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AICPA National Governmental Accounting and Auditing Update Conference (GAAC) WEST

Date: Sep 21 - Sep 22, 2009
Location: Hyatt Regency Tech Center
Denver, CO
Recommended CPE Credit: 17 (main), 8 (optional)
Pre-Conference: September 20
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Overview

Two convenient locations —Denver, Colorado, in September, and Washington, DC, in August!  As regulatory changes occur, so too does the need to understand the ramifications of these changes.  This premier governmental accounting and auditing conference provides in-depth training specific to your government area – federal (Washington, DC only), state or local.  Hear from influential policymakers and government officials who will provide insight and guidance on recent issues and new and pending standards.  This must-attend event also features unprecedented opportunities to network with peers and interact with these governmental experts. 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
CPAs working in federal, state and local government; public practitioners with government clients; and regulators who need to be aware of emerging developments

GAAC East, August 10-11, 2009, Washington, DC

Agenda

2008 AICPA Governmental Accounting and Auditing Update
August 10-11, 2009 – JW Marriott, Washington, DC
September 21-22, 2009 – Hyatt Regency Tech Center, Denver, CO

DAY ONE - AUGUST 10 (DC) | SEPTEMBER 21 (CO)

7:00 AM – 5:20 PMRegistration and Message Center Open
7:30 AM – 8:30 AMContinental Breakfast and Vendor Display
8:30 AM - 8:40 AMWelcome & Introduction
8:40 AM - 9:30 AMGeneral Session
  1 Fiscal Stress: Current Issues and Long-Term Challenges
9:30 AM - 10:20 AMGeneral Session
  2 Auditing Standards Update: What’s New from the AICPA Auditing Standards Board and U.S. Government Accountability Office
10:20 AM - 10:40 AMRefreshment Break & Vendor Display
10:40 AM - 11:55 AMGeneral Session
  3 An Accounting Update from the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board
11:55 AM - 1:10 PMLunch
 Presentation of the Outstanding CPA in Government Award (DC location only)
1:10 PM - 2:25 PMConcurrent Sessions (Select one)
 Federal (DC Only) 4 Managing America’s Economic Rescue
 State & Local 5 The GASB’s Pollution Remediation Standard
 State & Local 6 Unique Considerations in Accounting, Reporting and Auditing in Times of Economic Crisis (Repeated in Session 35)
 Bonus 7 Sampling in a Single Audit Environment (Repeated in Session 29)
2:25 PM - 2:40 PMRefreshment Break & Vendor Display
2:40 PM - 3:55 PMConcurrent Sessions (Select one)
 Federal (DC Only) 8 Accounting and Reporting for Investments by the Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve to Address Current Financial Stress
 State & Local 9 Intangible Assets: What Are They and How to Account for Them?
 State & Local 10 Got Derivatives?
 Bonus 11 Understanding and Testing Internal Control over Compliance in a Single Audit (Repeated in Session 37)
3:55 PM - 4:05 PMChange Break
4:05 PM - 5:20 PMConcurrent Sessions (Select one)
 Federal (DC Only) 12 Financial and Performance Audit Issues Relating to Federal Investments in Banks, Government Sponsored Entities, AIG, and the Auto Industry
 State & Local 13 COSO in Government: What Is It All About? (Repeated in Session 28)
 State & Local 14 GASB 53 Requirements for Derivatives
 Bonus 15 Managing Human Capital for the Future
5:20 PM - 6:20 PMNetworking Reception

DAY TWO - AUGUST 11 (DC) | SEPTEMBER 22 (CO)

7:00 AM – 4:35 PMRegistration and Message Center Open
7:15 AM – 8:15 AMContinental Breakfast & Vendor Display
7:00 AM - 7:50 AMEarly Riser Sessions (Select one)
 Federal (DC Only) 16 A-123 & Financial Statement Audits – Are They Still Needed?
 State & Local 17 Miscellaneous Audit Practice Issues Discussion
 State & Local 18 What’s New with the AICPA Governmental Audit Quality Center?
 Bonus 19 Multifamily and PHA HUD Update
8:15 AM – 9:05 AMGeneral Session
  20 Chairman of the Board: An Update on the Profession
9:05 AM – 9:55 AMGeneral Session
  21 OMB Update
9:55 AM - 10:15 AMRefreshment Break & Vendor Display
10:15 AM - 11:30 AMConcurrent Sessions (Select one)
 Federal (DC Only) 22 Department of Defense Financial Statement Audits – Strategies for Getting an Opinion
  State & Local 23 What You Should Know About the New AICPA Sampling Guide?
  State & Local 24 Make Sure Your CAFR Gets the GFOA Certificate
 Bonus 25 Checking In: How Are We Doing on the Risk Assessment Standards?
11:30 AM - 12:30 PMLunch
12:30 PM - 1:45 PMConcurrent Sessions (Select one)
 Federal (DC Only) 26 Transparency in the Obama Administration
 State & Local 27 Are You in Compliance with the New Compliance Audit Standard?
 State & Local 28 COSO in Government: What Is It All About? (Repeat of Session 13)
 State & Local 29 Sampling in a Single Audit Environment (Repeat of Session 7)
1:45 PM - 2:00 PMRefreshment & Vendor Display
2:00 PM - 3:15 PMConcurrent Sessions (Select one)
 Federal (DC Only) 30 IG’s: Reorganized, Empowered, and Needed Now More Than Ever
 State & Local 31 Reporting Issues in a Single Audit
 State & Local 32 An Interesting Perspective on Ethics!
 Bonus 33 Everything You Should Know About OPEB Actuarial Issues
3:15 PM - 3:20 PMChange Break
3:20 PM - 4:35 PMConcurrent Sessions (Select one)
 Federal (DC Only) 34 Ethics in Government – Doing the Right Thing When it Counts Most
 State & Local 35 Unique Considerations in Accounting, Reporting and Auditing in Times of Economic Crisis (Repeat of Session 6)
 State & Local 36 Q&A Panel
 Bonus 37 Understanding and Testing Internal Control over Compliance in a Single Audit (Repeat of Session 11)
4:35 PMConference Adjourns

Location

Hyatt Regency Tech Center
7800 Tufts Avenues
Denver, CO  80237
Hotel Phone: (303) 779-1234
Hotel Reservations: (800) 223-1234
Hotel Cutoff Date: August 21, 2009
Hotel Room Rate: $145 single/double

Optional Workshops

Purchase Below Developing A Risk Program That Works!

Date: September 20, 08:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Session Price: $225.00
Session Code: 101
CPE Credits: 4.5
September 21-22, 2009 – Denver, CO – Attend the premier accounting and auditing update that covers federal (DC location only), state and local government areas. Hear from policymakers and government officials on current issues and new & pending standards.

Purchase Below An In-Depth Look at Single Audits – Part I

Date: September 20, 08:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Session Price: $225.00
Session Code: 102
CPE Credits: 4.5
This session, developed by GAQC, is an updated version of a similar workshop offered last year. It is designed to address noted quality issues related to planning and executing a single audit, provide you with best practices in addressing common deficiency areas, and allow you an opportunity to work through case studies and engage in open dialogue with the presenters and other participants. You will get the most out of this session if you also attend session 104.

Purchase Below Unwrapping the AICPA Sampling Audit Guide

Date: September 20, 01:00 PM - 04:45 PM
Session Price: $225.00
Session Code: 103
CPE Credits: 4.5
This workshop includes a discussion, with examples and exercises, of how audit sampling relates to professional standards and specifically the new audit risk assessment standards. The Chair of the 2008 Sampling Audit Guide Task Force will explain the changes in the 2008 edition of the audit guide. It will include practice with the new sampling tables and formulas and a review of selected sections of the new guidance. Participants are encouraged to bring their copy of the Guide to this session.

Purchase Below An In-Depth Look at Single Audits – Part II

Date: September 20, 01:00 PM - 04:45 PM
Session Price: $225.00
Session Code: 104
CPE Credits: 4.5
This session is very similar to session 102 except that it will delve into additional single audit execution phase issues, as well as reporting issues. You will get the most out of this session if you also attend session 102. However, these sessions are designed such that participants can attend only one or both of the sessions.

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Developing A Risk Program That Works!
Pre-Conference
September 20, 08:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Session Code: 101
CPE Credits: 4.5
Session Price: $225.00
An In-Depth Look at Single Audits – Part I
Pre-Conference
September 20, 08:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Session Code: 102
CPE Credits: 4.5
Session Price: $225.00
Unwrapping the AICPA Sampling Audit Guide
Pre-Conference
September 20, 01:00 PM - 04:45 PM
Session Code: 103
CPE Credits: 4.5
Session Price: $225.00
An In-Depth Look at Single Audits – Part II
Pre-Conference
September 20, 01:00 PM - 04:45 PM
Session Code: 104
CPE Credits: 4.5
Session Price: $225.00
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