2012 Rutgers Governmental Accounting & Auditing Update Conference
The Annual Rutgers Governmental Accounting and Update Conference is held each December and is attended by government auditors, accountants and financial professionals. The purpose of the conference is to bring leaders in public financial management to address the most pressing issues and provide an update on current regulations, accounting pronouncements, auditing issues and other subjects of interest. The conference is attended by approximately 150 individuals and also provides continuing education credits to Certified Public Accountants, Registered Municipal Accountants and other licensed professionals. Speakers have included the NJ State Treasurer, the NJ State Auditor, the NJ State Comptroller and officials from the Government Accounting Standards Board and representatives from the various NJ regulatory agencies.
Conference Agenda
| 7:45 - 8:15 | Registration and Coffee |
| 8:15 - 8:30 |
Welcome Dr. Yaw Mensah, Director, CGEAR, Rutgers Business School Dr. Glenn R. Shafer, Dean for Faculty, Rutgers Business School Irfan Bora, Conference Chair |
| 8:30 - 9:20 |
State of the State: Past, Present and Future Andrew P. Sidamon-Eristoff, New Jersey State Treasurer |
| 9:20 - 10:10 |
DCA Legislative and Regulatory Update Thomas H. Neff, Director, NJ Division of Local Government Services Gerry Seneski, Assistant Director |
| 10:10 - 10:30 | Refreshment Break |
| 10:30 - 11:20 |
GASB Update Bob Attmore, Chairman, Governmental Accounting Standards Board |
| 11:20 - 12:35 |
NJ State Auditor Update Steve Ells, NJ State Auditor |
| 12:35 - 1:15 | Lunch |
| 1:15 - 2:30 |
Local Government Debt Issuance - What Today's Issuers Need to Know Joseph Monzo, CMFO Chief Financial Officer, Township of South Brunswick Dave Thompson, Chief Executive Officer, Phoenix Advisors, LLC Larry Bashe, Managing Director Public Finance, Raymond James | Morgan Keegan Moderated by: Marc Pfeiffer, Principal, PfeifferGov, LLC |
| 2:30 - 3:20 |
NJ Dept. of Education - Regulatory, Audit and General Fiscal Update Patricia C. Scott, Director, Fiscal Policy and Planning |
| 3:20 - 4:10 |
Comptroller Update Matthew Boxer, New Jersey State Comptroller |
| 4:10 - 4:30 | Summary, Wrap-Up and Evaluations |


