2009-2010 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL !

2008-09 was an incredible year for membership, education and networking. And the benefits of membership keep growing. We are looking forward to producing some of our BEST EVER conferences, expanding our outreach for membership, building new relationships with Sponsors as well as providing a NEW and better-than-ever website that will assist you with all of your networking and information requirements. You should receive your renewal statement via email. If you have not, please proceed online to renew.

You may renew via fax, mail or online.

Not a member yet? Acquire your membership now to receive all the benefits for the 2009-2010 Membership year

2008-2009 Membership Directories Now Available Online!!

Lloyd Jones Scholarship- Revised Qualification

The Lloyd Jones Scholarship is now open to anyone working in state or local government financial management, regardless of years of experience, who have made an outstanding contribution to their organization in the performance of their duties during the past year.

The limitation to one to five years of experience has been removed.

The Scholarship consists of free registration and hotel accommodations for the Summer Conference, $200 monetary award and a one-year membership in MD GFOA.

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Instructors Needed

MDGFOA is looking for a few good men and women to teach the intermediate accounting course that MDGFOA offers annually.

Depending on the prospective instructors’ experience and knowledge, they most likely would shadow the current instructors at least one session.

The format of the training is a live classroom setting of approximately 35 - 40 students. The current instructors split duties by topic and are in attendance the entire class period. This format has worked well in the past but could be revised based on the new instructors’ prerogative.

The classes are 2½ days in duration (20 CPE credits) and are scheduled at the convenience of the instructors and the Local Government Insurance Trust (LGIT), which hosts the classes in its training room. The text for the instructional material is the GASB Statement 34 implementation guide.

This is a voluntary/unpaid position. Free lunch and the satisfaction that accompanies volunteer work are the only perks for the instructors.

If you are interested in volunteering for this position, please send a notice of your intent, along with a description of your teaching experience and knowledge level, to one of the members of the Continuing Professional Education Committee Richard Duthoy, Marty Jacobs, or Joe Zimmerman.

Nota Bene: MDGFOA’s search for new instructors does not reflect at all on the performance and generosity of the existing long-time instructors (Keith Novak and Al Warfield). The purpose of this search is to provide relief to the current instructors and to insure a backup position for MDGFOA.