Conference Presentations

FALL CONFERENCE 2009 / Turf Valley Resort, Ellicott City, Maryland

Technical Session I Economic Outlook- Stephen Fuller

Technical Session II Maryland's Revenue Outlook FY 2010-2011- David Roose

Technical Session III Understanding the Audit Process- Keith Novak and William Early, Jr.

Technical Session IV ARRA Grant Update- Eric Brenner and Merril Oliver

Addendum 1Addendum 2

Technical Session V Bonds Authorized Under the ARRA- Emery McRill and Brendan Troy

Technical Session VI Federal Legislative Update- Steve Traylor

 

ANNUAL SUMMER CONFERENCE 2009 / Ocean City, Maryland

 

Technical Session I James Krieser: Clifton Gunderson LLP

Technical Session II Ted Zaleski: Carroll County

Technical Session III Joseph Mason: Davenport and Company LLC

Technical Session IV Marcus Pollock: FEMA (pptx file)

Technical Session V Catrese Brown: TransitionGuides

Technical Session VI Dean Meade: GASB

Technical Session VII William Henn & Kimberly Betterton: McKennon Shelton & Henn LLP

Technical Session VIII John Hammond: Anne Arundel County

Tim Elliott: City of Annapolis

John Markowski: Harford County Public Schools

(Discussion Only Session)

 

SPRING 2009 / Annapolis, Maryland

 

Technical Session I Warren Deschenaux, Michael Sanderson: Legislative Update

Technical Session II Mark Charles: Environmental Regulations and their Relationship with Local Governments

Technical Session III Stanley J. Czerwinski: State and Local Fiscal Challenges- A GAO Perspective

Technical Session IV John Sullivan / Bill Stansbury / Robert Young: Briefing from the State Dept of Assessment and Taxation

Technical Session V J. Steven Kaii-Ziegler / Lisa Zitomer / Michael Maker: Creating Sustainable Infrastructure

Technical Session VI Anirban Basu: A Look at the Current Economic Status and What Lies Ahead

 

WINTER 2009 / BWI, Baltimore

 

Technical Session I

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

Technical Session II

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

Technical Session III

Dean Mead: GASB Update- Latest Pronouncements and Current Projects

Technical Session V

Candace Donoho: Maryland Legislative Update

Technical Session VI

Ken Rust: National GFOA Update

 

FALL 2008 / Westminster, MD

 

Technical Session I

Mary Christine Jackman: Investing Public Funds in Maryland

Technical Session II

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

Technical Session III

Noel Chesser: Holistic Approach to Managing Energy Costs for Government

Technical Session IV

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

Technical Session V

Anirban Basu: The National Economy Impact on Government

Emerging Payment Trends

 

 

Summer 2008

Spring 2008

Winter 2008

Fall 2007

Summer 2007

Auditing Standards - Changes and Updates

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

Dan Nataf, Ph.D. - Fall Election Results and their Impact on Finance Officers

Terry Patton - GASB Update

Susan Gaffney - Legislative Update

Candace Donoho - Legislative Update

Stan Sersen - Global Green Step By StepLEEDGreen BuildingSustainable 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

 

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