Community Announcements

This year's IMA Annual Conference was held in Minneapolis, MN.   Members attended events throughout the city including a Twins game and fun around town.

The Council would like to thank Tanya Shell for her service to SCMS (Stuart Cameron McLeod Society).   Tanya Shell is wrapping up her year as President of the Society.

Paul was awarded the Michael P. Grainieri Award at this year's Annual LTW Session in Columbus.   

The Akron Chapter has two upcoming webinars that you may be interested in  . . . register today.

• Updating Your Excel Data Analytics Skills with Mr. Excel (Bill Jelen), Wednesday, February 22, 2023, 6:30 – 8:30 pm ET (registration link). Participants will receive an electronic copy of Bill Jelen’s Excel book. This webinar is for two hours and promises to be entertaining AND educational. If you have attended a Bill Jelen event in the past, you know that he is an awesome speaker – and hilarious (who knew that accounting and Excel could be so funny???). He is the author of more than thirty Excel books and is truly entertaining. All attendees will receive an electronic copy of one of his Excel books, so that is a nice bonus. (2 CPE hours)
• Ripped from the Headlines: Accounting for Fraud, Francine McKenna (lecturer at Wharton Business School and investigative journalist), Wednesday, March 8, 2023, 6:30 – 7:30 pm ET (registration link). Francine McKenna is currently at the Wharton Business School, after being an investigative reporter for many years. She has written for Financial Times, Forbes, and many more. Her specialty is accounting fraud. She is fascinating! She is frequently quoted in the media and speaks all over the world. (1 CPE hour)

Wendy Tietz