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Meeting Schedule
Education Plan
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Meeting & Activity Planner ("matrix")
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Honors
The Fort Worth AGA chapter
received the following
awards for the 2002/2003 program year. These awards were presented at the AGA national PDC in Chicago in
July 2003:
- Chapter Recognition Award - Platinum Chapter Award
- Chapter Newsletter Award (printed newsletter) - Group D First
Place
- Chapter Website Award - Group D First Place Award
2002/2003 Meeting Schedule
We meet on the fourth Tuesday of the month,
from September through April, at the Radisson Hotel, 815 Main Street, Fort
Worth (817-870-2100). We
meet at 11:10 a.m. and proceed directly to the buffet line for lunch.
Our chapter meeting starts at noon, with the speaker finishing up at 1:00
p.m. The cost for
lunch is $15 for members and $18 for non-members. We hold our annual golf tournament
and picnic in May.
Reservations are due by the Friday before the meeting.
Call the meetings director to make your
reservations.
- Tuesday, September 24,
2002
- Speaker: Max
M. Wayman,
Max M. Wayman & Associates, Inc
- Topic: Corporate Fraud Indicators
- CPE: 1 hour
- Tuesday, October 22, 2002
- Speaker: Theresa Carroll, HUD
- Topic: Yellow Book Update
- CPE: 1 hour
- We will be handing out a list to sign up
for Salvation Army Angels
- Thursday, November 21, 2002 - Joint
luncheon and training with Dallas AGA
- Half-day training followed by a social hour
- Location: Holiday
Inn Greater Southwest, 1507 N. Watson Road (southwest corner of
Highway 360 North at Brown
Boulevard), Arlington, TX 877-622-5395. Sign-in begins at
11:00, followed
immediately by a buffet lunch at 11:15
- CPE: 4 hours
- Tuesday, December 3, 2002
- Joint meeting with Fort Worth IIA
chapter
- Location: Petroleum Club
- CPE: 2 hours
- Cost: $20 members / $25 non-members
- Please bring your Angel Tree Gifts for the Salvation Army.
| 10:30 - 11:30 |
Pre-meeting topic: Information
Technology Security
Speaker: Rick Link from Jefferson Wells |
| 11:30 - 12:30 |
Luncheon (buffet) |
| 12:30 - 1:30 |
Topic: Identifying and
Reducing Risk in Human Resources
Speaker: Beth Patterson from PWC |
- Tuesday, January 28, 2003
- Speaker: Kevin
Smith, CPA, KPMG
- Topic: Income Tax Update
- CPE: 1 hour
- Tuesday, February 25, 2003
- Meeting cancelled due to ice storm (speaker rescheduled
for April)
- Tuesday, March 25 2003
- Speaker: Perot "Bud"
Nevin, Jr.
- Topic: Stress Management and
Personal Wellness for Employees
- CPE: 1 hour
- Tuesday, April 15, 2003
- Special events: Chapter awards and
elections
- Speaker: D. Michael Connelley, CPA & Retired FBI Agent
- Topic: Fraud Auditing and SAS 82 Update
- CPE: 1 hour
- Friday, May 9, 2003
- 21st Annual Junkyard Dog Golf
Tournament and Chapter Picnic
- Golf tournament at Meadowbrook Gold Course ($40,
registration; tee time
11:00 am)
- BBQ supper/awards at Smokey's Ribs, 5300 East Lancaster, East
Forth Worth, TX 76112. Non-golfers are welcome to attend the
picnic for $10. (See registration information for
directions.)
Educational Events
Location: Holiday
Inn Greater Southwest, 1507 N. Watson Road (southwest corner of
Highway 360 North at Brown
Boulevard), Arlington, TX 877-622-5395. Sign-in begins at
11:00, followed
immediately by a buffet lunch at 11:15
CPE: 4 hours
| Times |
Topic |
Speaker |
| 12:00 - 1:00 pm |
Homeland Security Update |
Ken Brockman, Director, Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
| 1:00 - 3:00 pm |
Professional Ethics |
Nita Clyde, Ph.D., CPA
Clyde and Associates |
|
This course is approved by the
Texas State Board of Public Accountancy as the required 2-hour
ethics update course |
| 3:00 - 4:00 pm |
Auditing Potential Earnings
management: Improper Revenue Recognition |
Sonya
Yoo, Texas Instruments Audit
Services |
| 4:00 - 5:00 pm |
Social Hour |
Location: The Dallas Marriott Las Colinas, 223 West Las Colinas Blvd., Irving, TX. (972) 831-0000
Theme: Changing Times: The Challenges Ahead and the Tools to
Succeed
Other Educational Programs
- February 20 - 21, 2003
-- National
Leadership Conference, Washington, DC
- June 29 - July 2, 2003
-- National
Professional Development Conference, Chicago, IL
- Theme: Managing $marter for the Future
- Early registration ends May 30
- Save $25 by registering online
Public Service Plan
- May 2002
- Volunteers
worked at MayFest drinks booths
- June 2002
- Donated $55 to AGA's National
Community Service Fund at the National PDC
- July 2002
- Donated $25 to the Salvation
Army Food Bank
- August 2002
- Canned food drive. Drop off your donations at
the HUD OIG office by September 6.
- September 2002
- Chapter members work on a
Saturday a.m. at the Tarrant Area Food Bank
- Update: we had six persons work at the Food Bank, donated $100 and 48
canned food items thanks to the generosity of our members
- October 11, 2002
- Volunteer work at the Hangman’s House of Horrors,
benefiting the Multiple Sclerosis Society. (There will be a
volunteer dinner party before this event. See Non-CPE
activities below.)
- November 2002
- Conduct food drive for the
Tarrant Area Food Bank
- Update: We donated $51 to the
Tarrant Area Food Bank from the raffle at the November meeting
- December 2002
- Chapter members buy
gifts for needy children from the Salvation Army Angel Tree
- Update: We
adopted 19 angels.
- January 2003
- Tarrant County Sheriff’s Dept Toy Drive -
Tarrant
County Patrol Division accepts donations of toys for kids found in
emergency situations by patrolmen. New or slightly used toys of any kind can be brought to
AGA meetings.
- February 2003
- Collect books and money for the
Half
Price Books Half Pint Library
- March 2003
- Participate and/or work at the
Susan B. Komen Race for the Cure to fight breast cancer
- April 2003
- Participate in Call to
Protect. Collect old cell phones to be recycled.
- Collect toiletries and donate to Presbyterian Woman's Shelter.
- May 1, 2003 - Mayfest
We have received the Mayfest information. This is an
excellent opportunity to get in the park and enjoy the activities while
helping out a great cause. Mayfest needs volunteers – please let the chapter
know if you are interested, and for what shift/activity, by April 1.
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Dates: May 1 - May 4 |
| Shifts: |
Activities: |
| Thurs 3:00-7:00 or 6:30-10:00 |
Adventure Ave/Sports |
| Fri 3:00-7:00 or 6:30 - 10:00 |
Children's/Riverbank |
| Sat 11:30-3:30 or 3:00-7:00
or 6:30-10:00 |
Coke |
| Sun 11:30-3:30 or 3:00-7:00 |
Beer/Margarita |
| Mayfest Run 6:30 am to Noon |
Mayfest Run |
- Contact our public service director for details.
Non-CPE Activities
- October 11, 2002 -- Dinner party before volunteer work at the MS Hangman’s House of Horrors
- November 21, 2002 -- Social hour
with Dallas AGA after joint luncheon / training seminar
- May 9, 2003
-- 21st
Annual OIG Junkyard Dog Golf Tournament and Chapter Picnic
Annual Meeting & Activity Planner
- Our Meeting & Activity Planner ("matrix")
summarizes all of the above information into one convenient "matrix" so you can
view the entire plan for 2002/2003 at a glance. We will post
it as soon as it becomes available.
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