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Monthly Luncheon Meetings
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Tax Seminar |
$1,500 Scholarship
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2009-2010 Meeting and Conference Schedule
Date |
Event | Place and Time |
Speaker |
Topic |
| Sept. 16, 2009 | Luncheon | Maggiano's 12:00 noon | Bernard E. Tadley, Regional Inspector General for Audit, U.S. Department of Education |
ED-OIG ARRA Audit Activities - A
discussion of general ARRA funding, along with specifics on U.S. Department
of Education ARRA programs and the audit activities that are on-going by ED-OIG
- Biography
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| Oct. 7, 2009 | Audio Conference |
Wanamaker Bldg, |
David R. Hancox, CGFM, CIA, Audit Director, Office of the State Comptroller, State of New York; and Mary Peck, CIA, CCSA, CGAP, Director of Internal Controls, New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. | Internal Controls for Auditors, Management and Staff-Making Govt’ Organizations Effective |
| Oct. 21, 2009 | Luncheon | Maggiano's 12:00 noon | Jeff Cohen, DCAA | Topic-Public Speaking and Communication Skills |
| November 18, 2009 | Luncheon | Maggiano's 12:00 noon | Curtis Douglas, Esq., Integrity and Accountability Officer, City of Philadelphia. | Philosophy and Methods of the Chief Integrity and Accountability Officer of the City of Philadelphia |
| January 20, 2010 | Luncheon | Maggiano's 12:00 noon | Joseph D'Orsaneo, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, Philadelphia Fraud Resident Agency | Contract Fraud - types of fraud and potential fraud indicators that may be encountered during contract audits |
| February 10, 2010 | Audio Conference |
Wanamaker Bldg, |
David R. Hancox, CGFM, CIA, Audit Director, Office of the State Comptroller, State of New York; and Mary Peck, CIA, CCSA, CGAP, Director of Internal Controls, New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. | Internal Controls for Auditors, Management and Staff-Making Govt’ Organizations Effective |
| February 17, 2010 | Luncheon | Maggiano's 12:00 noon | Rich Furlong, IRS | Current Tax Issues |
| March 3, 2010 | Audit Conference |
Wanamaker Bldg, |
David L. Cotton, CGFM, CPA, CFE, chairman, PRIVATE Cotton & Company LLP | The War Against Fraud and Abuse: Are We Winning? |
| March 17, 2010 | Luncheon | Maggiano's 12:00 noon | Vince Gallo, CGFM | The "Dirty Dozen" - the New Auditing Standards |
| April 21, 2010 | Luncheon | Maggiano's 12:00 noon |
Mary L. Ugone, Deputy IG for
Auditing, DOD\OIG
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| May 7, 2010 | 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, March 12, 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. $15 for members and $20 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 senior/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. You must be a student member for at least a year to apply as a student member.
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, at a minimum, 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
6. The application package must include a certified high school (for current high school seniors) or college (for current Freshmen, 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 evidence of at least one year’s participation in a community service activity.
8. The student must submit an essay describing the "Benefits of a Public Service Career."
DEADLINE: All materials must be received by April 1, 2010.
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
This year's tax seminar will be held on Friday, December 4, 2009, 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 once again be Rich Furlong from the IRS and Joan Trump, CPA, how will speak on the following topics:
Morning Session Topic - Joan Trump, CPA
Afternoon Session topics - Rich Furlong, IRS:
The seminar will be held at the Wanamaker Building, Regional Training Facility, Room 509. The session will begin at 8:00 AM and conclude at 4:30 PM.
Registration closes on Monday, November 30. 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