<p> Association of Government Accountants – Boston Chapter Professional Development Conference Preliminary Program</p><p>Date: Thursday, March 14, 2013 Location: Bentley University, Waltham, MA CPE: 8 CPE Hours Cost: Member – $155; Non-member - $170 General Registration Deadline: Friday, March 1, 2013</p><p>Early Bird Registration Cost: Member – $110; Non-member – $125 Early Bird Registration Deadline: Friday, February 22, 2013 (This deadline is not negotiable.)</p><p>Time Track Description Presenter(s) 7:45 AM to Registration 8:15 AM</p><p>8:15 AM to Welcome, Color Guard and National Anthem, and Presentation Ernest Almonte, CPA, CGFM, 8:20 AM of Chapter Awards AGA Boston Chapter President</p><p>8:20 AM to Keynote Accountability to Transparency to Ethics – A discussion of Evelyn Brown, AGA National 9:10 AM government accountability at all levels of government and the President influence of financing at National/Federal level and how it affects the State and Local levels. What really constitutes transparency in financial and performance reporting and what we can do in our work to enhance the effectiveness of the process. As stewards we are inheritors of an awesome responsibility to be accountable to the American public, the citizens we all serve.</p><p>9:20 AM to 1A Our Professional Journey – Paths to Success – A look at the Evelyn Brown, AGA National 10:30 AM career path of government financial managers and how to reach President (Choice of 1 your highest potential. Topics reviewed include networking, concurrent evaluations, extracurricular activities, ethics, and “telling your session – pick story.” Learning objectives: a 1st and 2nd choice.)  How to acquire adequate skill sets for career development  The importance of participation with determining career paths  How to plot goals and objectives at different levels in an individual’s career path and the importance of flexibility  Technical skills for financial management  Human resource management skills</p><p>2A The Leader Within - Understanding different leadership styles, Linda Gover, AGA Northeast characteristics, and skills as well as the ability to adapt those styles Regional Vice President to specific situations is the foundation of Situational Leadership. This session will focus on utilizing the various styles, facilitating and improving communication between supervisor and employee as well as provide tools for forming agreements and foster employee development.</p><p>3A Social Media as an Investigative and Administrative Tool – TBA, TBA TBA</p><p>4A Ethics – During this session, we will discuss an ethical framework Daniel Bonnette, Director, for everyday life. How to better understand ethical concepts and McGladrey & Pullen, LLP</p><p>Page 1 of 4 Time Track Description Presenter(s) how to apply those concepts in everyday life.</p><p>5A Statistical Sampling – Attendees will learn to apply simple random Lee Giesbrecht, Director, sampling techniques to select random samples. They will learn the Statistical Operations, US VA principles of random selection and the sampling distribution. They OIG Audit Division will understand situations where stratified, multistage (cluster), and other sampling techniques may be used and the positives and negatives of sampling in various situations.</p><p>6A Ripple Effect: the Federal Government's Financial Position – Robert Scott Bell, US Treasury, The current financial position of the Federal Government and AGA National Senior Vice projections of its future receipt and expenditure levels could have President significant implications for many state and local governments. This session, will examine the financial position of and key projections for the U.S. Government, as discussed in the 2012 Financial Report of the U.S. Government.</p><p>7A Intro to CAATS–The Basics – The use of computers and Joseph Valchuis, CGFM, information technology for doing business is taken for granted, so Supervising Auditor, MA why should auditors talk about something special called CAATS? Department of Elementary and Performing audits without using information technology is hardly Secondary Education an option. When all the information needed for doing an audit is on computer systems, how can one carry out an audit without using the computer? This course will provide basic information on Computer Aided Auditing Techniques; the use of certain software that can be used by the auditor to perform audits and to achieve the goals of auditing; discuss past, present and future infinitives on CAATS; areas for CPE concentration: Auditing, Accounting, Fiscal IT Management.</p><p>10:30 AM to Break 10:45AM</p><p>10:45 AM to 1B Our Professional Journey – Paths to Success – – A look at the Evelyn Brown, AGA National 11:55 AM career path of government financial managers and how to reach President (Choice of 1 your highest potential. Topics reviewed include networking, concurrent evaluations, extracurricular activities, ethics, and “telling your session – pick story.” Learning objectives: a 1st and 2nd choice.)  How to acquire adequate skill sets for career development  The importance of participation with determining career paths  How to plot goals and objectives at different levels in an individual’s career path and the importance of flexibility  Technical skills for financial management  Human resource management skills</p><p>2B The Leader Within - Understanding different leadership styles, Linda Gover, AGA Northeast characteristics, and skills as well as the ability to adapt those styles Regional Vice President to specific situations is the foundation of Situational Leadership. This session will focus on utilizing the various styles, facilitating and improving communication between supervisor and employee as well as provide tools for forming agreements and foster employee development.</p><p>3B Social Media as an Investigative and Administrative Tool – TBA TBA, TBA</p><p>4B Ethics – During this session, we will discuss an ethical framework Daniel Bonnette, CPA, Director, Page 2 of 4 Time Track Description Presenter(s) for everyday life. How to better understand ethical concepts and McGladrey & Pullen, LLP how to apply those concepts in everyday life.</p><p>5B Statistical Sampling – Attendees will learn to apply simple random Lee Giesbrecht, Director, sampling techniques to select random samples. They will learn the Statistical Operations, US VA principles of random selection and the sampling distribution. They OIG Audit Division will understand situations where stratified, multistage (cluster), and other sampling techniques may be used and the positives and negatives of sampling in various situations.</p><p>6B Ripple Effect: the Federal Government's Financial Position – Robert Scott Bell, US Treasury, The current financial position of the Federal Government and AGA National Senior Vice projections of its future receipt and expenditure levels could have President significant implications for many state and local governments. This session, will examine the financial position of and key projections for the U.S. Government, as discussed in the 2012 Financial Report of the U.S. Government.</p><p>7B Intro to CAATS–The Basics – The use of computers and Joseph Valchuis, CGFM, information technology for doing business is taken for granted, so Supervising Auditor, MA why should auditors talk about something special called CAATS? Department of Elementary and Performing audits without using information technology is hardly Secondary Education an option. When all the information needed for doing an audit is on computer systems, how can one carry out an audit without using the computer? This course will provide basic information on Computer Aided Auditing Techniques; the use of certain software that can be used by the auditor to perform audits and to achieve the goals of auditing; discuss past, present and future infinitives on CAATS; areas for CPE concentration: Auditing, Accounting, Fiscal IT Management.</p><p>12:00 PM to Lunch 12:50 PM</p><p>12:50 PM to Presentation of Chapter Awards and Chapter Election Ernest Almonte, CGFM, AGA 1:00 PM Boston Chapter President and Suzanne Bump, AGA Boston Chapter President-Elect</p><p>1:00 p.m. to Keynote TBA – TBA John Lenihan, CEO, Zoo New 1:30 pm England</p><p>1:30 p.m. to Plenary TBA – TBA Ronald Meldonian, Northeast 2:30 pm Keynote Regional Director, Defense Contract Audit Agency</p><p>2:35 PM to 8 Online Surveys and Standardized Data Collection Techniques – Lee Giesbrecht, Director, 4:50PM Attendees will learn about designing, implementing, and analyzing Statistical Operations, US VA (afternoon web-based surveys as part of an audit. They will understand the OIG Audit Division and Irene break is 3:30 importance of standardized data collection in reducing errors in Barnett, US VA PM to 3:45 PM) survey data. And they will learn about the positives, negatives, and considerations of implementing online surveys for various populations.</p><p>Page 3 of 4 Time Track Description Presenter(s) 9 Transportation Infrastructure and Security – An up close look at Chief MacMillan, MBTA; land, sea, and air transportation infrastructure and security. Michael Dinning, Volpe Transportation Center; Dennis Treece, MassPort</p><p>10 Gaming – During this session, a former Chief of the Nevada Lynda Hartzell, CPA, Gaming Control Board’s Audit Division will discuss gaming McGladrey & Pullen, LLP regulatory models used in various jurisdictions and the challenges faced by regulators in carrying out their duties. The session will also address the importance of internal controls in mitigating the risks common to gaming environments.</p><p>11 Risk Assessment – TBA TBA, TBA</p><p>12 Single Audit Update – Learn more about the latest single audit Tammie Brown, US HHS update. (invited)</p><p>13 Learning About Your Learning Style – Think of the various ways Robert Carnegie, R. Carnegie you have successfully learned in the past. Think of a work-related Associates, Inc. learning experience you enjoyed. How did you go about becoming proficient? Did you jump right in or did it make more sense to collect more data? Did you treat learning as a problem to be solved?....or a situation to be pondered? This workshop will identify your preference for not just learning, but for how you like to process information-how you intake data, how you make sense of it, how you disseminate information. A short self-assessment will be the foundation for identifying your learning style, and then we'll look at the pros and cons of your style and how you can apply this knowledge at work or in your personal life.</p><p>14 Citizen Centric Reporting – TBA Craig Hall, AGA Boston Chapter Director of Accountability; William Kilmartin, Accenture (invited); Relmond Van Daniker, AGA Executive Director (invited)</p><p>Due to the seating limitations, sign-up for specific sessions will be on a first come/first served basis. Using the Track Numbers, please indicate your first and second choices for the morning (one from the A concurrent sessions and one from the B concurrent sessions) and afternoon sessions. The morning B concurrent sessions are a repeat of the morning A sessions so please pick a different number.</p><p>MEMBER REGISTRATION POLICY: Members must provide their AGA membership number when registering for the PDC.</p><p>EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION POLICY: Registrations by February 22, 2013 will receive a discounted Early Bird Registration. This deadline is not negotiable.</p><p>CANCELLATION POLICY: Cancellations received up to March 1, 2013 are fully refundable. Substitutions can be made at any time up until the day of the conference. Individuals who do not cancel on or before March 1, 2013 are not eligible for a refund. No-shows will be individually responsible for full payment.</p><p>NOTE: In case of inclement weather conditions, contact Bentley University at (781) 891-2020 for an updated, recorded message regarding campus closing.</p><p>Page 4 of 4</p>