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5th Annual Accounts Payable Conference & Expo - Las Vegas, NV
October 15, 2006-October 17, 2006
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Make your travel plans now! This year’s AP Conference & Expo is in Las Vegas!
Every year, IOMA gives you the best opportunity to network and exchange solutions with your peers at the AP Conference & Expo.
As always, you can count on these events unique to the AP Conference & Expo:
- The IOMA/The Accounts Payable Network AP Review & Certification Course and Exam. This year's class is being taught by Jon Casher!
- The IOMA AP Department Merit Awards
- Intensive Workshops to Enhance the Performance of Your Department
- The popular AP University Track of Sessions
- Our brand new Technology Boot Camp track of sessions
- Our High-Powered Expo featuring a Who's Who of AP Technology and Services
- Excellent Networking Opportunities
- A Highly Experienced Speaker Faculty to Share their Knowledge with You
Don't Miss This Year's Keynote Speakers!
Harnessing the Power of Organizational Culture to Create Outstanding Results for You and Your AP Team Dr. Barbara Ley Toffler, author of Final Accounting: Ambition, Greed and the Fall of Arthur Andersen
Examining the Role of Team-Building: How Making the Workplace Fun Can Boost Employee Morale and the Company’s Bottom Line Dodd Roberts, Director of Accounting Operations, Southwest Airlines
Leveraging the Transformation of Accounts Payable to Facilitate Career Advancement Michael Tran, Senior Director - Finance Shared Services, Mercury Interactive
With a comprehensive blend of general sessions, in-depth workshops, and thought provoking featured speakers, you get to customize the conference to meet your specific needs. This year's conference features key topics including:
- Strategies for Implementing Benchmarks That Improve Departmental Efficiency
- Using Automation to Capture Early Payment Savings Discounts
- Implementing Shared Services Initiatives That Can Help You Save Time and Reduce Costs
- Developing Systemic Controls That Protect Your P-Card Program
- Transitioning from Paper to an E-Invoicing System
- Assessing the Benefits and Drawbacks of Document Imaging
- Navigating Basic and Advanced Issues in Unclaimed Property
- Investigating the Case for Implementing Offshoring and Outsourcing Initiatives
- Implementing an E-Payment Program to Eliminate Erroneous Payments
- Master Vendor File Management Techniques That Mitigate the Occurrence of Fraud and Duplicate Payments
- How EIPP Can Boost Efficiency in Your Order-to-Cash Cycle
- Recognizing and Preventing Fraud to Maintain the Integrity of Your AP Operations
You Won't Want to Miss This Year's Highly Anticipated Pre-Conference Workshops
AP Department Extreme Makeover: Successfully Transforming Your AP Department from a Transactional Function into a Strategic Business Partner
Presented By Russ Edelman, President & CEO, Corridor Consulting
Donna McGuinness, Senior Consultant, IOMA
Strategies for Successfully Navigating 1099 Reporting Requirements to Mitigate the Risk of Fines and Penalties
Presented By Denise M. Johnson, Esq., Attorney-Advisor Balance Consulting, LLC
CPE Credit: IOMA is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site: www.nasba.org. This conference qualifies for 12 CPE Credits if you attend the conference only, an additional 3 CPE Credits if you attend the Certification Workshop and an additional 2 CPE Credits if you attend one of the Pre-Conference Workshops. No pre requisite courses, advanced preparation or experience is required for admittance to this workshop. 
Receive up to 15 CEUs toward APM, APS, or APD recertification! The Accounts Payable Certification Programs is designed to establish standards for the profession and recognize AP professionals who, by possessing related work experience and passing a comprehensive exam, have met stringent requirements for mastering the accounts payable body of knowledge.
Here's What Some of Your Colleagues Said About the 2005 AP Conference & Expo:
“The conference was very informative and the vendors were very helpful with the information about they had about their product and service.”
Sheila Nobles, Accounts Payables Specialist, Conway Medical Center
“Good info about “hot” topics and also what pitfalls to look out for.”
Denise Smutny, Accounts Payable Manager, PEMCO Mutual Insurance Co.
“The conference has been very rewarding. All the speakers provided great information.”
Donna Collins, Accounts Payable Specialist, Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
“I really enjoyed attending this conference and being able to network.”
Victoria McNary, Accounts Payable Supervisor, Echelon
“Each year I come to this conference, I continue to learn more and more about the A/P processing and what technology there is for our profession.”
Cherry Donnelly, Aegon Direct Marketing Services, Inc.
“This was a great way to learn about emerging trends and technologies in AP – time well spent!
Maria Bimonte, Quinnipiac University
“Excellent conference! It exceeded my expectations. I will be back in 2006. One of the best conferences I have attended!”
Kathy Zeoli, Accounts Payable Manager, Kodak Polychrome Graphics
“I didn’t know what to expect and was very pleasantly surprised at the amount of information available. Thanks!”
Marilyn Galanti, Accounts Payable Manager, Beiersdorf, Inc.
Venue: Caesars Palace Las Vegas, 3570 Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV 89109, Ph: 877-427-7243.
Mention you're attending IOMA's AP Conference & Expo to take advantage of the special reduced room rate of $199 for a standard, single/double occupancy (plus taxes).
Deadline to guarantee reduced rate: Friday, September 22, 2006 (providing group room block has not been filled); thereafter (or if the block is filled), rooms are subject to availability.
Every year, the AP Conference & Expo provides AP Professionals like you, new and creative solutions to the problems you face every day, plus the motivation to look confidently to the future. Plan now to join us in Las Vegas in October!
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