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WASHINGTON FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
2017 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Thank you Sponsors and Exhibitors DIAMOND LEVEL SPONSOR $15,000 and above
Associa on of Washington Ci es
PLATINUM LEVEL SPONSOR $10,000 to $14,999
KeyBanc Capital Markets
GOLD LEVEL SPONSOR $5,000 to $9,999
The PFM Group Bank of America Merrill Lynch
SILVER LEVEL SPONSOR $2,500 to $4,999
Chandler Asset Management Government Por olio Advisors
Piper Jaffray Time Value Investments
Umpqua Bank D.A. Davidson
Foster Pepper
BRONZE LEVEL SPONSOR $1,000 to $2,499
BIAS So ware Eide Bailly LLP
Tyler Technologies Washington Federal
FRIENDS of WFOA SPONSOR $999 or less
Cashmere Valley Bank
Vining Sparks
Wells Fargo Bank
Columbia Bank
U.S. Bank
Conference Exhibitors:
7 am – 5 pm Registra on Open (Three Rivers Conven on Center Lobby)
Preconference Morning Break @ 10am; Lunch @ noon; A ernoon break @ 2:30pm, Three Rivers Conven on Center
8 am – 5 pm 2017 BARS ‐ Cash Basis ‐ Room A
8 am – 5 pm 2017 BARS ‐ GAAP ‐ Room B
8 am – noon 2017 Professional Ethics and Regula ons in Washington State ‐ Room C
1 pm – 5 pm 2017 GASB Update Pre Conference ‐ Room C
8 am – 5 pm Comprehensive Review of the Public Fund Investment Program ‐ Room D
1 pm – 5 pm Essen als of Debt Issuance ‐ Room E
8 am – 5 pm GFOA CPFO Cer fica on Review Course: GAAFR ‐ Room F
8 am – 4 pm Payroll ‐ Room G
9:30 am Golf Tournament at Horn Rapids Golf Course
12:30 pm ‐ 4:30 pm Hanford B Reactor Tour, 2000 Logston Boulevard, Richland
Arbitrage Compliance Specialists, Inc.
15 EKL Accoun ng Solu ons,
PLLC 20 KeyBank Capital Markets, Inc. 17 So Resources LLC 11
Armada Corp 38 FCS GROUP 7 Merchants Credit Associa on 1 Superion 14
Associa on of Washington Ci es 30 Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. 4 MuniServices, LLC 5 Tyler Technologies 29
BIAS So ware 13 FileLocal 36Na onwide Re rement
Solu ons 27
U.S. Bank Global CorporateTrust Services
26
BNY Mellon 35 Gallagher VEBA 24 OpenGov, Inc. 23 Vision Municipal Solu ons 18
Can/Am Technologies, Inc 33 GovDeals, Inc. 39 Paymentus 8 WA State Auditor's Office 25
Caselle 9 Government Por olio
Advisors 32 PFM Financial Advisors LLC 28 Washington Federal 12
Chandler Asset Management 16 Harris Govern 37 Point & Pay, LLC 34 Wells Fargo Bank 40
Columbia Bank 2 Holman Capital Corpora on 10 Professional Credit 19 Wolters Kluwer 22
Eide Bailly LLP 31 JP Morgan Chase 3 Retail Lockbox, Inc. 21
Tuesday, September 12 - Preconference
SMART‐Reg Tap‐N‐Go Badge System – The SMART‐Reg Tap‐N‐Go badging system features the use of an RFID name badge and a Tap‐N‐Go scanner. To ensure you get proper a endance credit, make sure you TAP your badge on the Tap‐N‐Go target immediately following each class session. (Please Tap‐N‐Go when entering the Exhibi on Hall for meals. This assists us with meal counts.) The system will track who is in each room so that you are awarded the proper amount of CE units. Your CEU a endance cer ficate will be available online a er the conference. We will send the website address to you following the conference. At that me, all you will need to do is to sign in with your badge number (so please DON’T throw away your conference badge!) and then print your class cer ficates for safe keeping and future reference. See the SMART‐Reg booth next to registra on for further assistance.
7:00 am ‐ 5:00 pm Registra on Open (Three Rivers Conven on Center Lobby)
7:00 am ‐ 8:00 am Breakfast – Three Rivers Conven on Center, Great Hall
8:00 am ‐ 9:00 am Opening Session 1 ‐ US and Washington State Economic Outlook ‐ Christopher Thornberg, Founding Partner of Beacon Economics and Director of the UC Riverside School of Business Center for Economic Forecas ng, Great Hall
9:50am ‐ 10:10 am Vendor and Refreshment Break – Three Rivers Conven on Center, Lobby
Breakout sessions Room A Room B Room C Room D Room E/F Room G/H Marrio
10:10am ‐ 11:00am Bonds 101: Preparing to Issue Debt
The Finance Officer of the Future
IRS ‐ Business Use of Vehicles
Small En es, Cash Basis and Best Prac ces
State Budget Overview and Forecast
SAO Roundtable Gossip: A tribe survival behavior
11:10 am ‐ noon Bonds 201: The Debt Issuance Process
Biggest Cyber Security Risks and How to Guard Against Them
IRS ‐ Meals & Lodging
Property Tax Basics: Understanding Your Revenue Op ons
2017 State Legisla ve Update
Annual Street/Road Financial Repor ng
Success Resources: Presence, Energy, Inten on, Commitment
12:10 pm ‐ 1:30 pm Lunch – Business Luncheon, Three Rivers Conven on Center, Great Hall
1:40 pm ‐ 2:30 pm The A er‐Party: Post‐Issuance Compliance with Bond Covenants
All Your Ques ons Answered: What It’s Like to Serve on WFOA’s Execu ve Board or Commi ees?
IRS ‐ Form 1099 and Back‐up Withholding
Pi alls of Purchasing and Contrac ng for Small En es
Streamlining Business Licenses
Best Prac ces for New GASB Standards
Trust Perspec ve and Choice
2:40 pm ‐ 3:30 pm A er the Bond Sale: Budge ng and Accoun ng for Debt
Performance Audits as a means to improving opera ons
IRS ‐ Employee or Independent Contractor
Paperless AP ‐ A er the Audit
Home Rule Powers in Washington Ci es
Internal Controls and Repor ng of Capital Assets for GAAP En es
Introduc on to Lean
3:30 pm ‐ 3:50 pm Vendor and Refreshment Break – Three Rivers Conven on Center, Lobby
3:50 pm ‐ 4:40 pm Emerging Issues in Debt (Hot Topics)
Performance Audits as a means to improving opera ons
GASB 74/75 ‐ Financial Repor ng for Other Postemployment Benefits (OPEBs)
Financial Policies with an Emphasis on Smaller En es
New Public Records Laws and what Finance needs to know on Policies for New Charges and Data Tracking
Case studies – Fraud Preven on and Detec on
Lean Culture
6:00 pm ‐ 11:30 pm Dinner Banquet, Live Music by the band Woodie & the Longboards, Dancing, Three Rivers Conven on Center, Great Hall
9:00 am ‐ 9:50 am Opening Session 2 ‐ 2017 Elected Officials , Great Hall
Friday, September 15
Wednesday, September 13 7:00 am– 5:00 pm Registra on Open (Three Rivers Conven on Center Lobby)
7:00 am– 8:00 am Breakfast – Thee Rivers Conven on Center, Great Hall
8:00 am ‐ 8:15 am Welcoming Remarks ‐ Kennewick Mayor Pro‐Tem Don Britain, WFOA President Adé Ariwoola, Great Hall
8:15 am ‐ 9:50 am Keynote Speaker ‐ Charles Marshall, Real Heroes Don’t Wear Spandex, Great Hall
9:50 am ‐ 10:10 am Vendor and Refreshment Break – Three Rivers Conven on Center, Lobby
Breakout sessions Room A Room B Room C Room D Room E/F Room G/H Marrio
10:10 am ‐ 11:00 am Public Funds Inves ng Made Easy
U lity Rate Development Fundamentals
How to Borrow from a Bank & Why
Budget Basics Common FLSA Mistakes: Exempt and Non‐Exempt Status
2017 GASB Update
2017 Financial Statement Prepara on Helpful Hints
11:10 am ‐ noon Agency Strategy Life Cycle Cost and Cost Benefit Analysis
AP Automa on Intermediate Budge ng 2017
Tips for Managing Tricky Payroll Issues
2017 GASB Update
Basics of Investment Accoun ng
12:00 ‐ 1:20 pm Lunch – Three Rivers Conven on Center, Great Hall
1:30 pm ‐ 2:20 pm Por olio Structures for Different Environments
Partnering for Success: Using Finance and Asset Management to Build Resiliency and Lower Costs at your U lity
Account Reconcilia on
Smart Planning in an Upturn
Common Mistakes Made When Administering Protected Leaves
Financial Trends and Forecas ng
Know your L&I Financial Incen ve Programs
2:20 pm ‐ 2:50 pm Vendor and Refreshment Break, Lobby
2:50 pm ‐ 3:40 pm Inves ng in Corporate Credit
Tools for Funding Future Infrastructure
Alterna ve Payments
Financial Modeling and Forecas ng Smart Prac ces
2017 HealthCare Reform Update
Pension/OPEB Update
Assessing Financial Risk using a Modeling Tool
3:50pm ‐ 4:40 pm Market and Por olio Strategies
Financial Policy Development
Account Analysis 101
Ask the Experts ‐ Budget Panel Discussion
Post‐ACA Design: Genera onal Changes in Benefits & Purchasing Pa erns
Single Audit Update
COSO
5:00 pm ‐ 6:30 pm Wellness Walk ‐ bus pickup beginning at 4:45pm at the Three Rivers Conven on Center
6:00 pm Welcoming Recep on, Three Rivers Conven on Center, Great Hall
Thursday, September 14
7:30 am ‐ 12:00 pm Registra on
7:30 am ‐ 8:30 am Breakfast – Three Rivers Conven on Center, Great Hall
8:30 am ‐ 8:40 am Welcoming Remarks ‐ Jana Brown, Incoming WFOA President
8:40 am ‐ 9:50 am Opening Session ‐ Influence in Ac on: How to Consistently Hold People Accountable. Garrison Wynn is the Keynote Speaker, Great Hall
Breakout sessions Room A Room B Room C Room D Room E/F Room G/H Marrio
10:00 am ‐ 10:50 am It's Your Deal: Roles and Responsibili es in a Municipal Issuance
Show me the Money! Risk Management for Finance Professionals
Millennial Loyalty: Keeping and A rac ng Top Young Talent
Internal Cybersecurity Risks
10:50 am ‐ 11:00 am Refreshment Break – Three Rivers Conven on Center, Lobby
11:00 am ‐ 11:50 am Show me the Money! Risk Management for Finance Professionals
Millennial Loyalty: Keeping and A rac ng Top Young Talent
Internal Cybersecurity Risks