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48th Annual Spring Symposium

AGA Southern Wisconsin Chapter presents:

48th Annual Spring Symposium
Professional Development Training

May 13, 2026 | 8:00am – 3:30pm | In Person | 6.5 CPEs

Click Here for Symposium Brochure with Details

UW-Madison Union South
1308 West Dayton Street
Madison, WI 53715

Topics Include:

  • Cybersecurity Trends and Risks
  • The Intersection of Culture & Risks, Trends in Today’s Workplace
  • Fraud, ,Waste, and Abuse-Trends and Mitigation
  • Zoo Tales

AGA Member $55 | Non-Member $110
Retired AGA Members $35

Lot 17 Parking Permit $15 **Limited supply available

(**Parking permit is a new option this year to help with some of the construction issues around Union South. The chapter is purchasing a limited number of parking permits from UW Parking Services. These are available on a first-come, first-served basis and are being passed along at the UW rate (same as the daily maximum.)

Prerequisites:None
Advanced Preparation:None Required
Delivery Method:In Person
Program Level:Overview

** Registration deadline is April 27, 2026 **

After the registration deadline, there are no cancellations, only substitutions.

** SPACE IS LIMITED TO 150 PEOPLE **

Note: Fees include continental breakfast, beverage, buffet luncheon, and afternoon refreshments.

Register Below or Contact Sherri Voigt: 608-576-6473

Questions? Special dietary needs? Please email or call Sherri Voigt: 608-576-6473

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President’s Message – March 2026

Happy CGFM Month!!!! If you are thinking about this certification, there are some upcoming webinars about the path to certification and strategies for CGFM candidate success. Also, if you order the on-line CGFM study guides by March 31, it is 25% off!!!!

https://www.agacgfm.org/cgfm-certification

https://www.agacgfm.org/cgfm-certification/cgfm-maintenance/cgfm-month

It is membership and CGFM renewal time…Auto-renewals will process around March 17. Please consider all the value included in the membership fee as you are renewing. The value you get in free CPE from AGA National brings in more value than the $100 renewal. They have updated/streamlined the My AGA area. Please take a moment to verify your email address! This is the primary way National Office and the chapter reach you. If you use your work email address, consider adding a secondary email address with your personal email. As a note for people who joined during the year—the fee at joining was a part year amount and this billing will put you on the annual cycle.

Our friends at the AGA Central Ohio Chapter reached out and asked about partnering on an event. They have set up a GASB 103 implementation session for Tuesday, April 7, 1:00 CT Please see the registration information on page 3 of the Monthly Footnotes. Free for AGA members!!!!

Don’t miss out—FREE national events coming up soon

We are very close to completing the agenda for the Annual Symposium on May 13. I think you will find this to be an interesting day. We hope to have the website updated and information sent out by the middle of next week. For now, Save the Date! The cost will remain at $55 for members and $110 for non-members.

Did you know?
AGA has on-demand CPE training courses for low rates! These are available to members and non-members and there is a variety of topics.

Sherri

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AGA Webinar – Extinguishing Burnout

Date: June 10, 1:00-2:15

Speaker: Brian Ingle

Title: “Extinguishing Burnout” 

Description: This session follows the 6 causes of burnout as defined by Harvard Business Review and I break those six causes into the three ingredients for fire (fuel, air, ignition). From there we unpack the workplace dynamics that apply to each ingredient and I explain how to fireproof your team.

CPE: 1.5

Field of Study: PD

Cost: Free

Learning Objectives: 

  • Learn the 6 causes of burnout as defined by Harvard Business Review
  • Break those 6 causes into the three ingredients for fire (fuel, air, ignition).
  • Learn ways to look at the workplace dynamics that apply to each ingredient

Delivery Method: Group Internet Based Program

Program Level: Overview

Prerequisite: None

Advance Preparation: None

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47th Annual Spring Symposium

AGA Southern Wisconsin Chapter presents:

47th Annual Spring Symposium

Professional Development Training

May 6, 2025 | 8:00am-3:30pm | In Person | 6.5 CPEs

UW Madison – Union South

* Registration Form and Complete Symposium Brochure* UPDATED

Topics Include:

  • COSO Internal Controls & Fraud Update
  • Leadership in Government
  • Behavioral Ethics
  • The State of the Wisconsin Economy

AGA Member $55 | Non-Member $110 | Retired AGA Members $35

Prerequisites: None
Advanced Preparation: None Required
Delivery Method: In Person
Program Level: Overview

Questions? Special dietary needs? Please email or call:
Sherri Voigt: Email or 608-576-6473

Registration & Payment
Sherri Voigt: Email or 608-576-6473

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President’s Message – March 2025

Sherri Voigt, CGFM, CPA

Spring is coming and it is once again time to celebrate Certified Government Financial Manager month! March has been declared CGFM month and we have received proclamations from Governor Tony Evers, Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway, and Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson. Photos are included in the March 2025 Footnotes. We will have the signed proclamations on display at the May Symposium.

As a reminder, the AGA National office has the following events which are free to members:

AGA Members Only WebinarMarch 121.5 CPE
Performance Counts SummitMay 134.0 CPE
AGA Members Only WebinarMay 141.5 CPE

Go to www.agacgfm.org for details and to register.

Registration will be opening soon for the 47th Annual Spring Symposium at Union-South. We are just finalizing the details for one speaker before sending out information. Save the date: Tuesday, May 6.

Sherri