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News & Updates

IMA’s 20th Annual Salary Survey
Despite the economic crisis, IMA’s 20th Annual Salary survey indicates that professionals holding IMA’s CMA certification have greater earning power – 24% higher in salary and 31% higher in total compensation – than their noncertified colleagues. These findings appear in the June 2009 issue of IMA’s
Strategic Finance.

New LinkUp IMA Online Social Network is Now Live!
IMA invites members to ioin LinkUp IMA, our exciting new online social network exclusive for IMA members.

IMA’s Western Illinois University Student Chapter wins the 2009 Clark Johnson Achievement Award for their project to increase student involvement in IMA.

IMA Committees' Response to SEC Roadmap for IFRS use by U.S. Companies
IMA’s Financial Reporting and Small Business Committees submitted comment letters to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in response to its proposed roadmap for the use of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) by U.S. Companies. Comments were due on April 20, 2009.

COSO Elects New Chairman

The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) of the Treadway Commission has elected David L. Landsittel, CPA as its new chairman. Jeff Thomson, IMA’s President and CEO, took the lead in the organization’s search for the Chairman’s position.

Monthly Technical Membership Meeting

March 16, 2010

Akiko Nakanaga

Technical Meeting Committee Chair-  Akiko Nakanaga

Welcome to the Peninsula Palo Alto Chapter of Institute of Managment Accountants site of professional education, a one stop shop for your professional education and networking needs.  At the chapter we provide you a wide variety of topics of interest to keep you abreast on the develpments in finance and accounting profession.  Unique to our chapter is our ability to bring in top notch speakers holding executive level positions to speak about their experiences in their daily conduct of business.   For those aspiring to climb the ladders of  the corporate financial management, these events also provide an excellent venue to network with these high profile individuals.   Some of the meetings are specifically designed to be panel discussions to get wide variety of perspectives.  Our meetings also provide cost effective CPE's.  At the end, I would like to add that the chapter and the board strives to give 100% value to the membership through these technical sessions.  I look forward to connecting with many of you and hope to see you at our upcoming event!

 

MEETING DATES
Monthly Meetings are generally held every 3rd Tuesday of the month,
except during the months when joint events are held. 
 
TIME
Registration and announcements: 6:15 - 6:45 PM
Dinner and Technical Session: 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM


MEETING LOCATION
The Domain Hotel
1085 East El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, CA 94087
Phone: 408.247.0800


CONTINUING EDUCATION

3 CPE hours.
 
COST & REGISTRATION
"A Member is specifically, chapter member of IMA Peninsula Palo Alto Association and not of any other chapter of IMA or other association members."
"To affiliate with the IMA Peninsula Chapter, send an email to hcandella@imanet.org"

Early Bird: {Received by March 1st} - Member-$25; Non-Member-$30
Regular: {Received between March 2nd - March 15th}- Member-$30; Non-Member-$35
Walk-In: {March 16th}- Member-$35; Non-Member-$40

Website Paypal registration closes on February 15th to give final head count to the hotel.
Walk-in's on 16th please note that meals and seating is guaranteed.
Click here to register for the forthcoming monthly meeting.             



Topic Description and Details Moderator and Speakers

"E-Discovery: Essentials of Digital Forensics for Finance Professionals" "


Recent cyber attacks on major US corporations have spawned concern and debate. But, this event has also raised awareness regarding digital forensics. What information should be collected? What steps should be taken to properly collect & preserve digital evidence? What evidence can be gleaned from the forensic analysis? Are there any legal requirements? In our interactive discussion, we will explore several of these key areas including:

The forensic process for imaging hard disk drives versus a standard backup copy.
*A general discussion regarding collecting data from a networked environment including privacy and cross-border data transfer considerations.
*The Importance of Chain-of-Custody and documentation.
*Digital evidence proper handling and storage.
*Training requirements for Digital Forensic Practitioners
We will show examples of some common types of information that can be discovered during a digital forensic examination such as:
*Deleted files and email, Web pages, and web mail;
*Document metadata;
*Encrypted files;
*Digital fingerprints (MD5 hashes) file identification and comparisons and their importance to an investigation.

Scenarios where Digital Forensics can and should be considered:
*Internal investigations;
*Litigation
*Preparing for administrative actions such as defending against allegations related to wrongful termination

Electronic Discovery and Reviewing the Evidence:
*What is electronic discovery?
*How much does it cost?
*Do you need it?

Bonus item! A Case study!!
*Our experienced panelists will discuss a case study tying several elements and perspectives together.

 
 

Tomas Castrejon
Moderator- Tomas Castrejon- Senior Manager, General Dynamics
Tomas is the General Dynamics Senior Manager for the commercial Incident Response and Digital Forensics division. He has extensive digital forensic experience gained from his time as a law enforcement officer and working for a Big 4 consulting firm where he served as the National Computer Forensics Practice Leader. Tomas has testified in both criminal and civil cases in California, before the Grand Jury, and as an expert. In addition, he has lectured on forensic tools, techniques, and trends in digital forensics.



Joshua Gilliland Session Panelist- Josh Gilliland, Professional Development Manager,D4 LLC
Joshua Gilliland, Professional Development Manager for D4 LLC and a former practicing attorney,has used litigation support software products in complex business cases and criminal appellate matters. Josh has five years of experience using CT Summation iBlaze in both the practice of law and for CT Summation at seminars, trade shows and supporting product development.Josh conducts seminars on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Federal Rules of Evidence, e-Discovery,and other growing trends in litigation. Josh has planned and coordinated large seminars and webinars with many thought leaders in the industry, including Michael Arkfeld, William Kellermann, Tom O'Connor and Magistrate Judge John Facciola.He effectively applies his real-world knowledge to show lawyers how they can increase their efficiency and master factual issues using litigation support software. Josh launched the CT Summation Blawg, highlighting issues of text message authentication, YouTube deposition exhibits, and MP3 Players as the cause of class action lawsuits. Josh also practiced construction defect litigation at Roger, Scott & Helmer. He worked as a contract attorney and consultant on complex civil cases and a Federal Habeas appeal in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he gained experience in using both CT Summation and Trial Director. Josh received his J.D. from the McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific in 2001 and holds an A.B. in Political Science from University of California at Davis. He also ties a mean bowtie.

Mark Massey Session Panelist-Mark Massey, Partner Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP
Massey has over 15 years of professional experience specializing in forensic investigations, litigation support, risk management, and the preparation, negotiation and settlement of complex insurance claims. Mr. Massey has prepared expert reports and provided expert testimony. Mr. Massey has experience in a diverse range of industries including telecommunications, high tech industries, manufacturing, food processing,oil & gas, and financial services.





Kyle Ritter Session Panelist-Kyle Ritter, Deputy Sheriff, Alameda County Sheriff's Office
Kyle Ritter has been a law enforcement officer for 26 years. He began his career with the U.S. Army Military Police where he was the supervisor in the Investigations Unit. In 1989 he left the military and began his civilian law enforcement career. He has worked Patrol, General Crimes Investigations, Narcotics Enforcement, and Crime Suppression, with the Vallejo Police Department and the Alameda County Sheriff's Office. Kyle is currently a Detective Sergeant with the Sheriff's Office and supervises the High-Technology Crimes Unit and the Digital and Multimedia Evidence Unit. Kyle has had over 1,500 hours of formal training in computer forensic examinations with various State, Federal, and private organizations. He has conducted in excess of 600 computer forensic examinations on hundreds of computer systems for a variety of crimes that include child pornography, identity theft, fraud, homicide, terrorism, threats, internal investigations and other various State and Federal violations. Kyle has completed the POST Institute for Criminal Investigations and holds advanced certificates in computer crimes and narcotics investigation. He also holds various certifications in computer forensics such as the EnCE, CCE, CEECS and ACE. Kyle has testified on over 110 occasions as an expert witness in narcotics investigations, computer forensics examinations and computer crimes investigations.



Joel Yusim
Session Panelist-Joel Yusim, Program Manager, CISCO Systems
Joel Yusim is currently the Program Manager at Cisco Systems responsible for Global Investigative Support. This team provides the acquisition, analysis and consultation pertaining to electronic evidence in support of Cisco's Global Internal Investigations. Prior to joining Cisco Joel was the Investigations Manager for Oracle. Joel is a former Special Agent Supervisor for the California Department of Justice. Joel holds a Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice from San Jose State University and is currently working on his Masters Degree in Project Management at the University of San Francisco

 

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