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Annual Fraud Seminar
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Date/Time:
Monday, November 22nd and Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010
Registration and Continental Breakfast: 7:30 - 8:15am
Seminar: 8:15 - 4:15pm each day
Location:
Holiday Inn, Wolf Road, Colonie, NY
CPE's:
7 per day
Cost:
One day: $150 for AGA/IIA/ACFE Members, $75 for fully retired AGA/ACFE/IIA members
and full-time students, $225 for others
Two days: $225 for AGA/IIA/ACFE Members, $125 for fully retired AGA/ACFE/IIA members and full-time students, $300 for others
$25 DISCOUNT IF
PAYMENT IS RECEIVED BY NOVEMBER 12TH
Event Summary:
Join us for this information packed two-day fraud seminar. You can choose to attend one or both days, and we offer a $25 discount if you register and pay by November 12th.You will not want to miss this year's fraud seminar! You can earn 7 or 14 continuing professional education credits hours by attending one or two days, respectively.
This year's seminar will feature many prominent speakers presenting on the many aspects of fraud, including such topics as health care, financial statements, money laundering and procurement.
We will also be raffling off many prizes with all proceeds to be donated Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York.
Monday November 22, 2010
Susan Landauer, CPA, CPA Forensic Accounting Services Group (Procurement Fraud)
Richard Hurley, Ph.D., CPA, CFE, CFF, FCPA University of Connecticut (Financial Statement Fraud)
William Mosher, NYS Police (Money Laundering)
Tuesday November 23, 2010
Elizabeth Palmer Gontarek, MBA, CPA, US Department of Justice (Audit and Investigations)
M. Elise Chawaga, MA, CFE,US Department of Justice (Audit and Investigations)
Jim Pescetti, Special Investigations Unit, MVP Health Care (Health Care Fraud)
Samuel Spitzberg, Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (Conducting Investigations)
William Gilbert, Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (Conducting Investigations)
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National Audio Conference:
Achieving Transparency - The Next Step to Integrating Your Data
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Date/Time:
Wednesday, November 17th, 2010
2:00 - 3:50pm
Location:
Office of the State Comptroller, 110 State St, Albany, NY
or
Department of Transportation, 50 Wolf Rd, Albany, NY
Note:
An ID such as a driver license is required for entry into either building. Please arrive early to allow time to check in.
Speaker(s):
David Cofer
Phyllis Eriksen, CISA
Don Geiger
Sheila Hammons, CGFM
CPE's:
2 Credits
Cost:
FREE for AGA Members
$15 for Non-Members
Description:
AGA, in conjunction with the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers (NASACT) and the Association of Local Government Auditors (ALGA), is pleased to announce a new and increasingly important topic to our audio conference schedule-the challenges of data integration.
Don Geiger, acting deputy chief financial officer and acting director, Office of Financial Management at the U.S. Department of the Interior, will share lessons being learned as the agency supports the replacement and integration of its financial management systems, moving from legacy systems to an enterprise solution. He will discuss: general planning considerations; implementation considerations; contingency plans; how to gain an understanding of the impact this type of change will have to current work flows; and how to ascertain the integrity of the data being moved between systems.
Integrating data internally is not the only data integration issue facing the government accounting community. David Cofer, information technology specialist in the Data Mining and Analysis Staff Office of Mission Systems, Office of Inspector General at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, will discuss: issues related to integrating data being sent in from outside agencies; consolidating the differing data elements so that a cohesive view of the information can be produced; and the actual techniques he uses to bring divergent data sets together while ensuring data integrity.
Sheila Hammond, CGFM, and Phyllis Eriksen, CISA, from IDEA�/Audimation Services, Inc., will facilitate the discussion.
Please join us for two hours of lively discussion about this important and timely topic. In addition to the speakers' commentary, there will be approximately 20 minutes for Q & A so that the participants can ask the speakers questions and share their own experiences.
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Save the Date! AGA, IIA, ISACA, ACFE Annual Holiday Luncheon
Registration Will Open Soon!!
Date/Time:
Thursday, December 9th
Location:
Wolfert's Roost Country Club
Event Details:
Join us for the Annual AGA, IIA, ISACA, ACFE Holiday Luncheon! Our speaker will be Michael Corso, Managing Director at the New York State Department of Public Service.
Don't miss this chance to get together with your collegues and exchange holiday greetings!
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Community Service Event: Project Equinox
Date/Time:
Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010
5:45 - 8:00 pm
Location:
Empire State Plaza, Cafeteria next to the McDonalds
For each Thanksgiving, 7,500 meals are prepared at the Empire State Plaza and then delivered by volunteers to individuals who live within a 25 mile radius of downtown Albany. This year, the New York Capital Chapter of the AGA will take part in this great cause, and help prepare 8,000 pounds of turkey, 2,000 pounds of ham, 2,800 pounds of yams, 940 pies, 625 dozen dinner rolls, 48 gallons of cider and 19,500 pieces of fruit.
On November 23, 2010 from 5:45pm to 8:00pm the AGA will assist in preparing this wonderful food. If you would like to help us out in this great cause or need more information, please contact Thalia Melendez at tmelendez@osc.state.ny.us no later than Thursday, November 18, 2010. Thank you!
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Federal and NYS Tax Update
Date/Time:
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
4:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Location:
Century House, 997 New Loudon Road, Latham, NY
CPE's:
4 CPEs
Cost:
$50 For Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) members and Association of Government Accountants (AGA) members - payment by November 12th.
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT EXTENDED UNTIL NOVEMBER 12TH!!
After November 12th, $65 for members and $80 for Non IMA/AGA Members
**This is a dinner meeting. Dinner choices include: Sliced Tenderloin of Beef, Grilled Filet of Salmon, Chicken Marsala or Pasta Mediterranean
residence issues as well as planning opportunities for businesses and individuals. This is a dinner meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, November 30th, 4:00-8:30 PM at the Century House, 997 New Loudon Road, Latham, NY.
Topics covered include:
� Business tax credits update including employment credits, New York State Qualified Emerging Technology Tax Credit and others
� Excelsior Jobs Program Act passed into law as Chapter 59 of the New York Laws of 2010 creating the Excelsior Jobs Tax Credit, Investment Tax Credit, Research and Development Tax Credit and the Real Property Tax Credit
� New York State residency issues and determination
� Estate planning update
From the offices of EFP Rotenberg, LLP, the presenters are David P. Veniskey, CPA, Tax Partner, Paul Adams, CPA, Senior Manager, and Mary T. Murphy, CPA, Tax Supervisor.
EFP Rotenberg,LLP, is a large, full service regional CPA firm headquartered in Rochester, NY with offices in Canandaigua, Corning, NYC and Los Angeles. As an independent member of the BDO Seidman Alliance, EFP Rotenberg, LLP serves as the registered public accountant for over 70 public companies located throughout the US, Canada and China. The firm also provides tax, audit and other services for individuals, private companies, NFP and government entities, and its expertise extends to corporate tax outsourcing, expatriate and inpatriot issues, and forensic and valuation services.
Registration Information:
To register or for more information, call Michael Ruhm at (518) 233-6324. Payment can be made via check payable to Tech Valley IMA and mailed to:
Tech Valley IMA
P.O. Box 623
Latham, NY 12110-0623
Event Details:
The update will cover Federal and New York State income tax, estate taxes and NY State |
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Participate in Your Chapter!!
This is the time of year the New York Capital Chapter of the AGA, your chapter, begins the process of electing its leadership for the coming year (starting July 1) by sending out a call for nominations from its membership.
Participation in AGA leadership activities offers you a great opportunity to enhance your organizational and communication skills, while permitting you the chance to work closely and network with other accountability professionals in State, Federal and Local government as well as from the private sector and academia.
Officer and Board Member positions offer an opportunity to participate in the organization at a high level. However, if you don't feel that you are ready for that high level commitment, committee positions offer members an opportunity to become involved in a more limited capacity.
If you are a member in good standing and would like to become involved in a leadership or committee position, please contact Thalia Melendez at tmelendez@osc.state.ny.us or by calling (518) 486-7383. |
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