Events

Please note the new starting time for Chapter Fraud Training Seminars in our downtown Seattle location. The meetings will begin at 2:30 p.m., have a one-half hour networking session in the middle, and end at 5:00 p.m. for 2 hours of CPE. 

December 3, 2004 (Friday).  Joint Chapter and WSCPA 8^th Annual Fraud Conference; Marriott Hotel; 3201 South 176^th Street, SeaTac (across the street and up the hill a short distance from SeaTac International Airport).  The estimated early registration fee for members of the WSCPA and the Pacific Northwest Chapter is $175 for this conference.  There is also a $6 daily parking fee if you drive your car and park in the hotel parking lot.  Car pooling is recommended to reduce the nominal cost of parking.  Registration and continental breakfast is at 8:00 a.m.  The conference begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 5:00 p.m.  Register directly with the WSCPA by calling 1-800-272-8273 (Bellevue, WA).  The conference includes eight hours of continuing professional education credit.  The course registration form can also be obtained from the WSCPA’s web site at www: wscpa.org.  You must call the WSCPA to actually register for the conference.  Ask for Lisa Chin Iwata in the Education Department.

The speakers and general topics they will present at the annual fraud conference are as follows:

(8-10:00 a.m.)   Martha Norberg/Seabold Group.  She will be speaking on the topic of Interviewing Techniques.

(10:00 a.m. – Noon)   Martin Cordell and Becky Carnell/Washington State Department of Financial Investigations.  They will be speaking on the topic of Follow the Money.

(1-3:00 p.m.)   Ron Huntington/West Sound Investigations.  He will be speaking on the topic of Employee Investigations and Video Surveillance.

(3-5:00 p.m.)   Joseph R. Dervaes, Audit Manager for Special Investigations; Washington State Auditor’s Office.  He will be speaking on the topic of Stealing from the Court – A Case Study.

President Joe Dervaes and Vice-President Norm Gierlasinski will co-chair the 8^th Annual Fraud Conference.  The Chapter Board of Officers is working on the tentative list of speakers and topics for the annual fraud conference.

Be sure to mark the following calendar year 2005 fraud training meetings on your personal schedule and plan to attend:

February 23, 2005 (Wednesday).  Chapter Fraud Training Seminar; Downtown Seattle, at 1000 Second Avenue in a 28th floor conference room of the Washington State Housing Finance Commission.  This is the old Key Towers Bank Building; but, the building currently has no name on it.  The building is located across the street and one block North of the Jackson Federal Building (corner of Second Avenue and Spring Street).  We begin all meetings promptly at 2:30 p.m., hold a 30 minute networking session at 3:30 p.m., and then complete the seminars at 4:45 p.m.  The seminar fee is $20 for Chapter members and $25 for non-members.

The speakers will be Suzanne Sarason and Leslie Pearson, Investigators/Financial Examiners from the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions.  The topic will be:  Ponzi Schemes.  The presentation includes a discussion of a current case study about a recent Ponzi Scheme that was investigated in this state.

March 2005 (dates not yet confirmed).  Joint Chapter and Association of CFE’s Two-Day Fraud Training Class at the Doubletree Hotel, 18740 International Boulevard; SeaTac (across the street from SeaTac International Airport), (206) 246-8600.

The subject of the two-day class will be Professional Interviewing Skills.  The estimated registration fee for this class is $575 for ACFE Members and $695 for Non-Members.

Note:  The Association will provide breakfast and lunch for the first day of this training class, and breakfast only for the second day of this training class.  Lunch on the second day will be on your own.

Special Note:  The Chapter will provide lunch for the second day of this training class.  See the Chapter Board of Officers on the day of the class for further details on this extra bonus for Chapter members.  This is one way the Chapter can provide more benefits to members for attending these important training events.

March 15, 2005.  Joint Chapter and Seattle Chapter/WSCPA two-hour training meeting.  The speaker will be Chapter Member Marty Biegelman, CFE, Director of the Financial Integrity Unit of Microsoft Corporation.  Marty is a Member of the ACFE Board of Directors, ACFE Fellow, and Regent Emeritus, at the Association of CFEs.  The topic is to be announced at a later date.  The meeting is held at the Washington Athletic Club in downtown Seattle from 7:30-9:30 a.m.  Additional information on registration procedures will be provided as the information becomes available.  Some training information may be available at the WSCPA web-site or by contacting them directly by calling 1-800-272-8273 (Bellevue, WA).

June 29, 2005 (Wednesday).  Annual Chapter Business Meeting and Fraud Training Seminar; (Restaurant name and address has not yet been determined); Bellevue, WA.  Door prizes will be awarded; but, you must be present to win.  The luncheon and continuing professional education for the fraud seminar is free to Chapter members and $15 for non-members.  The luncheon begins promptly at Noon, followed by a brief Chapter annual business meeting.  The fraud training seminar begins at approximately 1:00 p.m. and lasts for one hour.  Door prizes will be awarded.

The speaker for this meeting will be David Vicente, Anti-money Laundering Specialist from the Taxpayer Education and Communication Unit of the Small Business/Self-Employed Operating Division of the Internal Revenue Service, Oakland, California.  The topic will be Anti-Money Laundering Outreach.

July 11-13, 2005 (Washington, D.C.).  Association’s 16^th Annual Fraud Conference.  Register for this conference at www.cfenet.com.  The meeting times are from 1:00-5:00 p.m. on July 10, 2005, for the Pre-Conference; 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. on July 13, 2005, and from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. on all other days during the Main-Conference and Post-Conference period.  The estimated discounted registration fee for Association members is $795 for the Main-Conference.  The regular registration fee for non-members is $895 for the Main-Conference.

Vice-President Norm Gierlasinski will be the Pacific Northwest Chapter’s official representative at the Chapter Representatives Meeting held in conjunction with the Annual Fraud Conference.  He will provide a report to the Chapter on the events of this meeting.

President Joe Dervaes will attend the ACFE private non-profit corporation’s Board of Directors Meeting held in conjunction with the Conference.  He will attend the Chapter Representatives Meeting, if possible.

August 31, 2005 (Wednesday).  Chapter Fraud Training Seminar; Downtown Seattle, at 1000 Second Avenue in a 28th floor conference room of the Washington State Housing Finance Commission.  This is the old Key Towers Bank Building; but, the building currently has no name on it.  The building is located across the street and one block North of the Jackson Federal Building (corner of Second Avenue and Spring Street).  We begin all meetings promptly at 2:30 p.m., hold a 30 minute networking session at 3:30 p.m., and then complete the seminars at 4:45 p.m.  The seminar fee is $20 for Chapter members and $25 for non-members.

The speaker for this meeting will be:  Frank Walker, CFE, PI, CEC, CBC, BSBE.  Frank is a Chapter Member.  The topic will be:  Selling Fraud Prevention By Persuasion – What CFEs Can Do.

September 20, 2005.  Joint Chapter and Seattle Chapter/WSCPA two-hour training meeting at a date to be announced later.  The speaker will be Chapter President, Joseph R. Dervaes, CFE, CIA, Audit Manager for Special Investigations, Washington State Auditor’s Office.  Joe is the 2003 Cressey Fraud Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, a Member of the ACFE Board of Directors, ACFE Fellow, Regent Emeritus, and Distinguished Achievement Award Winner at the Association of CFEs.  The topic will be Accounts Receivable Fraud using a handout from writings in his By-Line Column, Frauds Finer Points, published in The Fraud Magazine.  The meeting is held at the Washington Athletic Club in downtown Seattle from 7:30-9:30 a.m.  Additional information on registration procedures will be provided as the information becomes available.  Some training information may be available at the WSCPA web-site or by contacting them directly by calling 1-800-272-8273 (Bellevue, WA).

October 26, 2005 (Wednesday).  Chapter Fraud Training Seminar; Downtown Seattle, at 1000 Second Avenue in a 28th floor conference room of the Washington State Housing Finance Commission.  This is the old Key Towers Bank Building; but, the building currently has no name on it.  The building is located across the street and one block North of the Jackson Federal Building (corner of Second Avenue and Spring Street).  We begin all meetings promptly at 2:30 p.m., hold a 30 minute networking session at 3:30 p.m., and then complete the seminars at 4:45 p.m.  The seminar fee is $20 for Chapter members and $25 for non-members.

The speaker and topic for this meeting have not yet been determined.

December 2, 2005 (Friday).  Joint Chapter/WSCPA’s 9^th Annual Fraud Conference at the SeaTac Marriott Hotel; 3201 South 176^th Street, SeaTac (across the street and up the hill a short distance from SeaTac International Airport).  The estimated early registration fee for members of the WSCPA and the Pacific Northwest Chapter is $175 for this conference.  There is also a $6 daily parking fee if you drive your car and park in the hotel parking lot.  Car pooling is recommended to reduce the nominal cost of parking.  Registration and continental breakfast is at 8:00 a.m.  The conference begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 5:00 p.m.  Register directly with the WSCPA by calling 1-800-272-8273 (Bellevue, WA).  The conference includes eight hours of continuing professional education credit.  The course registration form can also be obtained from the WSCPA’s web site at www: wscpa.org.  You must call the WSCPA to actually register for the conference.  Ask for Lisa Chin Iwata in the Education Department.