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AABPA Event Archive

AABPA's primary educational sessions consist of monthly program meetings, plus the spring and fall symposia. The following provides links to the materials that program and symposia speakers have provided (scroll down for symposia links).

Program meetings - 2008
Program meetings - 2007
Program meetings - 2006

Symposium - Spring, 2008
Symposium - Fall, 2007
Symposium - Spring, 2007
Symposium - Fall, 2006
Symposium - Spring, 2006



PROGRAM MEETINGS ...


2008

On Wednesday April 30, Navneeta Chandra, of the Department of Education; Shelly McAllister, of OMB; and Terry Grindstaff, of the Environmental Protection Agency addressed the topic:  "Forging Your Own Career Path in Federal Budgeting through Core Competencies."
The presenters have kindly made their slides available to users of this website.

On Monday, March 3, 2008, Chantale Wong, Chris Friedline and Paul Malone, of the U.S. Department of the Treasury addressed the topic:  "Budget Formulation and Execution Manager (BFEM)."
The presenters have kindly made their slides available to users of this website.

2007

On Wednesday, November 14, 2007, Mr. James Hurban of the Office of Management and Budget addressed the topic:  "Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) Process: What is PART and why do we PART programs?"
Mr. Hurban has kindly made his slides available to users of this website.

On Wednesday, September 19, 2007, Ms. Judith Thomas of the Office of Management and Budget addressed the topic:  "Understanding Continuing Resolutions."
Ms. Thomas has kindly made her slides available to users of this website.

On Thursday, July 12, 2007, Ms. Gail Zimmerman "The New OMB Circular A-11."
Ms. Zimmerman has kindly made her notes available to users of this website.

On Wednesday, May 16, 2007, Mr. Jim Saturno of the Congressional Research Service addressed the topipc:  "Congress and the Budget Process."
Mr. Saturno has kindly made his slides available to users of this website.

2006

On Monday, December 4, 2006, Mr. Ed Martin of the Department of Human Health and Services addressed the topic:  "To Spend or Expend:  That is the Question - Problems Caused by Imprecise Terminology."
Mr. Martin has kindly made his slides available to users of this website.

On Thursday, October 26, 2006, Ms. Hannah Laufe of the Government Accountability Office addressed the topic: "How Not to Come Up Short: An Overview of the Anti-Deficiency Act.
Ms. Laufe has kindly made her slides available to users of this website.

On Thursday, April 20, 2006, Dr. Philip G. Joyce presented meeting attendees with the question: "The Congressional Budget Process at Age 30, Is It Worth Saving?"
Dr. Joyce has kindly made his slides available to users of this website.

On Thursday, March 16, 2006, Anne Inserra of the Government Accountability Office presented the AABPA Program Meeting attendees with insights into "Enhancing the Use of Performance Information".
Ms. Inserra has kindly made her slides available to users of this website.


AABPA SYMPOSIA ...



Spring 2008 AABPA Symposium:
Budget Policy and its People -- at the Crossroads?
April 1, 2008 - Washington, DC

Several of the symposium panelists have made their presentation slides and other materials available to us, and the symposium rapporteurs have also submitted their summaries, as follows:

Morning Speaker: Steve Isakowitz

AM Panel A:  The Budget Formulation and Execution Line of Business (BFELOB): Infusing Automation in the Budget Community

AM Panel B:  The Budget and the Economy PM Panel C:  Certification for Budget Professionals Luncheon speaker
  • Rudi Penner spoke about the Brookings/Heritage project, "Taking Back our Fiscal Future."
PM Panel D:  BFELOB Data Collection & Tracking: Transforming Budget Exercises at Agencies and OMB PM Panel E:  Forging Your Own Career Path in Budgeting PM Panel F:  Improving Budget Formulation and Presentation through Collaboration Afternoon Speaker:  Stan Collender, Managing Director, Qorvis Communications
Take Me Out to the Budget - A humorous but informative update on the federal budget situation.


Fall 2007 AABPA Symposium:
Strategies for Moving Forward in a Time of Uncertainty
November 7, 2007 - Washington, DC

Morning speaker

AM Panel A:  The Budget Formulation and Execution Line of Business (BFE LOB): More Solutions for the Budget Community AM Panel B:  Continuity of Operations: Potential Human Capital Issues in an Influenza Pandemic Luncheon speaker
PM Panel C:  Integrating Budget and Financial Management
PM Panel D:  Appropriations Update: The Current Status of FY 2008 Appropriations PM Panel E:  Preserving Institutional Memory: Bridging the Knowledge Gap Between Retiring Employees and Future Hires
  • Ed Vitalos's slides (to view, click "Read only" in Password dialog box, then start slide show using "Slide Show" command on PowerPoint toolbar)
Afternoon Speaker


Spring 2007 AABPA Symposium:
Back to the Future: The Federal Budget in a Time of Change
April 17, 2007 - Washington, DC


Opening Speaker
AM A:  BFE LoB - Solutions for the Budgeting Community

AM B:  The 2008 Budget:  Proposals, Perspectives & Prospects
AM C:  High Risk Federal Programs:  Challenges and Solutions
Lunch Speaker
PM A:  BFE LoB - Leveraging LoB Solutions to Transform Your Agency

PM B:  Paul Revere or Cassandra?  Policy Implications of Long-Term Fiscal Projections
PM C:  Back to the Future, Part II:  FY 2007 Funding Odyssey
Closing Speaker: Stan Collender

Note:  If speakers are not listed here, it means they either didn't have presentation materials or didn't provide materials to AABPA.  Please check back later; we will post materials as soon as we get them.



Fall 2006 AABPA Symposium:
Creating the Budget of the Future - Changing the Way the Federal Government Formulates & Executes the Budget

Materials from Plenary Sessions on Budget Formulation & Execution Line of Business
Registered Conference Attendees Looking for Break-out Session Materials or Information on Follow-up Sessions:   Please check back here at AABPA.org.


Thanks to Our Sponsors!  AABPA appreciates the generous support of our Fall 2006 Symposium sponsors.  Check out their websites below.  

SPRING 2006 AABPA SYMPOSIUM: BUDGETING FOR DISASTERS

The AABPA Spring 2006 Symposium was held on Wednesday, May 24, in the Capital Hilton Hotel, at 16th and K Streets, Washington, D.C. Thanks to everyone that attended and participated in the symposium. Several symposium related documents are available for download:

OTHER EVENTS OF INTEREST ...

(Know of an upcoming meeting of possible interest to our members?  Please let us know about it so that we can post the information here.)



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