Welcome to the
Northern Virginia Chapter
of The IIA

The August Newsletter, "The Northern Virginia Audit Review" is available now!   Please click here to read.

Highlights of August's newsletter include:

• Welcoming our 2008/2009 Leadership
• President's Message
• September Meeting Announcement
• South Carolina IA Conference
• September Seminar: Write Right
• General Meeting Information
• Chapter Events and Meeting Schedule
• Thank You to our 2007/2008 Leadership
• Call for Volunteers
• Newsletter Information
• Leadership Team Contact Information

 All newsletter questions and submissions should be directed to Erica Gonzalezat egonzaleziia@yahoo.com

 September Monthly Meeting

Topic:  Taking IT to the Next Level: How Internal Audit Can Help

Instructor:  Raina Rose Tagle, Partner, Beers+ Cutler

Date:  Thursday, September 4, 2008

Sponsor:  

Presentation Overview:  How can an organization's Information Technology (IT) department move beyond providing just day-to-day support to become a more strategic, CIO-level function? This presentation will review IT governance controls and processes that can help to evolve IT's ability to further organizational objectives, as well as cover how an internal audit assessment can provide insight into opportunities for IT to operate more strategically.

Please click here to learn more and to register!

 Register now for our upcoming seminar!!

Topic:  Write Right - Techniques for Effective Audit Writing

Instructor:  Ann Butera, The Whole Person Project

Date:  Thursday, September 11, 2008

Location:   Spectrum Group Conference Center

Time:  8:30 - 5:00 (Registration starts at 8:00)

Cost:  $195 IIA Members / $249 Non-Members

CPE:  8 Hours

Please click here to learn more and to register!

 The Subscription Package is back!

The Northen Virginia Chapter is once again offering a discount for regular attendance at our monthly meetings.  The subscription package includes nine monthly dinner meetings at Maggiano's in Tysons Corner (which may be shared by employees within the same company) and costs $400.  This is a savings of over 10% off of the already discounted members price!  To sign-up for this package please click on the link below:

 Miss the seminar?  Buy the book!!

The Chapter has extra copies of Cynthia Cooper's Extraordinary Circumstances: The Journey of a Corporate Whistleblower.  These autographed copies are being sold for just $21.00!  B ulk pricing is also available. Contact Ashley Steadman at asteadman@vzw.blackberry.net for additional information.

 Are you LinkedIn??

LinkedIn is an online network of more than 25 million experienced professionals from around the world, representing 150 industries.   LinkedIn's mission is to help professionals be more effective in their daily work and open doors to opportunities using existing professional relationships.  Through your LinkedIn network you can:

• Find potential clients, service providers, subject experts, and partners who come recommended
• Be found for business opportunities
• Search for great jobs
• Discover inside connections that can help you land jobs and close deals
• Post and distribute job listings
• Find high-quality passive candidates
• Get introduced to other professionals through the people you know

Our Chapter has created a LinkedIn group to further enhance your LinkedIn experience.  Please click here to join!

 Pictures.....Pictures....Pictures....

Everyone loves pictures, and the NOVA IIA Chapter is putting them online!  We have teamed with Flickr, a leading online photo management and sharing application.  Please click here to view our photos!

Over this coming weeks/months we will be adding new photos of events, meetings, etc., so please check back regularly!

16th Annual South Carolina Statewide Internal Auditing Conference

The 16th annual South Carolina statewide Internal Auditing Conference is being held October 6-8, 2008 at the Beach Cove Resort in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.  Please contact Myra Rose (mbrose@santeecooper.com) for more information on the event and to sign up!

Master of Science in Business Accounting

The University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business is accepting applications for the Smith Master of Science in Business: Accounting program. Developed by Smith's internationally recognized accounting faculty in consultation with the "big four" public accounting firms and other accounting professionals, the program will prepare you for the expanded role accountants play in consulting, information management and strategic planning. With a focus on internal audit, the program also provides 30 credits applicable toward the CPA education requirement. The curriculum features an action learning project and covers such topics as: forensic auditing, business ethics, corporate governance, managerial accounting, and IT security, controls, and auditing. Classes meet on Saturdays for 15 months. Individuals interested in learning more can sign up for an information session on the Smith School website: http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/ms

IIA Certification Announcement

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. Originally scheduled for roll-out in February with pre-determined testing windows, CBT will now go live in May, with no testing-window constraints. This means that certification candidates will be able to take full advantage of computer-based testing anytime throughout the year in multiple languages.

To further enhance the CBT process, The IIA has contracted with an industry-leading software vendor to deliver a high-quality registration and application process, resulting in a more complete launch. “By slightly delaying CBT roll-out,” says IIA Vice President Professional Practices Susan Lione, CIA, CCSA, CGAP, CFSA, “we will be able to offer long-term benefits that far exceed previous expectations!”

Please check The IIA’s Web site in March for program details and information on the registration process. Registration will begin in April. (The registration process and timing may differ in countries in which the local IIA institute manages the registration process. Candidates should refer to The IIA’s Web site for a list of these countries, along with contact information). Upon registering, a candidate will have six months to sit for the exam. Candidates who do not pass an exam part must wait 90 days before being allowed to retest. Upon its availability, more information will be posted to The IIA’s Web site at www.theiia.org/certification.

Common Body of Knowledge

The CBOK 2006 study is the largest project ever undertaken by The IIA Research Foundation. It will produce a continuously expanding library of information about the practice of the internal audit profession world-wide - a Common Body of Knowledge. The study was conducted in the form of carefully-engineered surveys to Chief Audit Executives (CAE), internal audit practitioners of all levels of experience, and IIA Chapter and Institute leaders.

For more information visit: 

http://www.theiia.org/research/common-body-of-knowledge/about-cbok/

Members Exchange

Another benefit of your IIA membership!

As much as The Institute of Internal Auditors is about ideas and products, more than anything it's about people. To help you connect with your colleagues, the IIA is pleased to offer you an exciting new networking tool - Member Exchange (ME). This service, available exclusively to IIA members, helps facilitate connections between all members of our community.

For more information visit

    http://www.theiia.org/memberexchange/

PayPal and NOVA IIA Chapter Events

You can pre-pay through PayPal using either a credit card or a transfer from your own PayPal account, if you have one. Go to the Events page, use Register Me to post your RSVP and then go down to the announcement section and make your payment at the same time. When making a payment for several staff members, please include everyone's name in the comments section of the registration form to make it easier to track all the attendees.

Take your career to the next level.....Volunteer Today!

At the NOVA IIA Chapter, we are actively seeking volunteers. Volunteering is a great opportunity to meet new people and network with others in the internal audit profession. To view the current NOVA IIA chapter committees click here . If you are interested in assisting one of our sitting chairs and recieving more information about the responsibilities of each of the chairs, please contact the chairperson directly through the e-mail address included in each committee description.

2007-2008 Meeting Schedule

Note: Meeting dates, topics, and presenters are subject to change.