104th Annual Conference Concurrent Sessions
June 6 - 9, 2010
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  • Accounting, Auditing, and Financial Reporting
  • Budgeting and Financial Planning
  • Debt Management
  • Economic Development
  • Pension and Benefits
  • Technology and Digital Government
  • Treasury and Investment Management
  • Miscellaneous Sessions
Sunday, June 6
1:30 pm – 2:20 pm

Government Auditing Update
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Sunday, June 6
1:30 pm – 2:20 pm

Getting a Grip on Accounting for Derivatives: A Guide for the Perplexed
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Sunday, June 6
2:40 pm – 3:30 pm

Making COSO Work for Government: A Practical Guide to Better Internal Control
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Sunday, June 6
3:50 pm – 4:40 pm

Getting with the Program: A Systemic Approach to Accounting for Capital Assets
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Monday, June 7
10:30 am – 12:10 pm

The Accounting and Auditing Year in Review
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Monday, June 7
1:50 pm – 3:30 pm

Taking a Second Look: A New Approach to Postemployment Benefits
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Monday, June 7
3:50 pm – 5:30 pm

Cleaning Up the Mess: Case Studies in Accounting for Pollution Remediation
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Monday, June 7
3:50 pm – 5:30 pm

Just One More Thing: The Latest Implementation Guidance from GASB
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Tuesday, June 8
10:20 am – 12:00 pm

Fine Tuning: Tying Up the Loose Ends of OPEB Accounting
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Tuesday, June 8
10:20 am – 12:00 pm
Getting with the Program: A Recipient’s Guide to ARRA
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Tuesday, June 8
2:00 pm – 3:40 pm

Just Do It! A Case Study Approach to Implementing the New Fund Balance
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Tuesday, June 8
4:00 pm – 4:50 pm
Getting Our Fair Share: Using Indirect Cost Allocation Plans to Recover the Full Cost of Services
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Wednesday, June 9
8:30 am – 10:10 am
Keeping the Lid on Fraud
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Wednesday, June 9
8:30 am – 10:10 am

Getting the Word Out: Effective Popular Reporting
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Wednesday, June 9
10:30 am – 12:10 pm

Getting it Right: Avoiding Common Financial Reporting Deficiencies
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Sunday, June 6
1:30 pm – 2:20 pm

Turning One-Time Revenue into Long- Term Value
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Sunday, June 6
2:40 pm – 3:30 pm

Getting the Most Out of Outsourcing: Performance-Based Contracting
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Monday, June 7
10:30 am – 12:10 pm

From Fiscal First Aid to Fiscal Resiliency
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Monday, June 7
1:50 pm – 3:30 pm

Using Business Process Management to Cut Costs and Improve Service
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Monday, June 7
3:50 pm – 5:30 pm

Performance Management: Using Data to Understand, Improve, and Save
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Tuesday, June 8
10:20 am – 12:00 pm

Performance Budgeting for Special Districts
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Tuesday, June 8
2:00 pm – 3:40 pm
Canadian Session: Performance Measurement: Making it Work for You
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Tuesday, June 8
2:00 pm – 3:40 pm

Forecasting in Uncertain Times
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Tuesday, June 8
4:00 pm – 4:50 pm
Funding Administrative (Overhead) Services: Understanding and Communicating Their Value to Decision Makers and the Public
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Wednesday, June 9
8:30 am – 10:10 am
Reducing Personnel Costs
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Wednesday, June 9
10:30 am – 12:10 pm

Thinking Strategically About Recovery Budgeting
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Sunday, June 6
2:40 pm – 3:30 pm

Do We Really Need Bond Insurance?
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Sunday, June 6
3:50 pm – 4:40 pm

Investing Bond Proceeds
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Monday, June 7
10:30 am – 12:10 pm

The Latest on Build America Bonds
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Monday, June 7
1:50 pm – 3:30 pm

Understanding Electronic Municipal Market Access
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Monday, June 7
3:50 pm – 5:30 pm

Changing Credit Rating Practices: What it Means for Government Issuers
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Tuesday, June 8
10:20 am – 12:00 pm

Hot Topics: Debt Management - Includes discussion component
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Tuesday, June 8
2:00 pm – 3:40 pm
Best Practices in Selling Bonds
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Tuesday, June 8
4:00 pm – 4:50 pm
Arbitrage Roundtable
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Wednesday, June 9
8:30 am – 10:10 am

Disclosure Practices
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Wednesday, June 9
10:30 am – 12:10 pm

Best Practices for Post-Issuance Compliance
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Sunday, June 6
1:30 pm – 2:20 pm

What the Finance Officer Needs to Know about Land Use Planning
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Monday, June 7
1:50 pm – 3:30 pm

Expanding the Finance Officer’s Role in Economic Development
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Tuesday, June 8
2:00 pm – 3:40 pm
Making the Case for Capital Maintenance
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Tuesday, June 8
4:00 pm – 4:50 pm

Innovations in Economic Development Finance: What’s New?
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Wednesday, June 9
8:30 am – 10:10 pm

Regional Cooperation for Financing Economic Development
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Sunday, June 6
2:40 pm – 3:30 pm

The Role of Voluntary Benefits
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Sunday, June 6
3:50 pm – 4:40 pm

Minding the Store: An Overview of Fiduciary Responsibility
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Monday, June 7
10:30 am – 12:10 pm

Fiscally Sustainable Retirement Plan Designs in the New Normal Economy
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Monday, June 7
1:50 pm – 3:30 pm

The OPEB Saga Continues: More Strategies to Address Unfunded Liabilities
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Monday, June 7
3:50 pm – 5:30 pm

Understanding the Impact of Actuarial Information
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Tuesday, June 8
10:20 am – 12:00 pm

Implementing the New Health-Care Law: What Governmental Employers Need to Know - Includes discussion component
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Tuesday, June 8
4:00 pm – 4:50 pm
Communicating Positive Messages in Difficult Times
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Wednesday, June 9
8:30 am – 10:10 pm

Asset Allocation in the New Economic Environment
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Sunday, June 6
1:30 pm – 2:20 pm

Outsourcing IT: Addressing Risks and Cutting Costs
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Sunday, June 6
2:40 pm – 3:30 pm

Saving Money through Technology Sharing
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Sunday, June 6
3:50 pm – 4:40 pm

Using the Internet to be More Efficient
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Monday, June 7
3:50 pm – 5:30 pm

Cut Costs through IT Planning
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Tuesday, June 8
4:00 pm – 4:50 pm

Achieving Transparency through Technology
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Wednesday, June 9
10:30 am – 12:10 pm

Using IT to Do More with less: Leveraging Existing Technology
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Sunday, June 6
3:50 pm – 4:40 pm

GFOA Without Borders
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Monday, June 7
10:30 am – 12:10 pm

Addressing Generational Change: Strategies from the GFOA Generational Change Task Force - Includes discussion component
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Tuesday, June 8
2:00 pm – 3:40 pm
Effectively Managing the Stimulus (ARRA)
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