Meetig your traiig eeds ad CPE requiremets Govermet Fiace Officers Associatio Jauary March 2015 Group-Live Course Group IteretBased Course To lear more or register for ay of these evets, visit www.gfoa.org
2 Govermet Fiace Officers Associatio raiig TDedicated opportuities to the soud maagemet of govermet fiacial resources, the Govermet Fiace Officers Associatio (GFOA) provides professioal developmet traiig opportuities to state, provicial, ad local-level govermet officials ad other fiace practitioers each year. Start earig your CPE credits ow or pla ahead usig this latest traiig guide. Traiig courses are preseted as basic, itermediate, advaced, update, or overview. Take part i CPE-accredited group-live courses or ejoy the coveiece of traiig at your desktop with our group Iteret-based semiars ad live-streamig courses. Visit www.gfoa.org for details, to register olie, ad for additioal traiig aoucemets. Take part i CPE-accredited: Group-live courses. Take advatage of traiig close to home or i your area by participatig i a oe- or two-day semiar with a GFOA staff member or a approved GFOA istructor. Immersio courses. Maximize your traiig opportuities by takig part i subject-itesive courses held at GFOA s offices i Chicago, Illiois. Iteret-based semiars. Ejoy the coveiece of traiig at your desktop by viewig materials of GFOA s oeor two-hour presetatios o a secure Iteret site. Live-streamig courses. Watch a live-stream of the traiig o your computer. For more details ad to register, visit www.gfoa.org Check out course recommeded readig ad other GFOA publicatios o the website.
3 Group-Live Courses Newport Beach, Califoria www.visitewportbeach.com Classes will be held at the Hyatt Regecy Newport Beach 1107 Jamboree Road, Newport Beach, Califoria 92660 $169 sigle/double plus 12% tax Take advatage of the egotiated rate util December 22, 2014. PLEASE NOTE Prerequisites are recommeded, ot required. Cotietal breakfast ad luch are icluded with the group-live course registratio fee. 12-13 Guide to Budgetig for Outcomes Field of study: Maagemet Advisory Services Time: 9:00 am 5:00 pm (Pacific), both days 13 Accoutig for Pesios ad OPEB Course level: Advaced Time: 9:00 am 5:00 pm (Pacific) 13-14 Best Practices ad Effective Budget Presetatio Time: 9:00 am 5:00 pm (Pacific), both days 14 Evaluatig Iteral Cotrols Time: 9:00 am 5:00 pm (Pacific)
4 14-15 15-16 REVISED How to Purchase ERP Software ad Services the Right Way Field of study: Maagemet Advisory Services Time: 9:00 am 5:00 pm (Pacific) Advaced Fiacial Reportig Prerequisites: Itermediate Govermetal Accoutig or equivalet Course level: Advaced Time: Thursday from 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Friday from 8:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. (Pacific) Orlado, Florida www.visitorlado.com Classes will be held at the Four Poits Orlado Studio City 5905 Iteratioal Drive, Orlado, Florida 32819 $123 sigle/double plus 12.5% tax Take advatage of the egotiated rate util Jauary 2, 2015. 2-3 3 4 4 ERP Implemetatio ad Techology Goverace Field of study: Maagemet Advisory Services Time: 9:00 am 5:00 pm (Easter), both days Accoutig for Pesios ad OPEB Course level: Advaced Time: 9:00 am 5:00 pm (Easter) Ecoomic Developmet Time: 9:00 am 5:00 pm (Easter) CANCELLED Preparig a CAFR Prerequisites: Itermediate Govermetal Accoutig or equivalet (cotiued i ext colum)
5 5-6 REVISED Time: 9:00 am 5:00 pm (Easter) Advaced Govermetal Accoutig Prerequisites: Itermediate Govermetal Accoutig or equivalet Course level: Advaced Time: Thursday from 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Friday from 8:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. (Easter) Chicago, Illiois www.choosechicago.com Classes will be held at the GFOA offices 203 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2700, Chicago, Illiois 60601-1210 Reserve your room at Hyatt Place Chicago/River North 66 West Illiois Street, Chicago, IL 60654. $186 sigle/double plus 16.4% tax Take advatage of the egotiated rate util February 9, 2015. 3-6 Budget Aalyst Traiig Academy 4 Price: $735 Active/Associate Member; $940 Nomember Time: Tuesday from 1:00 pm 5:00 pm Wedesday & Thursday from 9:00 am 5:00 pm Friday from 9:00 am 1:00 pm (Cetral) Dever, Colorado www.dever.org Classes will be held at the Grad Hyatt Dever 1750 Welto Street, Dever, Colorado 80202 $156 sigle/double plus 14.75% tax Take advatage of the egotiated rate util February 23, 2015. 16-17 Capital Budgetig & Ifrastructure Fiace Time: 9:00 am 5:00 pm (MDT), both days
6 17 18 19-20 REVISED Accoutig for Pesios ad OPEB Course level: Advaced Time: 9:00 am 5:00 pm (MDT) Evaluatig Iteral Cotrols Time: 9:00 am 5:00 pm (MDT) Advaced Fiacial Reportig Prerequisites: Itermediate Govermetal Accoutig or equivalet Course level: Advaced Time: Thursday from 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Friday from 8:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. (MDT) Course times are subject to chage. Visit www.gfoa.org for the latest schedule. Desktop Traiig 8 14 12 How to Accout for Ivestmets Field of study: Accoutig Credit Ratigs ad Credit Ehacemets Best Practices i Budgetig ad Fiscal Policy
7 19 11 25 NEW 26 Iteral Cotrols: New ad Improved Field of study: Accoutig Measurig & Reportig Portfolio Performace for Your Govermet s Ivestmets Field of study: Maagemet Advisory Services Reachig Fiacial Resiliecy What Employers Need to Kow About the New Pesio Accoutig ad Accoutig (Govermetal) Go to www.gfoa.org for early ad group discout iformatio. STAY CONNECTED TO GFOA like us o Natioal Registry of CPE Sposors 150 4th Aveue North, Suite 700 Nashville, Teessee 37219-2417 www.asba.org follow us o The GFOA is registered with the Natioal Associatio of State Boards of Accoutacy (NASBA) as a sposor of cotiuig professioal educatio o the Natioal Registry of CPE Sposors. State boards of accoutacy have fial authority o the acceptace of idividual courses for CPE credit. Complaits regardig registered sposors may be submitted to the Natioal Registry of CPE Sposors through its website: www.learigmarket.org. To lear more ad to register for these courses, go to www.gfoa.org 203 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2700, Chicago, Illiois 60601-1210 phoe 312.977.9700 fax 312.977.4806
10 Traiig Policies Discouts: Please view the caledar o the GFOA website for deadlie dates. Early Registratio: Register early ad receive a 10 percet discout. I order to be eligible for the discout, registratios must be received ad paid i full by check or credit card by the date listed with the mothly sessios. Certai semiars do ot qualify for a early discout. Please visit www.gfoa.org for complete policies. Groups: If your orgaizatio registers three or more persos for the same semiar, you may reduce their registratio fees by 10 percet. To qualify for the discout, registratios must be mailed together ad paid with oe check or ivoice. Certai semiars do ot qualify for a group discout. For details regardig a particular traiig evet, visit www.gfoa.org. Iteret Traiig Groups: Registratio fee is per perso ad group discouts are available. Early ad/or studet registratio discouts do ot apply to Iteret traiig. Register ad pay for 3-9 participats ad receive 10 percet off the total cost of the registratios. Register ad pay for 10 or more participats ad receive 15 percet off the total cost of the registratios. To qualify for the group discout, registratios must be submitted together. Idividual registratios submitted separately or after the origial group is submitted will ot qualify for the group discouts. Cacellatio requests must be made i writig to the GFOA. All cacellatios received five busiess days before the evet date will icur a $20 admiistrative fee. No refuds will be issued after that date. New Members: If you joi GFOA at the same time that you register for a semiar, you may eroll at the lower member rate. Iclude your membership fee with your registratio paymet, ad you ca reduce your semiar fee by a additioal $25. E-mail GFOA s membership departmet at Membership@gfoa.org for iformatio o membership fees. Substitutios: A oe-for-oe substitutio of a omember for a active member is allowed. If your orgaizatio has a curret GFOA member o the staff who is ot attedig the traiig, a omember may atted i his or her place at the lower member rate. Nomembers (from the private sector) caot substitute for associate members. Cacellatio Policy: Cacellatio otices must be submitted i writig by fax to (312) 977-4806 or by e-mail to traiig@gfoa.org. Please referece the specific cacellatio actio dates for each semiar listed i the mothly traiig caledar at www.gfoa.org. O occasio, speakers are subject to chage due to uforesee circumstaces. The GFOA will attempt to otify attedees i advace via e-mail, phoe, or via our website. We apologize i advace for ay icoveiece this may cause our attedees. Cotiuig Professioal Educatio (CPE) certificate: Each participat will receive a CPE certificate approximately three weeks after the semiar. This certificate verifies that you atteded the program ad it should be kept with your CPE documets. Please ote that traiig registratios must be paid i full before a CPE certificate will be mailed to the participat.
11 Govermet Fiace Officers Associatio Save the Date. 109th Aual Coferece May 31 Jue 3, 2015 Pesylvaia Covetio Ceter Philadelphia, Pesylvaia Registratio will ope i late fall. www.gfoa.org
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