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Upcoming October
 2009 Events

Upcoming Events
- STEP OUT to Fight Diabetes
- Audio Conference: Internal Controls for Auditors, Managers and Staff: Making Government Organizations More Effective
- Government Financial Management Course 1
- The Captains Program
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Please visit our sponsors:
Community Service Event: STEP OUT to Fight Diabetes
When: Saturday, October 3rd
Where: Cook Park, Colonie
Time: Registration begins at 9:00 AM; Walk starts at 10:00 AM
 
Please join the New York Capital Chapter in our second annual Step Out to fight diabetes.  The day will kick off with music and inspiring stories of those who fight diabetes every day. Health information, youth activities, breakfast and lunch, sponsor and vendor tents and American Diabetes Association materials will be available on location. After an exciting warm up, together we will take an invigorating 3-mile walk through an autumn landscape at Cook Park in Colonie.   
 
CLICK HERE to register to become a sponsored walker or sponsor one of your fellow AGA members. 
 
Please help us support our goal of raising at least $150 for the American Diabetes Association's research to find a cure to fight this terrible disease.  All your contributions are fully tax deductable!!!  Thank you very much for your consideration!!
 
If you have any questions or need further information please contact Shelly Taleporos by email or call 518-457-0504.
Audio Conference:   Internal Controls for Auditors, Managers and Staff: Making Government Organizations More Effective
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER 
When: Wednesday, October 7th
Where:  Office of the State Comptroller, 110 State Street, Albany; or
NYS Department of Transportation, 50 Wolf Rd., Albany
Time: 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Cost: Free for AGA members; $15 for non-members
CPEs: 2
 
Guidance on internal controls is important and the seminal document Internal Control -  Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) provides an excellent framework for organizations to follow. Unfortunately, organizations often place too much emphasis on the wrong control components under the misguided premise that control activities (i.e., policies and procedures) are the most critical elements of an organization's success. This misplaced focus can cause managers to respond with strong-but wrong-preventive controls over day-to-day activities, which ultimately frustrates efforts to correct an organization's real problems.
 
The audio conference will cover the following topics:
 
· Why internal controls are important and your responsibilities under that system
· Internal control frameworks
· Understanding COSO
· Risk assessment models
· Assessing and changing control systems
· Strong controls, but the wrong controls-when to recommend preventive controls versus detective controls
· Effectively conveying audit results and internal control findings
 
It's time to identify and implement the right controls to prevent a recurrence of past practices, which have harmed major organizations involved in fraud and scandals over the years. This audio conference will explore internal control concepts that can make for a high-performing organization and offer managers and auditors tools to assess internal controls within their organizations.

To share their practical experiences in auditing and views toward the future of auditing are: David R. Hancox, CGFM, CIA, Audit Director, Office of the State Comptroller, State of New York; and Mary Peck, CIA, CCSA, CGAP, Director of Internal Controls, New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities.

Please join us for two hours of lively discussion about this important and timely topic. In addition to the speakers' commentary, 20 minutes is set aside for questions.
Government Financial Management: Course 1 - Governmental Environment
When: Wednesday, October 14th
Where: Office of the State Comptroller, 110 State Street, Albany
Time: 7:45 AM to 8:15 AM Registration & Continental Breakfast; 8:15 AM to 4:30 PM - Instruction (lunch on your own)
Tuition: $100 for AGA members; $150 for non-members
CPEs: 8
 
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The New York Capital Chapter is pleased to offer a course that will provide an excellent day of continuing professional education training, and will also prepare you to take the first part of AGA's Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) exam.
 
This course covers the organization and structure of government, public accountability, ethics in government, the government financing process and other legal and environmental aspects of government.
 
Our instructor, Lynn Canton is the Deputy Comptroller for the Division of State Government Accountability at the Office of the State Comptroller. She has been with the Office of the State Comptroller since 2001. Ms Canton graduated with BA and MS degrees from the State University of New York at Albany where she also served as a lecturer.
 
The CGFM designation measures the knowledge and skills that a professional needs to succeed in today's government environment. The CGFM is recognized as the mark of excellence in financial management.
 
The tuition cost, which includes course materials, is $100 for AGA Members and $150 for Others. Prepay Registration by September 21, 2009 to obtain the course materials timely.
 
PEF members who pay their own course costs may be eligible for reimbursement through the Certification and License Exam Fee Reimbursement Program, described at the GOER website.
 
In addition, NYS employees who are part of either PEF or M/C may be entitled to receive reimbursement of certification examination fees once you have met the requirements from AGA and GOER. Click here to learn more.
NEW!! The Captains Program
The New York Capital Chapter of the Association of Government Accountants is embarking on a new program to help promote the chapter's educational and other events to members and nonmembers. This effort will complement our already extensive email, newsletter and website communications in hopes of reaching more people and increasing participation. We believe this program will improve the chapter's delivery of services so that the chapter can continue to grow and prosper.

The program is simple. Volunteer members from government agencies and private firms represented in the chapter will be asked to be our marketing liaisons in their organizations whenever we announce an upcoming event. This can be done by emailing members and nonmembers in their orgranization who might be interested in attending the event. They could post flyers throughout the organization and possibily on their website. We believe this will maximize awareness of what the chapter has to offer and increase membership.

If you are interested in becoming a Captain, please contact Sigrid Coons, Vice President for Membership at scoons@mail.nysed.gov or (518)473-7674.
 
We plan to list the Captains on our website to help with this communication and marketing strategy. We will also honor those who prefer not to have their name included on such a list.


Save the Date! Fall Fraud Conference
Fall Fraud Conference will be held Nov. 23-24!
***16 CPEs!
 
Registration and Details Coming Soon!
 

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