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<br />PRELIMINARY TOPICS FOR CONFERENCE <br />SESSIONS AND ROUNDTABLES <br />GFOA's 88th Annual Conference <br />June 5 - 8,1994 . Minneapolis, Minnesota <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Accounting, Auditing and Financial Reporting <br />Sessions: <br /> <br />. Out with the old? - Developing a new financial re- <br />porting model <br /> <br />· New horizons for pension accounting <br />. Accounting changes for proprietary funds <br />. A new approach to contributions and subsidies <br />. Who am I? - Practical guidance on defining the fi- <br />nancial reporting entity <br />. Introducing the 1994 GAAFR <br />. Certificate program update <br />. So you want to be an intemal auditor! <br />. A preparer's guide to note disclosure <br />. Choosing wisely - How to select accounting soft- <br />ware <br /> <br />e . GASB Update <br /> <br />· New directions in Canadian governmental ac- <br />counting <br /> <br />· Managing fixed assets - Beyond financial report- <br />ing <br /> <br />. A changing profession for a changing world - Ac- <br />counting in the 21 st century <br /> <br />. Surviving the Cure. - Accounting for disasters <br /> <br />. Insurance accounting - Practical guidance for <br />governments and pools <br /> <br />. State of the art - Governmental accounting at the <br />state level <br /> <br />. Service efforts and accomplishments - Where <br />and when? <br /> <br />. Cost accounting or costly accounting <br />Roundtables: <br /> <br /> <br />. Calculating and reporting arbitrage <br />. Popular financial reporting <br />. Obtaining the CAnFR <br /> <br />. Applying for the Certicate of Achievement <br />Budgeting and Financial Planning <br />Sessions: <br /> <br />. Using a popular budget to get the word out <br /> <br />. Implementing program budgets: techniques. pit- <br />falls and benefits <br /> <br />. Enterprise fund transfers: how much is enough? <br />. Cutting budgets without impeding performance <br />· Restructuring government <br />. Assessing your revenue potential <br />. Streamlining the budget review process <br />. Preparing an award-winning budget document <br />. Integrating performance measurement into your <br />budget <br />Roundtables: <br /> <br />· Tips for budget reviewers <br />. Beyond cost-of-service: utility rates for the 90s <br />. Selecting performance indicators <br /> <br />Cash Management and Investing <br /> <br />Sessions: <br /> <br />Investment strategies for the 90s <br />. An introduction to derivatives <br /> <br />· Evaluating investments for bond and COP pro- <br />ceeds <br /> <br />. Selecting an outside investment manager <br />. Economic update and outlook <br />. Centralizing revenue collections <br />. Internal controls for cash management <br />. Security pricing in changing interest rate environ- <br />ments <br /> <br />. Privatizing the treasury function <br />(over) <br />