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DESCRIPTION:IGFOA Downstate Chapter Southern Region Professional Developmen
 t Agenda\n9:30 - 9:55 AM - Registration and Networking\n9:55 - 10:00 AM  -
  Welcome and Introductions\n10:00 - 11:00 AM - Pricing Protocols in the In
 surance World and Winning Leverage in Benefit NegotiationsAn interactive s
 ession explaining the intersection of risk and pricing as it relates to gr
 oup size as well as a discussion of how to return leverage in benefit nego
 tiations to the management side of the table. Speaker: Gregg Aleman\, Prin
 cipal\, Premier Insurance Consultants\, LLCLearning Objectives - Participa
 nts completing this session will be able to:1. Better understand the main 
 cost drivers in health insurance pricing2. Have the ability to ask the pri
 cing questions to insurance companies/brokers to best leverage cost3. Lear
 n about the trend effects in all lines of employee benefit coverages4. Exp
 lore total compensation as it relates to leveraging benefit negotiations11
 :00 - 11:15 AM Break11:15 AM - 12:15 PM - Prepping for the World of Tomorr
 ow: Automation in Local GovernmentThe world is moving faster and faster in
  the age of technology.  Every day we hear more and more about automation 
 in workforce and how it will revolutionize the way people do business and 
 upend entire industries. But what about government?  Government gets a bad
  reputation for being slow and inefficient\, how can local governments beg
 in to counter this view and show that government can work efficiently?  En
 ter automation for local governments.   This session will discuss the reas
 ons local government leaders should be looking to automate including effic
 iency\, accuracy\, and best practice leadership.  You will learn the benef
 its of automation to taxpayers and municipal staff and learn the various w
 ays to automate processes within your organization.  By the end of the ses
 sion you will understand how easy it can be to take advantage of automatio
 n opportunities that may not have been considered before.Speaker:  Scott S
 hamberg\, Vice President\, Azavar Government SolutionsLearning Objectives 
 - Participants completing this session will be able to:  1. Gain an unders
 tanding of what automaton is doing in the world and why it is important.2.
  Learn the ways to automate finances in their organizations. 3. Understand
  the benefits of automation for both local government staff and taxpayers.
  12:15 - 1:00 PM Lunch\n1:00 - 2:00 PM - Bonds 101: Understanding the Proc
 ess and PlayersThis session will educate the participant on the municipal 
 bond issuance process\, what types of debt instruments are available and t
 he bond professionals typically associated with an issuance.  Speakers: St
 ephen Adams\, Director\, Public Finance of PMA Securities and Kyle Harding
 \, Partner\, Chapman & Cutler LLPLearning Objectives - Participants comple
 ting this session will be able to:  1. Understand the different types of d
 ebt instruments available to municipal entities.2. Learn about the various
  methods of sale available to municipal issuers.3. Know the bond professio
 nals associated with an issuance and their roles.4. Understand Federal Tax
  and Securities Laws.\n2:00 - 2:15 PM - Closing Remarks and NetworkingInte
 nded Audience: Finance ProfessionalsDelivery Method: Group-LiveProgram Lev
 el: OverviewPrerequisites: No prerequisites requiredAdvanced Preparation: 
 No advanced preparation requiredField of Study: Finance - TechnicalEarn Ab
 out 3.0 CPE credit
DTEND:20181026T141500
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DTSTART:20181026T093000
LOCATION:Mt. Vernon Airport\, 100 Aviation Drive\, Mt. Vernon\, IL
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SUMMARY:Downstate Chapter Southern Region Professional Development Seminar
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