SIAAB Illinois Government Auditing Conference

Dates

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 and Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Optional post-conference sessions on Thursday, October 23, 2025

Field of study

Governmental Auditing and Accounting

Course objectives

Increase professional accounting and auditing skills pertaining to:

  • Status of the Audit Profession in the State of Illinois
  • Cybersecurity and Information Technology Governance
  • Enterprise Risk Management
  • Professional Ethics
  • ADA: Reasonable Accommodations
  • Navigating Excel with MrExcel
    • All attendees get a copy of MrExcel’s 70th book, Navigating Excel!
  • Red Collar Crime and Fraud Offenders

Course level

  • Internal / External Audit Staff;
  • Internal / External Audit Supervisors;
  • Internal / External Audit Managers; and
  • Chief Internal Auditors / Chief Audit Executives.

(No advanced preparation required.)

Maximum CPE offered

  • Conference: 14 hours
  • Roundtables (invitation-only): 4 hours
  • Optional Seminar: 4 hours

Course fees

Conference on Tuesday-Wednesday, October 21-22, 2025

  • $150: members and students
  • $200: nonmembers

Roundtables on Thursday, October 23, 2025

  • Morning, 8:00 AM to 12:00 Noon
  • Complementary, Invitation-only

Optional Seminar on Thursday, October 23, 2025

  • Topic: The People Puzzle: Interviewing, Body Language and Generational Insight for Auditors
  • Speaker: Elizabeth McDowell, CPA, CIA
  • Afternoon, 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM
  • $80: members
  • $120: nonmembers
  • Complementary for students

Location:

Northfield Inn, Suites & Conference Center

3280 Northfield Dr.

Springfield, IL 62702

(217) 523-7900

Northfieldinn.com

Lodging:

The Northfield Inn is offering a discount rate of $110, plus tax, for conference participants. Reservations may be made at: (217) 523-7900 after the rate is offered.

Agenda and registration

2025 SIAAB Illinois Government Auditing Conference Brochure

Conference Registration

For a Roundtable Invitation: Email Harold.Wagner@ilag.gov

Post-Conference Seminar Registration Link

For any questions about this conference, please contact Jay Wagner, SIAAB Conference Coordinator, at (217) 524-4094 or at Harold.Wagner@ilag.gov.

Future fall conference dates

(subject to change)

  • October 27-28, 2026
  • October 26-27, 2027
  • October 24-25, 2028
  • October 23-24, 2029
  • October 22-23, 2030

Fall conference materials