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February 2011 Volume 45 No. 6 IIA Audit News …A newsletter for members of the Albany Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors In This Issue: President’s Message p. 2 Champions of Change Workshop p. 3 Membership News p. 4 Academic Relations p. 5 CAP Corner p. 6 Calendar p. 7-8 1 IIA Audit News February 2011 By Marc A. Rubin, CIA, CISA Time is flying by – but thankfully we have a large number of people in the Chapter working to help out. From those spending a couple of hours every few weeks, to those running programs, to those holding officer roles – all of this time is for your benefit. One of the benefits you’re receiving this Chapter year (through May) is continuing to have a significant number of CPEs available to you – more than 100 of them! Your Chapter Board has repeatedly found a way to slash the cost of attendance to members! As an example, the recent Tech Conference was less than $11 per CPE. Implementing Cvent – our newest registration tool – has made registering a snap. And the survey after each session will provide the feedback needed to help the Chapter to continue the quality programs you want! Our newest peek at a Chapter volunteer focuses on Sandi Trzcinski. Sandi works in OSC Financial Reporting. She had worked at two local CPA firms from 1996 - 2006, has her CGAP, and is working on her CGFM. Sandi’s been our Treasurer since 2006. For the past three years, she’s also been ...

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IIA Audit News

February 2011

Volume 45

No. 6

…A newsletter for members of the Albany Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors

In This Issue:

President’s

Message

p. 2

Champions of

Change

Workshop

p. 3

Membership

News

p. 4

Academic

Relations

p. 5

CAP Corner

p. 6

Calendar

p. 7-8

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IIA Audit News

February 2011

By Marc A. Rubin, CIA, CISA

Time is flying by – but thankfully we have a large number of people in the Chapter working to help out.

From those spending a couple of hours every few weeks, to those running programs, to those holding

officer roles – all of this time is for your benefit.

One of the benefits you’re receiving this Chapter year (through May) is continuing to have a significant

number of CPEs available to you – more than 100 of them!

Your Chapter Board has repeatedly found a way to slash the cost of attendance to members!

As an

example, the recent Tech Conference was less than $11 per CPE.

Implementing Cvent – our newest registration tool – has made registering a snap.

And the survey after

each session will provide the feedback needed to help the Chapter to continue the quality programs you

want!

Our newest peek at a Chapter volunteer focuses on Sandi Trzcinski.

Sandi works in OSC Financial

Reporting.

She had worked at two local CPA firms from 1996 - 2006, has her CGAP, and is working on her

CGFM.

Sandi’s been our Treasurer since 2006.

For the past three years, she’s also been the Treasurer of

the Latham Woman's League, and is always available to lend a helping hand.

It must run in the family:

her sister Suzi was the AGA Treasurer from 2006 – 2008.

Sandi is responsible for the books, the banking, and the payables and receivables for the Chapter.

She

works with other professional organizations to collect and disburse revenues.

Many people might be

intimidated being the Treasurer for a room full of auditors, but not Sandi.

She handles the role with grace

and confidence.

Thank you Sandi, for all your hard work!

Again, if you’d like to volunteer some time, let Sandi (or me, at

[e-mail]

– or any of the Board

members – just check the website) know.

We’d love to have your help.

Marc

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IIA Audit News

February 2011

Champions of Change Workshop

When:

May 12, 2011 – 8:30 am – 4:00 pm

Registration and Continental Breakfast – 8:00 am – 8:30 am

Buffet Lunch Provided

Where:

Italian American Community Center

257 Washington Avenue Extension

Albany, NY 12205

Instructor:

Jeffrey Berk, CPA, is a process consultant and author of the book

“Champions of Change:

The Manager’s Guide to Creating Sustainable

Improvements in Business Process.”

Jeff has taught in the graduate

programs at Northwestern University (Kellogg School) and Loyola

University.

CPEs:

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Cost:

$125- IIA Members ; $150-All Others

Early Bird discount of $50 if you register by April 15, 2011

This workshop is a teaching tool for all audit professionals, regardless of their industry or functional area.

It will educate them on the concepts and tools they need in order to make process changes in the areas

for which they have accountability. This business process audit workshop covers the following training

objectives:

•

Process improvement methodologies and the tools to execute it

•

Differences between popular performance improvement movements (6 Sigma, ISO,

Baldrige)

•

Learn about the role of historic data analysis in process improvement

•

Learn how to build effective questionnaires and conduct powerful focus groups

•

Hear the 17 key components for managing and optimizing processes

•

Gain practical tips to managing business risks within processes

•

Understand the importance of change management in improving processes

•

Discuss how to harness knowledge management to optimize processes

•

Discuss why training is a powerful tool to successful implementations

•

Learn a credible process to quantify the return on your process improvement initiatives

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IIA Audit News

February 2011

Membership News

By Jessica Camuti

Welcome to Our Newest Members (As of 01/26/11):

John Dowling – Momentive

Abigail Fox – City of Albany

Peter Avery – NYS

Sandy Greene – NYS OMH

James Murray – NYS Police

Stephen Smith – NYS Police

Ellwood Sloat Jr. – NYS Police

Denise Sheriff – NYS OSC

Frank Roddy Jr. – NYS Lottery

Martin Ralph – NYS Police

Dale Pogoda – NYS Thruway Authority

Richard Nuzzo – NYS Police

Robert Murphy – NYS Police

Alicia Fiorino – NYS OSC

Sam Altieri – NYS Insurance Fund

JoAnn Alberico – NYS Police

Gary Dorow – NYS DOH

Anil Thomas – NYS DOH

Amrita Singh – NYS DOH

David Pisaneschi – NYS DOH

Steven Nieminski – NYS DOH

Michael Medved – NYS DOH

Stephen LaCasse – NYS DOH

David Graber – NYS DOH

Stephen Abbott – NYS DOH

Kathryn Towle – Akwesasne Mohawk Casino

The Chapter would like to share your "Good News."

If you would like to announce any personal or

professional accomplishments (weddings, birth announcements, promotions, certifications, etc.) please

email me at

[e-mail]

.

Also, if you have suggestions for a spotlight highlighting a local

company, audit group or member please let me know of your ideas.

IIA Audit News

February 2011

By Kristina Massaconi

This semester, the Academic Relations Committee (ARC) attended a career fair at Schenectady County

Community College and a Business Professionals Panel at UAlbany. Both events were successful, and we

look forward to reaching a larger audience during the spring semester.

The ARC is always looking for new members – even if you can’t make every event, we’d love to have you

join us. If you are an alumnus of a local college, attending an event could be beneficial for both you and

the students. Not only will you be assisting future alumni by sharing the knowledge you have gained

through your experiences working in the world of internal audit, you will provide these students with a

valuable resource for career planning.

Our presentations include information on the IIA, internal auditing as a profession, and the benefits of

becoming an internal auditor. Many students in undergraduate and graduate programs are looking at

different ways to expand their accounting and auditing knowledge, and our program has been able to

inform students of the different types of jobs, certifications, and trainings offered by the IIA.

If you are interested, or would like more information, please contact Kristina Massaconi at

[e-mail]

or [phone].

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IIA Audit News

February 2011

By Karen Cronin, CPC

The Chapter Achievement Program is designed to recognize activities

that promote the strategic objectives of The IIA. This program

provides minimum standards of performance for providing service to

our Chapter members, providing service to the internal auditing

profession and for administering the activities of the Chapter.

The

Program emphasizes the basic mission of the Chapter, encourages

Chapters to perform that mission, and provides Chapters with a means

to evaluate their success in accomplishing that mission.

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Category

Standard for

Bronze

Albany Chapter

(to Date)

As of January 10, 2011

Service to Members

325.00

873.62

269.00%

Achieved!

Service to Profession

200.00

314.56

157.00%

Achieved!

Chapter Administration

160.00

239.00

149.00%

Achieved!

685.00

1,427.18

WE HAVE REACHED SILVER!!!!

Targets:

Bronze

685

Silver

1,060

Gold (Platinum)

1,560

Don’t forget to report your

speaking hours to Joel

Biederman !

jbiederman@ OSC.state.ny.us

Or phone

[phone]

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IIA Audit News

February 2011

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

2010-2011

Albany Chapter – Institute of Internal Auditors

SEPTEMBER

September 28-29, 2010

CGAP Review Course

16 CPEs

September 30, 2010

Professional

Networking with Leil

Lowndes

3 CPEs

September 2010

Webinar –

Leveraging the IA

Capability Maturity

Model for Your

Industry

2 CPEs

OCTOBER

October 14, 2010

Webinar –

Uncovering Vendor

Fraud and Theft

2 CPEs

October 21, 2010

Construction & IT

Security Auditing

7 CPEs

NOVEMBER

November 22-23, 2010

Fraud Conference

Up to 16 CPEs

November 30, 2010

Webinar – Creating

the Internal Audit

Value Proposition

2 CPEs

DECEMBER

December 9, 2010

Holiday Luncheon

No CPEs

December 28, 2010

Webinar –

Implementing a

Control Self

Assessment

Framework

2 CPEs

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IIA Audit News

February 2011

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

2010-2011

Albany Chapter – Institute of Internal Auditors

JANUARY

January 20, 2011

Webinar –

Establishing

Accountability and

Transparency

through Performance

Auditing

2 CPEs

January 27, 2011

Technology

Conference

7 CPEs

FEBRUARY

February 2-3, 2011

CCSA Facilitation

Training

16 CPEs

February 8, 2011

Overview of the

Quality Assurance

Review Process

2 CPEs

February 10, 2011

CAE Roundtable

2 CPEs

February 20, 2011

Certification

Roundtable

No CPEs

February 24, 2011

Webinar –

Enterprise GRC: A

Practical Step by

Step Approach

2 CPEs

MARCH

March 14-16, 2011

TCTC-2011

Up to 21 CPEs

APRIL

April

2011

MAY

May 12, 2011

Champions of

Change Workshop

7 CPEs

May 2011

IIA Awareness

Month – New

Member Event

JUNE

June 2011

JULY

AUGUST