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                          <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><a href="../main/events.shtml" target="_blank">Click here for calendar of events for state/provincial associations.</a> </p></TD>
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                          <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><A HREF="http://www.gfoaa.org" TARGET="_blank">Alabama 
                          GFOA</A></p>
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                        <TD WIDTH="34%"><A HREF="http://www.igfoa.org" TARGET="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px">Illinois GFOA</A> </TD>
                        <TD><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><A HREF="http://www.iog.unc.edu/organizations/ncgfoa/" TARGET="_blank">North Carolina GFOA</A> </span></TD>
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                          <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><A HREF="http://www.agfoa.com" TARGET="_blank">Alaska 
                          GFOA</A></p>
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                        <TD WIDTH="34%"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><A HREF="http://www.lagfoa.org" TARGET="_blank">Louisiana GFOA</A></span></TD>
                        <TD><A HREF="http://www.ndlc.org" TARGET="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px">North Dakota City League</A></TD>
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                        <TD><A HREF="http://www.gfoaz.org" TARGET="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px">Arizona GFOA</A></TD>
                        <TD><A HREF="http://www.mdgfoa.org" TARGET="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px">Maryland GFOA</A> </TD>
                        <TD WIDTH="33%"><A HREF="http://www.ohgfoa.com" TARGET="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px">Ohio GFOA</A></TD>
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                        <TD><A HREF="http://agfoa.cityofjacksonville.net" TARGET="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px">Arkansas GFOA</A></TD>
                        <TD><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><A HREF="http://www.mgfoa.org/mgfoa" TARGET="_blank">Massachusetts GFOA</A> </span></TD>
                        <TD WIDTH="33%"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><A HREF="http://www.omunileague.org" TARGET="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px">Ohio MFOA</A> </span></TD>
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                        <TD><A HREF="http://www.cmta.org" TARGET="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px">California Municipal Treasurers Association</A></TD>
                        <TD><A HREF="http://www.mml.org" TARGET="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px">Michigan Municipal League</A> </TD>
                        <TD><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><A HREF="http://www.oml.org/" TARGET="_blank">Oklahoma Municipal League</A></span></TD>
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                        <TD><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><A HREF="http://www.csmfo.org" TARGET="_blank">California 
                          Society of Municipal Finance Officers</A> </span></TD>
                        <TD><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><A HREF="http://www.migfoa.org" TARGET="_blank">Michigan GFOA</A></span></TD>
                        <TD><A HREF="http://www.omfoa.org" TARGET="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px">Oregon MFOA</A></TD>
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                        <TD><A HREF="http://www.cgfoa.org" TARGET="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px">Colorado 
                          GFOA</A> </TD>
                        <TD><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><A HREF="http://www.mngfoa.org/" TARGET="_blank">Minnesota GFOA</A> </span></TD>
                        <TD><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><A HREF="http://www.gfoapa.org" TARGET="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px">Pennsylvania GFOA</A></span></TD>
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                        <TD><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><A HREF="http://www.gfoact.org" TARGET="_blank">Connecticut 
                          GFOA</A> </span></TD>
                        <TD><A HREF="http://www.gfoa-mo.org" TARGET="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px">Missouri GFOA</A></TD>
                        <TD><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><A HREF="http://www.rigfoa.org" TARGET="_blank">Rhode Island GFOA</A></span></TD>
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                        <TD><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><A HREF="http://www.fgfoa.org" TARGET="_blank">Florida 
                          GFOA</A> </span></TD>
                        <TD><A HREF="http://www.lonm.org" TARGET="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px">Nebraska Municipal League</A></TD>
                        <TD><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><A HREF="http://www.gfoasc.com" TARGET="_blank">South Carolina GFOA</A> </span></TD>
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                        <TD><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><A HREF="http://www.ggfoa.org" TARGET="_blank">Georgia 
                          GFOA</A> </span></TD>
                        <TD><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><a href="http://www.ngfoa.org" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px">Nevada GFOA</a> </span></TD>
                        <TD><A HREF="http://www.tngfoa.org" TARGET="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px">Tennessee GFOA</A></TD>
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                        <TD><A HREF="http://www.ksgfoa.com/" TARGET="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px">Kansas 
                          GFOA</A> </TD>
                        <TD><A HREF="http://www.nesgfoa.org/" TARGET="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px">New England States GFOA</A></TD>
                        <TD><A HREF="http://www.gfoat.org" TARGET="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px">Texas GFOA</A></TD>
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                        <TD><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><a href="http://www.kygfoa.org/">Kentucky GFOA </a></span></TD>
                        <TD>                          <P style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><A HREF="http://www.nhgfoa.org/" TARGET="_blank">New Hampshire GFOA</A></span></P></TD>
                        <TD><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><A HREF="http://www.ugfoa.org/" TARGET="_blank">Utah GFOA</A></span></TD>
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                        <TD><A HREF="http://www.idahocities.org" TARGET="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px">Idaho City Clerks, Treasurers &amp; Finance Officers Association</A></TD>
                        <TD><A HREF="http://www.gfoanj.org" TARGET="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px">New Jersey GFOA</A></TD>
                        <TD><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><A HREF="http://www.vgfoa.org/" TARGET="_blank">Virginia GFOA</A> </span></TD>
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                        <TD><span style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.imfoa.org">Iowa MFOA</a></span></TD>
                        <TD>                          <P style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><A HREF="http://www.nmml.org" TARGET="_blank">New Mexico Municipal League</A></P> </TD>
                        <TD><A HREF="http://www.wfoa.org" TARGET="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px">Washington GFOA</A></TD>
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                        <TD><A HREF="http://www.nysgfoa.org" TARGET="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px">New York State GFOA</A></TD>
                        <TD><A HREF="http://www.wgfoa.org" TARGET="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px">Wisconsin GFOA</A></TD>
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                        <TD WIDTH="33%"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><A HREF="http://www.gfoa.ab.ca" TARGET="_blank">Alberta, 
                          Canada GFOA</A></span></TD>
                        <TD WIDTH="67%"><A HREF="http://www.mfoa.on.ca" TARGET="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px">Ontario, Canada MFOA</A></TD>
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                        <TD WIDTH="33%"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><A HREF="http://www.gfoabc.ca" TARGET="_blank">British Columbia, 
                          Canada GFOA</A></span></TD>
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                                          <td width="443"><a href="http://www.cipfa.org.uk/" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px">Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, England</a> </td>
                                          <td width="473"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><a href="http://www.imfo.co.za/" target="_blank">Institute of Municipal Finance Officers, South Africa </a></span></td>
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                                          <td><div align="left" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><a href="http://www.icai.org/icairoot/index.jsp" target="_blank">Institute of Chartered Accountants of India </a></div></td>
                                          <td><div align="left" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><a href="http://www.kef.se/kef_a.nsf" target="_blank">Swedish Association of Local Government Finance Officers</a></div></td>
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                        <TD WIDTH="33%"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><a href="http://www.asbointl.org" target="_blank">Association of School Business Officials 
                          International</a>                          </span></TD>
                        <TD WIDTH="67%"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><a href="http://www.countyadministrators.org" target="_blank">National Association of County Administrators</a></span> </span></TD>
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                        <TD><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><a href="http://www.csg.org" target="_blank">Council of State Governments</a>                        </span></TD>
                        <TD><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><a href="http://www.nasbo.org/" target="_blank">National Association of State Budget Officers</a></span> </span></TD>
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                        <TD><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><a href="http://www.cipfa.org.uk/" target="_blank">The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy</a></span></TD>
                        <TD><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><a href="http://www.ncsl.org" target="_blank">National Conference of State Legislatures</a></span></TD>
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                        <TD><a href="http://www.innovations.harvard.edu/" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px">Government Innovators Network</a></TD>
                        <TD><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><a href="http://www.nga.org" target="_blank">National Governors Association</a></span></TD>
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                        <TD><a href="http://www.irs.gov/ep" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px">Internal Revenue Service</a></TD>
                        <TD><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><a href="http://www.nigp.org" target="_blank">National Institute of Governmental Purchasing, Inc.</a></span></TD>
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                        <TD><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><a href="http://www.icma.org" target="_blank">International City/County Management Association</a></span></TD>
                        <TD><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><a href="http://www.nlc.org" target="_blank">National League of Cities</a></span></TD>
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                        <TD><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><a href="http://www.ifebp.org/" target="_blank">International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans</a></span></TD>
                        <TD><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><a href="http://www.rockinst.org" target="_blank">The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government</a></span></TD>
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                        <TD><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><a href="http://www.nasact.org" target="_blank">National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers</a> </span></TD>
                        <TD><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><a href="http://ppcc.grsnet.com/" target="_blank">Public Pension Coordinating Council's Survey Web Site</a> </span> </span></TD>
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                        <TD><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><a href="http://www.naco.org" target="_blank">National Association of Counties</a></span></TD>
                        <TD><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px"><a href="http://www.usmayors.org" target="_blank">U.S. Conference of Mayors</a></span></TD>
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