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Pre-conference NAUPA Compliance &
Education Course
(No registration fee required for government participants only on
December 7 – 8. Contact David Milby at
dmilby@csg.org
to register or for more information.)
| Sunday, December 7, 2008 |
| All sessions located in Crystal
8 unless noted |
| 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. |
Improving Fieldwork Strategies
Discuss current and alternative methods to facilitate the
delivery of the audit strategy and associated objectives
including what resources and skills will be required. Learn when
changes in service and other relevant professional developments
should be incorporated.
Speaker:
Carolyn Bellamy, Unclaimed Property Audit Coordinator, West
Virginia Treasury
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| 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Emerging Audit Trends
Participants in this roundtable forum will reach an in-depth
understanding of current audit trends, issues, and practices for
meeting the challenges of today's unclaimed property audit
environment.
Speaker:
Patrick Tate, Unclaimed Property Manager, Oregon Department
of State Lands
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| 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch Provided in Lalique 1 |
| 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. |
Best Practices in Maximizing Audit Efficiencies for
Specialized Industries
Learn how to enhance proven techniques by focusing on the
special needs of this evolving audit practice by sharing
challenges and listening to skilled professionals. |
| 1:30 - 2:00 p.m. |
Unusual General Ledger Audits and Successor Companies
Speaker:
David Hopkinson, CEO, Abandoned Property Experts, LLC |
| 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. |
Becoming More Effective With Non-Cooperative Holders
State practitioners will share their experiences and new ideas
for working with holders who are non-responsive or
non-cooperative to examination.
Speaker:
Leon Hobbs, Audit Supervisor, North Carolina Treasury |
| 2:30 - 3:00 p.m. |
Insurance
Speaker:
Alex Wong, Auditor, California State Controller
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| 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. |
Break |
| 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. |
Identifying Audit Targets and Data Management
An expert panel of state auditors will lead a discussion about
using current technology to analyze reporting trends, identify
under-reporting, and select audit candidates.
Speakers:
Cindy Backeberg, Auditor, Unclaimed Property Unit, Montana
Department of Revenue
W. Scott Payton, Auditor, Unclaimed Property Unit,
Montana Department of Revenue
Steve Todt, Reporting & Compliance Manager, Illinois
Treasury
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| 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. |
Roundtable Discussion Regarding Interstate Coordination
and Related Issues |
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| Monday, December 8, 2008 |
| All sessions located in Crystal 8 unless
noted |
| 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. |
Breakfast on your own |
| 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. |
Holder Education and Outreach
A state unclaimed property specialist will invite participants
to discuss achievements in hosting seminars, mailings notices,
and advertising the need for reporting unclaimed property.
Stakeholders will share success rates of various programs and
explain the best strategies in preparing them in this
increasingly important role.
Speaker:
Carolyn Bellamy, Unclaimed Property Audit Coordinator, West
Virginia Treasury
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| 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. |
Best Practices in Maximizing Audit Efficiencies for
Specialized Industries
Stocks and Mutual Funds
Speaker:
David Hopkinson, CEO, Abandoned Property Experts, LLC
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| 11:00 - 11:15 a.m. |
Break |
| 11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Best Practices in Maximizing Audit Efficiencies for
Specialized Industries
Individual Retirement Accounts
Speakers:
Suzanne Darling, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives,
ACS Unclaimed Property Clearinghouse
Lynden Lyman, Senior Advisor, ACS Unclaimed Property
Clearinghouse
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| 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. |
Pre-Conference Welcome Lunch |
| 1:30 - 2:00 p.m. |
Best Practices in Maximizing Audit Efficiencies for
Specialized Industries
Extraction Audits – Mining Royalties and Rights
Speaker:
Lynden Lyman, Senior Advisor, ACS Unclaimed Property
Clearinghouse
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| 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. |
NAUPA Business Meeting |
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