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DESCRIPTION:AGENDA\n8:00 – 8:15 AMRegistration & Continental Breakfast \n8:
 15 – 9:15 AMHOW TO COACH YOUR OWN SELF: AN INTRODUCTORY GUIDE TO SELF-MAST
 ERY AND WORKPLACE SUCCESS  Speaker: Peter Burchard\, Consultant\, Adjunct 
 Professor with Northern Illinois UniversityDescription: At one level\, pro
 fessional development is about growing each person’s core skills. At anoth
 er level\, professional development is about building strong teams and imp
 roving the quality of communications. Regardless of the quality or amount 
 of professional development offered and received\, many people still exper
 ience the workplace as a negative place – where authoritarianism may reign
 \, where leaders are uncertain or indifferent\, and where employee engagem
 ent remains at historic lows. In this brief seminar\, Peter Burchard will 
 present his view of workplace dysfunction and the role of self-coaching an
 d self-mastery in building better experiences and outcomes. Learning Objec
 tives - Participants completing this session will be able to:1. Identify t
 he characteristics of workplace (i.e.\, human) dysfunction2. Learn how to 
 revitalize one’s role and message through two parallel paths 1) evoking aw
 areness and presence and 2) ethical communications3. Understand what it me
 ans to be " Out with the arbitrary and in with the prescriptive." \n9:30 –
  10:30 AMGASB REEXAMINES THE FINANCIAL REPORTING MODEL - GOVERNMENTAL FUND
 SSpeaker: Krisztina Dommer\, Manager\, Sikich LLPDescription: The current 
 financial reporting model used by state and local governments is contained
  in GASB Statement No. 34\, generally became effective in 2002 for most go
 vernments. This model did not substantially change the accounting and fina
 ncial reporting for governmental funds\, most notably the general fund. GA
 SB has now added a project to its agenda to examine reporting for governme
 ntal funds and what information should be conveyed in external financial s
 tatements.  An Invitation to Comment (ITC) was issued by GASB in December 
 2016 that considers three alternatives to reporting governmental funds. Le
 arning Objectives - Participants completing this session will be able to:1
 . Understand the concepts of the three alternatives contained in the ITC 2
 . Explore how the alternatives would impact a government’s governmental fu
 nds3. Learn specifically how the alternatives would impact the general fun
 d\n10:30 – 11:30 AMROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: GOVERNMENT FINANCE ISSUES THAT C
 HALLENGE YOU IN THE WORK PLACEModerator: Lisa Heglund\, Finance Director\,
  City of Lockport Description: Finance professionals often encounter chall
 enges that are new to them but have been successfully addressed by colleag
 ues.  This session will provide the opportunity for attendees to ask quest
 ions and share solutions and information on a variety of issues.  If you h
 ave SPECIFIC issues you wish to discuss\, email to Lisa Heglund at lheglun
 d@lockport.org prior to the seminar.Learning Objectives: Participants comp
 leting this session will be able to:1. Identify issues that challenge loca
 l government finance professionals in the work place2. Understand solution
 s other local government communities have implemented to resolve those iss
 ues 3. Learn from the experiences of local government finance professional
 s who have encountered similar or the same issues.\n11:45 AM – 12:45 PMLEG
 ISLATIVE UPDATE  Speaker: William D. McCarty\, Director - Office of Budget
  and Management\, City of SpringfieldDescription: Participants will hear u
 pdates on State legislative matters relevant to Illinois local governments
 .Learning Objectives - Participants completing this session will be able t
 o:1. Gain knowledge of new Illinois Public Acts significantly affecting lo
 cal governments2. Understand pending Illinois General Assembly legislative
  proposals that may significantly impact local governments3. Become famili
 ar with the status of State budget issues and how Illinois local governmen
 t revenues may be affected.\n1:00 – 1:30 PMCLOSING REMARKS AND LUNCH\nInte
 nded Audience: Finance ProfessionalsDelivery method:  Group-liveProgram Le
 vel: OverviewPrerequisites: No prerequisites required Advanced Preparation
 : No advanced preparation requiredField of Study: Accounting (Governmental
 )\, Personal Development\, FinanceEarn about 4.8 CPE credit
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LOCATION:Village of New Lenox\, 1 Veterans Pkwy\, New Lenox\, IL 60451
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SUMMARY:South Metro Chapter Professional Development Seminar
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