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September 23-26, 2007 • Sheraton Downtown • Nashville , TN 39219

 Preliminary Program
[updated September 20, 2007]

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Sunday, September 23
3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Registration
5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Opening Reception with light hors d’oeuvres
Monday, September 24
7:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Welcome and Opening Comments
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.  Verifying Taxpayer Data - Jim Meyers (IRS)
9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. BREAK
9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. MTC Statistical Sampling Software - Robert Schauer (MTC)
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. BREAK
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. TSEP Statistical Sampling Software - Carol Solomons (SC)
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch (provided)
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.  

Stratification Techniques - Robert Schauer (MTC)

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2:00 p.m. - 2:10 p.m. BREAK
2:10 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Tools Used to Screen Data - Yvonne Beyer and David Terpening (NY)
3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. BREAK
3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. What Happened to the Precision? - Dr. Richard Kulp
3:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Sampling Issues - Panel discussion
Dr. Richard Kulp, Consultant; John Grant, WA; Rosie McClurkan, TN; Yvonne Beyer-Teal, NY

4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Open Forum Discussion
Tuesday, September 25
7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Auditing Purchase Cards - Brad Tomlinson (OH)
9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. BREAK
9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.  Building and Maintaining a Computer Audit Specialist Unit - Neal Grover, Sally Merritt and Jared More (ME)
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. BREAK
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.   Using CAMTASIA Software for Training - Carol Erdle, John Grant (WA)
Noon–1:00 p.m.  Lunch (provided)
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Auditing SAP Systems (NY and CA)

2:00 p.m. - 2:10 p.m. BREAK
2:10 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Computer Auditor Processing Tools (CA BOE)
  Revised 9/20/07

CHECKLIST TO FACILITATE REQUEST FOR ELECTRONIC MEDIA

3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. BREAK
3:15 – 4:15 p.m. QuickBooks - Carol Erdle (WA)
4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Open Forum Discussion
Wednesday, September 26
7:30 a.m.  Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.  Computer Audit Specialist Training (CA)
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Ohio's Paperless Audit Project/Secure FTB Web Site - Russell Hupp (OH)
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. BREAK
10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Open Forum Discussion
12:00 Noon Adjourn