BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ddaysoftware.com//NONSGML DDay.iCal 1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Whether you are watching on your own or in a group setting\, ea ch individual must be registered - including those who may not intend to c laim continuing professional education (CPE) credit.\nIGFOA 2014 First Thu rsday Webinars Include: \n\n2/6/2014 Hot Topics in Governmental Accounting : Understanding Changes to the Data Collection Form and New Submission Req uirements with the Federal Audit Clearinghouse - February 28th Deadline to Comply!\n3/6/2014 Municipal Bankruptcy - Can it happen in Illinois? and R ecent SEC Enforcement Actions\n4/3/2014 Hot Topic in Illinois Local Govern ment Revenue - IDOR Update CPPRT/LGDF \n5/1/2014 Hot Topic in Illinois Loc al Government Budgeting - Pros and Cons of Multi-Year Budgeting\n6/5/2014 Illinois Public Pensions Hot Topics - IMRF ERI and 13th payment\n8/7/2014 Hot Topics in Illinois Government Finance \n9/4/2014 Productivity Tips for using Microsoft Office in the Finance Department\n10/2/2014 Best Practice s to Prevent External Fraud\n11/6/2014 Records Retention and FOIA\n12/4/20 14 Update from the IGFOA Current Issues and  Trends in Telecommunication T axation\n\nLearn from your desktop - The program is delivered via a secure web site and audio conferencing service to your desktop. In order to part icipate you will need a computer with a Web browser to view the presentati on. You can listen to audio through your computer speakers or headset.  Di scussion with participants is usually muted throughout the webinar and we rely on Q&A online to respond to questions.  If you do not have the capabi lity to listen from your computer\, you will receive instructions with a t oll-free phone number and access code (different for each webinar).  Regis trants will  receive e-mailed instructions with the secure password and co nference call number\, along with course materials for the upcoming sessio n within one week of the program date.  To ensure that you will receive th e instructions from IGFOA\, list "IGFOA Professional Education Committee [ meetings@meetings.readytalk.com]" and webex.com as an approved or trusted sender in your email addresses and test the connection in advance of the  webinar.\nDelivery method: Internet BasedProgram Level: OverviewPrerequisi tes: No prerequisites required Advanced Preparation: No advanced preparati on requiredEarn about 1.5 CPE credit - CPE credit will only be given to th e individual that is registered for the webinar.  To receive CPE credit\, individuals must attend each session in its entirety as tracked in the web participation report and complete the participation monitoring tools duri ng the webinar.  Only pre-registered and paid participants meeting fulfill ing these criteria will be issued Certificates of Attendance.\nParticipati on monitoring tools may include\, but are not limited to:\na. Response to audio role call b. Response to an on-line role callc. Response to on-line poll (Example B) at designated points during the instructiond. Answer to a specific chat question as verbally instructed at designated points during the instructione. Answer to a specific question via email at designated p oints during the instructionf. Providing a passcode as instructed at desig nated points during the instruction\n2014 IGFOA First Thursday Webinar Des criptions\, Learning Objectives and Speakers\n\nDecember 4\, 2014\n\nCurre nt Issues and  Trends in Telecommunication Taxation\n\nDescription: The De cember First Thursday webinar focuses on the challenges of collecting tele communication taxes and how changes in how businesses and residential tele communication usage have affected local government revenue.  Learn what th e Illinois Department of Revenue is doing to improve collections and what telecommunication tax auditors recommend.\n\nLearning objective  -particip ants completing this webinar should be able to\n1. Identify and analyze ke y telecommunication tax revenue trends\n\nIntended Audience: Local governm ent finance professionals\, treasurers\, managers\, and administrators \n\ nNovember 6\, 2014\nUnderstanding The Freedom of Information Act and The L ocal Records Act and Electronic Records\nDescription: This webinar will pr ovide an overview of the Illinois Freedom of Information Act\, including t he key timelines for complying with the Act\, FOIA exemptions and fees.  W e will also cover records management under the Local Records Act with an e mphasis on dealing with e-communications and long-term e-records managemen t.\nLearning objectives - participants completing this webinar should be a ble to\n\nExplain timeframes for responding to FOIA requests\nIdentify FOI A exemptions\nUnderstand parameters for charging fees for FOIA requests\nD efine what is considered a public record\nExplain the purpose of a records retention scheduleIdentify key retention issues for electronic records\n\ nSpeakers:\n\nLorraine Tyson of Pugh\, Jones & Johnson\, P.C.\, Chicago\, Illinois\nKris Stenson\, Electronic Records Archivist\, Illinois State Arc hives\n\nIntended Audience: Local government finance professionals\, treas urers\, managers\, and administrators \n\nOctober 2\, 2014\nBest Practices to Prevent External Fraud\nDescription: Join M. Ali Ansari\, Director of Forensics at for Wolf & Co\, LLP.\, and Aimee Briles in a discussion of co mmon fraud schemes and how to develop appropriate internal controls and in stall policies and procedures to mitigate the risk of fraud at your organi zation.\nLearning objectives: Participants completing this webinar should\ n\nRecognize common fraud schemes often perpetrated at governmental organi zations.\nUnderstand your responsibility with respect to fraud at the work place.\nDevelop strategies to prevent\, deter\, and/or detect fraud in you r organization.\nDetermine accounting and audit procedures to detect\, add ress and mitigate the risks of becoming a victim of fraud.\nHow to address the risk of material misstatement due to fraud in the financial statement s.\nDiscuss recent cases and what we can learn from them.\n\nIntended Audi ence: Local government finance professionals\, treasurers\, managers\, and administrators \n\nSeptember 4\, 2014 \nProductivity Tips for using Micro soft Office in the Finance Department\nDescription: We will focus on tips and shortcuts to put Microsoft Office Word and Excel to use for you.  Join us for this fast paced on-line workshop full of real work examples and be prepared to share your own favorite tips.\n Learning Objectives Participa nts completing this webinar should\n\nBe able to identify and apply Micros oft Office Word tools to use in document preparation\n\n\nBe able to ident ify and apply Microsoft Office Excel tools to use in building worksheet\n\ n\n\nIntended Audience: Local government finance professionals\, treasurer s\, managers\, and administrators \nWorkshop leaders: Rita Trainor\, Wheat on Park District and Josh Peacock\, Village of Streamwood\n\nAugust 7\, 20 14 Hot Topics in Local Government Finance\nDescription: Several topic expe rts will join us for a rapid fire review of topics drawing attention and c oncern in local government finance.  Topics include:\nCybercrime and Payme nt Fraud: Trends\, Threats\, and Strategies\nGovernments are no longer imm une from payment fraud targeting wire transfers\, automatic clearing house payments\, and credit cards. Historically\, hacking has been a high risk issue only for banks\, but attackers are now targeting non-financial busin esses in an effort to access bank funds via online payment methods. This s ession will describe the threat landscape and provide insight on how to ef fectively address this emerging threat.\n The SEC MCDC Initiative and Issu ers\nGFOA alerted members that the deadline for self-reporting under the t he Securities and Exchange Commission’s Enforcement Division (the SEC) ann ounced the Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation (MCDC) Initiat ive is September 10\, 2014. SEC is not defining the term material and has indicated that a determination of the materiality of submissions under the initiative will be made on a case by case basis depending on the overall facts and circumstances of a situation. Learn more about how the MCDC will affect local governments.\nThe New municipal advisor rule\n Learning Obje ctives Participants completing this webinar should\n\nBe familiar with pay ment fraud trends and tactics hackers are using\nUnderstand how and why ha ckers may be targeting your government\nDiscuss information security weakn esses and solutions to help minimize risk\nExplain how the SEC the Municip alities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation (MCDC) Initiative affects their government\nUnderstand the new Municipal Advisor Rule\n\nIntended Audience : Local government finance professionals\, treasurers\, managers\, and adm inistrators \n\nJune 5\, 2014 Illinois Public Pensions Hot Topics\nDescrip tion: Mark Nannini\, Chief Financial Officer for IMRF joins us for the Jun e First Thursday to delve into details about the IMRF Early Retirement Inc entive Program and workings of the 13th payment. Bring your questions and concerns during this timely webinar.\n Learning Objectives Participants co mpleting this webinar should\n\nunderstand the components of the IMRF Earl y Retirement Incentive Program\nbe familiar with how to apply the Early Re tirement Incentive Program in their government\nbe able to explain the pro cess for implementing the Early Retirement Incentive Program\nunderstand t he reasons for and working of the IMRF 13th payment\n\nIntended Audience:  Local government finance professionals\, treasurers\, managers\, and admin istrators \n\nMay 1\, 2014 - The Pros & Cons of a Multi-Year Budget\nDescr iption: There are many types of budget formats available to local governme nts. Join us as we see a terrific example of a multi-year budget from the Town of Normal Finance Director\, Andrew Huhn and learn about the difficul ties and the rewards of doing a multi-year budget.\n Learning Objectives \ n* Participants completing this webinar will understand the budget process and procedures that one municipality goes through each year\, and how a m ulti-year budget impacts that process\, both positively and negatively. * Participants will also learn methods for presenting a municipal budget to elected officials.\n Intended Audience: Local government finance professio nals\, treasurers\, managers\, and administrators \n\nApril 3\, 2014 - Hot Topic in Illinois Local Government Revenue: IDOR Update\nDescription - Br enda Towers\, Manager Illinois Department of Revenue Local Tax Allocation Division will be the speaker for the April First Thursday and will provide an overview of CPPRT/LGDF Fund\, update us on the new Rebate Sharing web application at IDOR and share some of the most frequently asked questions IDOR receives from local governments.\nLearning objectives:\nParticipants completing this webinar will be able to\n\n\nExplain the assumptions and t rends that affect Corporate Personal Property Replacement Tax Revenue (CPP RT) and  Local Government Distributive Fund (LGDF) monies for Illinois loc al governments\nNavigate web resources to gather information about local g overnment revenue\n\nIntended Audience: Local government finance professio nals\, treasurers\, managers\, and administrators \n\nMunicipal Bankruptcy - Can it happen in Illinois? and Recent SEC Enforcement Actions\nDate: Ma rch 6\, 2014Time: 10:00 - 11:30 AMDescriptionCurrent Municipal Bankruptcy Laws in Illinois requires specific authority from the state for local gove rnments to petition for municipal bankruptcy under Chapter 9.   Join us as we learn more about Illinois Municipal Bankruptcy Law and the impact of t he recent SEC Enforcement Actions.Learning ObjectiveParticipants completin g this webinar will understand what authority local governments posess und er current Illinois Bankruptcy laws and what to expect with the recent SEC Enforcement Actions.\n Instructors:\nKyle Harding\, Associate\, Chapman a nd Cutler\, LLP Kent Floros\, Associate\, Chapman and Cutler\, LLP\nIntend ed Audience: Local government finance professionals\, treasurers\, manager s\, and administrators \n\nUnderstanding Changes to the Data Collection Fo rm and New Submission Requirements with the Federal Audit Clearinghouse - February 28th Deadline to Comply!\n Date: February 6\, 2014\nTime: 10:00 - 11:30 AMDescriptionThe Federal Office of Management and Budget made chang es to Single Audit Data Collection and reporting for state and local gover nment and non-profit organizations that affect all fiscal years ending in 2013. Organizations subject to Single Audit in 2013 are required to submit a completed Form SF-SAC\, along with one complete reporting package no la ter than February 28\, 2014. Join us for a timely webinar on the new form and filing requirements and how to comply.Learning ObjectiveParticipants c ompleting this webinar should be able to identify the primary changes in d ata to be collected and report submission requirements for organizations s ubject to the Single Audit under OMB Circular A-133.\nSpeaker:\nRaymond E. Krouse\, Jr.\, CPA\, Partner\, Sikich LLP\nIntended Audience: Local gover nment finance professionals\, treasurers\, managers\, and administrators \ n DTEND:20141002T113000 DTSTAMP:20260412T214803 DTSTART:20141002T100000 LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Best Practices to Prevent External Fraud UID:04e2b4ed-ae44-4ace-8641-7568c0b4e8e8 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR