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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal> <span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hello Everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The State Controller’s Division is hosting two-days of free training that will focus on governmental accounting issues, including GASB 54 and new GASB standards to be implemented in the future.<span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Eric S. Berman, MSA, CPA, will be our guest speaker. Mr. Berman is a consultant and partner with Brown Armstrong Accountancy Corporation, Pasadena, California and the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council representative for the Association of Government Accountants. Mr. Berman was also the former Deputy Comptroller of Massachusetts.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dates: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>April 11 and 12, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Location:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Best Western Mill Creek Inn, <span style='color:black'>3125 Ryan Drive SE, Salem, OR 97301</span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cost:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Free (sponsored by the State Controller’s Division)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>CPE:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> 14.0 credits<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Registration:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Please log into<b> iLearnOregon </b>at<b> <a href="https://ilearn.oregon.gov">https://ilearn.oregon.gov</a> </b>and enter “GASB” in the<b> <i>Search Text</i> </b>box at the <b><i>Course Catalog</i></b> screen. (For more information on using <b>iLearnOregon</b>, please see the “Registration” section at the end of the attached announcement.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Agenda/Speaker Bio: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>See the attached announcement.</span><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#353535'>Kathryn Ross</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#353535'>Statewide Accounting & Reporting Manager</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#353535'>Oregon State Controller's Division</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#353535'>155 Cottage Street NE, U-50</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#353535'>Salem, OR 97301</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#353535'>Phone: (503) 373-7277, ext 253</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#353535'>Fax: (503) 378-3514</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a href="http://oregon.gov/DAS/SCD/SARS"><span style='color:blue'>http://oregon.gov/DAS/SCD/SARS</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#353535'>Data Classification: Level 1 - Published</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","sans-serif"'>How are we doing?</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","sans-serif"'>Please complete our customer service survey.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SCD_Feedback"><span style='color:blue'>http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SCD_Feedback</span></a></span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","sans-serif"'>Your opinion matters.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","sans-serif"'>Thank You!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>