September 29^th through October 2^nd, 2002 - Beaver Run Resort, Breckenridge, Colorado

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WSATA 2002 Conference Agenda

Sunday, September 29, 2002

10:00 -3:30 Golf Tournament

12:00 - 6:00 Registration

6:00 - 9:00 Opening Reception

Monday, September 30, 2002

7:00 - 4:30 Registration

7:00 - 8:30 Conference Breakfast

7:00 - 8:30 Executive Committee Breakfast

8:30 - 11:45 General Session

8:30 Centennial Bag Pipe and Drum Marching Corp
Colorado Air National Guard - Color Presentation

8:45 Invocation - Father Jude Geilenkirchen - Dillon

8:50 Welcoming - WSATA President - John Vecchiarelli

9:00 State Roll Call - Ken Mergl

9:30 Fred Fisher - Opening Remarks

9:40 Dan Bucks - The National Scene

10:15 Morning Break

10:30 Keynote Speaker - Howard Schmidt, Vice Chair of President Bush's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board

8:30 - 9:15 Guest Coffee Reception

10:00 - 4:00 Guest Program - Black Hawk Casino Trip

12:00 - 1:30 Luncheon

12:45 - 1:30 Speaker - TBD

1:45 - 3:00 Breakout Sessions

Human Resource Planning - Progression and Regression Planning

Security - Terrorism and Bio-terrorism

Fraud Detection - Frivolous Return Filers

3:00 - 3:15 Afternoon Break/Ice Cream by Arthur Gelber Organization

3:15 - 4:30 Breakout Sessions

Local Tax Issues

Budget Responses to Revenue Shortfalls

Technology Update

5:30 - 6:30 Executive Committee Cocktail Hour

6:45 - 9:00 Executive Committee Dinner

8:00 - 12:00 Country Western Night - The Walker Williams Band

Tuesday, October 1, 2002

7:00 - 4:30 Registration

7:00 - 8:30 Conference Breakfast

8:30 - 10:00 Breakout Sessions

State of the Economy

Electronic Deregulation "Montana Style"

Streamlined Sales Tax

10:00 - 4:00 Guest Tour - Historic Leadville and National Mining Museum Tour

10:00 - 10:15 Morning Break

10:15 - 11:45 Breakout Sessions

Customer Service Issues and Updates

Disaster Recovery Issues

Tax Compliance Issues and Programs

12:00 - 1:30 Luncheon

12:45 - 1:30 Speaker - Jake Jabs, American Furniture Warehouse

1:45 - 3:00 Breakout Sessions

Abusive Trusts

Stakeholder Relationship Management

Federal - Local Tax Agency Relations

3:00 - 3:15 Afternoon Break

3:15 - 4:30 Breakout Sessions

Federal Income Tax Refund Offset program

Litigation Update

Commissioners Roundtable

5:30 - 6:30 WSATR Reception

6:30 - 8:30 President's Banquet

8:45 - 11:15 President's Entertainment Night - Hypnotist Jerry Valley

Wednesday, October 2, 2002

7:00 - 12:00 Registration

7:00 - 8:30 Conference Breakfast

7:30 - 8:30 Executive Committee Breakfast

8:00 - 5:00 CAMTA Meeting

8:30 - 10:15 WSATR Panel on Tax Policy and Economic Development

10:15 - 10:30 Morning Break

10:30 - 11:15 Data Sharing

11:15 - 12:00 Annual WSATA Business Meeting