BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20130824T190000Z DTEND:20130825T010000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Bay Area Accounting Professionals Mixer DESCRIPTION:Bay Area Accounting Professionals Mixer will be focusing on white-collar crime detection and prevention. Keynote speaker Sam Antar\, from Crazy Eddie Inc.\, will be flying in from New York to discuss his experience at the helm of one of the biggest securities frauds of the 1980's. His discussion\, "The Black Arts of White Collar Crime\," will touch on the details of his case and how white-collar criminals lure their victims such as attorneys\, accountants\, investors\, and creditors by taking advantage of their psychological and cognitive vulnerabilities. Antar now works closely with the FBI\, IRS\, SEC\, & DOJ and will be discussing his work as an independent whistleblower and what you can do to spot and protect yourself from white-collar fraud. \n\nIn addition to Antar\, there will be several one-hour learning stations including: \n HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS: Teresa Bockwoldt\, CIO & Co-Founder of Vibato\, LLC\, will be hosting two hands-on workshops where attendees will be led through documenting an actual financial risk assessment for a Sarbanes-Oxley\, financial\, or internal controls audit and a 930-point segregation of duties analysis using their own data.\n IT WORKSHOPS: Trevor Hicks from the cast of the reality series\, 'Dell Battle IT\,' will be discussing "Strategic IT for Small Business" and "Info Security for the Small Business."\n NON-PROFIT WORKSHOPS: Christina Hollingsworth\, CPA\, from Dillwood Burkel & Millar\, LLP will be discussing "One Step Ahead of Creative Fundraising" and the "Value of Financial Statements in the Non-Profit World."\n AUDIT WORKSHOPS: Audit Partners Paul Skeen & Mark Anderson from Hansen\, Barnett & Maxwell P.C.\, will be flying in from Utah to discuss "Surviving your First Financial Audit" and "Seasoned Auditee? How to make the Audit Less Painful and more Affordable."\n\nThere will also be an area available for networking\, with hors d'oeuvres and wine\, where recent graduates\, industry professionals\, and prospective employers can connect in a relaxed social environment.\n\nThe event offers up to five hours of CPE for an early bird registration price of $59.00. Read more or register at www.BayAreaAccountingProfessionalsMixer.com\n\nAbout Vibato: Vibato\, LLC is dedicated to providing the most efficient compliance solutions available. Our mission is to help you reduce audit and compliance fees\, improve financial transparency\, and run your business more efficiently. For more information\, please visit us at www.vibato.com\, 1-888-4-VIBATO\, or mail@vibato.com. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
\nBay Area Accounting Professionals Mixer will be focusing on white-collar crime detection and prevention. Keynote speaker Sam Antar\, from Crazy Eddie Inc.\, will be flying in from New York to discuss his experience at the helm of one of the biggest securities frauds of the 1980&rsquo\;s. His discussion\, &ldquo\;The Black Arts of White Collar Crime\,&rdquo\; will touch on the details of his case and how white-collar criminals lure their victims such as attorneys\, accountants\, investors\, and creditors by taking advantage of their psychological and cognitive vulnerabilities. Antar now works closely with the FBI\, IRS\, SEC\, &\; DOJ and will be discussing his work as an independent whistleblower and what you can do to spot and protect yourself from white-collar fraud. \n\nIn addition to Antar\, there will be several one-hour learning stations including: \n&bull\;	HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS: Teresa Bockwoldt\, CIO &\; Co-Founder of Vibato\, LLC\, will be hosting two hands-on workshops where attendees will be led through documenting an actual financial risk assessment for a Sarbanes-Oxley\, financial\, or internal controls audit and a 930-point segregation of duties analysis using their own data.\n&bull\;	IT WORKSHOPS: Trevor Hicks from the cast of the reality series\, &lsquo\;Dell Battle IT\,&rsquo\; will be discussing &ldquo\;Strategic IT for Small Business&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;Info Security for the Small Business.&rdquo\;\n&bull\;	NON-PROFIT WORKSHOPS: Christina Hollingsworth\, CPA\, from Dillwood Burkel &\; Millar\, LLP will be discussing &ldquo\;One Step Ahead of Creative Fundraising&rdquo\; and the &ldquo\;Value of Financial Statements in the Non-Profit World.&rdquo\;\n&bull\;	AUDIT WORKSHOPS: Audit Partners Paul Skeen &\; Mark Anderson from Hansen\, Barnett &\; Maxwell P.C.\, will be flying in from Utah to discuss &ldquo\;Surviving your First Financial Audit&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;Seasoned Auditee? How to make the Audit Less Painful and more Affordable.&rdquo\;\n\nThere will also be an area available for networking\, with hors d'\;oeuvres and wine\, where recent graduates\, industry professionals\, and prospective employers can connect in a relaxed social environment.\n\nThe event offers up to five hours of CPE for an early bird registration price of $59.00. Read more or register at www.BayAreaAccountingProfessionalsMixer.com\n\nAbout Vibato: Vibato\, LLC is dedicated to providing the most efficient compliance solutions available. Our mission is to help you reduce audit and compliance fees\, improve financial transparency\, and run your business more efficiently. For more information\, please visit us at www.vibato.com\, 1-888-4-VIBATO\, or mail@vibato.com.\n
\n LOCATION:Sheraton Sonoma County 745 Baywood Drive Petaluma\, CA 94954 UID:e.1308.2832 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260518T163826Z URL:https://business.petalumachamber.us/events/details/bay-area-accounting-professionals-mixer-08-24-2013-2832 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR