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Updated August 3, 2011

Monday, June 13
8:30 - Noon	General Session - The Foundation of Good Tax Administration
A Word from the New FTA Executive Director Gale Garriott
This I Believe Craig Burns, Commissioner, Virginia Department of Taxation Bryan Butcher, Commissioner, Alaska Department of Revenue (invited) Dawn Cash. Secretary-Member, Oklahoma Tax Commission (invited) Courtney Kay-Decker, Director, Iowa Department of Revenue Suzan DelBene, Director, Washington Department of Revenue James Etter, Director, South Carolina Department of Revenue Myron Frans, Commissioner, MInnesota Department of Revenue Craig Griffith, Commissioner, West Virginia Department of Revenue Demesia Padilla, Secretary, New Mexico Department of Taxation and Revenue (invited)
The Federal Corporate Income Tax: Are There Lessons for State Business Taxes? Bob Green, Skadden, Arps
Good Government vs. Reality David Brunori, Contributing Editor, State Tax Notes and Research Professor at George Washington University
Panel: Top 10 Relationship Killers Moderator: Stan Arnold, Rath, Young and Pignatelli Panelists: Jim Eads, Ryan Frank Yanover, General Electric Jordan Goodman, Horwood, Marcus and Berk (invited)
Noon - 1:30 p.m.	FTA President's Luncheon

Concurrent Sessions Legal/Tax Policy The Streamlined Experience: Benefits, Challenges, Surprises (not an update) Panelists: Russ Brubaker, SSUTA and Washington State Scott Peterson, SSUTA Rep. Wayne Harper, Utah legislature Deborah Bierbaum, AT & T Rich Prem, Amazon.com Whistleblowers and Qui Tam Suits - Adventures in Tax Enforcement William Comiskey, Hodgson Russ Corporate Income Tax - Emerging Issues Philip Tatarowicz, Ernst and Young Bobby Burgner, General Electric Shirley Sicilian, MTC Update on Online Travel Company Litigation Jess Reagan, Indiana Attorney General's Office Technology FTA Outstanding Technology Applications Award Winners Maine Revenue Integrated Tax System (MERITS) Project Roger Widner, Maine Revenue Services Maryland's Automated RAR Adjustment Program Sharonne Bonardi, Maryland Comptroller of Treasury Use of Intelligent Forms and ITS/Data Warehouse Synergies Susan Dukes and Amy Boutelle, Wisconsin Department of Revenue New York's Collections Optimization Project Jamie Woodward, New York Department of Taxation and Finance Management Management of Large-Scale Projects Using Independent Verification and Validation (IV & V) Services for Tax Projects Chuck Adelman, PMP, Capgemini Government Solutions The In-House Manager Kristine Ward, Arizona Department of Revenue Panel: What I Wish I Had Known Five (or 15) Years Ago Moderator: Ray Stevens, Parker Poe Panelests: Janette Lohman, Thompson Coburn Lessons Learned the Hard Way about Data Protection Sammi Shultz, IRS Dan Hall, Illinois Department of Revenue Partner Solution Series Benefits of Implementing a Data Warehouse Prior to an Integrated Tax System Presented by Teradata Session Presenter: Tony Mastin, Oklahoma Tax Commission A Fresh Look at Taxpayer Compliance Strategy Presented by Revenue Solutions, Inc. Session Presenter: John Bace, RSI Ways to Transform Your Revenue Agency Presented by SAP Session Presenter: Todd Gardner, SAP Using Technology to Protect Your State Tax Revenues Presented by SICPA Session Presenter: Shelley Vereen, SICPA

Tuesday, June 14
8:30 - Noon	General Session - What's On the Horizon for Tax Administrators
Around the World in [Fewer than] 80 Cases Paul H. Frankel, Morrison & Foerster
The Challenges of Cloud Computing Harley Duncan, KPMG
The Federal Role in State Tax Reform Kirk Stark, UCLA School of Law
The Cutting Edge of Multistate Matters Joe Huddleston, MTC
FTA 2012 - It Will Be Monumental Stephen Cordi, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Office of Tax and Revenue, Washington, D.C.
Concurrent Sessions Legal/Tax Policy Litigation and Legislation Update - The Whirlwind Tour of 2001-2011 Marilyn Wethekam, Horwood, Marcus and Berk Harley Duncan, KPMG Garner Girthoffer, Nebraska Helen Hecht, FTA Cloud Computing - Focus on the Legal and Policy Issues Reid Okimoto, KPMG Jill Nielsen, KPMG Jeff Friedman, Sutherland Uniformity Issues and Developments Shirley Sicilian, MTC Tood Lard, COST Jamie Fenwick, Time Warner Cable Technology Using Social Media to Enhance Tax Administration Craig Burns, Commissioner, Virginia Department of Taxation Offering Applications to Your Mobile Taxpayers Anna Brannen, California Board of Equalization Working With Your Industry Tax Software Partners Fluffy Cazalas, Vertex, National Association of Computerized Tax Processors Todd Goldberg, CorpTax, National Association of Computerized Tax Processors A Mandate for One: New York's Push Toward 100% E-filing Margaret Sherman, New York Department of Taxation and Finance Nebraska's Automated Legislative Bill Tracking System Jack Hardy, Jamie Schirf, and John Stavick, Nebraska Department of Revenue Compliance How to Use Credit Card Levies Suzan DelBene, Director, Washington State Federal Offsets: So Much More Than Refunds Rose Free, Financial Management Service Sharonne Bonardi, Maryland Office of the Comptroller Refunds on Debit Cards Margaret Sherman, New York Department of Taxation and Finance Anti-aging Cure for Your Delinquency File Steve Lasher, Indiana Department of Revenue Rob Wagner, Nebraska Department of Revenue Data and Data Analytics: New Approaches to Combatting Tax Evasion and Refund Fraud Joseph Milack, Consultant Data and Data Analytics: Alabama's Approach to Fighting Refund Fraud Speaker TBD, Alabama Department of Revenue Andrew Bucholz, LexisNexis Achieving Greater Compliance Efficiency Andre van der Post, Oracle Partner Solution Series Streamlining Government through Consolidated Collection Services Presented by Oracle Session Presenter: Herb Harrison, Oracle How to Structure an IT Project When Failure is Not an Option Presented by FAST Enterprises Session Presenter: Virgil Helton, FAST

Wednesday, June 15
8:30 - 10:30 a.m.	General Session - Budgets and Revenues
It's Still the Economy Mark Zandi
Budget Lessons and Challenges Scott Pattison, National Association of State Budget Officers
Observations from the Ocean Floor: What Tough Times Have Taught Us About Tax Policy and Tax Administration Will Rice, Fast Enterprises
Ethics for Tax Administrators Cass Vickers, Institute for Professionals in Taxation Glenn McCoy, Holtz Rubenstein Reminick
12:30 p.m.	Adjourn

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Monday, June 13

Concurrent Sessions

Tuesday, June 14

Concurrent Sessions

Wednesday, June 15