EVENT DETAILS

Purchasing Card Program

Date: August 30, 2012  NEW DATE

Time: 10:00 - 11:30 AM

On-line Registration Form - Click Here  - (payment by check or credit card)

Desktop Training - The program is delivered via a secure web site and audio conferencing service to your desktop. In order to participate you will need a computer with a Web browser to view the presentation and a phone to hear the presentation. Registrants will  receive e-mailed instructions with the secure password and conference call number within one week of the program date.  To ensure that you will receive the instructions from ReadyTalk, list "IGFOA Career Development Committee [meetings@meetings.readytalk.com]" as an approved or trusted sender in your email addresses and test the connection in advance of the  webinar. Earn about 1.5 CPE, review the "CPE Instructions: INTERNET BASED" for requirements.

Intended Audience:  Local government finance officers and professional staff involved in financial management and purchasing.     

Seminar description:

This seminar will provide an overview of purchasing cards, the advantages they can provide your entity, and how their use can streamline your business operations.  Additionally, it will address best practices specifically in relation to for developing, structuring and managing a purchasing card program within your governmental body. 

Learning Objectives:

•Understanding what a purchasing card is and how it works

•Understanding how a purchasing card program affects the finance department operations

•Understanding best practices when designing and monitoring a purchasing card program

Speaker: Elliott Becker, Park District of Highland Park
                Moderator: Aimee Briles, Wintrust Financial
Delivery method: Internet Based
Program Level: Basic
Prerequisites: No prerequisites required
Advanced Preparation: No advanced preparation required

CPE Credit will only be given to the individual that is registered for the webinar.

Illinois Government Finance Officers Association is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.learningmarket.org 

Registration Fee: *The member fee applies to IGFOA public sector members and IGFOA associate members.  A one-for-one substitution of a public sector non-member (from the same government entity) for an active public sector member is allowed.  If your government entity has a current IGFOA member who is not participating in this training seminar, a public sector non-member (from the same government entity) may attend in his/her place at the member rate. Nonmembers (from the private sector) cannot substitute for associate members.  If you have questions about your membership, contact IGFOA at 630-942-6587 or info@igfoa.org.

   *IGFOA Member: $45.00 per individual
     Non-member:    $70.00 per individual

Registration and Cancellation Policy: The registration fee is for one individual and includes one web link and one toll free phone connection.  Registrations are accepted on a first-in, first registered basis. Payment must be mailed in advance. If you are unable to attend, please contact IGFOA at info@igfoa.org. A $10 cancellation fee will be charged for cancellations up to August 22, 2012. Cancellations after August 22, 2012 and no-shows are responsible for the full fee. Substitutions may be made with advanced notice. IGFOA reserves the right to modify the agenda and/or speakers, cancel the meeting due to low enrollment, or to close registration if full. By submitting this registration, the applicant agrees to the registration and cancellation policy above.

If you have questions in regards to this seminar, cancellations, concerns, or refunds; contact the IGFOA at 630-942-6587 or info@igfoa.org.