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Agenda: Wednesday

Wednesday, February 26


8:00 a.m. | Registration Opens & Platinum Sponsor Exhibit Set-Up | Flagstaff Room

9:00 – 11:30 a.m. | What You Need to Know About the Financial Data Transparency Act
2.5 CPEs

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Break/Lunch on Your Own

11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. | Education Committee Meeting

1:00 – 1:50 p.m. | OMB Circular Update | Grand Ballroom
1 CPE

1:50 – 2:00 p.m. | Refreshment Break with Sponsors | Flagstaff Room

2:00 – 4:00 p.m. | Keynote | Grand Ballroom
2 CPEs

4:00 – 4:50 p.m. | Membership Committee Meeting | Executive Board Room

5:00 – 5:30 p.m. | New Member Meet & Greet | Flagstaff Room

Join new and current GFOAz members in a 30-minute meet and greet with the GFOAz Membership Committee. We'd love to see you there!



5:30 – 7:00 p.m. | Welcome and Sponsor Reception | Flagstaff Room

GFOAz welcomes members to join us for an opening reception to thank our sponsors. The ongoing success of GFOAz is dependent on several factors, but possibly none as important as the continued financial support of our corporate partners.



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Agenda: Thursday

Thursday, February 27


7:30 – 8:00 a.m. | Continental Breakfast | Flagstaff Room

8:00 – 8:50 a.m. | Keynote | Grand Ballroom
1 CPE

9:00 – 9:50 a.m. | Negotiations | Grand Ballroom
1 CPE

10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Permanent Base Adjustment | Grand Ballroom
1.5 CPEs

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Break and Networking with Sponsors | Grand Ballroom

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch, Annual Business Meeting and Sponsor Recognition | Grand Ballroom

All attendees are welcome to attend the annual business meeting in the Grand Ballroom. President Tanya Wright will recognize GFOAz’s current sponsors and recognize new GFOAz board members.

1:00 – 1:30 p.m. | Break and Networking with Sponsors | Grand Ballroom

1:40 – 2:30 p.m. | Cybersecurity | Grand Ballroom
1 CPE

2:40 – 3:30 p.m. | Grants/SEFA | Grand Ballroom
1 CPE

3:40 – 5:10 p.m. | Personality Type/Effective Communication | Grand Ballroom
1.5 CPEs

5:15 – 6:00 p.m. | GFOAz Board Meeting | Executive Board Room

6:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Reception | Flagstaff Room

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Agenda: Friday

Friday, February 28


8:00 – 8:50 a.m. | Breakfast | Flagstaff Room

9:00 – 10:20 a.m. | Economic Update | Grand Ballroom
1.5 CPEs

10:30 - 11:50 a.m. | Legislative Update | Grand Ballroom
1.5 CPEs

This session will provide an update for members on a variety of timely legislative issues. A representative from the League of Arizona Cities & Towns will provide an overview of the 2025 legislative session and explain the challenges and opportunities currently facing Arizona cities, towns and counties going forward.

Speaker:
René Guillen , Deputy Director, League of Arizona Cities and Towns

12:00 p.m. | Conference Concludes & Platinum Sponsor Exhibit Tear Down

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Hotel

The Little America - Flagstaff
2515 E. Butler Ave., Flagstaff, AZ 86004


The conference rate is $107 per night for one-person occupancy, $127 per night for double occupancy. Please note: You must choose the correct number of people in the room because the auto default is for two guests at the $127/night rate. To change the number of individuals on the reservation, go to “Adults and Children” in the top left navigation. Once the correct number of attendees is selected, the room rate with automatically adjust.

To make your hotel reservation, please click here. The conference block closes on Tuesday, February 4, 2025.

The special hotel room rate block fills up fast! We recommend registering and booking your hotel room as soon as possible. Please note that you may only book one room per full conference attendee.

Rates

$210 Member: Active, Commercial, Associate

$95 Spouse/Guest

$85 Student Member

$310 Non-member; Government Employee

$410 Non-member, Non-government Employee

$320 GFOAz Sponsor

GFOAz Scholarships

GFOAz is pleased to offer four scholarships to the 2025 Winter Conference. Active members are eligible to apply. Four recipients will receive up to $500 to be used toward reimbursement for registration, lodging and travel costs. For scholarship guidelines and to apply, please click here.

Application deadline: January 31, 2025



Registration Deadlines

Online registration will close on February 14, 2025


Cancellation

Advance registrants unable to attend the conference are eligible to receive a partial refund of your registration fee by sending a written request before February 14, 2025. If a written cancellation request is received before February 14, 2025, a $30 processing fee will be charged regardless of the reason for cancellation (including medical emergencies). Registrants who are unable to attend the conference may appoint a substitute. There will be no refunds for any cancellation after February 14, 2025. Cancellations must be emailed to league@azleague.org. Cancellations will not be accepted by telephone.