, vice president, Information
Technology, Link2Gov Corporation; Mike Irwin, director
of sales, Link2Gov Corporation; Jeff Gardner, EVP
operations, Link2Gov Corporation; Pam Callier, program
manager, Dynamics Research Corporation; and
Cynthia Most, senior security analyst, Dynamics Research
Corporation. The session offers 2 CPE hours for $249 per site (UNLIMITED
ATTENDANCE) if you register on or before Friday, May 20; $299 afterward. Click here to register.
If you have any questions, please call NASACT at 859.276.1147 or e-mail support@nasact.org.
AGA Audio Conference Planned for June
20: Government Contract Auditing Issues
Thousands of participants from
hundreds of government agencies, private firms and colleges have been
tuning into AGA’s audio conference series this spring. Don’t miss out as
AGA, NASACT and N.A.L.G.A. presents this audio conference on Monday,
June 20 from 2 – 3:50 p.m. EDT. Expert speakers will be John
Brennan, CGFM, audit manager, New York State Comptroller’s
Office and Thomas Goodfellow, CPA, TG Associates CPAs,
PLLC, and former contract audit director, New York State Department of
Transportation. Earn 2 CPE hours in the area of accounting and auditing.
The cost is $249 per site (UNLIMITED ATTENDANCE) by June 15; $299
afterward.
Click here to register. If you have questions regarding
registration, please contact Julie Cupp at 800.AGA.7211. Questions
regarding the program (click here to see the details) should be directed to
Raymond Harris, CGFM.
Click here to view the 2005-2006 audio conference schedule.
AGA Advertising Opportunities!
Advertise in AGA's
electronic newsletters—TOPICS and AGA Today! Get
maximum exposure and build your brand.
Click here for all the information
you need to run your ad! Or you can contact AGA's Director of
Communications, Marie Force.
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