State & Local Government Accounting Conference

State and Local Government Accounting Conference
August 20-21, 2007
Orlando, Florida

The FICPA State and Local Government Accounting Conference was held August 20-21, 2007 at the Peabody Orlando Hotel.  The FICPA has received rave reviews of the conference, the speakers and the location.  All indications are that it was a huge success. 

The speakers came from across the nation and spoke about pertinent issues affecting State and Local Government Accounting, including

• What to Expect with the 2007 “Yellow Book” Revisions
• Single Audit – The Finer Details of Compliance
• What’s New with the Auditor General. 
• OPEB and Pensions
• Information Technology in the Government Arena
• Is Your Government Money Working for You?
• GASB Update
• Emerging Issues for Auditors and Auditees
• Identifying Today’s Top Scams
• Implementing the New Auditing Standards

The program was culminated with a Professional Issues Update provided by the 2007-2008 FICPA President, David Dennis.

A special Thank You goes to the Conference Planning Committee for their efforts throughout the past year in planning the conference and securing such top-notch speakers.  Members of the committee include:

Jeanine Bittinger, Chair
Yvonne Clayborne, Vice Chair
Cynthia Borders-Byrd
Lynda Dennis
Ronald Devaux
Martha Garcia-Baker
Evelyn Hsu
Laura Krueger Brock
Penny Mander
Alan Nast
Brian Nemeroff
Thomas Reilly
Colleen Scott
Jeffrey Tuscan
John Zullo

If you were not able to attend this year’s conference, be sure to check the FICPA web site for the 2008 conference date and start planning to attend now.