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Expand Your Horizons

FREE fmi*igf Webinar Series

fmi*igf has an exciting series of one-hour professional development Internet presentations called “Expand Your Horizons” by world class speakers on subjects of interest to public sector financial employees. You may enjoy these interactive webinars in the comfort of your home or office – and they are all free of charge!

If you are a professional accountant, these webinars provide credits for your continuing professional development learning requirements.

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only once for the FREE webinar series & receive email reminders prior to each presentation. If you miss any of these live presentations you can view them as archived webinars at a later date.

After registering, your email address becomes your “login” to the webinars.  Login and become acquainted with the simple functionalities of the webinars (i.e. chat room, how to ask a question during the presentation, etc).

DATE

PRESENTERS

TOPIC

Thursday,
November 24, 2011,
10:45 EST
Pierre Bruneau,
Newscaster & Journalist,
TVA

Always Aim Higher!

(Le Francophile session at PD Week 2011 - Presentation in French)
Thursday,
December 15, 2011,
1:00 EST
Chris Jones,
Associate Faculty Member,
Royal Roads University
Victoria, BC 
Life Without Numbers- Innovative Ideas for Evaluation of Proposals and Grants & Contributions Applications
Thursday,
January 12, 2012,
1:00 EST
Dr. Ian Lee, Assistant Professor at Carleton University, Sprott School of Business
James Infantino, Pension & Disability Insurance Officer, Public Service Alliance of Canada
Bernard Dussault, Consulting Actuary, Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
Replacement of Defined Benefit Pension Plans by a Revamped Defined Contribution Pension Plan for the Public Sector

Thursday,
February 16, 2012
1:00 EST

Presentation in
English
1:00 - 2:00

followed by the
Presentation
in
French

2:00 - 3:00
PRESENTION IN ENGLISH
Doug Lloyd
, Executive Director,
Financial Systems Authority, Office of the Comptroller General, Treasury Board of Canada

Moderator:
Jim Ralston,
Comptroller General of Canada


PRESENTATION IN FRENCH
Marcel Boulianne, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of the Comptroller General of Canada, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Moderator:
Tom Scrimger,
Assistant Comptroller General, Financial Management & Analysis (FMS), Treasury Board of Canada

Financial Management Transformation Initiative
Thursday,
March 8, 2012
1:00 EST
Alex Benay, Vice President, Government Relations, OpenText Corporation
Tyler Knowlton, Chief Strategist on Innovation, Office of the Assistant Deputy Minister, Asia and Chief Trade Commissioner, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada

Moderator:
Robert P. Taylor, CEO of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC)
Social Media in the Public Sector - Opportunities & Risks
Wednesday,
April 11,
2012
1:00 EDT
Lorraine Dyke, Associate Professor, Sprott School of Business, Carleton University Understanding and Facilitating Employee Success