Conference Day 1 Sessions

8:00 - 8:30 AM

Continental Breakfast

8:30 - 10:00 AM

General Session: Fired Up Leadership
2008 can be your bestyear! In this presentation go on an inspiring journey to recapture those unique and life changing dreams inside your mind’s eye.Unlock your mental habits to fire up your career and leadership capabilities.

Steve Gutzler is president of Leadership Quest. He is an expert in the fields of emotional intelligence, peak performance and personal fulfillment. His key clients include Microsoft, Boeing, The Hotel Group, Cisco, SALT Communication, Starwood Corp. and Starbucks.

10:15 -11:45 AM

CLUB SESSION
Government Matters: Legislative, Regulatory and Legal Update for the Club Controller
Decisions are made every day in Washington, DC and our statehouse that have a present and future impact on your club’s operations and governance. Get an insider’s look at what’s going on in Congress, states and courts that have a direct impact on clubs in the years ahead. The current debates involving immigration reform, tax issues and small business health plans will be covered.

Brad Steele is vice president of government relations for the National Club Association.

HOTEL SESSION
Plug and Play Policies and Procedures: Developing, Drafting and Dissecting Accounting Policies and Procedures
Where and how does one begin the policy or procedure development process? How does one ensure proper use of policies and procedures by the intended audience? How does one ensure accountability and enforcement of policies and procedures? How does one ensure that policies and procedures are current, and that they comply with federal, state and local laws? Learn the answers to these questions and more, and how to make policies and procedures user-friendly so that they “plug and play.”

Jerry Trieber, CPA, CHAE is director of internal audit at Hersha Hospitality Management, LP.

12:00 - 1:30 PM

Lunch and Association Update

1:45 - 3:15 PM

CLUB SESSION
From Cradle to Grave: A Club Controller’s Guide to New Audit Standards
New audit standards demand significant changes in the way financial statement audits are now performed — club accounting personnel are now held to higher professional standards, there is more work from auditors and audit costs have increased. So how do you keep costs down while still ensuring audit quality and addressing club governance concerns? Learn the drivers of audit cost, and specifically what clubs can do to control cost increases from two professionals who have personally implemented the new standards at more than 170 private clubs.

Tammy Tassitano, CPA is a partner with McGladrey & Pullen LLP. Phillip G. Newman, CPA is a partner with McGladrey & Pullen LLP.

HOTEL SESSION
Impact of Human Resources on Profitability
Human resources impact profitability more than what is published in your financial statements. Explore the intangible, but very real, costs with a look at what key business drivers measure the success of your human resource initiatives. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how you can improve your human resources.

Phillip R. Maltin is a partner with Silver & Freedman.

3:30 - 5:00 PM

CLUB SESSION
Club Software Reengineering
Clubs that have not purchased new management systems since 2000 are facing difficult choices — whether to reengineer or replace their core membership, POS, accounting and reservations systems. While replacement is often the first choice, clubs should also consider reengineering. Reengineering is designed to make sure change is really needed, provides strong value, is cost effective, and assists in the selection and implementation of new systems. The session explores the seven analytical steps involved in reengineering, along with the specific procedures to be used in implementing such a project.

Bill Boothe is director of club technology consulting for RSM McGladrey, Inc.

HOTEL SESSION
Internal Controls and Fraud: Are They Related?
Everyone knows that they should have a solid internal control system, but what is the relationship between those controls and fraud?What causes us to reflect on our own internal controlsystem?What are somespeed bumps to success and opportunities for improvementin an internal control structure? With theright informationwe might be able to prevent or detect the next fraud scheme.

Jason R. Filippini, CPA is accounting and auditing manager for Clothier and Head, PS.