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Francis Marion Hotel: July 2009 Conference Site. Named for Revolutionary War hero Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox," and opened in 1924, the National Historic Landmark Francis Marion Hotel offers spectacular views of Charleston's revolutionary-era church steeples, antebellum mansions and famous harbor. Located downtown in the heart of the historic district on Marion Square, the magnificent gardens, house museums, antique shops, local boutiques, restaurants and nightlife that make Charleston unique, are all an easy walk from the hotel which is known as Charleston's "Grand Hotel".
Charleston's Museum Mile features the richest concentration of cultural sites open to visitors in downtown Charleston. Stroll the one-mile section of Meeting Street and you will discover six museums, five nationally important historic houses, four scenic parks, a Revolutionary War powder magazine, numerous houses of worship, and six historic public buildings including the Market and City Hall. Enjoy the Mile by foot or public transportation. CARTA bus passes include the DASH trolleys and allow you to get on and off as often as needed. These are some of the sites on the Mile (year established in parentheses):
Aiken-Rhett House (1818) - unaltered house, furnishings, slaves' quarters, stable, coach house & privies
Charleston Museum (1773) - America's first museum showcases South Carolina's cultural & natural history
Joseph Manigault House (1803) - reveals lifestyle of a wealthy family and the slaves who lived there
Washington Light Infantry (1807) - one of America's oldest militia units featuring the Civil War to today
Confederate Museum (1841) - contains flags, uniforms, swords and other Confederate memorabilia
Powder Magazine (1713) - Carolina's oldest public building with a history of pioneers, pirates and patriots
Gibbes Museum of Art - Charleston's history through painting, miniature portraiture, sculpture, photographs
Old Slave Mart Museum - story of slave trade in Charleston & U.S. & of those whose lives changed forever
Children's Museum of the Lowcountry - hands-on interactive environment of children 3 months to 12 years
South Carolina Historical Society - books, manuscripts, plats & images from 1670; researchers welcomed
Heyward-Washington House (1772) - home of Thomas Heyward, signer of the Declaration of Independence
Nathaniel Russell House (1808) - evokes the lifestyle of the South's grandest antebellum townhouse
Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon (1771) - one of America's three most historic colonial public buildings
Edmondston-Alston House (1825) - where General Beauregard watched 1861 bombardment of Ft. Sumter
Trinity United Methodist Church - least altered of Charleston's late-Greek Revival church buildings
Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (1749) - 4th oldest Jewish congregation in U.S.; impressive Greek Revival style
St. Mary of the Annunciation (1791) - 1st Roman Catholic congregation in the Carolinas and Georgia
Circular Congregational Church (1681) - among oldest continuously worshipping Southeast congregations
French Huguenot Church (1687) - oldest continuously active Huguenot congregations in the U.S.
St. Michael's Church - one of America's most sophisticated colonial church buildings
First (Scots) Presbyterian Church - one of city's oldest ecclesiastical buildings; fifty 18th century gravestones
Visitor Center (1856) - restored railroad warehouse offers free city guides, maps, ticket services, information
Marion Square (1843) - home to Military College, Old Citadel building and Revolutionary War fortifications
County Courthouse (1753) - one of state's most important buildings; Capitol for colony of South Carolina
City Hall - second oldest City Hall in America and has a notable collection of paintings
Charleston recently was ranked as one of the top three travel destinations in the U.S. along with New York City and San Francisco. Other attractions in Charleston include:
Ghost & Graveyard Tour walking tour of famous individuals resting in Charleston's oldest graveyard
Haunted Jail Tour - tour Old City Jail that housed infamous criminals, pirates and Civil War prisoners
Ghost & Dungeon Tour walking tour with stories of ghosts, haunted houses, voodoo and superstitions
Fort Sumter - Civil War began when confederate troops fired upon the Union troops who refused to vacate
Confederate Submarine Replica "Hunley"
ITFMA 2008 Education Certificate Awards.ITFMA is proud to award the following individuals their FMA, FMC and CABC certificates upon completion of their required educational curriculum in 2008. They join a select group of individuals who have earned the only recognized certification available to IT financial management professionals. We wish them continued success in all of their future endeavors and the pursuit of advanced certificates. As Carol Orlock said: "The more we know, the more we want to know; when we know enough, we know how much we don't know."
Financial Management Controllership Certificate–120 Hours
Patricia Wagner, Assistant Director of Information Systems, County of Monterey
Chargeback and Activity Based Cost Management Certificate–60 Hours
Charles Johnson, President and CEO, CNJohnson & Associates, Inc.
Financial Management Controllership Certificate–60 Hours
Jerry Bell, Senior Accounting IT Advisor, Chemical Abstracts Service
Donna Rauschuber, Manager of IT Administration, Argonaut Group
August Sandri Jr., Manager of IT Procurement, True Value Company
Sean Smith, Senior Director, 24 Hour Fitness USA, Inc.
Financial Management Accounting Certificate–60 Hours
Juliana Smith, Computing Services Budget Analyst, State of North Carolina
2008 Corporate Membership Recognition. Much of the credit for ITFMA's success over the past 21 years has been due to the support provided by our corporate members. ITFMA extends a sincere "Thank you" to the following organizations for their corporate memberships in 2008, and we hope you will continue your invaluable support in the future:
10 YEARS OR MORE
American Family Insurance
Branch Banking & Trust
Highmark, Inc.
Honda of America, Mfg., Inc.
Liberty Mutual Insurance Group
McDonald's Corporation
National Institute of Health
State of North Carolina
State of Wyoming
USAA
Virginia Information Technology Agency
5 YEARS OR MORE
Commerce Bank
John Hancock Financial Services, Inc.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Raytheon Company
The Coca-Cola Company
LESS THAN 5 YEARS
Affinion Group
Baker & McKenzie
Innovapost, Inc.
QBE Regional Insurance
State Farm Insurance
State of Arizona
State of Kansas
State of Nevada
Swingtide, Inc.
U.S. Cellular Corporation
Wachovia Corporation
Conference Money Back Guarantee. You will not find another IT financial program in 2009 that beats ITFMA's conference value-to-price ratio. If you find another four or five day conference focused on the same IT financial disciplines with more renowned speakers, breadth and depth of material, number of presentations, networking opportunities, and for such reasonable registration fees in 2009, ITFMA will gladly refund your ITFMA conference registration fee.
Conference Features. These are some of the unique benefits from attending our 2009 conference programs:
• Week long 5-day IT financial management programs – only at ITFMA
• 4 to 5 concurrent conferences for the price of one
• 100 to 125 hours of educational presentations
• 20 hours of peer networking at breakfasts, breaks, lunches, and cocktail receptions
• Receive handouts for all seminars and conferences held each day you are registered to attend so you can attend any of the 100 to 115 sessions of your choice
• 33 hours of continuing education for CPA, CMA, CIA, CISA & ITFMA certification
• Normally 90% of the speakers are financial and corporate executives and managers
• Presentations by all of the recipients of the ITFMA Decade of Contribution Award
• Many of the sessions address best practices and are presented by leading experts
• All full breakfasts and lunches are buffets to meet your individual dietary requirements and appetite
• Free Internet access at both hotels
• Drawings to win free passes to ITFMA 2010 conferences
• You will not find another IT financial program in 2009 that beats ITFMA's conference value-to-price ratio
Conference Discounts. ITFMA will be offering 20-40% discounts (up to $1,000) for early 2009 registrations in addition to their normal 10-20% group discounts for two or more registrants from the same organization. Speaking of the cost of education, Derek Bok said: "If you think education is expensive, try ignorance."
Free Conference Passes. By attending the last session at any ITFMA conference in 2009, you can win one of at least seven free passes to any of our 3-day conferences in 2010. The following lucky winners in the drawings at 2008 ITFMA conferences received a pass to any 2009 ITFMA conference of their choice:
• Teresa Bakker, FBL Financial Group, Inc.
• Chau Chung, San Bernardino County
• Steven Fong, Fisher Investments
• Jeff Karbowski, First Data Corporation
• David Miller, State of Nevada
• Diane Oltmann, Principal Financial Group
• August Sandri Jr., True Value Company
• Deborah Zellner, Riverside County
This annual feature at ITFMA conferences is to reward those who see the value of attending the outstanding sessions typically scheduled on the last day of ITFMA conferences. Lucky attendees at each of the last sessions on the last day win a pass to attend the ITFMA program of their choice by having their 3-day conference registration fee waived – a minimum value of $1,300-$1,600. The pass is transferable to a colleague if the winner is not able to attend. Due to the popularity of the drawings, ITFMA will continued to issue free passes at every conference in the future.
Education Certification Program. ITFMA is the only organization to award certification for continuing education in the following areas of specialization through its Education Certification Program:
• Government IT Financial Management Certificate
• ITIL Financial Management Certificate
• IT Asset Management Certificate
• IT Chargeback and Activity Based Cost Management Certificate
• IT Financial Management Accounting Certificate
• IT Financial Management Controllership Certificate
• IT Financial Planning, Budgeting & Reporting Certificate (NEW)
• IT Performance Management and Benchmarking Certificate
• Telecommunication Financial Management Certificate
For more information, click Certificate Program.
Available Books. ITFMA's four books published in 2004 are the latest publications addressing the wide variety of financial practices and procedures used in the financial management of IT organizations. The following books may be ordered by clicking on the "Order Books" button:
• Readings in IT Financial Management (360 pages)
• More Readings in IT Financial Management (342 pages)
• Chargeback and IT Cost Accounting (368 pages)
• Readings in Chargeback for Information Technology (404 pages)
