Re: NACM Conference Experience??? Atella,Mary 11 Apr 2001 15:41 EST
I can give the NACM program a strong recommendation. I attended their conference in Las Vegas in April of 1999 with the intention of getting a good overview of the various payment methods that the Feds use. The curriculum sounded very similar to what you list below (and that's a lot to cover in 2.5 days). I found it to be very worthwhile and I remember thinking that it would be even better for the actual grant accountant level. Mary Atella Director, Sponsored Programs Services Colorado State University phone: (970) 491-2083 fax: (970) 491-6147 email: xxxxxx@colostate.edu -----Original Message----- From: Barbara Gray [mailto:xxxxxx@COFC.EDU] Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 2:27 PM To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG Subject: [RESADM-L] NACM Conference Experience??? Hi, everyone, We have a new grants accountant and would like to give her some professional development opportunities. We do plan to send her to NCURA fundamentals as soon as we can to get the big picture of university research administration. In the meantime, I'm wondering about the quality of a conference that I just received a flyer for. It is a 2.5 day conference in June in Baltimore, called "How to Get Paid by Uncle Sam," that is sponsored by the National Association of Credit Management. I am not a financial type and I'm unfamiliar with this association, so I don't know if this would be a good conference for her. The conference is billed as a "grants and research finance and administration seminar" and covers such topics as PMS, electronic 272 filing, submitting interim and final financial reports, DOD's electronic billing system; allowable costs, government invoice inquiry screens and systems accessble throug the net, submitting public vouchers to DFAS directly, electronic updates (EDI, EFT, etc.), prompt payment act and getting paid interest when not paid on time, DEd's business practices and reporting re: student financial aid, NSF Fastlane business functions, SF34, DD250, ONR billing rates and payment process, OMB circulars, etc. The registration fee is $550. If any of you have attended one of these NACM conferences, I'd like to know how you rate them, if you think this one would be appropriate for someone new to grants accounting (but not general accounting), and if it is worth the money. As always, thanks! Barbara -- ================================================================== Barbara H. Gray, Director Office of Research & Grants Administration College of Charleston 66 George Street Charleston, SC 29424 Campus Location: 407-G Bell Bldg. Office: 843.953.5673 Desk: 843.953.5885 Fax: 843.953.6577 e-mail: xxxxxx@cofc.edu URL: http://www.orga.cofc.edu/ ================================================================== ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ====================================================================== ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================