113TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE | MAY 19-22, 2019 | LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIADrawing on more than a century of experience, public finance professionals have widely come to view the GFOA Annual Conference as the one truly “must-attend” professional development event of the year. As in the past, the 113th GFOA Annual Conference at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA, will feature unparalleled opportunities for sharing ideas,...

This Potomac Forum Training Workshop will help you develop or fine-tune the expertise needed to align your organization with key category management principles, and begin executing key category management actions defined in the OMB M-19-13 Category Management: Making Smarter Use of Common Contract Solutions and Practices. Learn how to better manage your organization by applying category management principles, processes, and tools from subject...

Seminar Information: Too often importers expect their brokers to do all of the work when it comes to the importing process. Unfortunately the broker is NOT a tax advisor. Any errors they make could result in penalties for you, the importer. Learn the key compliance elements of importing, classification, valuation, country of origin duty payment and record keeping. Learn also how to decipher those cryptic forms your broker supplies to you. Regi...

Seminar Information Exporting may be the best way to grow your business. But you won’t grow your business with incorrect documentation that may results in fees, fines or unexpected costs. Our class will help generate accurate export documents, help you navigate the maze of regulations and help you implement procedures to verify your shipment is compliant. Basically, this course will help you create a successful export program. This popul...

Seminar Information: Does your staff understand the "terms of sale" of your international transactions? It is critical to comprehend the seller and buyer's rights and obligations with respect to the shipping or transportation of goods. Take this class to understand who is responsible for insurance and when transfer of risk moves from the Seller to the Buyer. Learn the different meaning between domestic and international terms. One of our most...

Efforts to increase efficiency, productivity, and competitive advantage often extend the threat landscape. The boundaries now extend to cloud data centers, remote sites, and mobile users connected over public networks. Each new place in the network, device, and application provides undeniable value, but expands the pool of targets from which criminals can launch attacks resulting in crippling data breaches.Palo Alto Networks invites you to lea...

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) has the potential to automate entire processes or part of processes that are repetitive, monotonous and occur in high volumes. In a shrinking budget environment, RPA is a tool to “do more with less”. While RPA automates “hand work”, AI assisted Intelligent Automation also automated “head work”. RPA, IA and AI has spread rapidly in the private sector and many federal and state...

Join us for a unique, interactive course that "walks you through" the Internal Audit process. "This course is not just for auditors or new auditors. It is for anyone who wants an understanding of the relationship between business objectives, risk, control, assessment and reporting." This comprehensive internal audit training course is for anyone who wants to have a strong base of knowledge and understanding of the essential audit and the perso...

CompTIA Security+ is a global certification that validates the baseline skills you need to perform core security functions and pursue an IT security career. CompTIA Security+ is the first security certification IT professionals should earn. Why Is It Different? No other certification that assesses baseline cybersecurity skills has performance-based questions on the exam. Security+ emphasizes hands-on practical skills, ensuring the security pro...

Seminar Information: Are you claiming NAFTA? Learn whether your product should be shipped under the NAFTA Rules. Learn the rules to qualify and classify your goods under the NAFTA Agreement and review in detail the NAFTA Certificate of Origin Document. This seminar prepares a company for shipping into Mexico and Canada under the NAFTA rules, correctly complete and maintain the proper documentation to take advantage of the reduced tariffs unde...