Ethics Training Program

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November 6, 2010
Ethics Committee Chair -Edwin Tan The institute of Management Accountants proudly presents the IMA Ethics Series: Success Without Compromise- Group Study. This course is designed to help management accountants improve their ability to drive business performance in the areas of decision support, planning, and internal controls. Participants will be educated on IMA Statement of Ethical Professional Practice, which provides the foundation for this course. Participants then will be challenged to go beyond rote memorization and apply their understanding of the Standards in real-life situations, thus strengthening, their personal ethical framework and empowering them to influence the ethical culture within the company. IMA's Group Live programs offer high-quality educational opportunities specifically aimed to advance career development. Group Live programs offer IMA Chapters educational programming that is relevant to management accountants and that meets continuing education requirements of CMAs. The programs provide opportunities for members to develop career related knowledge through local events, as well as a chance to meet fellow IMA members and form connections with other finance professionals.
TRAINING LOCATION Robert Half International 17th Floor (Protiviti conference room),50 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94111 Company Phone:(415) 986-4093 IMA-PA Phone: 408-410-6148 TRAINING DATE November 6, 2010 (First Saturday of November 2010) TIME Registration:8:45 AM Training Sessions: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM	CONTINUING EDUCATION 4 CPE hours. COST & REGISTRATION IMA Member-$50; Non-Member- $60 *Online Registration closes on November 3rd, 2010 *NO REFUNDS PROCESSED ANYTIME *Seats not guaranteed for walk-in registration *Walk-ins pay $75 at the door, please bring cash or check Click here to register for the Ethics Training Program.
Session Details	Instructors
Ethics Training(Click here for details!) Learning objectives: After completing the IMA Ethics Series: Success Without Compromise- Group Study, participants will be able to: *List and describe the Principles and Standards of IMA *Evaluate the possible outcomes and implications of ethical and unethical behavior within the finance function. *Apply the Standards of good ethical practice to an ethical dilemma to determine an appropriate course of action. Part 1: Learning the Facts DVD Chapter 1: Introduction and Main Menu (10 minutes) DVD Chapters 2 thru 10: IMA Statement of Ethical Professional Practice (30 minutes) Part 2: Applying the facts DVD Chapters 11 thru 12: The Acquisition of InfoCom (15 minutes) DVD chapters 13 thru 17/Group Discussion: A Closer Look (110 minutes) Debrief: (5 minutes)	Instructor-Sudha Chadalavada, VP professional Education, IMA-PPA Sudha, a CPA and a CFE, has over fifteen years of experience in accounting and finance and currently specializes in SEC Reporting. Sudha has extensive and broad range of work experience including external audit, private company controllership and public company regulatory compliance and reporting. Sudha brings great breadth of expertise and experience in presenting and teaching the ethics class. Sudha is the current VP Professional Education of the IMA Palo Alto Chapter and also has served on the boards of several non-profit educational associations including IMA Silicon Valley Chapter, IIA San Jose Chapter, and ISACA SV Chapter aswell as a club and district officer of Toastmasters' International. Instructor-Edwin Tan, Ethics Committee Chair Edwin Tan, is a licensed chartered accountant of England and Wales and has also passed the uniform Certified Public Accountant's exam conducted in California in the year 1986. Edwin has over 30 years of experience in auditing, taxation, and company restructuring experience. Edwin feels fortunate that in the early years of his career to work for a restructuring specialist from PriceWaterhouse partner that later setup his chartered accountancy practice in London. Edwin is the restructuring specialist for RHI for the past 7 years in various capacities including accounting manager through CFO position. Edwin's specialties include restructuring, taxation, setting up new accounting system, and providing training/mentoring to finance staff. Prior to working for RHI Edwin was the CFO/Controller for 'Cosdel Int'l Co Inc', a Foreign Freightforwarders and Customhouse Brokers located in San Francisco for 15 years before company was acquired by a New York Company.