Association of Government Accountants – Boston Chapter

Professional Development Conference

Preliminary Program

Date: Thursday, March 14, 2013

Location: Bentley University, Waltham, MA

CPE: 8 CPE Hours

Cost: Member – $155; Non-member - $170

General Registration Deadline: Friday, March 1, 2013

Early Bird Registration Cost: Member – $110; Non-member – $125

Early Bird Registration Deadline: Friday, February 22, 2013 (This deadline is not negotiable.)

Time / Track / Description / Presenter(s) /
7:45 AM to 8:15 AM / Registration
8:15 AM to 8:20 AM / Welcome, Color Guard and National Anthem, and Presentation of Chapter Awards / Ernest Almonte, CPA, CGFM, AGA Boston Chapter President
8:20 AM to 9:10 AM / Keynote / Accountability to Transparency to Ethics – TBA / Evelyn Brown, AGA National President
9:20 AM to 10:30 AM
(Choice of 1 concurrent session – pick a 1st and 2nd choice.) / 1A / Our Professional Journey – Paths to Success – TBA / Evelyn Brown, AGA National President
2A / The Leader Within - Understanding different leadership styles, characteristics, and skills as well as the ability to adapt those styles to specific situations is the foundation of Situational Leadership. This session will focus on utilizing the various styles, facilitating and improving communication between supervisor and employee as well as provide tools for forming agreements and foster employee development. / Linda Gover, AGA Northeast Regional Vice President
3A / Social Media as an Investigative and Administrative Tool – TBA / Speaker, Title
4A / Ethics – TBA / Daniel Bonnette, Director, McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
5A / Statistical Sampling – TBA / Lee Giesbrecht, Director, Statistical Operations, VA OIG Audit Division
6A / Ripple Effect: the Federal Government's Financial Position – The current financial position of the Federal Government and projections of its future receipt and expenditure levels could have significant implications for many state and local governments. This session, will examine the financial position of and key projections for the U.S. Government, as discussed in the 2012 Financial Report of the U.S. Government. / Robert Scott Bell, US Treasury, AGA National Senior Vice President
7A / CAATS – TBA / Joseph Valchuis, CGFM, Senior Auditor, MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
10:30 AM to 10:45AM / Break
10:45 AM to 11:55 AM
(Choice of 1 concurrent session – pick a 1st and 2nd choice.) / 1B / Our Professional Journey – Paths to Success – TBA / Evelyn Brown, AGA National President
2B / The Leader Within - Understanding different leadership styles, characteristics, and skills as well as the ability to adapt those styles to specific situations is the foundation of Situational Leadership. This session will focus on utilizing the various styles, facilitating and improving communication between supervisor and employee as well as provide tools for forming agreements and foster employee development. / Linda Gover, AGA Northeast Regional Vice President
3B / Social Media as an Investigative and Administrative Tool – Narrative / Speaker, Title
4B / Ethics – TBA / Daniel Bonnette, Director, McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
5B / Statistical Sampling – TBA / Lee Giesbrecht, Director, Statistical Operations, VA OIG Audit Division
6B / Ripple Effect: the Federal Government's Financial Position – The current financial position of the Federal Government and projections of its future receipt and expenditure levels could have significant implications for many state and local governments. This session, will examine the financial position of and key projections for the U.S. Government, as discussed in the 2012 Financial Report of the U.S. Government. / Robert Scott Bell, US Treasury, AGA National Senior Vice President
7B / CAATS – TBA / Joseph Valchuis, CGFM, Senior Auditor, MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
12:00 PM to 12:50 PM / Lunch
12:50 PM to 1:00 PM / Presentation of Chapter Awards and Chapter Election / Ernest Almonte, CGFM, AGA Boston Chapter President and Suzanne Bump, AGA Boston Chapter President-Elect
1:00 p.m. to 1:30 pm / Keynote / Title – TBA / John Lenihan, CEO, Zoo New England
1:30 p.m. to 2:30 pm / Plenary Keynote / Title – TBA / Ronald Meldonian, Northeast Regional Director, Defense Contract Audit Agency
2:35 PM to 4:50PM (afternoon break is 3:30 PM to 3:45 PM) / 8 / Online Surveys and Standardized Data Collection Techniques – TBA / Lee Giesbrecht, Director, Statistical Operations, VA OIG Audit Division
9 / Transportation Infrastructure and Security – TBA / Chief MacMillan, MBTA; Michael Dinning, Volpe Transportation Center; Dennis Treece, MassPort
10 / Gaming – TBA / Speaker, Title
11 / Risk Assessment – TBA / Speaker, Title
12 / Single Audit Update – TBA / Speaker, Title
13 / TBD – TBA / Robert Carnegie, R. Carnegie Associates
14 / Citizen Centric Reporting – TBA / Craig Hall, AGA Boston Chapter Director of Accountability; William Kilmartin, Accenture (invited); Relmond Van Daniker, AGA Executive Director (invited)

Due to the seating limitations, sign-up for specific sessions will be on a first come/first served basis. Using the Track Numbers, please indicate your first and second choices for the morning (one from the A concurrent sessions and one from the B concurrent sessions) and afternoon sessions. The morning B concurrent sessions are a repeat of the morning A sessions so please pick a different number.

MEMBER REGISTRATION POLICY: Members must provide their AGA membership number when registering for the PDC.

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION POLICY: Registrations by February 22, 2013 will receive a discounted Early Bird Registration. This deadline is not negotiable.

CANCELLATION POLICY: Cancellations received up to March 1, 2013 are fully refundable. Substitutions can be made at any time up until the day of the conference. Individuals who do not cancel on or before March 1, 2013 are not eligible for a refund. No-shows will be individually responsible for full payment.

NOTE: In case of inclement weather conditions, contact Bentley University at (781) 891-2020 for an updated, recorded message regarding campus closing.

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