The Fox Valley/Central Wisconsin IIA Chapter serves upper Wisconsin, north of the Madison and Milwaukee chapters, as well as parts of upper Michigan.

The Chapter Board is currently looking for new volunteer members, if interested please contact any Board member on the right.

Attached is the 2008/2009 training schedule.

November 6, 2008 - Best Practices in Internal Auditing, see attached  for details and to register.  Please register by October 31, 2008.

Training & Event Cancellation Policy:

Cancellations received after noon 1 week prior to the training/event will be charged a cancellation fee. Substitutions of another member from your organization may attend in your place without a cancellation fee. Cancellation fees are event specific. See event registration for details.

The Cheddar Letter
The Chapter's newsletter, the Cheddar Letter for the 2nd Quarter 2008 is now available! Take a look, and if you have any comments, please send them to Melissa Groth.

Strategic Partnership
Discussions have begun with the Packerland Chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants about collaboration possibilities for future training events. Click here to visit their website and learn more about upcoming IMA training events.

Job Opportunities
Click here for all posted job openings. If you have an opening you would like posted, please contact Susan Obermiller.

Milwaukee Chapter

Madison Chapter

Chicago Chapter

The Chicago Chapter is requesting your help. Measuring Legal Counsel Performance: J. Scott Fargason is a CIA. He teaches at Louisiana State University and is in the process of collecting information on various measures of legal counsel performance. Examples include but are not limited to the following: legal case turnover ratios, case "profitability" measures, various aging schedules, and cost per case analysis. Please help support this research effort. If your organization conducts any measures of legal counsel performance please contact him by email (fargason@lsu.edu) or phone (225-578-6220).

Chicago West Chapter

Twin Cities Chapter

Other Institutions

CIA Exam Course NIU (Northern Illinois University) NIC is offering a CIA Exam Course, see the link for 2008 details.

IIA Computer Based Training (CBT rollout)

The IIA is pleased to announce a significant enhancement to its certification program. Beginning in May 2008, certification testing will be available on a year-round basis through the new computer-based testing (CBT) process. Certification candidates will be able to take full advantage of computer-based testing anytime throughout the year in multiple languages. For more details click here.

Common Body of Knowledge

The Common Body of Knowledge (CBOK) is an ongoing research program that will broaden understanding of how internal auditing is practiced throughout the world. At the core of the program is a survey distributed to internal auditors worldwide regarding their work. The survey findings will help in guidance, standards, and certification examinations to serve more than 110,000 IIA members. The program was created through The William G. Bishop III, CIA, Memorial Fund, developed by The IIA Research Foundation to honor the vision and passion of our dynamic past president. Click here for more information.

ME (Member Exchange) (http://www.theiia.org/memberexchange/ ) is the networking tool, helping YOU connect with your IIA colleagues. Member Exchange helps you to make the best connections in the shortest amount of time. Member Exchange - one more benefit of IIA membership.

IIA's Audit Career Center features global job opportunities. Click on the logo for details.

IIA Insight (free to IIA members)IIA Insight is our member newsletter designed to help you discover the many ways you can use IIA services, products, and training opportunities to get ahead and maintain your cutting edge.