IGFOA 2023 Summer Meeting

The Island Government Finance Officers' Association summer meeting took place in Portland, OR, from May 27, 2023, to June 1, 2023.  The goals of the meeting were to review the current status of single audits for insular governments from FY20 to FY22, including anticipated delays and ongoing strategies to catch up and issue timely audits; discuss challenges that have arisen during the audit process and identify potential solutions to improve future audits; review insular government finance office performance measures and discuss potential modifications and reporting; discuss key issues presented at the GFOA Conference and their applicability to the U.S. affiliated insular governments; connect with GFOA's Federal Liaison Center to discuss current issues around ARPA, IRA, and IIJA; review changes to regulations and/or funding sources which may impact insular government financial operations; review forthcoming GASB standards and plan for their timely implementation; and identify key takeaways from the week for each insular government and develop follow-up activities to ensure that the insights gained from the meeting are effectively applied in each government.

What You Will Learn

Participants will be updated on current trends in government finance.

Who Should Attend

Insular government finance officers from across the U.S.-affiliated Pacific islands.

Health & Safety Protocols

For all on-site training in the insular areas, the Graduate School USA's Pacific and Virgin Islands Training Initiatives (PITI-VITI) works closely with local training hosts to ensure that participants, instructors, and training support staff enjoy a safe learning experience. Please note the following:

• Full details of PITI-VITI's health and safety guidelines are available here.
• Please contact PITI-VITI Admin at [email protected] with any questions or concerns.

Tuition Fees

With funding support from the United States Department of the Interior, Office of Insular Affairs, courses are available free of charge for government accountability professionals within the insular areas. The course fee is waived and there is no cost to register and attend, Professionals who do not meet the above criteria, please contact [email protected].