Conference Notes

Summer 2008

GASB 45 and 438

Don Paris, CPA, MST - Ethics for the CPA

Carl Merbe - Agency Notes

Chris Patusky - Tax Incremental Financing (TIFs)

Jim Plunkett and Jim Reed - MasterCard Update

Sean Ottey and Matt Creager - Fraud

 

Spring 2008

Karl Johnson - OPEB Accounting and Reporting GASB 43 and 45

Warren Deschenaux and Michael Sanderson - Legislative Update

Joseph Paucke - Bond Insurance in the Municipal Bond Market

John Muehl  and Alan Perry - Managing OPEB Assets

Anirban Basu - Subprime Market-What Happened?

Winter 2008

Paul Black - Leasing Opportunities and Structures

Peter Block - Update on OPEB

Alicia Stephens - Maryland Ratings:  Strengths/Challenges

Jessalyn Moro - Rating TIF's and Special Taxing Districts

Susan Gafney - Federal Legislative Update - Impact on Local Governments

John Garrett - Federal Legislative Update - Impact on Local Governments

Greg Gentile - Credit Card Rules - Fee Options

Jeannie Henry - Retirement Planning.  A Pension is not Enough

Fall 2007

William Ratchford II - Doomsday Budget

Gary Bigg - Economy - Overview of the US Economy

David Roose - State Revenue Projections

Anirban Basu - America's Global Competitiveness

John Hammond - Housing Update

Kyle R. Gephart - Housing Update

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 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