December Meeting
Tuesday the 9th
University of Texas at Dallas Campus
School of Management (Maps)
Lunch/Social Hour 11:15pm
Registration and Lunch/Social Hour with Box Lunch from
Jason's Deli in various rooms within the School of Management
Registration begins at 11:15am
Meeting 12:15pm Computer Fraud
Supervisory Special Agent Michael S. Morris, FBI
Director – North Texas Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory
 Supervisory Special
Agent (SSA) Michael S. Morris will provide an overview of various Internet and cyber crimes occurring in the North
Texas area; both “hacker” and “traditional” type crimes. After which, SSA Morris will provide an overview of a digital
crime scene and the various issues surrounding digital evidence.
SSA Mike Morris has been employed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for over fifteen years, the last
thirteen of which, have been in the areas of computer intrusions and computer forensics. As the Director of the
laboratory, SSA Morris has oversight of fifteen computer forensic examiners from local, state and federal law enforcement
agencies.
SSA Morris has been the case agent on several large multinational computer intrusion and copyright investigations.
Due to his knowledge of computer intrusions and computer forensics, he has been featured in the Wall Street Journal,
Business Week, numerous local newspapers and he has appeared in an Arts and Entertainment documentary on Cyber Terrorism,
as well as the Learning channel's documentary "Hidden Secrets of the FBI."
In December 1997, he received a commendation from the Director of the FBI for his training of law enforcement
officers in Russia, Hungary, Egypt and Malaysia, in the area of computer intrusions and computer forensics. SSA Morris
holds a Masters Degree in Accounting Information Systems.
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Pre-Meeting 10:15am
Dallas Area Economic Outlook
Mine Yücel, Federal Reserve Bank
As you hit the malls following the huge turkey feast, you
may ask yourself:
- Is the regional recovery finally under way?
- Which industries are growing and which are not?
- Will high tech be back? What is the outlook for high tech?
- How does Texas compare to other regions?
You can discover the answers to these questions, as well as
many others at the pre-meeting presentation. Mine Yücel, Vice President and
Senior Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, will provide an
interesting commentary on the state of the regional economy. Mine will also
get her crystal ball out and answer the age old question - What is the
economic outlook for next year?
Mine Yücel has been with the Federal Reserve Bank since 1989. As an energy economist and head of the Bank's regional
group, she analyzes the regional economy and energy markets on an ongoing basis and has published numerous articles on
energy and regional growth.
She is currently president-elect of the United States Association of Energy Economics (USAEE), vice president of the
Dallas Economists Club, and a member of the American Economic Association and the International Association of Energy
Economics. She has served on the executive boards of the USAEE and the Dallas Chapter of Women in Technology
International, Inc.
Before joining the Bank, she was an assistant professor of Economics at Louisiana State University. She has a B.S.
and M.S. in Mathematics from Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey and a Ph.D. in Economics from Rice University in
Houston, Texas.
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Post-Meeting 1:30pm
Procurement Card Roundtable – “Controls, Risks and Audit Approaches”
Daryl Hinshaw, AAFES
Jay Blanchard, TI
Paula Price, JCPenney
The Procurement Card Roundtable will present information on payment options, policies and procedures, audit tools
and resources, various audit tests, and fraud examples. The experienced team from JCPenney,
AAFES and TI will provide
educational “how-to” audit tools to ensure adequate controls for a new or existing procurement card programs.
Daryl Hinshaw is an Audit Project Manager with the Army & Air Force Exchange Service in Dallas. He is designated
as a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Professional Environmental Auditor
(CPEA), and Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM). Daryl has recently been involved in several procurement card
reviews and has worked with a number of federal investigative agencies on procurement card fraud cases.
Jay Blanchard received his Bachelor’s in Accounting and Management from the University of Texas and received his
CPA designation in 1992. He began his professional career in public accounting with Coopers and Lybrand. Jay joined
Texas Instruments as an internal auditor in 1995 and passed the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) exam in
1996. As an auditor for TI, Jay spent much of his time evaluating the implementation of SAP as a replacement of their
Legacy systems. In 2000, Jay became an audit manager for TI and is currently co-managing the audit department's
effort to ensure TI will be able to demonstrate compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley legislation in 2004.
Paula Price graduated from the University of Colorado with a degree in Finance. Paula has worked for JCPenney for
18 years, 15 of which were in Internal Audit. During this time she worked in the Stores, Catalog and Insurance auditing
group. Three years ago, Paula transferred to the Procurement Finance group. Among her current responsibilities, she is
the Manager of the Purchasing Card program for JCPenney. Paula is also a member of the National Association of Purchasing
Card Professionals. Her experience with p-cards has shown the importance of recognizing and balancing business needs
and requirements with adequate controls.
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