Meetig your traiig eeds ad CPE requiremets Govermet Fiace Officers Associatio October December 2014 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 Traiig opportuities Dedicated 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 New Orleas, LA www.eworleasolie.com Classes will be held at the Hyatt Regecy New Orleas 601 Loyola Aveue, New Orleas, Louisiaa 70113 $140 sigle/double plus 14.75% tax Take advatage of the egotiated rate util September 22, 2014 PLEASE NOTE 6 Prerequisites are recommeded, ot required. Cotietal breakfast ad luch are icluded with the group-live course registratio fee. Accoutig for Capital Assets CPE credits: 8 Price: $370 Active/Associate Member; $550 Nomember Time: 9:00 am 5:00 pm (Cetral) Advaced Public Ivestig Best Practices & Effective Budget Presetatio Evaluatig Iteral Cotrols 6-7 6-7 7 Field of study: Fiace Prerequisites: Ivestig Public Fuds Course level: Advaced Field of study: Fiace CPE credits: 8 Price: $370 Active/Associate Member; $550 Nomember Time: 9:00 am 5:00 pm (Cetral)
4 8 Accoutig for Eterprise Fuds ad Busiess-Type Activities CPE credits: 8 Price: $370 Active/Associate Member; $550 Nomember Time: 9:00 am 5:00 pm (Cetral) Log-Term Fiacial Plaig Itermediate Govermetal Accoutig 8-9 9-10 Field of Study: Fiace 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, Illiois 60654 For Itermediate Govermetal Accoutig: $199 sigle/double plus 16.4% tax Take advatage of the egotiated rate util October 22, 2014 For sessios the week of 11/16/14: $209 sigle/double plus 16.4% tax Take advatage of the egotiated rate util October 27, 2014 NOVEMBER Itermediate Govermetal Accoutig 13-14
5 NOVEMBER Developig & Implemetig Fiacial Policies 17 Field of Study: Fiace CPE credits: 8 Price: $370 Active/Associate Member; $550 Nomember Time: 9:00 am 5:00 pm (Cetral) NOVEMBER Best Practices i Debt Maagemet 18-19 NEW Field of Study: Maagemet Advisory Services NOVEMBER Advaced Fiacial Reportig 20-21 Prerequisites: Itermediate Govermetal Accoutig (or equivalet) Course level: Advaced 9:00 am 5:00 pm (Cetral), both days Sa Atoio, Texas www.visitsaatoio.com Classes will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilto Dowtow 502 West Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard, Sa Atoio, Texas $110 sigle/double plus 16.75% tax Take advatage of the egotiated rate util November 7, 2014 DECEMBER Basics of Ivestig Public Fuds 8-9 Field of study: Maagemet Advisory Services DECEMBER Evaluatig Iteral Cotrols 9 CPE credits: 8 Price: $370 Active/Associate Member; $550 Nomember Time: 9:00 am 5:00 pm (Cetral)
6 DECEMBER Advaced Govermetal Accoutig 9-10 Prerequisites: Itermediate Govermetal Accoutig (or equivalet) Course level: Advaced DECEMBER Reveue Forecastig 10-11 Field of study: Ecoomics DECEMBER Itermediate Govermetal Accoutig 11-12 Course times are subject to chage. Visit www.gfoa.org for the latest schedule. Desktop Traiig 15 Preparig or Updatig Your Ivestmet Policy Field of study: Maagemet Advisory Services CPE credits: 2 Price: $85 Active/Associate Member; $160 Nomember Time: 2:00 pm 4:00 pm (Easter) NOVEMBER 19th Aual Govermetal GAAP Update 6 live-streamig evet NEW Prerequisites: Itermediate Govermetal Accoutig (or its equivalet = basic uderstadig of GAAP for state ad local govermets) CPE credits: 4 Price: $180 Active/Associate Member; $195 Nomember Time: 1:00 pm 5:00 pm (Easter) Go to www.gfoa.org for early ad group discout iformatio.
7 NOVEMBER Iovative Tools for Civic Egagemet 12 NEW Field of study: Fiace CPE credits: 2 Price: $85 Active/Associate Member; $160 Nomember Time: 2:00 pm 4:00 pm (Easter) NOVEMBER Buildig a Better Budget Documet 18 Field of study: Fiace CPE credits: 2 Price: $85 Active/Associate Member; $160 Nomember Time: 2:00 pm 4:00 pm (Easter) DECEMBER Aual Govermetal GAAP Update Ecore Presetatio 4 Prerequisites: Itermediate Govermetal Accoutig (or its N equivalet = basic uderstadig of GAAP for state ad local govermets) CPE credits: 4 Price: $180 Active/Associate Member; $195 Nomember Time: 1:00 pm 5:00 pm (Easter) Go to www.gfoa.org for early ad group discout iformatio. ENC OR TATIO E PRES EN STAY CONNECTED TO GFOA like us o follow us o Natioal Registry of CPE Sposors 150 4th Aveue North, Suite 700 Nashville, Teessee 37219-2417 www.asba.org 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
8 9 GFOA Traiig Registratio Form Registratio Optios: 1. Register olie at www.gfoa.org 2. Mail registratios paid by moey order or check to: GFOA, 3076 Eagle Way, Chicago, IL 60678-1030 3. Fax/Mail/Sca ad e-mail registratios paid by purchase order or credit card to: GFOA, 203 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60601 Fax: (312) 977-4806, E-mail: traiig@gfoa.org. If you fax this form, do ot mail the origial. GFOA retais the right to close classes that are full or cacel classes due to low erollmet. Please do ot buy o-refudable tickets util you receive registratio cofirmatio. A copy of the cofirmatio ad ivoice will be set as a PDF attachmet via e-mail from traiig@gfoa.org. Please add this address to your allowed seders list. All fees must be paid i full whe registratio is picked up. For more registratio details, visit www.gfoa.org. Please prit or type: Name Title Address City E-mail Address Telephoe GFOA Membership Number Employer State/Provice ZIP/Postal Code Coutry Fax Please Check Oe: q Member q Nomember q New Member q Studet Semiar(s) Title Date Locatio Semiar(s) Title Date Locatio Semiar Fees Total $ 10% discout for (3+) group - 10% discout for paid early registratio - Discout for paid ew member: -$25.00 - New member fee: Visit www.gfoa.org or call GFOA at (312) 977-9700 for fee P.O. No: GFOA Tax ID Number: 36-2167796 Semiar Legth Subtotal $ Total $ See chart at right. q Bill Me. (Sca ad e-mail this form to: traiig@gfoa.org or Fax: (312) 977-4806) You must iclude a purchase order umber. Paymet must be received for all registratios prior to the evet date. Paymet Iformatio (Please Check Oe) Please do ot submit duplicate copies. Fees must be paid i U.S. dollars by check, credit card, or purchase order. q Paymet by check: Payable to Govermet Fiace Officers Associatio Sed to: GFOA 3076 Eagle Way Chicago, IL 60678-1030 q Paymet by credit card: sca ad e-mail this form to Member Nomember $ 370 $ 550 Two days (16 CPE) $ 580 $ 790 Iteret Traiig (2 CPE) - 120 miutes $ 85 $ 160 $ 180 $ 195 Oe day (8 CPE) Live-Streamig Evet 19th Aual Govermetal GAAP Update (4 CPE) Go to www.gfoa.org for early discouted fees. Save with group discouts. Please idicate ay special eeds: traiig@gfoa.org; fax: (312) 977-4806; or sed to: GFOA 203 N. LaSalle St. Suite 2700 Chicago, IL 60601-1210 q Amex q Discover q MasterCard q Visa Name o Card: Accout Number: Exp. Date: Sigature: / (Madatory) Govermet Fiace Officers Associatio 203 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60601-1210 phoe 312.977.9700 fax 312.977.4806 www.gfoa.org
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. Live-Streamig Evet: Go to www.gfoa.org to access the 19th Aual Govermetal GAAP Update brochure, which details group ad early discouts specific to the program as well as iformatio o substitutios ad cacellatios. 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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