Institute of Management Accountants
Salt Lake Chapter
     
The Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) is the leading professional organization devoted exclusively to Management Accounting and Financial Management.

As set forth in its mission and vision statements, IMA goals are to help members develop both personally and professionally, by means of education, certification, and association with other business professionals.

The Salt Lake Area Chapter currently holds lunch meetings each month at the Lion House in downtown Salt Lake City.  Held on the third Tuesday of each month from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., each meeting includes lunch and a professional seminar earning one hour of CPE credit.  The Lion House is at 63 South Temple across from the ZCMI Center just West of State Street.
Useful Links:
 IMA National Homepage
 IMA Wild West Council
Salt Lake Chapter Leadership Page
SLC Monthly Meeting Details Page
 How to Earn CPE Credits
CMA and CFM Certification Info
       
  2007 Conference Info:  http://www.imaconference.org/
 
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        2006 / 07 Lion House Speaker Schedule:
  May 16, 2006 - Bart Naylor, Co-President, Amsco Windows.  "Managing your Personal and Organization's Growth."

  June 20, 2006 - Trinette Huber, Manager of Information Privacy and Security for Sinclair Oil Corporation.  "Information and Identity Theft - Keeping Data Secure."

  July 18, 2006 - Professor Taylor Randall, University of Utah.  "Selling to Godzilla: The tactical and financial implications of having a major customer."

  August 15, 2006 - Ernst & Young.  Financial Evaluation Methods and Issues associated with Mergers and Acquisitions, Insurance Claims and Appraisals, Tax Planning, etc.

  September 19, 2006 - Associate Dean W. Steve Albrecht, Brigham Young University.  "Why are so many people behaving unethically?

  October 2006 - NO MEETING

  November 21, 2006 - Mitch Tibbitts. Division CFO, HCA.  "Healthcare Quality."

  December 2006 - NO MEETING

  January 17, 2006 - Ronald M. Mano, Ph.D., CPA, CFE, Professor and Department Chair, Weber State University.  "Ethics."

  February 20, 2007 - Kirk D. Wessel, Associate Professor of Management at Westminster College.  "Disruptive Change and the Pursuit of Organizational Resiliency."

  March 20, 2007 - Jeff Edwards, President & CEO, Economic Development Corporation of Utah.  "Salt Lake Economy - How are we doing? Where are we going?"

  April 17, 2007 - Larry Schumann, Partner, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLP.
"Current Developments in Financial Reporting and Internal Controls."
 

 

 

  
    The Salt Lake IMA Chapter welcomes the Westminster College student chapter!      
      The IMA student chapter at Westminster College received their Charter at the January 2003 Salt Lake Chapter monthly meeting.
     Congratulations and welcome to IMA! We look forward to working with you on Chapter projects and professional development issues.		      
  To add your name to our Chapter Email List, or if you have any questions or concerns about the Salt Lake Chapter, please contact any board member on the third link at the top left side of this page: "Salt Lake Chapter Leadership Page."      
 

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  Speaker Suggestions:  This is YOUR association!  Please share with us any thoughts or suggestions you have for speakers or topics you believe would be useful to our chapter.

Speaker topics should be related to the practice of Management Accounting, and we ask speakers to make a 55-60 minute presentation to qualify attendees for one hour of CPE credit.