Registration and housing are now open for GFOA’s 119th Annual Conference! Join us June 29–July 2, 2025, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. Participate in over 70 CPE-accredited sessions tackling today’s top issues in government finance, inspiring keynotes, interactive discussions, leadership workshops, and plenty of networking opportunities.

The public sector environment is fundamentally different from that in which private-sector organizations operate, thus different accounting and financial reporting practices have developed for governments. This two-hour internet training will provide a basic introduction to the conceptual and practical ways in which generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for governments differs from that used for private companies. It will familiarize...

Governments are subject to financial shocks, including natural catastrophes, recessions, and more. Financial reserves (a “rainy day” fund) are essentially a form of self-insurance that governments use to buffer themselves against these risks. But what are the risks governments should be concerned about? What size of reserves is appropriate to cover risks? What opportunities are there to use commercial insurance to help cover these...

The federal funding environment has changed rapidly for the past several years, prompting a review of Uniform Grants Guidance (UG) by the US Office of Management and Budget (OMB). In April, OMB released sweeping changes to UG for grant recipients. This webinar will describe how modifications to the Notice of Funding Opportunities and Federal Program Inventory promise increased accessibility and reduced burden on recipients. Attendees will walk...

Registration and housing for GFOA’s 118th Annual Conference is now open. The conference will take place on June 9-12, 2024, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Join us for 70+ CPE-accredited sessions that will address current issues facing government finance professionals, inspiring keynote sessions, interactive discussions, leadership workshops, and networking opportunities.

The FGFOA annual conference is held each May/June in various locations throughout the state. Approximately 1,200 local government finance officials from across Florida attend this meeting to share ideas, attend educational workshops and sessions, and earn continuing education credits. Attendees have several education tracks that they can chose from. Track 1 ACCOUNTING, AUDITING, AND FINANCIAL REPORTING Track 2 BUDGETS, ECONOMICS, AND FINANCIAL...

Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) will host its 117th Annual Conference at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon, May 21-24, 2023. Join us for CPE-accredited sessions that will address current issues facing the government finance officer and community, inspiring keynote sessions, and interactive discussions and networking groups with your peers. Don’t miss the largest gathering of government finance officers...

GFOA’s 116th Annual Conference is the premier networking and educational event in public finance. Join us this year in Austin, Texas, June 5-8, to connect with thousands of finance officers and other finance professionals from around the United States and Canada. After two years of virtual conferences, we’re excited to be returning to an in-person event for GFOA’s 116th Annual Conference, June 5–8, 2022, at the Austin C...

113TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE | MAY 19-22, 2019 | LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIADrawing on more than a century of experience, public finance professionals have widely come to view the GFOA Annual Conference as the one truly “must-attend” professional development event of the year. As in the past, the 113th GFOA Annual Conference at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA, will feature unparalleled opportunities for sharing ideas,...

Thousands of public finance professionals gather each year for this three-day conference to share ideas, develop technical and managerial skills, view new products, and network with peers. The 110th Annual GFOA Conference will be held May 22-25 in Toronto, Canada. The theme of this year's conference is Sharing Solutions and Strategies. Program The annual conference presents general sessions on Monday and Tuesday mornings that feature keynote s...