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1 Li*1$E XU1Ii Report of Attendance at Conference or Seminar Name of Member Attending: Name of B0L 1 Va41 of Conference/Seminar: 6 J 1w 11 het C &J A Conference/Seminar Sponsor: Dates of Attendance: Educational Credit Earned: / cy Brief Summary of Information and Knowledge Gained: 4 I2AL/AYX 4XY / 0Æt- Concerning Future Attendance: / 4Z,-21 I /- /- - ~- ~ Signature Ddte / Return to: Elizabeth Avalos

2 Government Officers Association - 108th Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN Presentation Title Pre-Conference: Recruiting and Retaining Nigh Quality Staff Pre-Conference: Excellence in School Budgeting: Introduction to GFOA s New Budget Award Criteria for Schools and Community Colleges Pre-Conference: Best Practices for Long-Term Financial Planning Pre-Conference: Tomorrow s Officer Pre-Conference: Internal Controls the Latest Guidance from COSO Pre-Conference: Getting the Most from Lean Pre-Conference: Tech Tools and Trends for the Officer Field of Study General Sessions Monday Keynote Speaker - Eugene Robinson Tuesday Keynote Speaker - Cy Wakeman Sunday, May 18, 2014 Civic Hacking: What We re Learning Coordinating the Moving Parts: Updates on ACA Requirements Establishing Your Credibility as a Officer The GASB s Fair Value Initiative High Octane Budget Presentation Methods Legislative/Regulatory Update - Tax Exempt Bonds The Pros and Cons of Outsourcing Investment Management Choosing the Right Benchmarks for Government Investors Estimates not Promises: How to Talk About Budget Numbers with Your Council From the Day Forward: GASB s Plans for the Future Getting What You Bargained For Contract Risk Management The Most Important Things You may not Know About DC Plan Administration The Next Generation of Re-Thinking Technology Policies Advancements in Portfolio Performance Tracking Technology Black Caucus Business Meeting and Presentation Celebrating Success in ERP Systems Moving In: A Case Study in Merger Accounting New Best Practices in Budgeting Realistic Capital Improvement Planning The Ripple Effects of Baby Boomer Retirement Smelling the Coffee: Waking Up to the Challenge of IT Hackers Persona! Development

3 Monday, May The Accounting and Auditing Year in Review Buying Technology: Why Traditional Purchasing Rules Need to Change Canadian Update Following Through on Lean Improvements Innovations in Treasury Operations The Municipal Advisor Rule: Why This Matters to State and Local Governments Pensions, Retirement, and Municipal Fiscal Stress What Practitioners Know Now About Long Term Financial Planning Are my Investment Options Disappearing Capital Planning Best Practices The CFO as Organization Leader Check it Out! The Audit Implications of the GASB s New Pension Standards Curbing the Costs of Pension Fund Investment Management The Evolution of Performance Measurement Predictive Analytics for Government & Trends in the Muni Market Budgeting for IT Comparing Retirement Program Alternatives Economic Development for Small Governments Essential Project Management Skills for "Non-Project Managers" The Future Treasury Officer Grants Management New and Improved Pensions for Pros: A Detailed Look at the GASB s New Pension Standards Rating Agencies: How New Evaluation Criteria Could Impact Your Rating Tuesday, May 20, 2014 The Benefits of Consolidating Payment Services Getting Started: Establishing an Internal Audit Function The Most Important Approaches to Cutting Health-Care Costs Muni Bonds Best Practices Performance-Based Infrastructure Staying Relevant: Tactics For Successful Public Sector Use of Social Media Cost Recovery That s Not Over Your Head: The "Ins and Outs" of Indirect Cost Allocation Plans Floods and Ice Storms: a Canadian Perspective Implementing a Pension Funding Plan Investment Strategies for the Current Environment Reality-Based Leadership - A Deeper Dive Technically Speaking: Control Activities Over Technology and the New COSO

4 Tech Tools for Government : WhaVs New? When Politics Matters in Budgeting Blue Ribbon Professionalism: The CPFO Program CIPFA- GFOA FM Model Introduction and Demonstration Constitution, Contracts, and Public Pension Plan Reform Current Issues in Utility Employing an Effective Communications Strategy in Response to GASB s Pension Changes Getting the Best Banking Services Deal Internal Control Not Just a Thing Keeping on Track: Avoiding a Train Wreck in Accounting for Capital Assets New Horizons in Disclosure Shaping the Next Generation of Budget Analysts Large City and County Caucus Meeting Wednesday, May 21, 2014 Avoiding A Second Disaster: What You Need to Know About Disaster Recovery Building a Financially Resilient Government Extending the Life of Your Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Solution Money Market Mutual Funds: What s New Spreading the Word: Preparing an Effective Popular Annual Financial Report Using EMMA to Showcase Your Government Working through the GASB Worksheets Close Call! Avoiding Financial Reporting Deficiencies Cloud vs On-Premise Software: And The Winner Is Creating Public Value in the Budget Process IRS/SEC Enforcement: Avoiding an Enforcement Action OPEB: What Now? Recognizing It When You See It: What Fraud Looks Like in the Public Sector Accounting & Auditing (Governmental)

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