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Monthly Luncheon Meetings
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Tax Seminar |
$1,500 Scholarship
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2008-2009 Meeting and Conference Schedule
Date |
Event | Place and Time |
Speaker |
Topic |
| Sept. 10, 2008 | Audio Conference | Curtis Center Building (7th & Sansom) Room 690-C West 2:00 pm | Bruce N. Crandlemire, CPA, Senior Consultant with EAM, Inc./Mosley & Associates | Fraud Prevention and Detection - The Cost With No Return |
| Sept. 17, 2008 | Luncheon | Maggiano's 12:00 noon | Amy Kurland, Inspector General for the City of Philadelphia | |
| Oct. 15, 2008 | Luncheon | Maggiano's 12:00 noon | Jack Wagner, PA Auditor General | Auditor General Website |
| Nov. 12, 2008 | Audio Conference |
Wanamaker Bldg, |
Mark B. Mitchell and Michael L. Piazza | Soft Internal Controls |
| Nov. 19, 2008 | Luncheon | Maggiano's 12:00 noon | John Covone, DCAA |
Integrating the Audit of Information Technology Controls: "Developing
and Managing an Information Technology Audit Function and Plan" |
| Dec. 5, 2008 | Tax Seminar | Curtis Center Building (7th & Sansom) Room 690-A&B West |
Rich Furlong, IRS
Joan Trump, CPA |
Current Income Tax Issues |
| Jan. 21, 2009 | Luncheon | Maggiano's 12:00 noon |
Herb Taylor, Philadelphia Federal Reserve |
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| Feb. 11, 2009 | Audio Conference |
Wanamaker Bldg, |
John J. Hall, CPA | Fraud Risk Planning |
| Feb 18, 2009 | Luncheon | Maggiano's 12:00 noon |
Rich Furlong, IRS
Bill Mealy, IRS |
What's New for 2008 Tax Year: Tips on
Preparing This Year's Form 1040 Return |
| March 18, 2009 | Luncheon | Maggiano's 12:00 noon | Brett Mandel, Former Executive Director of Philadelphia Forward | Duties and Future Strategic Challenges of the Philadelphia City Controller |
| April 8, 2009 | Audio Conference |
Wanamaker Bldg, |
Jeanette M. Franzel, CGFM, CPA, Director of Financial Management and Assurance, U.S. Government Accountability Office; David R. Hancox, CGFM, CIA, Audit Director, Office of the State Comptroller, State of New York; and Drummond Kahn, CGFM, CIA, Director of Audit Services, City of Portland, Oregon. | The Future of Government Auditing—Which Direction(s) Are We Heading? |
| Apr. 22, 2009 | Luncheon | Maggiano's 12:00 noon | Peter Hardy, Partner, Philadelphia Office of Post & Schell, PC |
Forensic Fraud Investigations and the
Government Accountant: What a Prosecutor Likes to See, and What
a Defense Attorney Likes to See |
| May 8, 2009 | Conference | Professional Development Conference |
Luncheons will be held at the Maggiano's Little Italy, 1201 Filbert Street. The executive committee meeting precedes each luncheon at 11 a.m. Pre-meeting refreshments are served at 11:50 a.m., and the meeting and buffet luncheon begin at noon. Please make reservations by Friday, April 17, 12:00 noon to be included in our reservation with the restaurant. Please send an email to agaphiladelphia@comcast.net for late reservations or to cancel reservations (remember - we pay even if you don't make it!).
To make a reservation for the next luncheon, please submit the brief form below. $10 for members and $15 for non- members will be collected at the door. First-time attendee new members are free. If you cannot make your reservation on-line, please send an email to agaphiladelphia@comcast.net.
The Philadelphia Chapter will award one $1,500 scholarship to a high school/college student who is sponsored by a Philadelphia Chapter member "in good standing." The member does not have to be a parent of the student.
Scholarship candidates wishing to apply should meet the following criteria:
1. The student can be enrolled in any major.
2. The student must be a freshman, sophomore, junior or a senior undergraduate for the upcoming academic year.
3. The scholarship must be used for college tuition only (no room/board, books, fees, etc.).
4. The student must be classified as a full-time student as determined by the college or university regulations.
5. The student’s current GPA must be, as a minimum, 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.
6. The application package must include a certified high school (for current high school seniors) or college (for current Freshman, Sophomore and Senior undergraduates) transcript, and the name, membership number and phone number or email address of the sponsoring Chapter member.
7. The student must submit an essay describing the "Benefits of a Public Service Career."
The Chapter Executive Committee will review all candidates and select the best-qualified applicant.
DEADLINE: All materials must be received by April 1, 2009.
Email application materials to agaphiladelphia@comcast.net
If submitting application materials via email, please submit in text, Word or PDF files. If other formats are used, there is a possibility that the application materials may not be able to be read. Please contact Teri Lewis via email teri.lewis@ed.gov or at 215-656-6276 if there are questions when submitting applications online.
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Mail all application materials to:
Association of Government Accountants
Philadelphia Chapter
ATTN: College Scholarship Application
P.O. Box 17584
Philadelphia, PA 19105-7584
Next year's tax seminar will be held on Friday, December 5, 2008, just in time to earn 8 Tax CPE credits before the year end. Once again, the seminar will be FREE to members and only $75 for non-members. This year's speakers will include Rich Furlong from the IRS and Joan Trump, CPA, how will speak on the following topics:
Morning Session topics - Rich Furlong, IRS:
Afternoon Session Topic - Joan Trump, CPA
The seminar will be held in Room 690-C West of the Curtis Center Building (7th and Sansom) in Philadelphia PA. The session will begin at 8:00 AM and conclude at 4:30 PM.
Registration closes on Monday, December 1. Please send an email to agaphiladelphia@comcast.net for late reservations or to cancel reservations.
AGA - Philadelphia Chapter
Attention: Tax Seminar Registration
P.O. Box 17584
Philadelphia Pa 19105-7584