January 2010

Welcome back from the holidays to the start of the second half of our chapter year! I hope everyone enjoyed the holidays and is excited for our upcoming slate of events. Thanks to those who attended our annual holiday session at Lakefront Brewery as we heard Russ Klisch, Lakefront's President, explain his successes and challenges in starting and operating Lakefront Brewery. Also, for those who couldn't attend, we announced that we won our bid to host a Regional Conference in 2011! Mark your calendars for a 2.5 day conference right here in our home town on September 25 - 28, 2011. Thanks to our Committee Chairs - Heidi Humbert from We Energies and David Cook from Robert W. Baird - and the rest of the committee for all their hard work and efforts. If you are interested in sponsorships, volunteering, programs, etc., please contact me and I will put you in touch with the right team member.

The second half of the chapter year will continue to bring topics that you suggested during our annual survey. Our February event will be a 2 CPE breakfast session highlighting a great, local success story from Rexnord on automating your internal audit organization and titled: Unleashing the Hidden Value of IA While Escaping the Nightmare of the Program Mechanics. Also, mark your calendars for February 26th as we are bringing Bill Jelen, Mr. Excel himself, back to provide us more Excel tips and tricks (including features in Excel 2007). Stay tuned to the "Events" section of our website and e-mail invitations in the near future.

Please continue to check our website for further details on future events, news, job postings and other audit resources.  As in the past, our primary method of communication is through the website and e-mail.  If you have changed jobs, moved, or have profile changes, please update your information by visiting the IIA at www.theiia.org or calling the IIA’s Customer Service at 407-937-1100.

Steve Schmidbauer
Chapter President
steve.schmidbauer@jeffersonwells.com

Features on this website include the following:

News Section which offers employment opportunities and other pertinent chapter news and information including certification exam information. If you are interested in posting job opportunities, contact Ross Werner. The cost is $50 for 2 months.

Events Section  which provides information regarding chapter events and available training sessions. As more details become availablethey will be posted to the Events section of this website.

Resources Section  which offers web links to other organizations and internal audit-related websites and resources. Don't forget to visit The IIA for your first stop for valuable resources.

Members-Only Section which has the Chapter Directory located in the Members' Library for easy reference and other more confidential information.This section also has past meeting presentations (if available). This section is limited to Milwaukee Chapter members.

Please direct any questions regarding the IIA Milwaukee Chapter and sponsored events to the Chapter President - Steve Schmidbauer.

Any comments or suggested updates regarding the website can be directed to the Chapter Webmaster - Ross Werner.