The Audit Trail
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE IIA-NISQUALLY CHAPTER OCTOBER 2016 ______
President’s Message
Chapter Members,
Thank you to everyone who helped make the 2016 Fraud Seminar a success! Sixty three people attended the seminar. The four speakers each presented very different and interesting topics and all speakers were highly rated by those in attendance. Comments included, “professional and engaging presentation”, “interesting case studies,” “very dynamic speaker” and “exciting to listen to.”
The Board uses the feedback from attendee surveys to help improve future training opportunities. We want to make sure the future events cover topics our chapter members are interested in, are of high quality and a good value, so we appreciate all feedback from seminar attendees.
Our next event is the Holiday Social, which is scheduled for December 8th. Our plan is to have the newly elected State Auditor as the guest speaker. Watch the IIA Nisqually website for more details and registration.
As always, please let me know if you have any questions or want to get more involved with the Nisqually Chapter as a volunteer.
Jennifer Myers
IIA Nisqually 2016-17 Chapter President
Upcoming Training and Events
Intentional Reporting and Data Visualization - Sponsored by the Portland Chapter
Friday - November 18, 2016 9:00am – 4:00pm - Lunch Provided
Bonneville Power Association (BPA) - Rates Hearing Room
1201 Lloyd Blvd., Suite 200
Portland, OR 97232
Featuring - Dr. Stephanie Evergreen
Today’s topic dujour in the business world is data! While companies have becomemore reliant on data to achieve a competitive advantage, the challenge remains in presenting relevant information to stakeholders in a clear, easy-to-understand, and valuable manner. OurIntentional Reporting and Data Visualizationseminar tackles this challenge head on,with an emphasis on audit reports and related communication. ThePortland IIA and Willamette Valley ISACA chaptersare extremely excited to welcome Dr. Stephanie Evergreen all the way from Kalamazoo, Michigan, to share her research-based approach to communicatingthrougheffective graphs, slides, and reports. This full-day event is designed to provide auditors with the science behind effective data presentation, and leave attendees with direct, pointed changes that may be immediately administered within their own organizations to increase impact. Each attendee will receive 6 CPE credits, along with a 1-hour networking lunch, for the low price of $225 for members and $250 for non-members. Register beforeMonday, Oct. 24tosave $25 with the “Early bird!” rate. Please use the following registration link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ intentional-reporting-data- visualization-tickets- 28442300687
Free IIA Members Only Webinars
Upcoming IIA Webinars – Registration closes 24 hours prior to each event. Times shown below reflect Pacific Time with (Eastern Time) /· Leveraging Data to Manage Your Fraud Risk -- October-18, 2016 10:00-11:00am (1:00-2:00pm ET)
· Auditing at the Speed of Risk -- November 15, 2016 10:00-11:00am (1:00-2:00pm ET)
Financial Managers Advisory Committee (FMAC)
State Employees in financial or related professons.
October 27, 2016 DES Presentation Room Topic TBD – 10-noon
November 17, 2016 DES Conference Room 2208 Topic TBD – 8-noon
Save the Date – 2017 Western Regional Conference
The 2017 Western Regional Conference will be held June 6-9, 2017 in Anaheim, CA. This event is hosted by the seven Southern California chapters. Keynote speakers include Richard Chambers, Angela Witzany, Norman Marks and Mike Jacka. Additional details will be provided as they are made available.
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