The 2010 conference, held in partnership with the Washington Society of CPAs,
will be held April 22 & 23, 2010 at Clover Park Technical College in Lakewood, Washington.

Register online at https://www.wscpa.org

Agenda

Thursday April 22, 2010

Friday April 23, 2010

Auditing Standards Update for Auditors and Auditees

Find out what you need to know about new professional standards that impact audits.

    (Andrew Prather, CPA, Shareholder, Clark Nuber PS)

Accounting Standards Update

This update will provide implementation insights on the GASB’s pollution remediation obligations, intangible assets, and fund balance reporting standards.

    (David Bean, Director of Research & Technical Activities, Governmental Accounting Standards Board)

Legal Update

Refresh your skills in complying with the Open Public Meeting Act and Records Retention rules, and hear the latest developments and best practices in how to deal with Public Disclosure Requests.

    (Rosa Fruehling-Watson, Attorney, Foster Pepper PLLC)

Accounting Standards Update (Cont'd)

This update will provide implementation insights on the GASB’s pollution remediation obligations, intangible assets, and fund balance reporting standards.

    (David Bean, Director of Research & Technical Activities, Governmental Accounting Standards Board)

Luncheon/Economic Update

Learn learn about the recent developments in the economic recovery
in Washington State and how we compare to the nation.

    (Dr. Arun Raha, Chief Economist for the State of Washington and Directory of the Economic and Revenue Forecast Council)

Concurrent Session A

A-1  |  American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA)

Hear an overview of the Recovery Act as well as from GAO on its mandates to report to Congress on specific program spending audits.

    (Linda Calbom, West Region Director, U.S. Government Accountability Office)
    (Todd Zinser, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Commerce)
 

A-2  |  Becoming Disaster Resilient

Planning, procedures, staffing and other issues to ensure disaster resiliency for your jurisdiction.

    (Neil Clement, Emergency Management & Security Officer, Port of Bellingham)
    (Eric Holdeman, Security Director, Port of Tacoma)

Enterprise Risk Management for Governments

Learn how to use Enterprise Risk Management (ERM in your agency to provide information needed for better, more risk informed, strategic management decisions.

    (Drew Zavatsky, Attorney, Washington State Office of Financial
Management)

Concurrent Session B

B-1  |  American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Lessons Learned

This panel of Recovery Act recipients and auditors will share their experiences in reporting, single audit and federal monitoring from the first year of this program.

    (JoLynn Berge, Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction)
    (Linda Calbom, West Region Director, U.S. Government Accountability Office)
    (Jill Satran, Washington State Office of the Governor)
    (Brad White, CPA, Washington State Auditor’s Office)

    (Todd Zinser, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Commerce)

 

B-2  |  New Technical Tools and Social Media

Hear about new social communication tools now available for staying in touch with your constituents.

    (Patrick Byers, CEO, Outsource Marketing)

Concurrent Session C

C-1  |  Coping with Tight Budgets in a Down Economy

This panel will share how their organizations reacted to these challenging economic times.

    (John Carter, CPA, Finance Director, City of Bellingham)

    (Duane Hill, MA, Senior Manager, Port of Seattle)

    (Kevin Phelps, Pierce County)

C-2  |  Fraud Prevention, Detection and Internal Controls

Hear from a forensic auditor about techniques and strategies to prevent and detect fraud by improving your internal controls.

    (Don Mullinax, CFE, CIA, CGFM, CGAP, CIG, CBM, Shareholder, Forensic/Strategic Solutions, PC)