April 2004

Inside:  President's Letter - Seminar Info - Awards Social - USF Update - Chapter Elections -
ACFE Seminar - ISACA Seminar - Job Listing

President’s Letter

March 30, 2004

The year end for our chapter is winding down as we approach May 31. This has been an exciting year so far with these highlights:

  • The Florida West Coast Chapter has achieved Gold status for the 11th straight year.
  • A $1,000 scholarship was awarded to a USF student and two more will be awarded in April.
  • We hosted the November CIA exam and will be hosting the May exam as well.
  • A successful student social was held in February following our 3rd seminar.
  • We held our first governmental seminar in February jointly with the Southwest Florida Chapter.
  • Our chapter has nominated Dr. Terry Engle, Co-Chair of the Academic Relations Committee, for the coveted IIA Leon R. Radde Educator of the Year Award. If he is selected, he will be attending the International IIA Conference in Sidney Australia this June.

The next seminar will be Tuesday, April 20, 2004, at the Safety Harbor Resort & Spa. This promises to be the most exciting training we have had this year. We will have the annual awards banquet immediately following the seminar. It will be an outside affair (weather permitting) with heavy hors d’oeuvres and the opportunity to mingle with each other. Make plans to attend and invite your significant other. Be sure to register in advance at the website so that we know you are coming. This way we can have your name tag and CPE certificate ready.

Just a reminder. Please let me know when you make a presentation to a group on an audit or accounting related subject. Our chapter gets one CAP point for each CPE hour. This also applies to articles submitted to professional journals.

You will able to vote for next year’s slate of officers electronically this year for the first time. Bob McCall, our Vice President of Communications, has done an outstanding job in upgrading and maintaining our website, electronic newsletters, and now developing an electronic ballot. Thanks to Bob for a job well done!

As you can see, your local chapter is doing its best to meet the training and professional development needs of its members. As always, your help is needed and would be greatly appreciated. If you are interested in serving on a committee, helping out at a single event, etc, then simply contact any of the officers or committee chairs.

We look forward to seeing you at the April seminar.

Billy Weathers
2003-2004 Chapter President

Internal Audit Effectiveness - Sharpening the Pencil

April 20, 2004
8:00-4:30

Safety Harbor Resort and Spa
105 N. Bayshore Drive (Map)
(off Courtney Campbell Causeway)

To close out the year at least two topics will be presented (with possibly a third in the morning).

  • Information Technology and impacts to Internal Auditing will be presented by Ellen M. Hufnagel, Associate Professor of Information Systems, University of South Florida St. Petersburg
  • Internal Audit Marketing and bringing the audit process to a cleaner close will be presented by Jeff Shimer, a national speaker and CEO of One to One Video Productions

Dr. Hufnagel

Dr. Hufnagel is Associate Professor of Information Systems at the University of South Florida's St. Petersburg campus where she teaches courses in Electronic Commerce and Data Communications. Prior to joining USF, she worked in a variety of MIS positions for Arthur Andersen, IBM, Coopers & Lybrand, and UCC. Her current interests include electronic payment schemes and emerging Internet technologies.

Please Note: Even if you or your organization has purchased the "Corporate Advanced Pricing" package, you still need to RSVP with the specific attendees for each meeting.  Please RSVP by 4:00 ET Friday April 16, 2004.

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2004 Chapter Awards Social

This year our chapter awards will be presented at a social following the April 20th seminar. The event will include a drinks and light fare served outside overlooking the bay (weather permitting). There will be a short motivational speech followed by recognition of officers, governors, and committee members who have served your chapter over the past year. Please be our guest at this event. Spouses and guests are welcome too. Everyone planning to attend the social must RSVP in addition to the seminar. See you there!

RSVP to the Social Online

Melinda Sheer
Award Chair

2004 - 2005 Chapter Elections

The chapter leadership has put forth the following slate of candidates. You can vote to approve to the slate as presented, or vote individually for any or all of the positions.

Slate of Candidates
Officers (one-year terms):

President - Ken Gentile
Vice President Education - Mark Tomlinson
Vice President Communication - Bob McCall
Treasurer - Linda Mahnke
Secretary - Christie Hale

 Board of Governors
(four positions open; three-year terms):

Wayne Boytim
Tom Stambaugh
Nancy Harp
Brian Makowski
If you are a member of the Florida West Coast Chapter of the IIA in good standing, go to http://tampabayiia.org/Elections_04.htm to cast your vote.
 

The Internal Auditors Role in Investigations Acknowledge by USF’s MBA Program

The University of South Florida St. Petersburg Campus is now offering a Masters in Business Administration with a Forensic Accounting concentration. This new concentration is designed to acquaint students with current theory and practice in economic crimes, fraud investigations, and approaches to deter fraudulent activity. The concentration includes exposure to fraud prevention and detection approaches, forensic investigations, and information and communications security. It also addresses legal concepts of criminal fraud and corporate criminal liability, and emphasizes the importance of establishing sound policies and implementing effective procedures and controls in creating an effective and ethical corporate environment. Social responsibility and corporate reporting are at the foundation of this area of concentration.

Courses available to MBA student now includes “Internal Auditing and Investigations” a special topics course which provides students with an opportunity to learn about the theory and practice of internal auditing and its role in investigations. Students will apply relevant investigative and audit principles and techniques to selected fraud situations in case settings. Other available courses include IT Auditing and Investigations, Forensic Accounting, and Fraud Examination.

For more information go to http://www1.stpt.usf.edu/cob/ForensicAccounting.htm

Tampa Chapter of ACFE

The Tampa Bay Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners is hosting its 5th Annual Fraud & Computer Crimes Seminar on May 4th and 5th, 2004. The seminar will be held at the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s headquarters located at 4211 N. Lois Avenue in Tampa, Florida. Eligible participants will earn 14 hours of continuing professional education for only $130.

Lance Newman, Tampa Bay Regional Director of the FDLE and the Honorable Pam Iorio, Mayor of the City of Tampa, will provide opening remarks. Headlining the presenters are Eric Frideberg, Executive Vice President and General Council, Stroz Friedberg, LLC, New York, NY and Martha Stansell-Gamm, Chief of the U.S. DOJ's Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section, Washington DC. Mr. Frideberg will speak on “Computer Forensics in Support of Litigation & Investigation and the Insider Threat” and Ms. Stansell-Gamm will present "Electronic Investigations."

Besides the top-notch training, the seminar includes a continental breakfast and catered lunch each day. For more information and to download a registration form, visit the Tampa Bay Chapter’s web site at http://tampabaycfe.org/seminar.htm or call Gary Chapman at (813) 274-7163. Seating is limited.

West Florida ISACA Invitation

Unix Audit & Security One-Day Workshop

I have found a good/low cost Unix Audit & Security course, and am eager to find others who are interested in attending.

I would like to arrange this workshop if there is enough interest in the Tampa Bay area. We would need approx. 15-20 persons to cover costs. Most UNIX courses are 3-4-5 days in length and cost from $2,500 -3,000, plus travel and hotel expenses. We have an opportunity to get a good UNIX Security & Audit workshop, locally, at 1/10th the cost! The course is - Unix Security & Audit One-day workshop - to be offered in Tampa in late spring/early summer, for approx. $250-$300 per person.

Here is an abstract of the seminar:

This seminar will provide a detailed discussion of the audit and security issues related to the use of the Unix Operating Systems and TCP/IP services that are hosted on these systems. Differences in major Unix variants will be addressed including Solaris, AIX and HP-UX. A live Unix operating system environment will be used to demonstrate key security features and audit tests. Participants will be provided with an audit checklist and sample audit scripts.

If you are interested in attending this Unix course, please send me an e-mail : Abatec@Hillsclerk.com and let me know. You may forward this message to any one you think may also be interested in this one day seminar. If I receive enough responses of interest, I will proceed to schedule this workshop.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me,

Cheryl A. Abate
Information Systems Audit Manager
Hillsborough County Audit Dept.
Clerk of the Circuit Court
601 E. Kennedy Blvd. Tampa, FL 33601

Job Openings in Tampa Bay

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