Topeka Chapter, Association of Government Accountants

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General Information

The Professional Lecture Series brings to you an easy opportunity to enjoy lunch while also listening to an interesting and challenging speaker. Topics are focused on financial issues or other areas of interest to our members and the governmental financial community. You can check some of the announcements below to see some of the upcoming and previous presentations.

Prices for these lectures are designed to cover the cost of the lunch and room rental on a break-even basis. The Topeka Chapter welcomes you to participate.

YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A MEMBER TO ATTEND

The series schedule is intended to occur on the second Thursday of each month. Due to speaker schedules, it is not always possible to hold it on that day, but will be held as close to that date as possible. A notice will be mailed at least one week prior to the lecture notifying interested persons of the location, topic and cost. If you are not on the mailing list for those notices, please fill out the registration form below and we will add you to the list.

Upcoming Lectures

2010

• Nov 10 - Half-Day Conference; Luncheon Speaker - Andy Tompkins, President of the Kansas Board of Regents



Andy Tompkins became president and CEO of the Kansas Board of Regents on June 1, 2010. Prior to coming to the Board of Regents, Dr. Tompkins served in a variety of roles in education in Kansas.








• Oct 12 - Marc Wilson, Kansas Securities Commissioner
• Sep 21 - "Health Care Finance - What's Happening?" - Mike Kongs, Financial Manager for Stormont Vail Hospital.

  Mike graduated from Washburn University with both a BBA and MBA in Accounting. He has 28 years of health care finance experience at all levels and has served on board the Kansas Dialysis Service and Lifestar Air Ambulance.

• Aug 12 - Kent Olson, Director of the Kansas Division of Accounts and Reports



Kent Olson was appointed as the Deputy Director of the Division of Accounts & Reports in the Department of Administration in January, 2007. In June of that same year, he was appointed as the Director of the Division of Accounts and Reports. In January of 2008, Kent also became the Project Director of the Kansas Financial Management System Sunflower Project.




• July - No Lecture
• Jun 10 - "Updates on Federal Health Care Reform" - Linda Sheppard, Director of Health and Accident Division at the Kansas Insurance Department
• May 19 - "Spring Seminar on Ethics" // Please see our description of this Seminar on our Seminar web page. (210 KB PDF)
• Apr 20 - "ID Theft & Red Flag Policy; What's There To Know?" // This workshop introduces countless ways your identity can be compromised and how quickly scams can occur. We will evaluate the pitfalls of sharing personal and sensitive information as well as the importance of how to dispose of these materials. Participants will walk away knowing how to be smart and healthy consumers. Participants will be involved with hands-on examples illustrating the significance of maintaining control of sensitive and private information. Resources and handout materials used by state law enforcement to assist and protect victims of identity theft will be provided. Through this interactive training, participants will be encouraged to take this information back to their own communities and places of employment in an effort to combat this very malicious and predatory crime. (21.8 KB PDF)
• Feb 11 - "Performance Audits for the State of Kansas" // Barbara J. Hinton has been with Legislative Post Audit — the audit arm of the Kansas Legislature — since 1977, and was appointed as Legislative Auditor in 1991. Her office primarily conducts performance audits of State agencies and programs and local school districts, focusing in more recent years on efficiency and cost-savings issues. (21.8 KB PDF)
• Jan 21 - "State of Kansas Budget - The Governor's Recommendations" // As Director of the Division of the Budget, Duane and his staff of professionals are responsible to the governor to craft a budget that balances not only the revenues with the expenditures, but also the effect of that balance in one year with past and projected future balances. The resulting recommendations to the Legislature by the Governor affect not only state government, but school districts and local governments. In a time of shrinking resources, and a shortage of "rabbits" to pull from the hat, the Executive and Legislative Branches must work closely together to produce a workable budget. Come and listen as Duane explains our current situation and the Governor's recommendations to lead this State through this troubling time. (21.8 KB PDF)

Professional Lecture Series Registration

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Past Lectures

2007

• DEC 12 - SPECIAL FOUR-HOUR CONFERENCE! - Beginning with a 2-hour audio conference, "Anatomy of Fraud: Case Examples of Greed, Collusion and Override of Controls" followed by a 2-hour presentation on ETHICS by Bernie Hayen, "Ethical Behaviors to Counter the Threat of Fraud." This special four-hour presentation will be held at 1:00 PM in Room 101A of the Shawnee County Public Library on December 12th.
• Nov 14 Audio Conference - CONDUCTING PERFORMANCE AUDITS EFFICIENTLY: TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE AUDIT PRODUCTIVITY. // Drummond Kahn, Audit Director, City of Portland, Oregon, and Leslie Tanaka, City and County Auditor for Honolulu, Hawaii, Shawnee County Library 206 (Menninger Room)
• Oct 11 - REGULATOR AND MARKET RESPONSE TO WALL STREET'S BAD BEHAVIOR: THE CASES OF BACKDATED STOCK OPTIONS/PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDS. // Jim Martin, Professor of Accounting, Management and Finance at Washburn University, Warde-Meade Park (Preston Hale Reception Room)
• Sep 6 - TRUE ADVENTURES WITH CONSOLIDATION: The Role of Finance Professionals in Decision Making. // Maureen Rogers, Finance Director, City of Merriam (Topeka Shawnee County Public Library, Room 101B)
• Aug 9 - INTERGENERATIONAL WORKFORCE COMMUNICATIONS // Martha Crumpaker, Associate Professor, School of Business, Washburn University (Top of the Tower Lounge)
• Jul 19 - KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND SUCCESSION PLANNING // Jonathan Morris, KU Public Management Center (Top of the Tower Starlight Room)
• May 10 - DATA MINING AS AN AUDIT TOOL; CONCEPTS, METHODS, AND LESSONS LEARNED // Randy Tongier, Financial Audit Manager - Legislative Division of Post Audit
• Apr 12 - DIVERSITY AND CULTURAL AWARENESS IN THE WORKPLACE // Chuck Wilson, Human Relations Specialist for the City of Topeka
• Feb 8 - HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2007 LEGISLATIVE SESSION // The Honorable Steve Morris, President, Kansas State Senate
• Jan 18 - HIGHLIGHTS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS BUDGET - 2007 LEGISLATIVE SESSION // Duane Goossen - Director, Division of Budget; Secretary, Department of Administration (22.4 KB PDF)
• Jan 9 - HOW THE YELLOW BOOK STANDARDS ON INDEPENDENCE AFFECT GOVERNMENTAL AUDITS - Thompson Interactive Audio Conference

2006

• November 16 - THE IMPORTANCE OF GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY // Leo Hafner - Deputy Legislative Post Auditor (22.5 KB PDF)
• October 12 - DATA SECURITY IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR (22.5 KB PDF)
• September 14 - SHORTAGE OF ACCOUNTANTS: IS EDUCATION TO BLAME? Novella and Thomas Clevenger (22.8 KB PDF)
• August 3 - Bob Mackey, Director, Accounts and Reports (28.5 KB PDF)
• July 13 - Norton Bonaparte, Topeka City Manager (28.5 KB PDF)
• June 8 - INTERNET SCAMS; CONSUMER WATCH Lynn Weddle, Detective, Topeka Police Department (28.5 KB PDF)
• May 11 - UNCLAIMED PROPERTY Lynn Jenkins, Kansas State Treasurer (28.5 KB PDF)
• April 13 - FINANCIAL REPORTING THE BOSS NEEDS FOR DECISIONMAKING, Richard Harmon, Topeka Councilman; William R. Seck, Superintendent Kansas Highway Patrol; Larry Wilson, United States Coast Guard (28.5 KB PDF)
• March 9 - BUSINESS PROCUREMENT CARDS Scott Frank Legislative Division of Post Audit; Tim Hund, Kansas Division of Accounts and Reports; Jay Oyler, City of Topeka Procurement Officer (28.4 KB PDF)
• February 9 (28.4 KB PDF)
• January 12 (28.5 KB PDF)

2005

• December 08 (28 KB PDF)
• November 10 (28 KB PDF) Dennis Moss Presentation (71 KB PPT)
• October 13 (30 KB PDF)
• April 14 (30 KB PDF)
• March 23 (30 KB PDF)

2004

• November 19 (74 KB PDF)
• October 14 (62 KB PDF)
• September 9 (57 KB PDF)
• March 18 (57 KB PDF)
• January 13 (22 KB PDF)