AGA Southern Wisconsin Chapter
Association of Government Accountants
Inside this issue, February 2014 Footnotes :
The February Luncheon Meeting will be held Thursday, February 27, 2014 at the Dayton Street Grill in Madison, Wisconsin.
The speaker for the February meeting has been rescheduled for March, 27, 2014.
Greetings All-
We are past the half-way point for the program year. I hope you have been able to attend one or more meetings this year.
If you attended some lunch meetings this fall and are a member, you will soon be contacted about whether you earned a free lunch (attend 3 lunches from September to February, get a free lunch in March or April). If you need just one more, the February lunch is your chance to do it.
It is membership renewal season and the National Office has been sending out notices. The actual membership year ends March 31. I do hope you will renew your membership and take advantage of the member discounts offered. It is also CGFM renewal time for those who have the certification.
I would like to take a moment to mention that long-time member Laura Bowles contacted us recently. She is returning to private industry after many years working for the WI Department of Health Services and the UW-Madison. Laura was a frequent lunch meeting and Symposium attendee. She also served many years in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program as a chapter volunteer. I wanted to take the chance to congratulate her on this big move and let people know about her change.
Our chapter will be sending out a member satisfaction survey in the next 6-8 weeks. I hope you take the opportunity to give us feedback on the events held this year and provide us with suggestions for topics for the new program year.
Inside this issue: Monthly Footnotes – January 2014
Please note that we have two separate training events in January! There is an audio conference on January 15 that features 2 CPE. The topic is Fraud Detection and Prevention.
The lunch meeting is the Annual Tax Update at Imperial Garden east on January 23.
I am hopeful we can escape the ongoing snow and ice for these dates. I look forward to seeing you there.
The board is actively planning/scheduling the spring Symposium. If you have any topic or speaker recommendations, please send them in.
Chapter community service efforts continued in November. Two board members volunteered at the Salvation Army Community Meal.
We have a great new way to sign up for news from the chapter. There is a simple “subscribe” option at the website. Never miss out on Chapter news again!
There is still time to save money and join AGA under the 20/20/20 program (see this month’s newsletter Monthly Footnotes – January 2014).
See you in January!
The January Luncheon Meeting, our Annual Tax Update, will be held Thursday, January 23, 2014.
Our speaker will be Andrew Justl, Manager, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP.
An exciting and rewarding Accounting Manager opportunity has become available with Milwaukee County! This individual will be responsible for managing the Central Accounting team, overseeing all governmental general ledger operations, and ensuring Local Ordinances, State and Federal regulations and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) are followed.
See our Employment Opportunities Page for details.
Inside this issue: Monthly Footnotes – November 2013
I would like to express a special thank you to everyone who attended the October lunch meeting. We had an overflow crowd to match a restaurant mix-up. I appreciate the great attendance.
I also thank those who wore pink in appreciation of the Passionately Pink for the Cure event (and those who made a donation). Also, thank you to those who brought warm socks. Your generosity is much appreciated.
I would like to draw your attention to a report out on our website. On September 30, we published our third annual Report to Our Members. It is available under the Chapter History area. This is a four-page report that highlights the Chapter accomplishments for the past program year. I hope you will take a moment to look at it. Please let us know anything else you would like to see included.
And if you need some last CPE for 2013, check out the December 11 audio conference on the calendar. Please note that registration is through the DHS Training Office.
Sherri Voigt, CGFM, CPA
The November Luncheon Meeting will be held Thursday, November 21, 2013.
Our speaker will be Mike Barry, Assistant Superintendent, Business Services, Madison School District on Upcoming Budget of the Madison School District and Influences by the Drop of Shared Revenues.