SIAAB Illinois Government Auditing Conference

Dates

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

Field of study

Governmental Accounting and Auditing

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 Resource Management
  • Professional Ethics
  • Navigating Excel with MrExcel
    • All attendees get a copy of MrExcel’s 70th book, Navigating Excel!
  • Red Collar Crime and Fraud Offenders

To request a speaker or topic, please contact Jay Wagner, SIAAB Conference Coordinator, at Harold.Wagner@ilag.gov.

Course level

  • External / Internal Audit Staff;
  • External / Internal Audit Supervisors;
  • External / Internal 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, 4 CPE

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, 4 CPE
  • $80: members
  • $120: nonmembers
  • $0: 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 can be made at: (217) 523-7900 after the rate is offered.

Agenda and registration

Coming Soon!

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