2015 Spring Conference - the AGA Baton Rouge Chapter

2015 Spring Conference
Guiding Professional Leaders
Across Louisiana
April 7-8, 2015
Holiday Inn South
9940 Airline Hwy
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
Association of Government Accountants, Baton Rouge Chapter
P.O. Box 82531, Baton Rouge, LA 70884
Phone: (225) 767-7640
Fax: (225) 767-7648
Web: www.aga-br.com
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Coffee & Pastries
8:00 AM - 8:10 AM
Welcome from AGA Baton Rouge Chapter Representatives,
Vice President, Brent Goudeau
8:10 AM - 9:50 AM
Ethics Seminar (2 CPE)
Dr. Chris Bauer, Ph.D., Bauer Ethics Seminars
9:50 AM - 10:00 AM
Break
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Economy Update and Overview on the State and National Level (1 CPE)
Stephen Barnes, Louisiana State University, Director of Economic Development,
Department of Economics, E.J. Ourso College of Business
10:50 AM - 11:40 AM
Post-Issuance Compliance (1 CPE)
Jason Akers, Partner at Foley & Judell, L.L.P.
11:40 AM - 12:40 PM
Lunch Provided
12:40 PM - 1:30 PM
New Pension Standards: GASB 67 & 68 (1 CPE)
Freddy Smith, CPA, CGMA, Director, Postlethwaite & Netterville,
Government Accounting and Auditing Group
1:30 PM - 2:20 PM
Common Audit Issues (1 CPE)
Brad Cryer, CPA, Assistant Director of Financial Audit,
Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM
Break
2:30 PM - 4:10 PM
The Benefits of a Powerful Trained Memory (2 CPE)
Harold Mangum, President, Cognitive Memory Training Psychologist,
The Memory Technologies Institute
4:10 PM
Adjourn
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION: Certificates
of attendance will be rewarded. The AGA program coordinator
will maintain Continuing Professional Education records of
attendance to meet CPE requirements (16 hours requested).
EXHIBITOR & SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:
Please contact Marissa Ruffino (225) 767-7640 or
[email protected].
IMPORTANT NOTE: The schedule was accurate and the time of
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printing. We make every effort to present the topics as listed at the
assigned times. Due to unforeseen circumstances, times, speakers,
and/or presentations are subject to change.
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Wednesday, April 8, 2015
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Coffee & Pastries
8:00 AM - 8:10 AM
Welcome from AGA Baton Rouge Chapter Representative,
Vice President, Brent Goudeau
8:10 AM - 9:00 AM
Capitol Outlay Process and State Budget Update (1 CPE)
Patrick Goldsmith, CIA, CGAP, CRMA, MPA, Director of House of Representatives
Fiscal Division, and Alison Pryor, Deputy Director of House of Representatives Fiscal Division
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
State and Local Tax Update (1 CPE)
Brandon Lagarde, CPA, JD, LLM, Director, Postlethwaite & Netterville
Tax Services Group
9:50 AM - 10:00 AM
Break
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Performance Audit Update (1 CPE)
Karen Leblanc, CIA, MSW, Director, Performance Audit Services,
Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office
10:50 AM - 11:40 AM
The Value of Financial Coordination (1 CPE)
Pete Bush, CFP, Partner, Horizon Wealth Management
11:40 AM - 12:40 PM
Lunch Provided
12:40 PM - 1:30 PM
Internal Controls (1 CPE)
Dudley Garidel, Director of Internal Audit, Louisiana Department of Education
1:30 PM - 2:20 PM
HHS-OIG Strike Force Operations (1 CPE)
Wes Root, DHSS-OIG Office of Investigations
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM
Break
2:30 PM - 3:20 PM
TBA (1 CPE)
3:20 PM - 4:10 PM
ODR and What it has Implemented to Collect State’s Receivables (1 CPE)
BJ Meche, Louisiana Department of Revenue, Office of Debt Recovery
4:10 PM
Adjourn
REGISTRATION: Registration for the Fall Conference should be
received prior to March 25. Registration fees are listed on the
registration form. A $25 late fee will be assessed after March 25.
Full refunds will be made for cancellations by March 20. From
March 21-25 a $30 cancellation fee will apply and there will be no
refunds after March 25.
FOOD BANK COLLECTION: We will be collecting canned
goods and nonperishable food items for the Greater Baton Rouge
Food Bank. Please consider participating in this AGA community
service project.
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Association of Government Accountants
Baton Rouge Chapter
P.O. Box 82531
Hotel Accommodations
The special rate of $92 will be honored at the Holiday Inn South located at 9940 Airline Highway in
Baton Rouge. Reservations can be made by phoning the hotel directly at (225) 924-7021.
The deadline to receive this special rate is March 24, 2015. The hotel will continue to accept
reservations, at the group rate, after the cutoff date, on a space available basis.
Questions?
Contact Marissa Ruffino, (225) 767-7640 or [email protected].
Registration - AGA Spring Conference
Holiday Inn South
April 7-8, 2015
Contact Information:
Registration Fees:
Rate:
Please indicate which day(s) you will be
eating lunch.
Name
Agency
Address
City, State, Zip
Email
Phone
Fax
Note: Agencies registering five or more persons may register all persons at the
member rate. Please fill out a separate form for each person attending.
Online Registration available:
Visit www.aga-br.org for more information
 AGA Member Rate
 Lunch Tuesday
 Lunch Wednesday
$240.00
 AGA Non-Member Rate
 Lunch Tuesday
 Lunch Wednesday
$260.00
 Late Fee
$25.00
Included
Included
Included
Included
(March 25 deadline)
Total Amount Due:
$
Method of Payment:
Check Enclosed
Make Checks Payable to:
AGA
Invoice me to pay by Company Check
Mail to:
P.O. Box 82531
Baton Rouge, LA 70884
Invoice me to pay by Credit Card
Questions?
Contact Marissa Ruffino
Email: [email protected]
Ph: (225) 767-7640
Fax: (225) 767-7648
Credit Cards will be processed through PayPal services. If you
would like to pay with a credit card please indicate above and
you will receive an invoice via email to pay for this event.
AGA members may also register online by visiting
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www.aga-br.org.