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IGFOA 2023 Winter Meeting

Course Category Finance

December 13 - 15, 2023

4:30 a.m.

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On-Site

This course will be delivered on-site in Other.

Registration for this course is invitation-only. Please email us for additional details.

Course Description

The Island Government Finance Officers' Association winter meeting took place in Honolulu, HI, from December 12-14, 2023. The goals of the meeting were to review the current status of single audits for insular governments, 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; 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].

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December 13 - 15, 2023

4:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

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CPEs - 6 Credit Hours

On-Site, Other

Honolulu, HI, Other

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Panelists

Frank Crawford

Oklahoma City, OK

Frank Crawford is President of Crawford & Associates, P.C., Certified Public Accountants, an accounting firm located in Oklahoma City, OK. He is currently the Chairman in the Oklahoma Society of CPAs Government Accounting and Auditing Committee (19 years) and has also been involved in a number of other AICPA committees and task forces. Frank was also recognized as a recipient of the Graduate School's "2010 Instructor Excellence Award".

Jeanne Yamamura

Reno, NV

Dr. Yamamura (CPA, PhD) brings to more than thirty years of experience in industry and academia to the PITI-VITI training team. She is licensed as a CPA in California and Nevada, and teaches a variety of custom-built courses to Pacific and Virgin Islands professionals.

Photo Gallery

Photos from recent activities hosted by the Pacific and Virgin Islands Training Initiatives (PITI-VITI) in support of conferences, training and leadership development, are available below.