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 Conference has concluded.

Agenda and registration

2025 SIAAB Illinois Government Auditing Conference Brochure

Registration Closed

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