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January 2016 Luncheon Meeting – Annual Tax Update

January Luncheon Meeting

Welcome Members and Non-Members

TOPIC: Annual Tax Update

SPEAKER:  Andrew Justl, Manager, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP

DATE: Thursday, January 28, 2016

REGISTRATION:  11:30 a.m.

LUNCH:  11:45 a.m.

COST: $6 for Members, $12 for Non-Members

PLACE: Home Town Buffet — 1745 Parkside Drive, Madison, WI 53704 (banquet room)

MENU: Buffet with a variety of meats, potatoes, vegetables, soups, pizza, salad bar, taco bar, and dessert bar

RESERVATIONS: Contact Sherri Voigt by 11 a.m. on Monday, January 25, 2016 with your name and membership status and for carpooling information at 608) 266-2814/email: [email protected] OR Register Below:

After many years of holding our annual tax update luncheon at Imperial Garden on the east side, they have sold out. We found this location in the same area and are interested in ideas on where this lunch could be held in the future. Please feel free to contact Mary Laufenberg, chapter president, with any suggestions [email protected]

Membership Status(required)

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Audio Conference – Evidence Based Policy Making: January 13, 2016

Evidence Based Policy Making – Making the Right Decision to Improve Programs

January 13, 2016
1-2:50 p.m. CT
2 CPE

Governments at all levels make budget and policy choices each year that have long-term effects on the services provided and dollars spent delivering those services to the public. Studies have shown that government leaders can make better decisions and achieve better results by using rigorous evidence to inform, enable and operate programs more strategically. Pew-MacArthur Results First Initiative has developed a framework for governments to build and support a system of evidence-based policymaking.

Speakers: Torrey Silloway, Manager, Pew Charitable Trusts, Gary VanLandingham, Director, Pew Charitable Trusts

Moderator: Robert Shea, Principal, Grant Thornton LLP

TOPIC: EVIDENCE BASED POLICY MAKING
DATE: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2016
COST: FREE FOR MEMBERS — $10 FOR NON-MEMBERS
PLACE: WI Department Of Transportation, 4802 Sheboygan Avenue, room 421

RESERVATIONS: Contact Sherri Voigt by 1 p.m. on Monday, January 11, 2016 with your name, membership status, at (608) 266-2814 or [email protected]. OR Register Below:

Invoicing is Available

Membership Status(required)

Payment(required)

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Training: Ethics in the Workplace – December 2, 2015

Ethics in the Workplace

Dec. 2 | 1–2:50 p.m. CT | 2 CPEs

(This training webinar is FREE to all.)

Being ethical and understanding ethics and ethical principles is of growing importance in today’s workplace, in both the public and private sectors.

We will discuss various ethical situations that arise as well as the risks and rewards of being ethical. We will talk about the appropriate actions to take and the correct methods to use.

This webinar will cover the approaches to ethical challenges in the workplace. We’ll discuss policies, procedures and the methods to handle situations and ethical challenges that we encounter. This webinar will be interactive and practical—no theory. Participants will be able to ask questions throughout the webinar.

Speaker:

  • Leon Young, Consultant and Educator, Leon Young Seminars

    ​Learning Objective: To understand the ethical issues in the workplace and to be capable to handle them objectively. To be able to differentiate between facts and rumors and to recognize real ethical issues. To be aware of the risk-taking component of being ethical.
    Program Level: Overview
    Prerequisite: None
    Advance Preparation: None required
    Field of Study: Behavioral Ethics

    CPE Information

    This webinar offers two (2) CPE hours for participants who attend the entire training.  Site coordinators will receive an email confirmation one day before the start of the training that will contain the PIN code and instructions for participants to verify and retrieve their certificates.

    Location

    WHEDA Building, 201 W Washington

    Cost

    Free to all attendees

    Registration

    Register below or by contacting Sherri Voigt at [email protected] or [email protected] by 11 a.m. Monday, November 30

Membership Status(required)

Request CPE Certificate(required)

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Employment Opportunity – WI Department of Public Instruction

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is seeking Financial Manager – Management Services Team Director.

The DPI is currently seeking applicants for Financial Manager position for the Management Services team within the Division for Finance and Management. The position is located at 125 South Webster Street in Madison, WI.

Job Duties:   

This position is responsible for the supervision of the management services team in the Division for Finance and Management. The team provides leadership and consultation with department staff related to enterprise services including fiscal operations, accounting and business functions, purchasing, contracting and procurement, and general services.  The team also serves as the point of contact with other state administrative agencies, including the Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) and Legislative Audit Bureau regarding all general government operations.

The position also supervises the department’s shipping and mailing services supervisor, who oversees the department’s buildings, leasing, fleet and mailroom, along with its front desk receptionists.

Deadline: November 30, 2015, 11:59 p.m.

Job Announcement Code: 15-03952

See full announcement on Wisc.Jobs

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President’s Message – November 2015

President’s Message
Mary Laufenberg, CGFM, CPA

Hello everybody:

As the weather is cooling down and furnaces are being turned on, we also are heating up our continuing education. Don’t miss the education luncheon scheduled on November 12; the speaker is Scott Thornton and he will be speaking about OpenBook. This will be held at Vintage Brewing Company on Whitney Way. If you missed the last webinar, we have another webinar scheduled on December 2nd titled “Ethics in the WorkPlace” in the WHEDA
Conference Room at 201 W Washington Avenue. This session is free.

Hope you can make one of these education topics. If you have any questions on this message, feel free to contact me at 608/438-8338.

Take care and stay warm….

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November 2015 Luncheon Meeting

Welcome Members and Non-Members

November Luncheon Meeting

TOPIC:  OpenBook Wisconsin

SPEAKER:  Scott B. Thornton, Wisconsin Department of Administration

DATE:  Thursday, November 12, 2015

REGISTRATION:  11:30 a.m. LUNCH: 11:45 a.m.

COST:  $6 for Members, $12 for Non-Members

PLACE:  Vintage Brewing Company, 674 South Whitney Way

MENU:  Meals include pub chips, fountain soda/tea/coffee

  • Cheeseburger – cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion on a Parker House roll
  • Veggie Burger – house-made black bean patty, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion on a Parker House roll
  • Crispy Buffalo Chicken Wrap – crispy chicken tossed in buffalo sauce with cheddar jack cheese, lettuce, tomato, and ranch dressing in a garlic herb wrap

RESERVATIONS:  Register below, or contact Sherri Voigt by 1 p.m. on Monday, November 9, 2015 with your name, membership status, meal choice (and for carpooling information) at (608) 266-2814 or [email protected].

New Members First Luncheon is Free!

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President’s Message – October, 2015

Mary Laufenberg, CGFM, CPA

Cooler weather is here with us now but hopefully we get a last crack at summer before winter arrives. I hope this newsletter finds you well and not too busy to consider attending one of our future luncheon meetings and/or webinars.

Also, it is the 50th anniversary for our Southern Wisconsin AGA Chapter. We are considering a special luncheon but we are open to suggestions.

If you have any suggestions for future topics for a luncheon meeting, please let me know at [email protected]

Thank you