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GFOA's Advanced Government Finance Institute

July 29 - August 3, 2007

Madison, Wisconsin

              30 CPE Credits Available

Click here to view the 2007 agenda

Each year since 1986, GFOA has conducted the Advanced Government Finance Institute, an intensive week-long program that provides GFOA members from across the United States and Canada an opportunity to enhance their leadership skills and focus on emerging trends within the public finance community.


The five-day program, in partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Business, gathers top academic instructors along with government officials and private-sector specialists to provide 50 qualified attendees with a unique opportunity to address big picture issues
facing public finance today, including:
• strategic planning
• global and national economic trends
• relationships with the media
• technology trends
• organizational leadership


Additionally, attendees may participate in a special “Issues in Accounting” seminar led by Stephen Gauthier. The Institute also offers personal and team-building leadership training.

The week-long program affords participants many networking opportunities with their peers, an element that enhances the program experience, both professionally and personally.


APPLICATION INFORMATION
Only 50 qualified candidates are selected based on their professional experience. GFOA membership is required.


LOCATION AND COST
Program and lodging are on the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s campus. A program fee of $1,850 includes tuition, housing, meals, classroom materials, and sponsored activities.

SCHOLARSHIPS
MBIA Insurance Corporation awards two scholarships to officials who have shown high promise for an outstanding career in public finance to attend the institute. The scholarship covers the $1,850 enrollment fee and is designed to provide less-senior individuals or those who are relatively new to government service, the opportunity to attend this academic program. To be eligible, a candidate must:
1) currently hold a position in local or state/provincial government finance.
2) have been employed in a state/local government position for a total of no more than three years.
3) be recommended by a GFOA member. A recommendation letter must be submitted with the application.

Winning candidates will be selected on the basis of demonstrated competence, creativity, dedication, and potential for a career in government finance.

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Please contact Susan Gaffney at SGaffney@gfoa.org (phone 202/393-8020; fax 202/393-0780).

2007 Reading Materials
- Reading list
- Managing Organizational Change and Development
- Rate Your Readiness to Change
- Resistance to Change:  A New View of an Old Problem
- The Power of Emotional Appeals in Promoting Organizational Change Programs


 
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