Association of Government Accountants, Baton Rouge Chapter

P.O. Box 82531, Baton Rouge, LA 70884

Phone: (225) 767-7640

Fax: (225) 767-7648

Web: www.aga-br.com

2015 Spring Conference

Guiding Professional Leaders Across Louisiana

April 7-8, 2015 Holiday Inn South

9940 Airline Hwy

Baton Rouge, LA 70816

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CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION: Certificates

of attendance will be rewarded. The AGA program coordinator

will maintain Continuing Professional Education records of

attendance to meet CPE requirements (16 hours requested).

EXHIBITOR & SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:

Please contact Marissa Ruffino (225) 767-7640 or

marissa@tatmangroup.com.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The schedule was accurate and the time of

printing. We make every effort to present the topics as listed at the

assigned times. Due to unforeseen circumstances, times, speakers,

and/or presentations are subject to change.

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

7:30 AM - 8:00 AM Coffee & Pastries 8:00 AM - 8:10 AM Welcome from AGA Baton Rouge Chapter Representatives,

Vice President, Brent Goudeau 8:10 AM - 9:50 AM Ethics Seminar (2 CPE)

Dr. Chris Bauer, Ph.D., Bauer Ethics Seminars 9:50 AM - 10:00 AM Break

10:00 AM - 10:50 AM Economy Update and Overview on the State and National Level (1 CPE)

Stephen Barnes, Louisiana State University, Director of Economic Development,

Department of Economics, E.J. Ourso College of Business

10:50 AM - 11:40 AM Post-Issuance Compliance (1 CPE)

Jason Akers, Partner at Foley & Judell, L.L.P.

11:40 AM - 12:40 PM Lunch Provided

12:40 PM - 1:30 PM New Pension Standards: GASB 67 & 68 (1 CPE)

Freddy Smith, CPA, CGMA, Director, Postlethwaite & Netterville,

Government Accounting and Auditing Group 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM Common Audit Issues (1 CPE)

Brad Cryer, CPA, Assistant Director of Financial Audit,

Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office

2:20 PM - 2:30 PM Break

2:30 PM - 4:10 PM The Benefits of a Powerful Trained Memory (2 CPE)

Harold Mangum, President, Cognitive Memory Training Psychologist,

The Memory Technologies Institute 4:10 PM Adjourn

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Wednesday, April 8, 2015

REGISTRATION: Registration for the Fall Conference should be

received prior to March 25. Registration fees are listed on the

registration form. A $25 late fee will be assessed after March 25.

Full refunds will be made for cancellations by March 20. From

March 21-25 a $30 cancellation fee will apply and there will be no

refunds after March 25.

FOOD BANK COLLECTION: We will be collecting canned

goods and nonperishable food items for the Greater Baton Rouge

Food Bank. Please consider participating in this AGA community

service project.

7:30 AM - 8:00 AM Coffee & Pastries 8:00 AM - 8:10 AM Welcome from AGA Baton Rouge Chapter Representative,

Vice President, Brent Goudeau 8:10 AM - 9:00 AM Capitol Outlay Process and State Budget Update (1 CPE)

Patrick Goldsmith, CIA, CGAP, CRMA, MPA, Director of House of Representatives

Fiscal Division, and Alison Pryor, Deputy Director of House of Representatives Fiscal Division

9:00 AM - 9:50 AM State and Local Tax Update (1 CPE)

Brandon Lagarde, CPA, JD, LLM, Director, Postlethwaite & Netterville

Tax Services Group

9:50 AM - 10:00 AM Break

10:00 AM - 10:50 AM Performance Audit Update (1 CPE)

Karen Leblanc, CIA, MSW, Director, Performance Audit Services,

Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office

10:50 AM - 11:40 AM The Value of Financial Coordination (1 CPE)

Pete Bush, CFP, Partner, Horizon Wealth Management 11:40 AM - 12:40 PM Lunch Provided

12:40 PM - 1:30 PM Internal Controls (1 CPE)

Dudley Garidel, Director of Internal Audit, Louisiana Department of Education 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM HHS-OIG Strike Force Operations (1 CPE)

Wes Root, DHSS-OIG Office of Investigations

2:20 PM - 2:30 PM Break

2:30 PM - 3:20 PM TBA (1 CPE)

3:20 PM - 4:10 PM ODR and What it has Implemented to Collect State’s Receivables (1 CPE)

BJ Meche, Louisiana Department of Revenue, Office of Debt Recovery

4:10 PM Adjourn

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Contact Information:

Note: Agencies registering five or more persons may register all persons at the

member rate. Please fill out a separate form for each person attending.

Online Registration available:

Visit www.aga-br.org for more information

Make Checks Payable to: AGA

Mail to: P.O. Box 82531

Baton Rouge, LA 70884 Questions? Contact Marissa Ruffino

Email: marissa@tatmangroup.com

Ph: (225) 767-7640

Fax: (225) 767-7648

Method of Payment:

Check Enclosed

Invoice me to pay by Company Check Invoice me to pay by Credit Card

Credit Cards will be processed through PayPal services. If you

would like to pay with a credit card please indicate above and

you will receive an invoice via email to pay for this event.

AGA members may also register online by visiting

www.aga-br.org.

Fax

Name

Address

Phone

Email

Agency

City, State, Zip

Registration Fees:

Please indicate which day(s) you will be

eating lunch.

Rate:

AGA Member Rate

Lunch Tuesday

Lunch Wednesday

$240.00

Included

Included

AGA Non-Member Rate

Lunch Tuesday

Lunch Wednesday

$260.00

Included

Included

Late Fee

(March 25 deadline)

$25.00

Total Amount Due: $

Association of Government Accountants

Baton Rouge Chapter

P.O. Box 82531

Registration - AGA Spring Conference

Holiday Inn South April 7-8, 2015

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Hotel Accommodations

The special rate of $92 will be honored at the Holiday Inn South located at 9940 Airline Highway in

Baton Rouge. Reservations can be made by phoning the hotel directly at (225) 924-7021. The deadline to receive this special rate is March 24, 2015. The hotel will continue to accept

reservations, at the group rate, after the cutoff date, on a space available basis. Questions?

Contact Marissa Ruffino, (225) 767-7640 or marissa@tatmangroup.com.