September 2001

Friday, September 21, 2001
CityPlace Conference Center

Improving Your Audit Team's Skill Sets

You do not want to miss our first meeting of the year. The theme is improving your internal audit team’s skill sets. Improve your audit skill sets to give yourself a competitive edge by attending the pre-meeting, lunch and post-meeting.

Please note this month's meeting is on FRIDAY!

President's Message

Lunch Meeting 12:00pm
Registration begins at 11:30am

Increasing Audit Effectiveness
Through Behavior and Communication Skills

Presented by Courtenay Thompson
of Courtenay Thompson & Associates

Mr. Thompson is a recognized authority on training managers, auditors and investigators in fraud related matters, behavior and communication skills, internal auditing and control of construction costs.

No stranger to the Dallas IIA, Mr. Thompson is one of the principles of Courtenay Thompson & Associates here in Dallas. Courtenay Thompson & Associates provides training, development and advisory services for internal auditors, accountants and management personnel in corporations, government and non-profit organizations.

Courtenay Thompson received his BBA and MBA degrees from SMU and is a CPA. He is a member of the IIA, the AICPA and the TSCPA.

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Pre-Meeting 10:30am

Investigative Interviews - Do's and Don'ts

Presented by Bob Terna, JCPenney Regional Loss Prevention Manager

Don't miss this! Bob Terna will offer tips and techniques that every auditor should know related to interviewing employees when there may be fraud involved. Bob has years of exceptional experience in both internal audit and loss prevention …and is a specialist in researching and investigating fraud.

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Post Meeting 1:30pm

The Very Best Practices in Internal Auditing

presented by Dan Chesnut and Greg Aunan, KPMG

Do you want to improve your audit shop? If so, Dan Chesnut and Greg Aunan, KPMG, can help you gain an understanding of today's best practices in internal auditing. They will present cutting edge and fundamental processes necessary to give your Company exceptional internal audit services.

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All Meetings are at CityPlace Conference Center, 2711 North Haskell at Central Expressway in Dallas.