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ISACA is teaming up the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) and the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) to provide a free web seminar on May 24, 2011. This web event will examine the roles of anti-money laundering (AML), audit and business units in an institution, and the need for a symbiotic relationship among these departments to improve compliance for the entire organization.
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THANK YOU, THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU!
Dear (Contact First Name),
As I write this last President's Message to each of you, our Members, I cannot stop but think about the countless hours our Board and Key Volunteers have provided to this organization. We have achieved so much within our organization over the past 4 years and some of the highlights include:
- Membership has doubled in size to 900 members;
- Provided nearly 16,000 hours of high quality, low cost Continuiting Professional Education (CPE) hours to our Membership;
- Created joint events with the IIA and ISSA;
- Consistently gave back to either smaller, in-need ISACA chapters within the Western Region or made significant donations to ISACA International for their continued research efforts;
- Obtained several website awards from ISACA International;
- Significantly increased our global presence within the ISACA International Community by having several Board Members actively involved in the ISACA International Board of Director Committees, Training Events, annual Chapter Leader meetings and annual regional President's Council Meetings (PCMs);
- Ensured that almost all Board of Director members attend at least one ISACA International Chapter Leader or President's Council annual meetings;
- Formally changed our Bylaws to meet the growing needs of our orgnization;
- Locally incorporated and obtained insurance for our Board of Directors and our events;
- Created written policies and procedures for all of our significant operational processes;
- Sustained our financial reserves and formalized our accounting practices.
It has been an honor and my pleasure to serve each of you as your President of the ISACA Phoenix Chapter. Per our Bylaws, in order to provide continuity and appropriate succession planning, I will be the Immediate Past President Officer of the new Administration led by Gail Ricketts.
Please join me in welcoming your new leadership team. Based on the elections ballots, over 60% of our current Board of Directors will be part of our new leadership team. This will provide a great launching point to expand and develop our chapter over the next few years.
Regards,
Adam Remis
President, ISACA Phoenix Chapter |
 | May Chapter Meeting: Annual Chapter Meeting & SSAE 16 Standard Replaces SAS 70 | |
Thursday, May 26, 2011
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Lunch Session: The Chapter Annual Meeting will be directed by our current President. This session will include a summary of our progress this past year including a summary of our chapter finances. The newly elected leadership will be introduced to the membership. Also, attendees of the ISACA International Leadership Conference will provide Leading Practices and experiences learn from the conference. We encourage all our membership to attend this meeting.
Afternoon Session: SSAE 16 Standard Replaces SAS 70 by Pablo Hernandez, Senior Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers: As of June 15, 2011, the AICPA is replacing the SAS 70 reporting standard with the new SSAE 16 standard. It is not expected to be difficult to make the change from SAS 70 to SSAE 16 because differences between the two standards are minimal. However, management should consider using the time ahead to assess which SSAE 16 report is right for your organization and whether the report's focus is still on internal controls over financial reporting.
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On Tuesday, May 3rd you should have received an email from SurveyMonkey to participate in our biennial chapter elections. Please take some time to cast your vote. If you have any questions, please contact our Elections Committee Chair, Susan Adams.
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| Quarterly Training: Auditing & Security Cloud-based Servcies | |
When: June 8th and 9th
Where: WellsFargoConferenceCenter (Downtown Phoenix)
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In this two-day seminar you will explore the current state of cloud computing and its common architecture, and examine the major SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS providers in the market today. You will cover the security and control deficiencies that exist in cloud-based services and look at Security as a Service as a way to protect against them. You will review a risk-based approach to audit and controls for cloud based-services and investigate such areas as cloud-based network models, cloud brokers, and disaster recovery and governance in a cloud-services environment. Throughout the seminar, class exercises will reinforce what you learn and help you identify the risks, controls, and gaps in cloud services.
Members: $475
Non-members: $600
CPE: 16 hours
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| Register for CISA & CISM Review Courses | |
When: Friday, May 20th to Sunday, May 22nd (7:45am - 6:00pm)
Where: Early Warning, located at Bell Road & 101, next to Westworld (additional location details will be sent to registrants)
Cost: $200 (members), $250 (non-members)
24 CPE
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When: Saturday, May 21st to Sunday, May 22nd (7:45am - 6:00pm)
Where: Early Warning, located at Bell Road & 101, next to Westworld (additional location details will be sent to registrants)
Cost: $200 (members), $250 (non-members)
16 CPE
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| March Bi-Monthly Chapter Meeting Archives | |
Many thanks to our presenters. Their presentations will be posted shortly to the chapter's website:
Lunch Session: Evaluating Cloud Computing Risk Models by Donald Gallien (Vice President, Audit Leader, American Express)
Afternoon Session: Business Intelligence - Overview and Trends by Matt Schwartz (Vice President, Business Intelligence, PetSmart) |
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