2009 Annual Conference Outlines

103rd Annual Conference Concurrent Sessions
June 28 - July 1, 2009
Outlines

Monday Keynote Address - Dr. John Mitchell, Principal, M&H Economic Consultants
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Tuesday Keynote Address - Christopher Liddell, CFO, Microsoft Corporation
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Tuesday Keynote Address - Chris Liddel, CFO & SVP Microsoft
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GFOA President Paul A. Macklem | Speech at 2009 Conference
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GFOA President Paul A. Macklem
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GFOA Past President Kenneth L. Rust | Speech at 2009 Conference
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GFOA Past President Kenneth L. Rust
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Accounting, Auditing, and Financial Reporting
Budgeting and Financial Planning
Debt Management
Management and Policy
Pension and Benefits
Technology and Digital Government
Treasury and Investment Management

Sunday, June 28 1:30 pm – 2:20 pm	Going Global: The Move to International Accounting Standards Outline Presentation
Sunday, June 28 1:30 pm – 2:20 pm	The Business of Government: When Private-Sector GAAP Applies to Governments Outline Presentation
Sunday, June 28 2:40 pm – 3:30 pm	Covering All the Bases: Budgetary Reporting in the CAFR Outline Presentation
Sunday, June 28 3:50 pm – 4:40 pm	We’ve Got a Pulse! Monitoring Internal Control Outline Presentation
Monday, June 29 10:30 am – 12:10 pm	Accounting and Auditing Year in Review Outline Presentation
Monday, June 29 1:30 pm – 3:10 pm	Getting It Right: A Financial Reporting Practice Update Outline Presentation
Monday, June 29 1:30 pm – 3:10 pm	Mellow Yellow: A Government Auditing Update Outline Presentation
Monday, June 29 3:30 pm – 5:10 pm	Which Way Is Up? Accounting for Derivatives Outline Presentation
Monday, June 29 3:30 pm – 5:10 pm	Who Knew? Creating a Fraud-Free Environment Outline Presentation
Tuesday, June 30 10:20 am – 12:00 pm	By the Book: The GFOA’s New Manual on Accounting for Capital Assets Outline Presentation
Tuesday, June 30 2:00 pm – 3:40 pm	Negotiating Net Assets: A Calculation Challenge Outline Presentation
Tuesday, June 30 2:00 pm – 3:40 pm	Staying in Shape: Case Studies on the Application of the Modified Approach Outline Presentation
Tuesday, June 30 4:00 pm – 4:50 pm	The New Gold Standard: Fund Balance Redefined Outline Presentation
Wednesday, July 1 8:30 am – 10:10 am	From Better to Best: GFOA Recommended Practices Outline Presentation
Wednesday, July 1 8:30 am – 10:10 am	Back to School: Preparing a School District CAFR Outline Presentation
Wednesday, July 1 10:30 am – 12:10 pm	What Do I Really Need to Know About the Audit? A Guide for Busy Finance Professionals Outline Presentation
Wednesday, July 1 10:30 am – 12:10 pm	So What Will It Cost? How to Explain Cost Accounting to Elected Officials and Citizens Outline Presentation

Sunday, June 28 1:30 pm – 2:20 pm	Role of the Budget Office in a Performance Management World Outline Presentation
Sunday, June 28 2:40 pm – 3:30 pm	Effective User-Fee Strategies Outline Presentation
Sunday, June 28 3:50 pm – 4:40 pm	Performance Management for Small Governments Outline Presentation
Monday, June 29 10:30 am – 12:10 pm	Performance Management Practices: Aligning Organizational Resources to Accomplish Objectives Outline Presentation
Monday, June 29 1:30 pm – 3:10 pm REPEAT SESSION: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 8:30 am – 10:10 am	Fiscal First Aid: Strategies for Handling Budgetary Stress Outline Presentation
Monday, June 29 3:30 pm – 5:10 pm	Greening the Bottom Line – Sustainable Strategies that Can Save You Money Outline Presentation
Tuesday, June 30 10:20 am – 12:00 pm	Building a Fiscally Resilient Government through Long-Term Financial Planning Outline Presentation
Tuesday, June 30 2:00 pm – 3:40 pm	Learning from Experience: Overcoming Challenges to Budgeting for Outcomes Outline Presentation
Tuesday, June 30 4:00 pm – 4:50 pm	What Do We Talk About When We Talk about Performance? The Uses of Performance Information Outline Presentation
Wednesday, July 1 10:30 am – 12:10 pm	Predicting the Future: Selecting and Using the Most Appropriate Forecasting Methods for Your Government Outline Presentation

Sunday, June 28 1:30 pm – 2:20 pm	What’s Happening Now? Experts Roundtable on Credit Market Dynamics Outline Presentation
Sunday, June 28 2:40 pm – 3:30 pm	Arbitrage Review: New IRS Scrutiny and Compliance Enforcement Outline Presentation
Sunday, June 28 3:50 pm – 4:40 pm	Debt Capacity: Setting the Right Standards for your Government Outline Presentation
Monday, June 29 10:30 am – 12:10 pm	Bond Basics: Questions to Ask Before Issuing Bonds Outline Presentation
Monday, June 29 1:30 pm – 3:10 pm	Credit Rating Recalibration: Impacts on Municipal Issuers Outline Presentation
Monday, June 29 3:30 pm – 5:10 pm	Washington Review Outline Presentation
Tuesday, June 30 10:20 am – 12:00 pm	Are Credit Enhancements Still the Way to Go? Outline Presentation
Tuesday, June 30 2:00 pm – 3:40 pm	Navigating the Municipal Bond Market in Turbulent Times Outline Presentation
Tuesday, June 30 4:00 pm – 4:50 pm	Understanding the New Disclosure Regime: Using EMMA (Electronic Municipal Market Access) Outline Presentation
Wednesday, July 1 8:30 am – 10:10 am	Can You Still Use Swaps and Derivatives? Should You? Outline Presentation
Wednesday, July 1 10:30 am – 12:10 pm	Cooperating to Save: Using Pooled Financing and Bond Banks Outline Presentation

Sunday, June 28 1:30 pm – 2:20 pm	Shared Services: A Winning Strategy for Stressed Budgets Outline Presentation
Sunday, June 28 2:40 pm – 3:30 pm	Building Green into Government Initiatives Outline Presentation
Sunday, June 28 3:50 pm – 4:40 pm	Creating a Sustainable Infrastructure Outline Presentation
Monday, June 29 10:30 am – 12:10 pm	Fallout from the Housing Crisis: Property Values and Property Taxes Outline Presentation
Monday, June 29 1:30 pm – 3:10 pm	Emergency Management: Pre-Planning Basics Outline Presentation
Monday, June 29 3:30 pm – 5:10 pm	Economic Development Incentives in a Recessionary Environment Outline Presentation
Tuesday, June 30 10:20 am – 12:00 pm	Adding Functions to the Finance Office: How Finance Officers are Coping Outline Presentation
Tuesday, June 30 2:00 pm – 3:40 pm	Exploring New Approaches to Generating Local Revenue: A Canadian Initiative Outline Presentation
Tuesday, June 30 4:00 pm – 4:50 pm	Key Considerations for Selling Public Assets Market Dynamics Outline Presentation
Wednesday, July 1 10:30 am – 12:10 pm	Generational Change: Meet the Public Sector Outline Presentation

Sunday, June 28 1:30 pm – 2:20 pm	Securities Lending Programs – ABCs for Pension Plans Outline Presentation
Sunday, June 28 2:40 pm – 3:30 pm	Simplifying Retirement Planning and Savings Outline Presentation
Sunday, June 28 3:50 pm – 4:40 pm	OPEB Investment Strategies for Start-Up Plans Outline Presentation
Monday, June 29 10:30 am – 12:10 pm	Addressing Your OPEB Liability: Are You Where You Should Be? Outline Presentation
Monday, June 29 1:30 pm – 3:10 pm	Portfolio Diversification and Investment Opportunities in a Volatile Market Outline Presentation
Monday, June 29 3:30 pm – 5:10 pm	Sustaining Health-Care Benefits Outline Presentation
Tuesday, June 30 10:20 am – 12:00 pm	Is Market Value of Liabilities Appropriate for Public Pension Funds? Outline Presentation
Tuesday, June 30 2:00 pm – 3:40 pm	Sustainable Solutions for Managing OPEB Liabilities Outline Presentation
Tuesday, June 30 4:00 pm – 4:50 pm	Regulatory Review: How Recent Regulations and Other Federal Agency Initiatives Affect Public Pension Plans Outline Presentation
Wednesday, July 1 8:30 am – 10:10 pm	Funding Policies for Public Employee Retirement Systems Outline Presentation
Wednesday, July 1 10:30 am – 12:10 pm	Hybrid Plans: Another Way to Meet Public Employees’ Pension Needs Outline Presentation

Sunday, June 28 2:40 pm – 3:30 pm	Hardware, Staff, and Governance: Getting the Right Mix Outline Presentation
Sunday, June 28 3:50 pm – 4:40 pm	Technology as a Tool for Decision Making Outline Presentation
Monday, June 29 10:30 am – 12:10 pm	Realizing the Return on Technology Investments Outline Presentation
Monday, June 29 1:30 pm – 3:10 pm	Reuse IT: “Green Solutions” for Government Efficiency Outline Presentation
Monday, June 29 3:30 pm – 5:10 pm	Alternatives to In-house Ownership and Operation: Software as a Service and “Cloud Computing” Outline Presentation
Tuesday, June 30 10:20 am – 12:00 pm	Making the Case for GIS as a Management Tool Outline Presentation
Tuesday, June 30 2:00 pm – 3:40 pm	Understanding and Mitigating IT Project Risks Outline Presentation
Tuesday, June 30 4:00 pm – 4:50 pm	How Governments Can Use Social Networking Tools Outline Presentation
Wednesday, July 1 8:30 am – 10:10 pm	The Five Keys to Successful ERP Implementation Outline Presentation