Dear Members,
It is with great pleasure that I welcome all of you to the Portland Chapter of the Association of Government Accountants newly launched website. As we move into a new decade, we thought it fitting to start it off with a total revamp of this site, providing our members with the most up to date information about the Chapter and our activities.
As a professional organization focused on the enhancement of public financial management and accountability in Oregon and Federal government, we continually strive to promote continuing education by providing an array of educational and professional development programs. In addition, the Portland Chapter participates in a number of community service projects throughout the year. Combined, all of these events provide our members with the opportunity to network with other accountability professionals in the area.
The AGA Portland Chapter has scheduled monthly meetings to be held in the Portland area. The schedule of meetings can be found on our website, along the location of each event. Most months we meet during the lunch hour, however we hold an after work meeting once a quarter as well. I would love to see members join us for these meetings. It is a great opportunity to network with the Board and other AGA members.
Our education plan allows members to take advantage of free courses being paid for by the Portland Chapter. In addition to our annual spring conference to be held on May 3, 2012, we have audio conferences scheduled every month. These conferences are free to members and cost $20 for nonmembers. The monthly audio conference offers an opportunity for members to hear from industry leaders, obtain CPE credit, and network with other AGA members. In addition to the educational events we have planned this year, we also have great member service events planned.
As in prior years, we will again support charitable organizations. This year's list of organizations we will be supporting include the Operation Christmas Child, Adopt-A-Family, Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), Race for the Cure, and others. In the months ahead, we will focus on the details of providing increased value to our members with further opportunities for education and research, community service, our annual spring conference, mentoring, early career support, and social networking. For more information regarding any of these and other events, please feel free to browse our website.
Thank you for visiting the AGA Portland Chapter website.
Jennifer Scott
Chapter President
