Welcome - North Central Florida Chapter  
  http://www.theiia.org/NorthCentralFL

See the President's Message (updated 6/2/2010)

NEXT CHAPTER EVENTS: (See CALENDAR)     

Roundtable  Meeting
       August 19, 2010

  Speaker:  Jeff Capehart
                     IT Audit Manager - UF
  Topics:     Automated Work Paper Software
  Time:       12:00 noon - 1:00 pm
  Cost:        Free
  Where:    UF HR Building Room 120

Please register in advance!  Register Me!   (<--- Details/Register)

RISK-IT is a comprehensive IT risk governance framework fully integrated with COSO, ERM, COBIT and VAL-IT.  Risk IT was developed by a team of global business and IT experts from ISACA and more information is available at www.isaca.org/riskit.  The framework is very useful for auditors defining common key IT risks with mapping of key controls and other suggested controls. 

Johan Lidros is the co-founder and President of Transcendent Group providing Technology Risk Management Services in Florida and Europe.  He has authored several articles on IT risk management and been a speaker at several seminars regarding IT security and IT risk management.

Please register in advance!  More Details/Register   (<--- Registration Closed. )

NCFIIA REFUND/CANCELLATION POLICY: Refunds will only be provided for registration cancellations received more than 3 days prior to the scheduled Chapter meeting due to financial commitments with our meeting location vendor. If you register for a meeting and do not attend, please understand that you are still liable for payment of the registration fee. Thank you for understanding.

For your convenience, you may pay for your meeting registration with a credit card or PAYPAL.

FRAUDFEST 2010

Speakers:  See Flyer for full Agenda

Links to speaker websites:
Jerome Mayne/Fraudcon Inc.
 www.fraudcon.com 

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PLEASE HELP!

Your NCFIIA Board voted to adopt the St. Francis House for community outreach efforts this year.  St. Francis House desperately needs to replenish its pantry. When you attend future Chapter meetings and seminars, we ask that you please bring canned goods or other non-perishable food stuffs for donation.  Thank you!

STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS

The Institute of Internal Auditors, North Central Florida Chapter, is pleased to announce the opportunity to apply for student scholarships. The types of scholarships and requirements to qualify are shown below:

NCFIIA Membership Scholarship – Student:  scholarship provides membership in the Institute of Internal Auditors.

Requirements to qualify are:

• Enrolled full time or part time at a community college or university

Submit an essay for consideration to the NCFIIA Scholarship Committee (email to  gsheffi@ufl.edu ).  The essay should include information about your education, work experience, and interest in internal audit.

Benefits derived from these scholarships are:

• Networking with successful professionals
• Introduction to local government leaders
• Interesting and relevant topics covered in meetings
• Training and development
• Learning benefits of auditing as a career
• One free chapter meeting (excludes chapter seminars) eligible for one year upon award.

Certified Internal Audit (CIA) Exam Scholarship – Student:  scholarship provides reimbursement for exam fees and each part passed of the exam.   Requirements to qualify are:

• Enrolled as full time senior level undergraduate (12 semester  hours) or graduate (9 semester hours) student
• Register and take the exam while enrolled as a student.

Submit an essay for consideration to the NCFIIA Academic/Certification/Scholarship Committee (email to gsheffi@ufl.edu ).  The essay should include information about your education, work experience, and interest in internal audit. 

• Exam fees will be reimbursed for each part passed up to one year after the scholarship is awarded.    

CIA Exam Information 

We urge you to consider the Certified Internal Auditor® program as part of your future career goals.    REGISTER ONLINE 

Learn the specifics of the six steps to earning a certification in internal auditing:    Six Steps   (Decide, Determine, Register, Prepare, Test, Certificate)

For more information, please see the IIA website at    www.theiia.org   or contact Jeanne Covington, a member of the CIA Advocate’s Council, at (352) 265-7969 or    covinj@shands.ufl.edu.

The exam format is now computer based testing (CBT). 

Members:   Application Fee - $60  Exam fee (per part) $130

Non-members:   Application Fee - $75  Exam fee  (per part) $160 

TIME FOR A CHANGE?  SEE OUR JOB LISTINGS UNDER 'RESOURCES'!

IF YOUR COMPANY NEEDS INTERNAL AUDITORS, LET US KNOW

Help Us Stay GOLD  in the CAP Program

For our SEVENTH year, we received the Gold Award. We are in our eighth year, and we continually calculate our Chapter Achievement Program (CAP) points. We need to know when our members participate in either of the following activities:  

• Speaking (voluntary, unpaid) on an internal audit topic at a meeting, seminar, or CPE class.
• 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 Wallace Watford at wallace@marioncountyclerk.org

SPECIAL DISCOUNTS ON TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR NCFIIA MEMBERS

GLEIM:  Gleim Publications develops and distributes a variety of study and reference materials for the CIA, CPA, and other exams.  Gleim Publications has offered IIA Chapter members the opportunity to purchase all CIA materials and Online CPE at a discount of 20%, including pre-discounted sets.  Just go  here.  What a great opportunity!

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The John Reid and Associates Group will be conducting several seminars in Florida on The Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation. The normal fee is $605 per person. HOWEVER, you will receive a discount for being an NCFIIA member. You can attend for $450 - a savings of $155 per person. In addition, you can purchase any Reid products at a discount price. Visit their website at http://www.reid.com/ to find out more about their training opportunities. Be sure to use the Chapter's discount number of A20-088.  

North Central Florida Chapter of the IIA
P.O. Box 90013
Gainesville, FL 32607-0013