GOVERNMENT FINANCE ETHICS WORKSHOP

May 7, 2010

8:30 AM to 12:30 PM

NIU Naperville 1120 East Diehl Road, Naperville, IL 60563-9347

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Intended Audience:  Finance officers and other interested local government staff

Descriptions:  Join us for lively workshop to explore how government finance professionals handle a myriad of ethical challenges.  Through a combination of Discussion and small group exercises, we'll uncover principles and perspectives that impact complex situations.  Earn about 4.0 hours CPE towards Professional Ethics.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand common ethical principles
• Review local government and general situations involving ethical choices
• Review tools and resources to apply in commonly encountered situations in local governments

Delivery method: Group-Live

Program Level: overview, update

Prerequisites: no prerequisites required

Advanced Preparation: no advanced preparation required

Earn about 4.0 CPE or CEU (for IASBO certifcation)

Agenda

8:00 - 8:30 AM Registration and continental breakfast

8:30 - 9:15 AM Overview: conceptual foundations of ethics

9:15- 10:15 AM Case studies: common local government scenarios

10:15 - 10:30 AM Break

10:30 - 11:30 AM Discussion of  case studies

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Decision making tools for real life

12:30 PM - Adjourn

Registration fee includes continental breakfast, breaks, and material. 

Registration and Cancellation Policy

Registrations are accepted on a first-in, first registered basis. The member fee applies to IASBO members, IGFOA public sector members, IGFOA associate members, or IGFOA public sector member substitutes. If you have questions about your membership, contact IGFOA at 815-752-8941. IGFOA and IASBO reserve the right to apply the non-member fee to any individual that has not paid dues for the current year. Please mail payment by check in advance.

If you are unable to attend, please contact IGFOA at 815/752-8941 or info@igfoa.org as soon as possible. A $20 cancellation fee will be charged for cancellations up to April 27, 2010. Cancellations after April 27, 2010 and no-shows are responsible for the full tuition. Substitutions may be made with advanced notice. IASBO and IGFOA reserve the right to modify the agenda and/or speakers, cancel the training due to low enrollment, or to close registration if full.

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If you have any questions regarding this seminar, cancellations, complaints, or refunds, please contact the IGFOA at 815-752-8941 or info@igfoa.org

The Illinois Government Finance Officers Association is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA), as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors.  State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit.  Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN 37219-2417.  Web site:  www.nasba.org

 

 

About the Instructor

Pamela A. Smith, Ph.D., CPA, Department of Accountancy Northern Illinois University

Pam Smith joined Northern Illinois University in January 1994 and she is currently the KPMG Professor of Accountancy at NIU.  Her teaching and research interests focus on financial accounting and reporting related to business combinations, valuation, consolidation, derivatives and hedging, and business ethics.  Pam maintains a practical perspective to teaching and research by drawing from her years in public accounting and training as an audit manager.  Pam received the Illinois CPA Society's 2008 Outstanding Educator Award. In 2007 and 2008, she received the NIU Executive MBA's Golden Apple Award, and in 2006, she received their Teaching Excellence Award. more about Pam Smith

About the Partnering Associations:

IASBO: Illinois ASBO provides professional development and certification for chief school business officials, superintendents, facilities managers, chief technology officers and education support professionals. We offer over 80 professional development seminars annually, coupled with day conferences covering technology, support staff, and facilities. We participate in the Joint Conference sponsored by the Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB), the Illinois Association of School Administrators (IASA) and the Illinois Association of School Business Officials (IASBO). Our annual meeting takes place every third week in May. You can learn more about IASBO on our website www.iasbo.org or by contacting Sue Bertrand at sbertrand@niu.edu or 815-753-9368.

IGFOA: Founded in 1958 IGFOA promotes excellence in governmental finance through leadership, education, professional development, peer support, and communication so as to advocate best practices and advance the competence and effectiveness of local government finance officers in Illinois. Membership includes monthly email newsletter, weekly jobline newsletter, the on-line Membership Directory, access to the Members Information Exchange, exchange of documents used by government finance professionals in the Resource Center, the Financial Services Directory, discounted seminar and conference fees, chapter membership, advocacy on financial and technical issues of importance to IGFOA members, numerous opportunities for professional skill building and networking and a resource for information on hot topics. Learn more about IGFOA at www.igfoa.org or contact Ruth Limpers at rlimpers@igfoa.org or 815-752-8941.