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DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nsign up for both days and save $25\n\n\n\n\nIllinois Go
 vernment Finance Professionals Academy – Fall 2014\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nWednesd
 ay\, October 29\, 2014\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nIGFOA BASIC GOVERNMENTAL ACC
 OUNTING\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n8:00 – 8:30 AM\n\n\nRegistration and Contin
 ental Breakfast\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n8:30 – 8:40 AM\n\n\nWelcome and Int
 roductions\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n8:40 –9:20 AM\n\n\nBasic Accounting Theo
 ry\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n9:20 - 9:50 AM\n\n\nDouble Entry Accounting\n\n\
 n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n9:50 - 10:30 AM\n\n\nChart of Accounts\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n
  \n\n\n10:30 – 10:45 AM\n\n\nMorning Break\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n10:45 – 
 11:30 AM\n\n\nPrinciples of Accounting\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n11:30 -12:30
  PM\n\n\nLunch\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n12:30 -1:15 PM\n\n\nFund Accounting\
 n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n1:15 - 2:10 PM\n\n\nBasis of Accounting\n\n\n \n\n\
 n\n\n \n\n\n2:10 - 2:40 PM\n\n\nBudgets and Budgetary Accounting\n\n\n \n\
 n\n\n\n \n\n\n2:40 – 2:55 PM\n\n\nAfternoon Break\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n2
 :55 - 3:25 PM\n\n\nClassification and Terminology\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n3
 :25 - 4:00 PM\n\n\nFinancial Reporting\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n I
 nstructors\nBrian LeFevre\, Sikich LLPBill Hannah\, Village of North Auror
 aRachel Musials\, Village of Hoffman Estates\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n
 \n\nThursday\, October 30\, 2014\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nACADEMY LEVEL II\n
 \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n8:30 – 9:00 AM\n\n\nRegistration and Continental Bre
 akfast\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n9:00 – 10:45 AM\n\n\nBasic Budgeting for Ill
 inois Local Governments\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n10:45 – 11:00 AM\n\n\nMorni
 ng Break\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n11:00 – 12:30 PM\n\n\nBasic Budgeting for 
 Illinois Local Governments\, continued\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n12:30 PM – 1
 :15 PM\n\n\nIllinois Government Finance Professionals Networking Luncheon\
 n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n1:15 – 2:30 PM\n\n\nPublic Funds Investing Overview
 \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n2:30 – 2:45 PM\n\n\nAfternoon Break\n\n\n \n\n\n\n
 \n \n\n\n2:45 – 3:30 PM\n\n\nHot Topic in Government Finance: ERP Start to
  Finish for Middle Management\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n3:30 – 3:45 PM\n\n\nA
 fternoon Break\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n3:45 – 4:45 PM\n\n\nProperty Taxatio
 n: Understanding Assessments and Levies\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n4:45 – 5:15
  PM\n\n\nClosing reception\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \nInstructors\nM
 ary Dankowski\, Village of Park ForestAndrew Huhn\, Town of NormalMolly Ta
 lkington\, City of ChampaignSofia Anastopoulos\, Public Funds Consulting\,
  LLCLinda Dalton\, Village of WoodridgeJaime Cunningham\, Village of Lomba
 rd\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\nregister for one or both days at www.igfoa.org\n\n\n \
 n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nIllinois Government Finance Professionals Academy – Fa
 ll 2014\n\n\n\n\nLevel II Session Descriptions\n\n\n\n\nBasic Governmental
  Accounting\n\n\nFocus on the theory behind accounting principles and the 
 fundamentals of fund accounting.\n\n\n\n\nBasic Budgeting for Illinois Loc
 al Governments\n\n\nGain an understanding of the history\, importance\, ch
 allenges\, and basic elements of budgeting in a local government environme
 nt.\n\n\n\n\nPublic Funds Investing Overview\n\n\nLearn the basic principl
 es and best practices for managing public monies and fulfilling fiduciary 
 responsibilities.\n\n\n\n\nProperty Taxation: Understanding Assessments an
 d Levies\n\n\nUnderstand the property assessment process and levy requirem
 ents\, including tax cap limitations.  Overview of how the property tax an
 d budget cycles relate.\n\n\n\n\nREGISTER AT WWW.IGFOA.ORG\n\n\n\n\nLearni
 ng Objectives - after attending this Academy\, participants should be able
  to:\n\nIdentify primary best practices for government finance and access 
 information about implementation of those practices\nExplain the basic pri
 nciples of professional government finance\nConnect with peers to gather i
 nformation about practices in other communities\n\n Who Should Attend\nFin
 ance department personnel seeking a review of government finance fundament
 als or non-finance professionals such as department heads and assistant de
 partment heads whose primary duties are related to finance\n \nPrerequisit
 es: at least 1 year's experience or completion of Level I Academy or equiv
 alent training\nAdvanced preparation required: No advanced preparation req
 uired\, please bring your entities Annual Financial Report and Budget docu
 ments\nDelivery method: Group-live\nCPE program level: Basic\nCPE credits 
 at Level II Academy: About 14 CPE hours\n \nAre overnight rooms available?
 \nParticipants are encouraged to reserve a room at the Doubletree in Downe
 rs Grove or any one of the nearby hotels that can be found through the DuP
 age Convention and Visitors Bureau.\n \nAre there any scholarships availab
 le for the 2014 Academy?\nYes\, the Downstate Chapter of IGFOA offers scho
 larships for the 2014 Academies.  Apply by October 10th to be considered f
 or Level II scholarship at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/igfoascholar.\n\
 n\n\n
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LOCATION:Doubletree Guest Suites and Conference Center\, 2111 Butterfield R
 oad\, Downers Grove\, IL 60515
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SUMMARY:Illinois Government Finance Professionals Academy Level II
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