Greetings,

It is time to register to attend the 6^th Annual Shore Fraud Conference.  We are proud to announce that the 6^th Annual Shore Fraud Conference will be held on Friday, November 12, 2010 on the campus of Salisbury (MD) University.  You will find all of the Conference information, including a registration form, in the attached brochure.  We look forward to seeing each of you again this year.  Note that once again the Conference will be held in the Guerreri Center/Commons.  As a result of your overwhelming support of our efforts (175 attendees in 2009, a sellout), the Conference will once again be held in the Wicomico Room.  The Conference will sell out quickly, so we urge you to register as soon as possible.

We are very proud to be able to present you with a wonderful opportunity to attend a “World-Class” Fraud Conference right here on the Eastern Shore.  We want to assure you that we have your interests at heart in these difficult economic times.  Funding, especially for continuing professional education is difficult to come by these days.  At the same time, never has there been a more pressing need for business and accounting professionals to be aware of the ways that fraudsters can and will victimize us.  We are offering eight hours of top-quality NASBA approved CPE at a price we can all manage.  The favor that we ask of each of you in return is to let your colleagues and friends know about the Conference and to strongly encourage each of them to attend. 

We encourage you to take advantage of a wonderful training opportunity.  As you well know, many courses and conferences offered locally and throughout Delaware, Maryland and Virginia can cost as much as $250 - $350 for 8 hours of CPE.  Compare that with the cost to attend the Shore Fraud Conference.

On behalf of Bill Perry, President of the DelMarVa Chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants and Dr. Ken Smith, Chair of the Accounting and Legal Studies Department of the Perdue School of Business, Salisbury University, thank you all so very much for your continued support.

If you have any questions, or require any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Frank

R. Frank Abel, CPA/CFF, CFE
Cell: 410-430-0469
frankfightsfraud@comcast.net

The IIA Washington, D.C. Chapter invites you to learn more about ..  

Current Procurement Best Practices

Office of Contracting & Procurement, Government of the District of Columbia

The Procurement Lifecycle – Risks and Rewards

This session will highlight some of the key activities and risks facing entities.  Using the District’s Procurement Model as an example, this session will cover the core procurement lifecycle activities (Requisitioning – Solicitation – Evaluation – Contract Award – Contract Administration – Disbursements/Payment), and describe the various roles and responsibilities throughout the end-to-end process. 

Procurement Fraud – “The Perfect Storm”

This session will include a discussion around the variables and factors in today’s environment that present the greatest risk to procurement professionals.  Who commits fraud?  How is the fraud committed?  What should you look for?  The speakers will also present an overview of their comprehensive Anti-Fraud Program and describe how it works. 

Procurement Hot Topics

This will be an engaging discussion centered on some of today’s hottest topics and issues facing procurement professionals to include the following topics, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (stimulus funds), Green Procurement, and balancing the socio-economic impacts of term contracts.  The speakers will provide insights and guidance to help procurement specialists and auditors alike to navigate through the ever changing landscape.   

Speakers: 

John JI Chisholm, Director

Office of Procurement Integrity & Compliance within the D.C. Office of Contracting & Procurement

Courtney Lattimore, CFCM, Contracting Officer (Goods)

Office of Procurement Integrity & Compliance within the D.C. Office of Contracting & Procurement

Refer to www.theiia.org/dc for a complete bio. 

Date:  Thursday, September 23, 2010

Time:  12pm-1.30pm Lunch & Registrations - 1.30pm-4.30pm Presentations

Location:  KPMG, Washington, D.C.

Cost for IIA Members:  IIA Members (Non Gvt Employees) $60.00, IIA Members (Gvt Employees) $45.00

Cost for Non-IIA Members:  $75.00

CPE:  3

To Register:  www.theiia.org/dc (click on Events) - Seating is limited so please register early.

For questions about this event, please contact Michelle Dominguez at dominguez.michelle@yahoo.com. 

$$ SpEcIaL PrIcInG $$

Our first SIX (6) registrants will receive one FREE buddy pass. 

The Free buddy pass must be used to bring a friend/colleague to our event:

Current Procurement Best Practices on September 23, 2010. 

The Free buddy pass cannot be used to attend a future Chapter event. 

A Chapter Officer will contact you regarding your Free buddy pass.   

UPCOMING CHAPTER EVENTS

OCTOBER 2010, AUDITING YOUR HR FUNCTION:  ASSESSING RISKS AND DEVELOPING INTERNAL CONTROLS

NOVEMBER 2010, INTERNAL CONTROLS:  PUBLIC SECTOR (OMB A-123) VS. PRIVATE SECTOR (SOX), APPLYING THE LESSONS LEARNED AND WHAT TO CONSIDER FOR THE FUTURE 

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The IIA Washington, D.C. Chapter

2010-2011 Chapter Year