Training Schedule
GFOA courses are developed and taught by public finance specialists, and nearly 12,000 state and local finance professionals attend each year. Many of the courses are offered at intermediate and advanced levels to meet the varying needs of the participants. In addition, the programs are held in different locations around the country to make it easier for finance officials to attend.
The following calendar provides information about GFOA's training schedule. Please note the listing is subject to periodic update. If you have any questions regarding the training schedule please send an e-mail to Training or call GFOA at (312) 977-9700. Please visit this site regularly for seminar updates and descriptions. Registering for TrainingTo register online click here. If you prefer to mail or fax in your registration, print a copy of the registration and housing form. Housing is not available online. You must mail, fax, or call in your reservation directly to the hotel where the seminar is being held.  Time Zone Converter
 - Desktop Training
 - Group-live Course
July 2012 - March 2013 Desktop Seminar Recordings, also includes 17th Annual Governmental GAAP Update
April - June 2013 CPE Guide
April 2013Chicago, IL Seattle, WA - April 8 - Revised Accounting for Pension & OPEB
- Field of study: Accounting (Governmental)
- Speakers:
- Stephen Gauthier, Director, Technical Services Center, Government Finance Officers Association, Chicago, Illinois (Bio)
- Robert B. (Bob) Scott, CPA, Chief Financial Officer/Assistant City Manager for the City of Carrollton, Texas (Bio)
- Price: $370 Active/Associate Member; $550 Nonmember
- Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Pacific)
- Agenda
- Registration form
- Register online
- Housing Form
- April 8-9 - Revised How to Purchase ERP the Right Way
- Field of study: Finance
- Speakers:
- Barry McMeekin, Consulting Practice Manager, Government Finance Officers Association, Chicago, IL (Bio)
- Mike Mucha, Senior Manager, Research and Consulting Center, Government Finance Officers Association, Chicago, IL (Bio)
- Eva Olsaker, Senior Manager, Research and Consulting Center, Government Finance Officers Association, Chicago, IL (Bio)
- Price: $580 Active/Associate Member; $790 Nonmember
- Time: 2 Days, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Pacific), both days
- Agenda
- Registration form
- Register online
- Housing Form
- April 9 - Updated Enterprise Fund Accounting
- Field of study: Accounting (Governmental)
- Speakers:
- Stephen Gauthier, Director, Technical Services Center, Government Finance Officers Association, Chicago, Illinois (Bio)
- Robert B. (Bob) Scott, CPA, Chief Financial Officer/Assistant City Manager for the City of Carrollton, Texas (Bio)
- Price: $370 Active/Associate Member; $550 Nonmember
- Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Pacific)
- Agenda
- Registration form
- Register online
- Housing Form
Newly revised and updated for the most recent authoritative standards - Field of study: Accounting (Governmental)
- Speakers:
- Stephen Gauthier, Director, Technical Services Center, Government Finance Officers Association, Chicago, Illinois (Bio)
- Jake W. Lorentz, Assistant Director, Technical Services Center, Government Finance Officers Association, Chicago, Illinois (Bio)
- Price: $685 Active/Associate Member; $865 Nonmember
- Time: 2.5 Days, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Pacific) (WTh), 8:00 am - 11:30 am (F)
- Agenda
Desktop Training Desktop Training - April 17 - Repeat Offering How to Account for Capital Assets
- Field of study: Accounting (Governmental)
- Speaker:
- Stephen Gauthier, Director, Technical Services Center, Government Finance Officers Association, Chicago, Illinois (Bio)
- Price: $85 Active/Associate Member; $160 Nonmember
- Time: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (Eastern)
- Brochure
Desktop Training - April 18 - NEW Conducting Feasibility Studies for Economic Development
- Field of study: Management Advisory Services
- Speakers:
- David N. MacGillivray, Principal, Springsted Incorporated, St. Paul, Minnesota (Bio)
- Dianne McNabb, CPA, DIrector, Public Financial Management, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia (Bio)
- Price: $85 Active/Associate Member; $160 Nonmember
- Time: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (Eastern)
- Brochure
Desktop Training - April 24 - Revised Credit Ratings and Credit Enhancements
- Field of study: Management Advisory Services
- Speakers:
- Joseph O’Keefe (Bio)
- Leonard Wales, Retired, Debt Manager, Fairfax County, Virginia (Bio)
- Price: $85 Active/Associate Member; $160 Nonmember
- Time: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (Eastern)
- Brochure
May 2013Desktop Training - May 2 - Revised The Bond Issuer’s Disclosure Responsibilitie
- Field of study: Management Advisory Services
- Speakers:
- Susan Gaffney, GFOA’s Federal Liaison Center Director, Washington D.C. (Bio)
- Robert Dean Pope, Partner, Hunton & Williams LLP, Richmond, Virginia (Bio)
- Price: $85 Active/Associate Member; $160 Nonmember
- Time: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (Eastern)
- Brochure
Chicago, IL - May 6-10 - Revised Accounting Academy: An Intensive Introduction
- Field of study: Accounting (Governmental)
- Price: $1360 Active/Associate Member; $1885 Nonmember
- Time: 5 Days, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Central)
- Speakers:
- Krisztina Dommer, Senior Manager, Technical Services Center, Government Finance Officers Association, Chicago, Illinois (Bio)
- Stephen Gauthier, Director, Technical Services Center, Government Finance Officers Association, Chicago, Illinois (Bio)
- Jake W. Lorentz, Assistant Director, Technical Services Center, Government Finance Officers Association, Chicago, Illinois (Bio)
- Brochure
- Register online
- Housing Form
Desktop Training - May 7 - NEW Certificate of Conformance
- Field of study: Finance
- Speakers:
- Mike Crawford, Chairman Emeritus, Crawford & Associates, P.C., and author of the AICPA Practice Aid Applying OCBOA in State and Local Government Financial Statements (Bio)
- Krisztina Dommer, Senior Manager, Technical Services, GFOA (Bio)
- Robert Scott, Assistant City Manager/Chief Financial Officer for the City of Carrollton, TX (Bio)
- Time: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm (Eastern)
- Complimentary Training
Brochure Register online
Desktop Training Desktop Training Desktop Training - May 16 - Repeat offering Building Sustainable Pension Plans
- Field of study: Management Advisory Services
- Speakers:
- Rich Harris, Finance and Compliance Officer, Denver Employees Retirement Plan (Bio)
- Ann Shawver, Director of Finance, City of Roanoke, Virginia (Bio)
- Price: $85 Active/Associate Member; $160 Nonmember
- Time: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (Eastern)
- Brochure
Desktop Training
June 2013San Francisco, California Desktop Training - June 18 - NEW Certificate of Conformance
- Field of study: Finance
- Speakers:
- Mike Crawford, Chairman Emeritus, Crawford & Associates, P.C., and author of the AICPA Practice Aid Applying OCBOA in State and Local Government Financial Statements (Bio)
- Krisztina Dommer, Senior Manager, Technical Services, GFOA (Bio)
- Time: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm (Eastern)
- Complimentary Training
- Brochure
Register online
Desktop Training - June 20 - New Tools for Preparing Cash Forecasts
- Field of study: Management Advisory Services
- Speakers:
- Kent R. Austin, CPFO Director of Finance City of University Park, Texas (Bio)
- Stefan Jaskulak, MBA, CTP, Finance Officer, City of Atlanta, Georgia (Bio)
- Price: $85 Active/Associate Member; $160 Nonmember
- Time: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (Eastern)
- Brochure
Desktop Training
Desktop Training
July 2013Desktop Training - July 11 - NEW Certificate of Conformance
- Field of study: Finance
- Speakers:
- Mike Crawford, Chairman Emeritus, Crawford & Associates, P.C., and author of the AICPA Practice Aid Applying OCBOA in State and Local Government Financial Statements (Bio)
- Krisztina Dommer, Senior Manager, Technical Services, GFOA (Bio)
- Robert Scott, Assistant City Manager/Chief Financial Officer for the City of Carrollton, TX (Bio)
- Time: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm (Eastern)
- Complimentary Training
- Brochure
Register online
Desktop Training Desktop Training University of Wisconsin-Madison - July 21-26, 2013 Advanced Government Finance Institute
Salt Lake City, UT Newly revised and updated for the most recent authoritative standards Desktop Training Desktop Training
August 2013Desktop Training Chicago, IL - August 5-9 Accounting Academy: An Intensive Introduction
- Field of study: Accounting (Governmental)
- Price: $1360 Active/Associate Member; $1885 Nonmember
- Time: 5 Days, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Central)
- Speakers:
- Krisztina Dommer, Senior Manager, Technical Services Center, Government Finance Officers Association, Chicago, Illinois (Bio)
- Stephen Gauthier, Director, Technical Services Center, Government Finance Officers Association, Chicago, Illinois (Bio)
- Jake W. Lorentz, Assistant Director, Technical Services Center, Government Finance Officers Association, Chicago, Illinois (Bio)
- Brochure
- Register online
- Housing Form
Desktop Training Desktop Training Desktop Training Desktop Training Minneapolis, MN Newly revised for the new GAAFR
September 2013Sacramento, CA Newly revised and updated for the most recent authoritative standards
Desktop Training
Desktop Training - September 18 - NEW Certificate of Conformance
- Field of study: Finance
- Speakers:
- Mike Crawford, Chairman Emeritus, Crawford & Associates, P.C., and author of the AICPA Practice Aid Applying OCBOA in State and Local Government Financial Statements (Bio)
- Krisztina Dommer, Senior Manager, Technical Services, GFOA (Bio)
- Robert Scott, Assistant City Manager/Chief Financial Officer for the City of Carrollton, TX (Bio)
- Time: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm (Eastern)
- Complimentary Training
- Brochure
Register online
Desktop Training
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October 2013Desktop Training Desktop Training
Phoenix, AZ Newly revised and updated for the most recent authoritative standards
Desktop Training
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November 2013 Desktop Training - November 7 - NEW 18th Annual Governmental GAAP Update
- Field of study: Accounting
- Speaker:
- Stephen Gauthier, Director, Technical Services Center, Government Finance Officers Association, Chicago, Illinois (Bio)
- Price: $135 Active/Associate Member; $155 Nonmember
- Time: 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Eastern)
- Brochure
Desktop Training Chicago, IL Desktop Training Chicago, IL Newly revised and updated for the most recent authoritative standards Desktop Training Desktop Training Desktop Training
December 2013 Desktop Training Charleston, SC Newly revised for the new GAAFR Desktop Training Desktop Training Desktop Training
January 2014Long Beach, CA Newly revised for the new GAAFR Desktop Training Desktop Training Desktop Training
February 2014Fort Lauderdale, FL
Newly revised for the new GAAFR Newly revised and updated for the most recent authoritative standards Desktop Training Desktop Training Desktop Training
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March 2014Desktop Training Desktop Training Desktop Training Desktop Training Reno, NV
Newly revised for the new GAAFR Newly revised and updated for the most recent authoritative standards Chicago, IL Desktop Training
April 2014 Chicago, IL - April 7-11 Accounting Academy: An Intensive Introduction
- Field of study: Accounting (Governmental)
- Price: $1360 Active/Associate Member; $1885 Nonmember
- Time: 5 Days, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Central)
- Speakers:
- Krisztina Dommer, Senior Manager, Technical Services Center, Government Finance Officers Association, Chicago, Illinois (Bio)
- Stephen Gauthier, Director, Technical Services Center, Government Finance Officers Association, Chicago, Illinois (Bio)
- Jake W. Lorentz, Assistant Director, Technical Services Center, Government Finance Officers Association, Chicago, Illinois (Bio)
- Brochure
- Register online
- Housing Form
Desktop Training Desktop Training Desktop Training
Future GFOA Annual Conferences San Francisco, California
| June 2 - 5, 2013 | | Minneapolis, Minnesota | May 18-21, 2014
| | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | May 31-June 3, 2015
| | Toronto, Ontario | May 22-25, 2016
| | Denver, Colorado | May 21-24, 2017
| | St. Louis, Missouri | May 6-9, 2018
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