December 2005
President's Message
November 22, 2005
Hi everyone!
We had a great turnout for our 1st Seminar of the year last
month with close to 100 registered attendees. Thanks for making the
Corporate Governance Seminar sponsored by Protiviti a solid success.
I am extremely pleased to present the details of our December 12th
seminar at the Hilton-Tampa Airport Westshore. Our December Seminar is on a
very timely topic. After our Tampa Bay area was threatened by four
hurricanes in only forty-four days in 2004, this year’s major hurricanes
Katrina, Rita and Wilma captivated our attention and cost billions of
dollars in damages. The question is: Is your organization ready when
the “big one” strikes?
We have nationally recognized expertise to address our local
Chapter. Karl Kispert and Lou Porres are Jefferson Wells’s leading
national subject matter experts in Technology Risk Management and Threat
and Vulnerability Analysis. Steve Ross from Deloitte is their national
leader of the firm’s Business Continuity Management practice. Laurel Burton
from QUEST Cyber Center will cover us on offsite document storage and
disaster recovery. We will also get local insight from Cheryl Adams of Tech
Data. Each of the above will join us on a panel at the end of the day to
answer your questions and compare their thoughts on this provocative topic.
The Business Continuity Seminar is a joint meeting with the local Chapter
of the Information System Audit and Control Association (ISACA) and will be
exclusively sponsored by Jefferson Wells. Many of our members also belong to
the local ISACA Chapter.
The remaining two seminars are very close to finalization. Please see the
related links for those details. PriceWaterhouseCoopers and KPMG will be
also be exclusive sponsors of those upcoming seminars.
These sponsorships enable us to afford to bring in national and regional
level speakers that promise to deliver the highest quality seminars possible
at the IIA Chapter level. Importantly, for this meeting, ISACA is also
contributing to assist with the cost of bring nationally recognized experts
to speak to our local Chapter.
Now we need you! Please make your seminar package reservations
now. Just click here for
seminar pricing information. Also please encourage other members of your
organization to sign up. Purchasing the 3 seminar package is the most
efficient method to secure your continuing professional education at the
best price for remainder of the year. At the same time you are obviously
supporting your Chapter that has clearly taken an aggressive position to
have the best seminar series ever during the 2005-2006 year.
At the December 12th meeting we will also honor those that have recently
qualified for new certifications and also recognize those who are
celebrating service anniversaries for their participation in the IIA.
Soon you will also be seeing details of our 1+ hour monthly meetings that
start in January and will provide new ways for you to gain CPE and network
with your fellow professionals.
I look forward to seeing you at the upcoming meetings and Happy Holidays
to everyone from your Chapter leadership team!
Gary Jordan, CIA
2005-2006 Chapter President
Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery
Seminar
Joint meeting with West Florida ISACA
Sponsor: Jefferson Wells
Monday December 12, 2005
8:00 - 5:00
RSVP ONLINE by December 7, 2005
Please note change in venue:
Hilton - Tampa Airport Westshore (Map)
2225 N. Lois Avenue (just off I-275)
- 8:00 - 10:45 am: Business Continuity Planning, presented by
Karl Kispert & Lou Porres, Jefferson Wells (Break 9:40 - 9:55)
- 10:45 - 11:45 am: Offsite Document Storage and Disaster
Recovery, presented by Laurel Burton, QWEST Cyber Center
- 1:00 - 1:30 pm: IIA Service Awards and CIA Certificate
presentations
- 1:30 - 2:30 pm: Disaster Recovery, presented by Steve Ross,
Deloitte
- 2:30 - 3:30 pm: Real Life Disaster Recovery, presented by
Cheryl Adams, Tech Data & a professional from a South Florida entity to
discuss the 2004 hurricanes, Business Continuity Planning and Disaster
Recovery
- 3:40 - 5:00 pm: Panel Discussion, Karl Kispert & Lou Porres,
Jefferson Wells; Laurel Burton, QWEST Cyber Center; Cheryl Adams, Tech
Data; Steve Ross, Deloitte
For session details and speaker profiles, visit
http://tampabayiia.org/December_12_05.htm
To RSVP online, visit
http://tampabayiia.org/December_12_05.htm#OLR
Please RSVP to
each event, even
if you are attending on your pre-paid annual seminar plan.
We need to know who is attending so we can prepare CPE certificates, plan meals &
breaks, etc.
We want to know you are coming!
2005-2006 Seminar Package - 'Remaining 3' Plan
The Chapter leadership has planned an exceptionally strong seminar series
this year covering topics in demand by the internal audit community. The
Chapter has gathered several nationally and regionally known speakers,
promising to bring the most timely and effective Seminar series our chapter
has ever presented. You will want to be sure to have a seat for all four
days. As in years past, the chapter offers special pricing for seats at all
three remaining seminars. Visit
http://tampabayiia.org/Pricing_05.htm to make your reservation.
We are offering the remaining three seminars in December, February and
May at a reduced price. Even if you missed the October seminar, you can
still get in on the best CPE value in Tampa Bay! Follow the link above.
Hold This Date!
The Chapter's Academic Relations committee is planning an outreach
event for accounting and auditing students to be held at USF from 4:30-7:30
p.m. on Thursday, March 21st. It will be hosted jointly by our IIA
chapter and the USF Accounting Circle. We plan to have a social hour with
students and then present a speaker on the topic "Internal Audit's Role in
Implementing COSO, ERM and SOX 302/404". We are looking forward to a great
opportunity to meet students and introduce them to Internal Audit.
2005-2006 Program Schedule
Mark your calendars! There is still much to come in the Chapter's 2005-2006 Seminar Program!
We look forward to a great year for Tampa Bay IIA!
Report Your Speaking and Writing
It's time again for the survey to determine which IIA Tampa Bay
Chapter members have submitted articles or spoken in since October 1,
or since may 1 if not previously reported.
Each
speaking engagement on internal auditing that a Tampa Bay Chapter member
completes will earn the Chapter 1 credit per CPD hour. Each full
article, Roundtable article, Fraud Finding, etc. submitted that meets
basic editorial guidelines will earn 5 credits. For each full article
published 20 credits are earned. Each internal audit related article
published in any other trade or professional journal that is authored
by a chapter member is 5 credits.
To report your writing and speaking go to
http://tampabayiia.org/Speaking.htm and complete the provided form
by December 15, 2005.
CIA News
We congratulate the members of our chapter who passed the CIA exam in
2005 and will be receiving their certificates at our December meeting.
The dates for the 2006 CIA exams will be as follows:
May 17 & 18, 2006
- Application deadline is
March 31, 2006
November 15 & 16, 2006
- Application deadline is
September 30, 2006
The IIA is recognized as the worldwide leader, authority, and principal
educator for internal auditing professionals. Earning an IIA certification
like the CIA symbolizes your competency, commitment to and achievement in
the internal auditing profession.
The IIA also offers specialty certification programs:
- Certification in Control Self-Assessment (CCSA)
- Certified Government Auditing Professional (CGAP)
- Certified Financial Services Auditor (CFSA)
Go to http://www.theiia.org/index.cfm?doc_id=12
for details about all of these certification programs! We would like to
honor you at an upcoming seminar with one of these prestigious
certifications.
Job Openings in Tampa Bay
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Have an item for our next Newsletter? Email Newsletter Chair Kristine Del
Vecchio (kdelvecchio@metlife.com)
with your submission no later than January 30, 2006.
Go to our web site, tampabayiia.org,
to contact any of our Chapter
Officers, Committee
Chairs or Board of Governors
members.
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