AGA Southern Wisconsin Chapter
Association of Government Accountants
The Wisconsin Department of Revenue is seeking an LTE Accountant Senior.
The position will run from the end of June to the end of August to help out with some of the more routine day-to-day Accountant Senior work while other staff concentrate on the fiscal year-end closing tasks.
Experienced or retired accountants looking to work 24-40 hours per week for 2 months this summer are encouraged to apply,
Please send resumes by the end of the day Thursday, June 15th to: [email protected]
You may use the following form to register for the AGA Southern Wisconsin Chapter Symposium if you will be sending a Purchase Order or will be paying by credit card through PayPal. Please print the Registration Form if you are planning to pay by check.
Inside this issue: April 2017 Footnotes
Hello everybody:
We have a great luncheon scheduled at Babe’s Restaurant on April 13th with a speaker from Borakove/Osman, LLC, Attorney Shayna Borakove speaking about family estate planning Also don’t forget about our 40th Annual AGA Symposium scheduled at the Union South Building on May 10th. We have a great group of speakers for you this year.
I hope to see everybody at that time.
Mary Laufenberg, CPA, CGFM
2016-17 President
Southern Wisconsin Chapter of the
Association of Government Accountants
Welcome Members & Non-Members
TOPIC: Estate Planning
SPEAKER: Shayna W. Borakove, Estate Attorney, Borakove/Osman, LLC
DATE: Thursday, April 13, 2017
REGISTRATION: 11:30 a.m. LUNCH: 11:45 a.m.
COST: $6 for Members, $12 for Non-Members
PLACE: Babe’s Restaurant, 5614 Schroeder Rd., Madison
MENU: Meals served with house cut pub fries and include soda, coffee, or tea.
RESERVATIONS: Register below or contact Sherri Voigt by 1 p.m. on Monday, April 10, 2017 with your name, membership status, meal choice (and for carpooling information) at (608) 266-2814 or [email protected].
NEW MEMBERS
FIRST LUNCHEON MEETING
IS FREE!
If you are a new member and you are attending your first luncheon, it’s FREE! Please note this when making reservation.
May 10, 2017
7:30 a.m. Registration
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Conference
University of Wisconsin
Union South
1308 West Dayton Street
Madison, WI 53705
Objective: The intended audience is financial managers, controllers, treasurers, auditors and IT personnel whose responsibilities involve governmental accountability and financial management. This conference is designed to enhance understanding of some of the problems encountered today in the public sector, inform of public policies and emerging issues, and provide managerial techniques to affect positive changes. The 40th Annual Accounting and Financial Management Conference continues the Association of Government Accountant’s commitment to a planned program of professional education and development for public sector financial managers.
CPE Credits: 7.0 hours
Fee: AGA Member $37
Non-Member $75
Retired AGA Member $25
Registration deadline: April 27, 2017
Agenda and Registration: 40th Annual Symposium
Inside this issue: March 2017 Footnotes
Hello everybody:
The Month of March is certainly rolling in like a lion; I like to think that our educational events are doing at the Southern Wisconsin AGA Chapter. Some of the new and exciting things that have been planned so far are as follows:
As always, I am reaching out to our members for ideas of new topics for our luncheons and symposium. If you have an idea for an educational topic, please let me know. I will definitely look into any and all ideas coming my way.
I hope to see everybody at these events.
Mary Laufenberg, CGFM
March is CGFM Month
To recognize the CGFM Program and its accomplishments, AGA has declared the month of March “CGFM Month”.
Welcome Members & Non-Members
TOPIC: Madison Mallards – Renovation of Warner Park Stadium
SPEAKER: Vern Stenman, Northwoods League Executive
DATE: Thursday, March 27, 2017
REGISTRATION: 11:30 a.m. LUNCH: 11:45 a.m.
COST: $6 for Members, $12 for Non-Members Free for CGFMs
PLACE: Rigby Pub & Grill, 119 East Main Street (upper level)
MENU: Meals served with house cut pub fries and include fountain soda, coffee, or tea.
RESERVATIONS: Register below or contact Sherri Voigt by 1 p.m. on Monday, March 20, 2017 with your name, membership status, meal choice (and for carpooling information) at (608) 266-2814 or [email protected].
NEW MEMBERS
FIRST LUNCHEON MEETING
IS FREE!
If you are a new member and you are attending your first luncheon, it’s FREE! Please note this when making reservation.
Mary Laufenberg, CGFM, CPA
Hello everybody:
We are currently still working on our education curriculum at AGA and have a few new engagements to tell you about. The first is the webinar scheduled for February 22nd from 1:00 to 2:50 p.m. titled “Fraud/Risk”. The location for this webinar has yet to be determined but we will let you know this place as soon as possible. The second ise a speaker has been confirmed for our luncheon scheduled for March 23rd. This speaker is Vern Stenman, President of the Madison Mallard’s who will be addressing his budget for the new seating rebuild at the Warner Park Stadium, the forecasting of increased revenue and working with the City of Madison on this renovation. Finally, we are still working on finalizing the agenda for our May AGA Symposium. There are a couple more slots that still need to be filled and I have reached out to possible speakers who have not yet gotten back to me. I am hoping to finalize this soon. Stay tuned to our website for this following information.
I hope to see everybody at the above-mentioned education sessions and take care…
Mary Laufenberg
2016-17 Co-presidents
Southern Wisconsin Chapter of the
Association of Government Accountants