FGFOA’s mission statement is to be your professional source of education, networking, leadership and information. We hope that you will learn, participate and network at this year’s conference. Our theme this year is “Let The Sun Shine In.” Early registration for the FGFOA Conference closes on April 16, 2010, make sure you register early to receive the discounted conference rate.
Gulf Coast Chapter
Jay Ravins, City of Clearwater, President
The Gulf Coast Chapter hosted a full day Cash and Investments Training seminar on Tuesday, February 16th, at Tucson’s Restaurant in Clearwater. We had a successful seminar with attendance of 46 members. We would like to thank all attendees for their participation and our speakers for their excellent presentations on the following topics:
Jeff Larson, Larson Consulting Services – “Shaping an Investment Policy”
Corey Amon, CFA, Taplin, Canida & Habacht – “Fixed Income Securities: Outlook & Strategies for 2010”
Linda Perrigoue, Synovus Securities – “Fixed Income Specialty Items”
Troy Brown, Bogdahn and Associates – “Moving Toward a Global View of Equity Investing”
Jana Owens, Salem Trust – “Responsibilities and Characteristics of a Custodian”
The next Chapter meeting is a luncheon meeting (1 hr of CPE) scheduled for Tuesday, April 13th, at Tucson’s Restaurant. Ken Small with the Florida League of Cities will be speaking on legislative issues.