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Greetings:
After a very successful November meeting of the Chapter where Alan Siegfried, Auditor General of the InterAmerican Development Bank, hosted approximately 50 members and guests for an excellent presentation on Internal Audit's Role in Enterprise Risk Management, we plan on having a Gala 60th Birthday Party on December 17th at 5:00 PM at the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel Quorum Room. Patricia Miller, Chair of the Institute of Internal Auditors will be in town and will be our featured speaker.
Ms Miller, a partner with Deloitte and Touche and Chair of the Institute of Internal Auditors will be speaking on the "Global Internal Auditing Profession"
It is also the Chapter's 60th birthday party where we will be honoring new CIAs and CGAP, past presidents and some of the members with at least 25 years of membership with the Chapter. We will also have a cash bar, hot hors d'ourves, coffee, sodas and a birthday cake to celebrate the occasion.
We have also invited Chief Audit Executives and Inspector Generals from the Washington Metropolitan area to meet with Ms. Miller at 3:00 PM for an Audit Roundtable. At this time she will discuss the state of the internal audit profession and discuss audit issues with these top audit professionals.
We have invited students from area colleges to join us for the 5:00 PM meeting to meet with the members of the Chapter and to hear the Chair's remarks.
The cost for this meeting is $40 and you need to register and pay (through PayPal) on line at the Washington DC Chapter site, www.theiia.org/chapters/index.cfm?cid=27. You could also register on line and pay at the door with cash or check (No credit cards at the door).
During November, I met with Deborah Nichols, DC Auditor and her staff to discuss the Washington DC Chapter, what we are doing and asking what we can do for them. The Office of the District of Columbia Auditor is one of several IIA Group Members in the Washington DC area. I plan on visiting more Group and Government Group members during the year to discuss the Chapter, what we are doing and what we can do for the members.
Future Meetings of the Chapter are as follows:
January 12, 2009 at L'Enfant Plaza Hotel
Title: Fraud (Specifics to be covered later)
Speaker: Peter Viksnins is a Director in the Investigations practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Washington, DC. Peter has been with PricewaterhouseCoopers for 10 years and has extensive US and international investigations and litigation/arbitration support experience. Peter is a Certified Fraud Examiner and member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. He holds a Master's degree in International Business Diplomacy from Georgetown University's Edmund Walsh School of Foreign Service and a Bachelor's degree in Finance from the Georgetown University School of Business.
February 12, 2009 at L'Enfant Plaza Hotel
Speaker: Bridgette Theurer - an executive and career coach and the founder of ClearCompass (www.clearcompass.com). She works with organizational leaders and career professionals who want to raise their game, increase their impact, and expand their contribution. Bridgette is an expert in identifying the hidden or untapped talent within individuals and organizations, and in bringing to light the best thinking of her clients.
The title of the presentation: Challenged and Overwhelmed? Regain Your Balance, Talent and Potential - share some thoughts on the topic of Work/Life Balance. Join us to learn proven strategies that will help you to deal more effectively with the problem of overwhelm. Explore the myth of time management and how managing our capacity and our energy is the key to a more balanced, whole life. Discover how you can become more energized and inspired at work, and less drained and tired by the competing demands on your time.
March 16-18, 2009 General Audit Management (GAM) Conference at Gaylord Hotel in Prince Georges County Maryland.
Keynote Speaker - David Walker, former Comptroller General
Chapter working out details for meeting/events in connection with GAM
As you can tell, this year is going to be an exciting one and we invite all members to come out and enjoy the meetings and network with their fellow audit professionals.
Sincerely,
Jim Stewart
President
Jcs51@comcast.net
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