Meeting Schedule

Education Plan

Public Service Plan

Non-CPE Activities

Meeting & Activity Planner ("matrix")

Honors

• Chapter Recognition Award - Platinum Chapter Award
• Chapter Website Award - Group D First Place Award

2004/2005 Meeting Schedule

We meet on the fourth Tuesday of the month, from September through April, at the Radisson Plaza Hotel, 815 Main Street, Fort Worth, TX  76102 (817-870-2100), unless otherwise noted. Registration begins at 11:00 a.m.  We start through the Cafe Texas buffet line at 11:15 a.m.   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.

• Tuesday, September 21, 2004
  • Topic: Internal Audit Role in Mitigating Fraud and Risk
  • Speaker:  Mr. James Kram, Internal Audit, Fort Worth Independent School District
  • CPE:  1 hour

• Tuesday, October 26, 2004
  • Topic:  Project Management U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
  • Speaker:  Mr. Michael Mocek, Deputy District Engineer, Ft. Worth District
  • CPE:  1 hour

• Tuesday, November 16, 2004
  • Topic:  Money Laundering
  • Speaker: Mr. Max Wayman, Max M. Wayman & Associates, Inc
  • CPE:  1 hour

• Tuesday, December 7, 2004 (Joint meeting with IIA) - Download flyer
  

  Times	Topic	Speaker
  10:30 - 11:30	Continuity of Operations (COOP) Roles and Responsibilities	Mr. Brad R. McDannald, Program Manager for Continuity of Operations, Dept of Homeland Security
  11:30 - 12:30	Buffet luncheon
  12:30 - 1:30	How to Maintain Your Professional Competency in an Ever Changing World	Mr. Winford Paschall, Director of Continuing Professional Education, Practitioners Publishing Company

  • Location:  Petroleum Club, 777 Main Street, 39th Floor, Fort Worth, Texas
  • CPE:  2
  • Cost:  $20 for members with reservations; $25 for non-members and walk-ins
  • Reservations: By noon on December 3 to: Ron Price (817) 392-6197, email: ron.price@fortworthgov.org

• Tuesday, January 25, 2005
  • Topic:  Update on Income Taxes
  • Speaker: Angela Wallace, Deloitte & Touche LLP
  • CPE:  1 hour

• Tuesday, February 15, 2005
  • Topic:  Strategic Planning and Budgeting
  • Speaker:  Ms. Terry Leake, Colleyville Financial Director
  • CPE:  1 hour

• Tuesday, March 15, 2005
  • Topic:  Downtown Fort Worth River Projects - Funding and Budgeting
  • Speaker:  Sandy Swinnea, CFO, Tarrant Regional Water District
  • CPE:  1 hour

• Tuesday, April 12, 2005
  • Topic:  Managing Budgets and Process Changes
  • Speaker:  Mr. Joel Welch, Haltom City Finance Director
  • CPE:  1 hour
  • Chapter awards and elections

• Friday, May 6, 2005
  • 25th Junk Yard Dog Golf Tournament at 11:00 AM
  • Post-golf picnic and awards ceremony at 4:00 PM
  • Location: Pecan Valley River Course, 6400 Pecan Valley Drive, Fort Worth, TX
  • Entry deadline: April 29, 2005
  • Click here to download flyer and registration materials.

Educational Events

Fort Worth Chapter:

• Tuesday, December 7, 2004 -- Joint meeting and training with IIA

• February 23 - 24, 2004 -- Regional Professional Development Conference: "How to Achieve Superior Government Performance and Accountability," Marriott Las Colinas, Irving, TX

Click here to view our 2004/2005 Education Plan (Word document)

National AGA:

• June 27 - 30, 2004 -- National Professional Development Conference, Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC (theme: "Technology: Powering the Accountability Age)
• October 6, 2004 -- Career Foundations Conference, Marriott Renaissance Hotel, Washington, D.C.
• Feb. 7 - 8, 2005 -- National Leadership Conference, Ronald Reagan Building/International Trade Center, Washington, DC
• May 11, 2005 -- Yellow Book Update – What You Need to Know (audio conference)

Public Service Plan

• June 2004
  • Donate $50 basket to National Community Service Fund for the National AGA PDC

• July 2004
  • Donate $25 to Salvation Army Food Bank

• September 11, 2004  
  • Chapter members work a Saturday morning shift at the Tarrant Area Food Bank
  • Update:  Six members and two guests worked from 9:30 - 11:30.  Click here to view pictures.

• October 8, 2004 (Friday)
  • Volunteer dinner party held at Pappasito's Cantina before the event.
  • Volunteer at MS Hangman's House of Horrors, to raise money to fight multiple sclerosis.
  • Update:  Six members worked a combined total of 27 hours, selling over 700 tickets.

• November 2004
  • Collect cash donations for Tarrant Area Food Bank

• December 2004
  • Salvation Army Angel Tree - buy gifts for needy children 

• January 2005
  • Chapter donated $100 to the American Red Cross for Tsunami Relief efforts.

• February 2005
  • Chapter donated $225 to send a member to the JPDC
  • Friday, Feb 25 - Attend Empty Bowls, Bass Hall's Maddox-Muse Center

• March 2005
  • Race for the Cure -- work packet pick-up at Cash America for the Race for the Cure

• April 28, 2005 (Thursday)
  • Volunteer work at Mayfest from 3 - 7 PM to sell cokes

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  2004/2005 at a glance. 

Contact Us

Fort Worth Chapter, Association of Government Accountants
P.O. Box 17261, Fort Worth, TX 76102

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