Carolinas Council of IMA

 

Winter 2005                
                                                      

 

  PDF file of the Winter Brochure for printing.

 

    

 

 

CAROLINAS COUNCIL

February CPE Program Announcement

 

 

THIS IS ONE EVENT YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS

 

www.imanet.org

 

www.imacarolinascouncil.org

www.imaflorence.com

 

The Florence Area Chapter of the

 Institute of Management Accountants

 

 

 

 

 

winter4.jpgis pleased to host

a CPE Program and the

Winter Meeting of the

Carolinas Council

on February 25 & 26, 2005

at the Holiday Inn Express

in Florence, SC

I-95 @ Exit 170

 

 

 

 

 

The theme for the program is

“Looking Within – Internal Controls Post Enron”

 EIGHT hours of professional education on Friday, February 25th with four outstanding speakers. 

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·        “Deterring Fraud in the Business Place” by Patrice Viton, CPA, CVA, CFE with WebstersRogers, LLP

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·        “Lessons Learned since the Implementation of Section 404” by Elwyn Wood, VP of  Audit Services with Progress Energy

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·        “NASA Accounting Problems with Internal Controls”  by Eric Smith, Nanya Plastics

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·        “PCAOB – Who are they?  What do they do?” Phil Wedemeyer, Deputy Director of Inspections with the PCAOB.

 

These past few years have seen the most intense and comprehensive set of changes in the fields of accounting and auditing in many years.  Internal Control is more important than ever, now that senior executives must attest to the effectiveness of their companies’ Internal Control systems.

  

Two hours of CPE on Thursday, with dinner and

One Hour of CPE offered on Saturday…

Please READ ON.

 

Announcing the 2005 Carolinas Council Spring Conference

April 2005

Ocean Creek Resort and Conference Center

Myrtle Beach, SC

  

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

 

 

Sign-in will be from 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. at the Holiday Inn Express.  The Seminar on Friday is from 8:05 a. m. to 4:45 p.m. and qualifies for 8 hours of CPE.  Registration fee includes continental breakfast on Friday and Saturday, lunch, refreshment breaks and course materials (if any), the Friday night social dinner and Saturday morning (one hr) CPE Session.  Florence Chapter Meeting (two CPE’s) on Thursday is a separate charge.

 

Register by Mail:

 

                        IMA Winter Meeting

                        c/o Janice Bowers

                        Talley Metals Technology

                        P.O Box 2498

                        Hartsville, South Carolina  29551

 

For Questions Contact:

Janice Bowers, Event Coordinator, jbowers@cartech.com, 843-335-7540 extension 2109, Fax: 610-736-8172

 

Jerry Reaves, Florence Chapter President, tango92@alumni.citadel.edu, 843-382-6060,

 Fax: 843-382-6206

 

Hotel Accommodations:

 

The NEW Holiday Inn Express @ I-95, Exit 170, (Hwy. 327) Florence, SC will be our host hotel.  Participants are responsible for making their own hotel arrangements.  A block of rooms will be held until February 6, 2005. 

 

Our rate is $69 per night plus sales and accommodation taxes.  Contact the hotel at (843) 629-9779 or (800) HOLIDAY (465-4329) and identify yourself as being affiliated with the Institute of Management Accountants.

 

 

Driving Directions couldn’t be easier.


 

 

From Greenville/Spartanbug/Asheville

·          Take I-26 to Columbia

·          Take I-20 toward Florence

·          Pick up I-95, NORTH

·          Exit 170 right and the hotel is on the left.

 

Directions from Augusta

·          Take I-20 to Florence

·          Take I-95 NORTH to Exit 170.

·          Hotel is on the left.

 

Directions from Charlotte/Greensboro/Gastonia

·          Take I-77 to Columbia                                   

·          Take I-20 to Florence

·          Take I-95 NORTH to Exit 170.

 

 


 

 

REGISTRATION FORM

 

 

Name: 

 

Nickname for badge:

 

Company:

 

Street:

 

City:                                                     State:                            Zip:

 

Telephone:

 

E-mail:

 

IMA Chapter:                                       IMA Member Number:

 

Pricing information:

                                                            By Feb 6, 2005                       After Feb 6, 2005

IMA Member                                                      $150.00                                                             $175.00

Non-member                                            $200.00                                         $225.00

Educators/Students                                  $100.00                                         $125.00

 

Our Friday night social activity will be at the beautiful Country Club of South Carolina.  The evening will begin with a delicious sit-down catered dinner prepared especially for us.

 

This prestigious PRIVATE Country Club is offering Golf for those interested.  This is NOT a part of the Weekend Package.   Golfers will pay their round fees at the golf course. $40/pp includes cart.

 

Registration Recap                                                            Qty          Cost             Total

Conference Attendance (Fri & Sat)                         ____ @  ______     =   $ ______

Friday Night Social (ONLY)                                  ____ @  _$35__     =   $ ______

Sat. (One CPE) Only                                              ____ @  _$25__     =   $______

Florence Chapter Dinner Meeting (Two CPE)     ____ @  ______         =   $______

         (members $20/ non members $25)

TOTAL ENCLOSED                                                               $ _______

 

Please make checks payable to IMA Florence Area Chapter

 

 

 

Cancellations and refunds:  A written cancellation postmarked up to fourteen calendar days before the course begins entitles you to a full refund of registration fee.  Cancellations between fourteen days and the day of the course are subject to a cancellation fee of $40.  No shows are not entitled to refund.                                                                            


 

 CPE on Saturday February 26th in Florence, SC

 

Starting at 8:00 AM, before the Carolinas Council meeting, there will be a one-hour CPE session on “Sarbanes Oxley Section 404 - Internal Control Documentation & Testing – Year One”  presented by Gloria M. Bell, Director of Internal Audit with Sonoco Products, Hartsville, SC. 

Please come to Florence for the Friday CPE session and stay over to attend the one hour CPE session on Saturday.  Continental Breakfast is provided for all attendees.

At the council meeting, THERE WILL BE A DRAWING FOR A FREE REGISTRATION PACKAGE  (Value ~$770.) TO THE BOSTON NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN JUNE 2005.  If you are in council attendance, your name will be in the hat!!    Don’t miss out.

Encourage your chapter board members to attend.  You will earn one hour of CPE and it will be educational and fun.  If you haven’t been to Council lately, this is a great opportunity to see what’s going on with the Carolinas Council. 

ALL IMA MEMBERS ARE WELCOME AT COUNCIL MEETINGS

 

 If you know of someone in your chapter that may be interested, please pass this on to them.  Car-pooling is a great option to driving to Florence.  Following the 8 AM session will be the quarterly Carolinas Council meeting and as always, you are encouraged to attend.

            We’re not finished yet!          More CPE on Thursday. 

 

Please Read On…

 

 

 

Text Box: The Florence Area Chapter of IMA invites you to attend an educational seminar on “Scams and Schemes” presented by Special Agent Vince Flamini, CPA with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

 

 

 

 

 COME ON THURSDAY!!!

To begin this weekend of  “Looking Within – Internal Controls Post Enron,” The Florence Area Chapter meeting will feature a dynamic speaker from the FBI.  Special Agent Vincent Flamini is a CPA who has been with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for approximately fifteen years.  If you don’t have sufficient knowledge of the various scams and schemes that are current in the business environment, you won’t be able to prevent or detect fraud.   He’ll tell us what to watch out for.

 

Make it a three day event.  Come early to the CAROLINAS COUNCIL WINTER PROGRAM and attend the Florence Area chapter meeting on Thursday.  The CPE is included with the cost of your dinner.  The meeting is at the same hotel as the Friday session.   It couldn’t be easier to get CPE than to come to FLORENCE in February.

This educational seminar will qualify for 2 CPE credits.

Date:            Thursday, February 24, 2005

Time:           5:45 – 6:15   Social

6:15 – 7:00   Dinner (5 min. break at 6:55)

                   7:00 – 8:45   “Scams and Schemes”

 

Location:     Holiday Inn Express, Florence   I-95 @Exit 170 (Hwy 327)

 

Cost:  $20 for members/ $25 non members; includes seminar & dinner