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DESCRIPTION:Make plans to attend the 2026 Downstate Chapter Conference at t
 he I Hotel & Illinois Conference Center in Champaign\, IL. Attendees will 
 enjoy a variety of educational session topics and have the opportunity to 
 earn CPE credit hours. The conference is an excellent opportunity to recon
 nect with colleagues and network! \nConference ProgramSpeaker Bios\nCONFER
 ENCE OVERVIEW\nTHURSDAY\, FEBRUARY 5\, 2026\nSession 1: What is the Federa
 l Reserve and Why Should We Care?‎\nSpeaker: Michelle Binns\, Director\, P
 FM Asset Management\nCPE: About 1.0 hours Field of Study: Economics - Tech
 nical Level: Overview\nSession 2: Conflict Resolution & Management ‎\nSpea
 ker: Scot Wrighton\, Senior Management Consultant\, LeaderGov\; & Team Lea
 der\, Interim ‎Solutions\, LLC ‎\nCPE: About 1.0 hours Field of Study: Per
 sonal Development - Non-technical Level: Overview\nNetworking Luncheon\nSe
 ssion 3: Selecting & Empowering Teams/Evaluating Team Dynamics ‎\nSpeaker:
  Scot Wrighton\, Senior Management Consultant\, LeaderGov\; & Team Leader\
 , Interim ‎Solutions\, LLC ‎\nCPE: About 1.0 hours Field of Study: Persona
 l Development - Non-technical Level: Overview\nSession 4: Safeguarding Pub
 lic Funds: Illinois Investment Strategies and Options\nSpeakers: Randi Van
  Wie\, Deputy Director of Finance\, City of EdwardsvilleLisa Nusko\, VP\, 
 Investment Services\, PTMA ‎Sofia Anastopoulos\, Executive Director\, Illi
 nois Metropolitan Investment Fund (IMET). Matt Hanigan\, Institutional Sal
 es and Relationship Manager\, PFM‎\nCPE: About 1.0 hours Field of Study: F
 inance – Technical Level: Intermediate\nSession 5: IDOR: The Local Tax All
 ocation Division and Your Local Government\nSpeaker: Aaron Allen\, Divisio
 n Manager\, Local Tax Allocation Division‎ Illinois Department of Revenue 
 (IDOR)‎\nCPE: About 1.0 hours Field of Study: Finance – Technical ‎ Level:
  Overview\nNetworking Dinner at Aspen Tap House\n2001 S Neil St\, Champaig
 n\, IL 61820‎\nFRIDAY\, FEBRUARY 6\, 2026\nSession 6: IML Legislative Upda
 te\nSpeaker: Brad Cole\, Executive Director\, Illinois Municipal League (I
 ML)‎\nCPE: About 1.0 hours Field of Study: Business Law – Technical Level:
  Update\nSession 7: GASB 103 – Understanding GASB’s Changes to the Financi
 al Reporting Model\nSpeaker: Anthony Cervini\, CPA\, CFE\, Principal\, Sik
 ich\nCPE: About 1.0 hours Field of Study: Accounting (Government)– Technic
 al Level: Overview\nSession 8: Old Fashioned Payroll Practices That Need t
 o Go\nSpeaker: Tim Gavin\, CPA\, Principal\, Lauterbach & Amen\, LLP\nCPE:
  About 1.0 hours Field of Study: Finance – Technical ‎ Level: Overview\nIn
 tended Audience: All government management & finance professionals Deliver
 y method: Group-LiveProgram Level: Refer to session information listed abo
 ve.Prerequisites: No prerequisites requiredAdvanced Preparation: No advanc
 ed preparation requiredField of Study: Refer to session information listed
  above.Last Review/Revision/Update: February 6\, 2026NASBA CPE: Earn about
  8.0 CPE Hours\nHotel room\nUse this block booking link. Click to visit th
 e login page and enter this information to access our special rate:Block C
 ode: IGFOA2025Guest Password: 0mY*g\nAny guests making reservations by pho
 ne at 217-819-5000 must mention the block code IGFOA2025 to any of our Gue
 st Service Agents. Your rate will be available until the cutoff date of 01
 /23/2026.\nCost\nMembers - $225Government / Partner Colleagues - $235Non-M
 ember Public Sector - $250
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LOCATION:I Hotel & Illinois Conference Center\, 1900 S 1st St\, Champaign\,
  IL 61820
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SUMMARY:2026 Downstate Chapter Conference 
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