Diablo Valley Chapter Technical Meeting

"FRAUD UPDATE"

What is Fraud? Are Your Assets at Risk?

Traditional definitions do not always apply.  Charlie will walk us through descriptions of fraud, illustrating with recent statistics regarding types of fraud and fraudsters' schemes, revealing popular fraud schemes and examples of fraud he has recently encountered in forensic practice.

NOVEMBER 17, 2009 

SPEAKER

CHARLES A. BURAK CPA/ABV/CFF, CVA

Member-AICPA, California Society of CPA's and Family Law Section (of CalCPA), National Association Certified Valuation Analysts (NACVA).  Charles is a manager at Glenn & Dawson LLP, specializing in forensic accounting, audit and tax.  He assisted in over 100 litigation cases since joining G&D, LLP.  These cases included work on dozens of business valuations, spendable income determination, tracing and property division assignments, as well as audits and tax assignments. 

Scotts Restaurant

1333 No. California Blvd

Walnut Creek, CA.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

5:30 PM-Check-In & Networking

6:30 PM-Dinner

7:15 PM-Speaker

 Cost:  $39.00 cash or checks only please. Pay at door.

MENU:

Starter:  Mixed Green Salad

Entree: 

 1) Salmon Alla Bella

 2) Shitake-crusted Breast of Chicken

 3) Vegetarian Wellington

Dessert:  Chocolate-Almond Brownies

Coffee or Tea

RSVP with name, title, company, menu choice and if IMA member to Patt Mayer at pattmayer@earthlink.net or call 925-689-1440.

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 Education Opportunity:

 November CPE Session  

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2009

FMN Tape Viewing & Discussion

Highly Acclaimed Financial Training Program from the Financial Management Network (FMN) 

4 hours CPE

One of the most valuable products offered by the IMA is a videotape-training program introducing and explaining up-to-the-minute accounting and finance issues. Viewing the tape and participating in the group discussion provides 4 hours of CPE credit.

Robert Half and local IMA Groups (Amador Valley, Diablo Valley and Oakland East Bay chapters) are proud to offer Saturday morning viewing and discussion of the latest FMN tape to our membership for the remarkably low price of only $40.00!  We really want to emphasize that these videotapes are a genuinely interesting way of keeping current with impacts and changes in Accounting and Finance. 

Course Location: 

Robert Half Corporate Office

4385 Hopyard Road, Suite 100
Pleasanton, California 94566

(Parking is behind building in the receiving area.)

Saturday - November 14, 2009

Time:  9:00 am to 1:00pm

Cost:  $40.00 

Full breakfast and lunch included in cost

 RSVP:  Dodi Monti 

Email:  tomndodi@garlic.com

Phone:  408-832-7770

Sponsors-  

 Discussion Topics

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The IMA is the leading professional organization devoted exclusively to management accounting and financial management. As set forth in its mission and vision statements, its goals are to help members develop both personally and professionally, by means of education, certification, and association with other business professionals.

As a respected leader within the global financial community, the IMA influences the concepts and ethical practices in management accounting and financial management. Its ethical standards provide guidance to practitioners for maintaining the highest levels of ethical conduct.

MAY 26, 2009

Presentation of awards for the Diablo Valley

Chapter Dale Cristol Memorial Scholarship

2009 Dale Cristol Memorial

Scholarship Winners!!

 Congratulations!  Niyan Ma, Dan Hu and Fred Mooney

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As Accounting and Finance professionals we encourage students to attend our technical meetings, held the 4^th Tuesday of each month at Scott’s in Walnut

Creek.  These meetings offer an opportunity to hear about real world business

issues as well as network with recruiters and other people already working in

your field of interest.

IMA Mission Statement
To provide a dynamic forum for management accounting and finance

professionals to develop and advance their careers through certification,

research and practice development, education, networking, and the advocacy

of the highest ethical and professional practices.

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Tuesday, May 26, 2009 was CMA recognition night.  CMA pins were given to those who earned  IMA's prestigious global certification, the Certified Management Accountant.

Congratulations Linus Li, Lisa Wiley & Patt Mayer.

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