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Welcome to the Southwestern Virginia chapter's web site. Bookmark our site and visit often.

www.theiia.org/southwestvirginia

The Southwestern Virginia chapter is located in the beautiful Roanoke Valley.  Our membership territory includes several communities within Southwestern Virginia. Our District I, Mid-Atlantic Region, IIA co-affiliates are Richmond and Tidewater (Norfolk).

We hope you will find this website useful and encourage you to also visit The IIA's global website using The IIA Home button above.


Chapter Newsletter

Click here to download and view our most recent edition of our chapter newsletter, AUDITALK.


2011-2012 Chapter Year - CPE Schedule

Below is the CPE schedule for the year, please do not hesitate to contact any of your leadership for ideas or opportunities.

Date

Topic

Speaker

Location

CPEs

Price

9/20/11

How to Succeed at Almost Everything

Dr. Terry Whisnant

Hotel Roanoke

1

$25

10/4/11

Fraud Prevention Training

- How leading entities are saving millions by fighting fraud effectively
- Deterrence vs. detection – the lessons from other industries
- Why traditional internal controls often fail to deter fraud
- The seven fraud deterrence processes all companies should have
- How to find the gaps in your fraud deterrence processes
- Avoiding common mistakes in fraud risk assessment
- Using process re-engineering to cut your fraud risks dramatically

ACFE

Roanoke Higher Education

8

$200 members

 

$250 non-members

4/3/12

Searching for Sensitive Data (PLEASE NOTE: This has been rescheduled to the April date shown on the left)

Randy Marchany 

Roanoke Higher Education

3

$25 members

$30 non-members

2/7/12

Critical Thinking

- Learn critical thinking methods
- Explore the critical thinking methods used by experts
- Develop a mindset that will help you examine processes and issues timely
- Understand how critical thinking helps identify and solve problems innovatively and timely

Raven Global Training 

Roanoke Higher Education

8

$150 members

 

$200 non-members

4/19/12

&

4/20/12

1) Forensics and Financial Fraud: Real World Issues and Answers   (8 CPEs)

Highlights: Fraud risk management, Role of the forensic accountant, Fraud deterrence and prevention programs, Fraud detection strategy, Fraud Schemes, Fraud incident response, Issues for the CPA in industry or practice.

2) Top Ten Fraud Schemes: How to Detect and Prevent Them  (8 CPEs)

Highlights: Major financial statement frauds including corruption conspiracies regarding sales and other types of revenue, estimates, journal entries, and other accounts, major misappropriation of asset frauds including skimming, larceny, and embezzlement involving inventory, payables, and other accounts, Ponzi schemes, Control implementation ideas, and Risk factors in accordance with the revised authoritative guidance on fraud.

AICPA (American Institute of CPAs) 

Roanoke Higher Education

8 or 16

Members

$150 per day or $230 both days

 

Non-members

$200 per day or $350 for both days

Topic: Critical Thinking
Date: 2/7/2012, 8:30 - 5pm (8am for sign-in)
Speaker: Raven Global Training
Location: Roanoke Higher Education Center
CPEs: 8
Price: $150 for members, $200 for non-members. Make checks payable to "IIA - Southwest VA Chapter" and can be mailed to:

Carlton Courtney, IIA Chapter Treasurer
c/o Carilion Clinic Internal Audit, CASB Suite 701
PO Box 40032
Roanoke, VA 24022-0032

RSVP: Please RSVP with Mandy Burton (amanda.burton@nscorp.com) by 1/31/2012

Abstract:  This course is designed for managers and their teams who collaborate on resolving issues. Individual contributors will also study examples to improve individual critical thinking skills using current issues facing the attendee. This course will provide tools and techniques used in critical thinking methods and opportunities to apply the methods, tools, and techniques to real issues.

ATTENDEES WILL (NASBA Learning Objectives)

Learn critical thinking methods, Explore the critical thinking methods used by experts, Develop a mindset that will help you examine processes and issues timely, Understand how critical thinking helps identify and solve problems innovatively and timely

COURSE OUTLINE (8 CPE)

  • Understanding critical thinking
    • Defining critical thinking
    • Benefits of critical thinking
    • Types of thinking
    • Associations and linkages
    • The single, most important, most profound concept in critical thinking
  • Critical thinking methods and process
    • Critical thinking for teams
    • Roles and responsibilities
    • Leading others
    • Individuality
    • Motivation
    • Champions of success
  • Questioning skills for discovery and information gathering
    • Understanding assumptions
    • Types of questions
    • When to ask questions
    • Gaining clarity
    • Listening to responses and details
  • Conclusions and decision making
    • Innovation, creativity, and intuition
    • Criteria
    • Stakeholders
    • Practical decisions and solutions


If you are interested in attending any of our upcoming seminars, please fill out the corresponding Registration form:

April 2012 (Data Security) - Rescheduled from January
February 2012 (Critical Thinking)
April 2012 (Fraud) 


If you need CPEs during the summer months, don't forget about IIA's free webinars.

Are you in need of CPEs but running short on funds?

The IIA is now offering a monthly webinar exclusively to IIA members:
• Webinars are a free opportunity for IIA members
• Earn up to 12 CPEs each year
• Participants of live events may be eligible for up to one NASBA CPE per event
• Members should be receiving announcements each month for the upcoming topic and open registration

Use the link below for more information:

http://www.theiia.org/membership/current-members/members-only-webinars/ 

 


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Help Us Reach Gold in the CAP Program!

We're always calculating our Chapter Achievement Program points and we need to know when our members participate in either of the following activities:    

  1. Speaking on an internal audit topic at a meeting, seminar, or CPE class
  2. Submitting an article to a trade publication such as The Internal Auditor, CAE Bulletin, IIA Educator, and other specialty newsletters

If you have participated in one or more of these activities, please e-mail the details to Elizabeth Bowler.


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PRESIDENT
Elizabeth Bowler
Carilion
EBowler@carilion.com

VICE PRESIDENT 
Catherine Swain
Norfolk Southern

catherine.swain
@nscorp.com

SECRETARY 
Amanda Burton
Norfolk Southern

Amanda.burton
@nscorp.com

TREASURER
Carlton Courtney
Carilion
eccourtney
@carilionclinic.org

WEBMASTER & NEWSLETTER CHAIR
Karen Bennett
Advance Auto Parts
karen.bennett@advance-auto.com

MEMBERSHIP CHAIR
Cheryl Ramsey
Carilion
cdramsey@carilion.com 

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