Call for Speakers/Panels/Papers

ICGFM Winter Training Conference

December 5 - 7, 2016

Washington, DC USA

Looking forward to a renewed role for public financial management (PFM), it is necessary to build strong PFM practices to address macroeconomic environment, to maximize PFM investment and investor’s confidence.  The options available to finance growth are positively correlated to the strength of a country’s PFM policies, supporting framework and processes, and underlying capacity.

ICGFM solicits proposals for speakers/panels/papers that address the relationship between PFM and its role in building the foundation for success to meet the sustainable development goals for its upcoming Winter Training Conference to be held at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, DC, USA. 

Deadline for submitting proposals for the Washington, DC conference:  September 1, 2016

Presenters from the public and non-profit sector will be awarded a stipend that can be used toward the cost of travel and hotel expenses and given an opportunity to publish their case studies in the ICGFM Journal. 

Key subjects of the conference theme include:

Institutional Reforms and Measurement:

·         Selecting PFM investments which align with strategic vision

·         Developing PFM mechanism geared toward service delivery

·         Demonstrating sectorial returns of PFM investment

·         Realizing benefits of Supreme Audit Institution

·         Enhancing judicious and equitable revenue collection

·         Demonstrating importance of whole of government approach

Policy Reforms:

·     Addressing macroeconomic policies and practices to maximize return in government PFM investments

·       Establishing Government Accounting Standards Board

·   Shifting all public sector enterprises, ministries, departments and authorities to accrual accounting to bring transparency and efficiency

Operational Reforms and Processes:

·         Increasing investors’ confidence through strong PFM practices

·         Enhancing transparency through open government/open data initiatives

·         Preventing fraud, waste, and abuse

·         Investing in people to meet governmental strategies

·      Using financial management information system and analytical tools for decision making to establish strong cash flow and budget management mechanisms

·      Developing budgets driven by long term development policies; equal importance for recurrent budget expenditures

  

Format:

Please follow these instructions to ensure your proposal is expeditiously reviewed. Submissions that do not conform to these instructions will not be reviewed.  Proposals may be presented using the format at the end of this announcement and must be translated into English.

If the attached format is not used, proposals should be no more than 1-3 pages in English.  The submission should include the following information:  

• Title of session
• Name, Title, Affiliation, languages spoken, address, email, and phone number of the Session Organizer
• Name, Title, Affiliation, languages spoken and contact information of up to four (4) potential panelists, if applicable
• Overview that includes: Objectives of the session; background of the topic; significance to scholarship in or practice of PFM. 

How to submit: icgfm.programs@icgfm.org  

Method of selection: All submissions will be reviewed by the Program Steering Committee. 

Criteria on which proposals are evaluated include: Overall quality; interest to the financial management community of scholars; relevance to practice, and the potential to advance knowledge and dialogue in the field.

Selection notifications for the Washington, DC conference will be made by September 30, 2016.  

Final conference presentations from selected presenters are due on October 21, 2016. 

Conference description:  ICGFM Conferences are a gathering of financial management practitioners to discuss the financial reforms and methods available to better serve their citizens.  Representatives from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, the Caribbean, and North America share their practical experiences in meeting common challenges and employing innovative approaches to all aspects of the PFM cycle.  

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Working globally with governments, organizations and individuals, the International Consortium on Governmental Financial Management is dedicated to improving financial management so that governments may better serve their citizens.