Conference
Presentations
FALL CONFERENCE 2009 /
Turf Valley Resort, Ellicott City,
Maryland
Economic Outlook- Stephen Fuller
Maryland's Revenue Outlook FY 2010-2011- David Roose
Understanding the Audit Process- Keith Novak and William Early,
Jr.
ARRA Grant Update- Eric Brenner and Merril Oliver


Bonds Authorized Under the ARRA- Emery McRill and Brendan Troy
Federal Legislative Update- Steve Traylor
ANNUAL SUMMER CONFERENCE 2009 /
Ocean City,
Maryland
James Krieser: Clifton
Gunderson LLP
Ted Zaleski: Carroll County
Joseph Mason: Davenport and
Company LLC
Marcus Pollock: FEMA (pptx file)
Catrese Brown: TransitionGuides
Dean Meade: GASB
William Henn & Kimberly Betterton:
McKennon Shelton & Henn LLP
John Hammond: Anne Arundel
County
Tim Elliott: City of Annapolis
John Markowski: Harford County
Public Schools
(Discussion Only Session)
SPRING 2009 / Annapolis,
Maryland
Warren Deschenaux, Michael
Sanderson: Legislative Update
Mark Charles:
Environmental Regulations and their Relationship with
Local Governments
Stanley J. Czerwinski:
State
and Local Fiscal Challenges- A GAO Perspective
John Sullivan / Bill
Stansbury / Robert Young:
Briefing from the State Dept of Assessment and
Taxation
J. Steven Kaii-Ziegler / Lisa Zitomer / Michael Maker:
Creating
Sustainable Infrastructure
Anirban Basu:
A Look at the Current
Economic Status and What Lies Ahead
WINTER 2009 / BWI,
Baltimore

Georgie Thompson:
Recalibration of Municipal Bonds to the Global Rating Scale

Mary Foelster: Safeguarding
Federal Funds-Audit Quality and the National Single Audit Sampling
Project

Dean Mead: GASB Update-
Latest Pronouncements and Current Projects

Candace Donoho: Maryland
Legislative Update

Ken Rust: National GFOA
Update
FALL 2008 / Westminster, MD

Mary Christine Jackman:
Investing Public Funds in Maryland

David Roose: Maryland's
Revenue Outlook and the Impact on Government, FY '09-'10

Noel Chesser: Holistic
Approach to Managing Energy Costs for Government

William Dougherty: Oil:
Supply of, American Demand for, and Price Fluctuations

Anirban Basu: The National
Economy Impact on Government

Summer 2008
Spring 2008
Winter 2008
Fall 2007
Summer 2007
Ethics Update
State Stat - A Transition from City Stat Update
Bond Financing Updates - Post Compliance Issues/Market Updates
Stress...It's something to laugh at!
Taking Care of Yourself at Work and at Home
Productivity / Getting 25 Hours out of a 24 Hour Day
Spring 2007
Bay
Restoration Fee Update
Fiduciary Responsibilities Concerning 457 Deferred Compensation Programs
and Pension Plans
Legislative Update
Sharing
Costs and Services Between Governments
Electronic
Banking Authentication Update
Best
Practices in Budgeting
Winter 2007
Terry Patton - GASB Update
Susan Gaffney - Legislative Update
Candace Donoho - Legislative Update
Stan Sersen -
Global Green
Step By Step; LEED;
Green Building;
Sustainable Building Rating Systems Summary
Fall 2006
Jessica Rutberg Lubar - IRS targeting
local/state governments for payroll tax violations
Bernard Schoenfeld - Economy-Overview of the US
Economy
Anirban Basu - Economy-Broad Perspective
David Roose - Revenue Estimation/Maryland
Economy
Larry Twele - Economy-County Perspective
Sofia Anastopoulos - Technology and the
Investment Process
Summer 2006
Sharon Greisz - Other Post Employment Benefits
Jami Copley - Commodities Hedging
Richard Vatz - Persuasion and Public Opinion in Local and National
Elections
Sharon Campbell
- Emergency Preparedness and the Finance Officer
Ronald P. Pachura - Risk Assessment
Greg Conderacci - Ethics
Spring 2006
Robert Sheehy - Check Fraud
Hap Cooper - From Slow Death to Sweet Success: Seven Survival
Strategies
Warren Deschenaux & Michael Sanderson - 2006 Legislative Update
William Varga - Public Information Act Review
Lindsey A. Radar & Daniel Patrick O'Connell - Tax Incremental
Financings and Special Tax Districts
Winter 2006
Ernie
Harris - Check 21 Update
David Bean - GASB
Update
Susan Gaffney -
Legislative Update
Candace
Donoho - Legislative Update
Matthew D.
Gallagher - Performance Budgeting-City Stats
Keith Novak - Fraud-How Has It Affected Audit Costs?
Alex LeBlanc -
Health Care Costs and Containment
Fall 2005
Jon Roberts - Economic Development and the
Finance Officer
Dick Story - Economic Development -
Howard County
Anirban Basu - Economy-broad Perspective
David Roose - Revenue Estimators
Summer 2005
David Goldsmith - Keeping Pace with Tomorrow
Saving for a Lifetime - Retirement Planning
What is
UMPERSA and How Will Your Plan be Affected
Rating Agency Update
Variable
Rate Debt
Spring 2005
Flush Fee - Bay
Restoration Fund Update
Tax Exempt Debt
Legislative Update
Winter 2005
Maryland Municipal League
- Candice L. Donoho
Legislative Outlook - Susan Gaffney
STRATEGIC PLANNING - Ralph Lauren
The New Statistical Section - Ken
Schermann
GASB Update - Ken Schermann
LEADERSHIP: Traditional Skills Aren't
Enough Anymore - Nancy Zielke
Fraud
in State & Local Government - Toby J.F. Bishop, CFE, CPA, FCA (10 MB
file)
Fall 2004
County Economic Perspectives
Economic Trends
National Economic Update
Retirement Plans
State Government Update
Synthetic Fixed
and Variable Debt Structures