Highlights
CPE
Opportunities
Looking for a Job?
Don’t let the summer heat get to you. Jump into
the largest pool of financial management professionals by posting your
job/resume on our AGA career center! Click here to begin.
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.
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AGA Advertising Opportunities!
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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
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Volume 44: Issue 16, July 25, 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
703.637.2750.
From the National President
Sam M. McCall, MPA, CGFM, CPA, CIA, CGAP
As I begin this year as AGA’s 56th
National President, I continue to be amazed and extremely proud of
AGA’s leadership role in government financial management. AGA
chapter officers, public and private sector members, and National
Office staff are working together to advance accountability at all
levels and branches of the government.
 In July,
more than 1600 professionals attended AGA’s 54th Annual
Professional Development Conference & Exposition, held in Orlando.
Through the AGA Scholarship Program, which provides two members of each
chapter with paid hotel accommodations, a majority of AGA chapters were
represented. Click here to read more from National President
McCall. Click here to read President McCall's comments at the
recent PDC. The photo above shows President McCall presenting the
golden gavel to outgoing National President Bobby A. Derrick, CGFM, on
the last day of the Orlando PDC.
 AGA's National Presidents
gathered at the recent PDC in Orlando. (Left to right) Donald
Kirkendall, John Cooley, CGFM, Clyde McShan, CGFM, Sam McCall, CGFM,
Bill Anderson, CGFM, Virginia Brizendine, CGFM, Bobby Derrick, CGFM,
Virginia Robinson, CGFM, Tom Sadowski, CGFM, Jullin Renthrope, CGFM,
Fred Heim, Jack Fawsett, CGFM, Charles Harrison, CGFM, Jeff Steinhoff,
CGFM, Richard Norment, CGFM, and Bill Broadus, CGFM. Present at the PDC
but not in the photo: Mitch Laine, CGFM, and Jerry Murphy,
CGFM.
PDC Evaluation Available Online
AGA values your opinion! If you
attended the 54th Annual PDC in Orlando, we want to hear from you.
Please help us to improve future conferences by completing a short
evaluation. In appreciation for your completed evaluation, you will be
entered into a drawing for a free registration for next year’s
conference! Please be sure to fill out your name and phone number
at the bottom of the form.
To access the conference evaluation, click
here. PDC
Community Service Raffle Raises $17,000
Thanks to the generosity of companies and chapters that donated
prizes, as well as the PDC attendees, $17,000 was raised during the
Annual Community Service Raffle. Half the money will go to the Fisher
House, which provides lodging to the families of hospitalized military
members and the other half will go into the National Community Service
Fund. Click here to view the list of contributing companies
and chapters.
AGA Audio Conference
Planned for August 3: Homeland Security Grants and Audit
Coordination
There's just 10 days left until the next audio conference and only five
days
remaining to register at the early bird discounted rate. 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 the Texas State
Auditors'
Office
will discuss homeland security grants and how they approached
monitoring and
auditing them as well as cover the new A-133 audit compliance
supplement for homeland security grants.
Earn 2 CPE hours in the area of accounting and auditing. The cost is
$249
per site (UNLIMITED ATTENDANCE) by July 29; $299 afterward. Click here for details of the program. Questions
regarding the program should be
directed to Raymond Harris,
CGFM. Click here to view the 2005-2006 audio
conference schedule.
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
Intensive Review Course and CGFM Examinations A Success at
PDC
AGA Recognized 19 New CGFMs!
Applying for the CGFM Program is the first step toward earning
the CGFM certification. The next step is to take the three CGFM
Examinations. Having the exams administered in a year-round
computerized format makes it a convenient way to accommodate
candidates’ schedules. It is also an opportunity for
procrastination.
This year, AGA decided to give its CGFM candidates an extra
motivation to complete the process by presenting them with a wonderful
opportunity to take the CGFM Examinations and earn their CGFM right at
the Professional Development Conference & Exposition (PDC) in
Orlando. AGA offered a special two-day Intensive Review Course on
Thursday and Friday, July 7 and 8, and an opportunity to take CGFM
Examinations during the following two days, July 9 and 10. What made
this opportunity even more appealing is the fact that the participants
only had to pay for the course—the CGFM Examinations were
included at no cost. Click
here to read the full article.
TOPICS is
Brought to you by The Corporation for National and Community
Service
Budgeting Consultant or
Detailee
The Corporation for National and Community Service is looking for
an expert consultant or detailee to assist with a variety of budget
formulation and execution functions. The project duration is four to
six months, starting as soon as possible. Full-time is preferred, but
the Corporation is open to a part-time arrangement. Contact Andrew Kleine at
202.606.6692.
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