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SA IMA Back in Person for August

Tuesday May 11 2021

 

San Antonio Chapter

As you may have seen in IMA's CEO and President Jeff Thomson's emailed announcement last week, US chapters are able to resume in person meetings beginning August 1st.  

We will be returning to the Old San Francisco Steakhouse at 10223 Sahara Dr., 78216 for our regularly-scheduled meeting on Thursday, August 19th.  We will once again be doing our networking at 5:30pm Central Time and hold our professional meeting at 6-8pm Central Time.  To celebrate our return to the real world, we have a VERY special guest who will be presenting.  You will absolutely NOT want to miss this!

We will continue to broadcast our event on line (from 6-8pm) for those who are not yet comfortable meeting in person or who live too far away to drive to the event.  

Stay tuned for more details as we get closer.  

Finally, this return to in-person meetings means that our CPE event at the scenic Hyatt Hill Country Resort & Spa on Friday, (7:30am-5pm) October 1st and Saturday (8am-12noon) October 2nd is confirmed!   

To help manage people's financial and time budgets - and to help the chapter's volunteers who will be very busy making this event one for the history books, we will NOT be holding our September or October monthly chapter meetings.

More details on all of this will be coming soon as well. 

Sincerely, 

Yolanda Solano
Chapter President

 

 

 

April IMA Meetings

Thursday April 1 2021

San Antonio Chapter

Attached is our 2nd quarter newsletter.  It contains lots of great info - and an opportunity to win dinner for you and a colleague.  Please take a few minutes to see what is going on with your chapter - and by all means, enter our contest.  

Our chapter meets the 3rd Thursday of every month.  As it happens, this month that is April 15th.  Since a good many of you will be busy with more pressing matters, we modified our schedule.  

As a result, we are doing two different chapter meetings to accommodate more people's schedules. 

First, a joint event with the fabulous Kansas City Chapter on Thursday, April 22nd - the 4th Thursday of this month.  Register at http://SanAntonio.IMAnet.org for this 1.5 hours of free CPE. 

Topic:  Using Games to Train and Engage Accounting Teams  
Speaker:  Zac Jarrad
Time:  6pm - 7:15pm CT


Second, an updated version of a topic that was very well received by the chapter 2 years ago on Thursday, April 29th.  This will work the same as usual but will occur during the lunch hour.  Feel free to bring your own brown bag lunch!

Topic:  Excel 301 - Intermediate Tips and Tricks
Speaker:  SA Board Member - Brian Butler
Time:  11:30am - 12:45pm CT

(Link for this event will be out soon but you will register at the chapter website just like always.)

2021 Newsletter Q2_04-01.pdf

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SA IMA Meeting Postponed till Feb 25

Thursday Feb 18, 2021

 

Feb 18th Chapter Mtg POSTPONED till Feb 25th (still virtual!)

 

 

 

When:  Feb 25, 2021 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (CT)

Associated with  San Antonio Chapter

 

Postponed 1 week due to weather! 

6-8pm Central Time! 

  

Monthly Meeting Sponsor: 

Houston Business Automation LLC

Annual Meeting Sponsor: 

Empower Wealth Advisors

 

Speakers / Topics:

Managing Partner, Powers Professional Partners, LLC: 
SA Employment Mkt Update + Interview & Resume Tips

Professor, Texas State University: 
Components of a Good Anti-Fraud Policy

https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/3001529/EFB5896E73CCF8DD59D25016D2B30BD8

 

Location:  Remote Session Only
(You can access this session from your computer, there is no physical meeting location)
 

SA IMA Second Newsletter

Thursday fFebruary 11 2021

 

this is the second newsletter for the SA IMA Chapter

 

SA IMA newsletter_2021-01A.pdf

Register now for our next web meeting:  Thursday, February 18^th from 6-8pm Central Time.
Our February meeting sponsor is Houston Business Automation. 
Our Annual meeting sponsor is Empower Wealth Advisors.

Our topics on the 18^th will be: 

Update on San Antonio Employment Market & Interview Strategies/Resume Tips

Components of a Good Anti-Fraud Policy

As always, this meeting qualifies for 2 hours of CPE but you don't need CPE to get tremendous value from the meeting. 

Register today at http://SanAntonio.IMAnet.org!

Gleim CMA Review

Wed Feb 10, 2021

Gleim is hosting a special webinar for your students interested in pursuing the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) certification. Melissa Leonard, CMA Product Manager, and Alexandra Graham, Professor Relations Coordinator, will discuss the benefits of taking the CMA exam and how to do so while in school! Share the link below with your students. Space is limited so encourage them to register early!

Why Students Should Take the CMA Exam   Hosts: Melissa Leonard, CMA Product Manager and Alexandra Graham, Professor Relations Coordinator Date: February 17, 2021 Time: 7 PM EST | 4 PM PST   REGISTER NOW   or copy and paste into yourbrowser below   https://gleim.clickmeeting.com/why-students-should-take-the-cma-exam/register

San Antonio Institue of Management Accountants Update

Weekend Jan 24 2021

San Antonio Chapter

At this week's chapter web meeting, we had two great speakers with interesting content (thanks Gilbert Barrera from Texas A&M San Antonio and Ryan Canales from Empower Wealth Advisors!), a great monthly meeting sponsor (thanks Olia Bosovik from Bowtie Business Intelligence!) and our much appreciated annual meeting sponsor (Ryan Canales - thanks again!) and we met some terrific Student Member Internship Candidates:

Aaron from University of the Incarnate Word
Burhaan from UT San Antonio
George from Trinity University
Kyle from University of the Incarnate Word
Renato from Baylor University
Saul from Texas A&M International University

If your organization would like information about these candidates, contact the chapter at:  SanAntonioIMA@gmail.com.

 

After that, you can ask them if they are open to Spring or Summer, Full time or Part time, and Virtual or In Person roles.

If you registered for the meeting, you will receive a link to the recording in the next few days.

If you are interested in learning more about the CMA process, you have 2 easy ways to do it:

We are co-hosting a session with the Kansas City chapter on February 23rd from 5-6pm CT moderated by Randall Kurtz from IMA Global.  A link to register will be on the chapter website later this week.

There will also be a live session hosted by Becker Review on February 9th from 12-1pm CT.  Here is the link: 

https://onlinexperiences.com/scripts/Server.nxp?LASCmd=AI:4;F:QS!10100&ShowUUID=153FFA12-16B8-4EE7-80C1-878CE74266D4&LangLocaleID=0&Referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fonlinexperiences.com%2Fscripts%2FServer.nxp&utm_campaign=faculty_webinar2021&utm_content=paa_ct_20210122_educator_spotlight_webcast&utm_source=Eloqua&utm_medium=email

 

IMA January Meeting

Jan 1 2021

San Antonio Chapter

Out with the old, in with the new!  While 2020 was a tough year for a lot of people, your IMA Chapter thrived - and we are poised for an even stronger 2021!

Register now for our first web meeting of the year:  Thursday, January 21st from 6-8pm Central Time.

Our meeting is sponsored by Bowtie Business Intelligence.  Our annual meeting sponsor is Empower Wealth Advisors.

Our speakers and topics on the 21st will be: 

Forensic Accounting at San Antonio Police Department
Gilbert Barrera, J.D., M.P.A, Professor at Texas A& M San Antonio
Ira Copple, Chapter Board Member and Controller at Lock'er Down, Inc.

The Impact of Recent Legislation and Litigation on ERISA Retirement Plans
(helpful even if you are only a retirement plan participant)
Ryan Canales, Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor, Empower Wealth Advisors

The meeting qualifies for 2 hours of CPE but you don't need CPE to get tremendous value from the meeting. 

Register now at http://SanAntonio.IMAnet.org.  

Attached, please find our 2nd ever newsletter.  MANY thanks to new Student Member Hope Harrell for her fantastic work to make this a reality.  It is packed with great information about what happened last year and what lies ahead.  Share it with colleagues and prospective members.

As always, if you have any questions, please contact the chapter at SanAntonioIMA@gmail.com.  

SA IMA newsletter_2021-01.pdf

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IMA Updates

Wed November 25 2020

#1.  Federal Reserve Speaker

For those of you who were unable to catch the Federal Reserve speaker at our October meeting, the Kansas City, Mo chapter is hosting the same speaker Tuesday, December 1st at 5 PM.  

The event is free and will qualify for 1 hour of CPE if you need it.

Here is the link:

https://kansascity.imanet.org/events/eventdescription?CalendarEventKey=05da2b83-8621-49ba-9760-20beb83fbb12&CommunityKey=8e00fb32-f103-4a72-bfc9-bf3669e347a1&Home=%2fhome

#2.  50% Off CMA Entrance Fee Coming Next Week

IMA is excited to announce an upcoming promotion, running for one week only from November 23 to November 30. Under the banner of “Make a difference in your career,” the promotion will offer 50% off the CMA entrance fee and IMA membership. For anyone who has considered starting the CMA program, now is the perfect time to make a commitment to a higher earning potential, greater credibility, and new career opportunities. Watch your email for full details about this limited-time offer. (Offer not valid on CMA exam registrations or IMA membership renewals).

 

As always, if you have questions, give me a shout!

 

- Mike Lovelace, CMA
VP of Engagement, San Antonio chapter

SA IMA Nov 19 Meeting at Noon

Tuesday Nov 3 2020

San Antonio Chapter

​Elect to join us for our Thursday, November 19th free web meeting is at a special time:  11am - 1pm!
Same 2 awesome hours of CPE (with no pre-req's).

Meeting sponsored by Sol HR & CEO Marisol Lopez.

Speakers:
Chris Perfect, Owner & CEO of Concept and Perspective, LLC "Agile Business Planning: Your Secret Sauce for Getting Back to Growth"
Mimi Dionne, Owner of Mimi Dionne Consulting, "One Size Fits All: Enjoy Your Company's Information Governance Roadmap"

Register at:  https://SanAntonio.IMAnet.org.  

- Mike

Mike Lovelace, CMA
VP of Engagement
SA Chapter, IMA

SA IMA Sept 17

Thursday Sept  10 2020

We have a neat pair of speakers this month! 

 

Our meeting is sponsored by Accelytics Consulting - www.Accelytics.com. 

 

Blake Blackmar is a former Chicago Bear Football player who endured 3 head coaches in his undergraduate football experience presenting on Surviving Organizational Change

 

and

 

Chris Potter is a new member of the chapter and a Revenue Manager & Endurance Athlete with Multiple Sclerosis who biked 985 miles in 4 days presenting on Project Management with a Spin!

 

Just as last month, we will begin promptly at 6pm Central time and wrap up at 8pm.   The meeting will be free and hosting online via WebEx.

 

Register at http://SanAntonio.IMAnet.org and bring a friend.  You won't want to miss the fun insights from these two gentlemen. 

  

NOTE:  This meeting will qualify for 2 hours of CPE and has NO pre-requisites.

 

- Mike