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<item><title>U.N. Appoints Former IIA Chairman as Director of Watchdog Group</title><link>http://www.theiia.org/recent-iia-news/?i=13668</link><description>Former IIA Chairman (1994-1995) Carman Lapointe, CIA, CCSA, CFE has been appointed under-secretary-general for Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) at the United Nations.

    
        
            
        
    

The United Nations issued a statement on behalf of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon last week welcoming the General Assembly&amp;rsquo;s quick approval of his nominee to the challenging position. &amp;ldquo;Ms. Lapointe ossesses the breadth and depth of experience and expertise required for this demanding position,&amp;rdquo; the statement reads. It goes on to point out that &amp;ldquo;transparency and accountability are essential to the work of the Organization, and OIOS is critical to advancing that effort. That is why the Secretary-General acted as quickly as possible to propose an experienced, high-profile and able successor to this important post.&amp;rdquo; Lapointe, a Canadian, will be expected to build up the OIOS team, filling vacancies and taking on responsibilities that have largely gone unmet in recent years. She brings much experience to the post, having formerly served as auditor general of the World Bank and most recently as the director of the Office of Audit and Oversight of the International Fund for Agricultural Development in Rome.
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Beyond her IIA chairmanship in 1994, Lapointe has been an active volunteer leader of The Institute. She currently serves as The IIA&amp;rsquo;s representative to the International Federation of Accountants&amp;rsquo; Task Force revising auditing standard 610 on Using the Work of Internal Auditors. Most recently, she served on IIA committees to help develop a Capability Maturity Model for the public sector and The IIA&amp;rsquo;s value proposition to internal audit stakeholders. And as a leader of the IIA&amp;rsquo;s professional issues committee in the early 90s, Lapointe was key contributor to The IIA&amp;rsquo;s role in helping develop COSO&amp;rsquo;s original Internal Control Integrated Framework. She also assisted in the development of the Certification in Control Self-Assessment. Lapointe has served on The IIA&amp;rsquo;s global advocacy committee, board of regents, research foundation board of trustees, and global and North American nominating committees</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:47:00 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>AGA Presents IIA President and CEO with Distinguished National Award</title><link>http://www.theiia.org/recent-iia-news/?i=13591</link><description>
    
        
            
        
    

IIA President and CEO Richard Chambers, CIA, CGAP, CCSA, CGFM was conferred the 2010 Frank Greathouse Distinguished Leadership Award from the Association of Government Accountants (AGA). The award is conferred upon individuals who have provided sustained, outstanding leadership in financial management in the public sector over a period of years, resulting in notable contributions to the government accounting profession. Before coming to the helm of The IIA, Chambers had a long career history working in the public sector, including as inspector general of the Tennessee Valley Authority, deputy inspector general of the U.S. Postal Service, and director of the U.S. Army Worldwide Internal Review Organization at the Pentagon. The award was presented Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at the AGA&amp;rsquo;s Professional Development Conference &amp;amp; Exposition at the Orlando World Center Marriott in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., USA.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>New IIA Guidance Addresses IT Risks</title><link>http://www.theiia.org/recent-iia-news/?i=13464</link><description>GTAGs 14 and 15 tackle spreadsheets, databases, and information&amp;nbsp;security governance
The IIA is releasing two new issues of its ongoing Global Technology Audit Guide (GTAG) series &amp;ndash; both aimed at helping internal auditors and their management learn about and assess technology related risks.
Almost every organization uses some form of User Developed Applications (UDAs) such as spreadsheets and databases. They can be easily developed, cost effective to produce, and changed with relative ease.&amp;nbsp; However, risks such as data integrity, availability, and confidentiality can pose threats to an organization and internal auditors may consider auditing UDAs. New GTAG 14, Auditing User-developed Applications, explores, among other topics, how best to risk rate and scope a UDA audit. The 32-page GTAG also proffers a sample audit program, best practices for implementing controls over UDAs, and advice on how internal auditors can work in a consulting role to help management develop an effective UDA control framework
&amp;ldquo;In most organizations, selected staff members are permitted as a matter of business necessity to extract, manipulate, analyze, and report on enterprise data using spreadsheets, databases, or other user-developed applications (UDAs). This practice gives rise to risks concerning data integrity, availability, and confidentiality,&amp;rdquo; said IIA Director of Standards and Guidance Lisa Hirtzinger, CIA.
Standard 2110.A2 of The IIA&amp;rsquo;s International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing requires the internal audit activity to assess whether the organization&amp;rsquo;s information systems sustains and supports agreed-upon strategies and objectives. New28-page GTAG 15, Information Security Governance (ISG), explores internal auditing&amp;rsquo;s roles in and responsibilities for overseeing IT security. It assists organizations in incorporating an audit of ISG into the audit plan, focusing on whether the organization&amp;rsquo;s ISG activity delivers the correct behaviors, practices, and execution of information services.
&amp;ldquo;IT failures, especially information security (IS) breaches, can place the organization at risk for reputation damage, diminished competitiveness, noncompliance with laws and regulations, and other adverse consequences,&amp;rdquo; added Hirtzinger. &amp;ldquo;These impacts should not be underestimated.&amp;rdquo;
GTAGs, which are written in straightforward business language to address timely issues in IT management, control, and security, are strongly recommended, but not mandatory, guidance under The IIA&amp;rsquo;s International Professional Practices Framework. They are available from The IIA at www.theiia.org/guidance/standards-and-guidance/ippf/practice-guides/gtag/.</description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>IIA/MIS Cohost IT Audit &amp; Controls 2010</title><link>http://www.theiia.org/recent-iia-news/?i=13456</link><description>&amp;nbsp;The IIA and MIS Training Institute proudly present IT Audit &amp;amp; Controls 2010, being held in Orlando at the Hilton Disney World Resort on October 12 &amp;ndash; 14, 2010.

&amp;nbsp;Now more than ever, aligning IT audit with business risk is critical to IT audit&apos;s effectiveness. Without conveying clearly to management the bottom-line risks of practices, procedures and technologies, IT audit faces a future on the sidelines of the enterprise. At the same time, never has IT audit faced so many game-changing technologies &amp;ndash; from clouds to iPads, from Droids to virtual desktops. Increasing insider fraud, escalating regulatory requirements, and the rising number of external hacks compound to make the role of the IT auditor at best demanding, at times near impossible.&amp;nbsp; During this conference you will hear how world-class IT auditors are dealing with these challenges, and learn their hard-won insights into how to provide effective, risk-based coverage in these unprecedented times.
This event features 50 sessions. CLICK HERE to view the brand new 2010 agenda!

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Attention IIA Members: Receive 10% off the main conference registration fee. Please note, the 10% discount only applies to the IT Audit &amp;amp; Control&amp;rsquo;s main conference. It can not be applied to add-on workshops, or used on previous registrations. Registrations are now being accepted. For the lowest registration rates, you must register early! Your Registration Code is CONF30/IIA. CLICK HERE to register.
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<item><title>Attention Certified Internal Auditors (CIAs)! </title><link>http://www.theiia.org/recent-iia-news/?i=13449</link><description>Attention Certified Internal Auditors (CIAs)!&amp;nbsp;
And CCSAs, CFSAs, and CGAPs
The deadline to report continuing professional education (CPE) credits for the 2010 reporting year has passed. CIAs are required to report 80 hours of CPE every two years, and your reporting year is based on the last digit of your IIA member/customer ID number. Members/customers whose ID ends in an even number were required to report by May 31, 2010. ID numbers that end in an odd number must report by May 31, 2011.
To reinstate your active status of your IIA certification, please visit www.theiia.org/Certification and click on &amp;ldquo;Report Continuing Professional Education&amp;rdquo; to access the CPE Reporting form. IIA Members MUST login to the Web site BEFORE accessing the form to save US $50.</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>COSO Seeks Participation in Three Important Surveys About ERM and Controls</title><link>http://www.theiia.org/recent-iia-news/?i=13414</link><description>As part of COSO&apos;s ongoing efforts to seek input from its stakeholders, it is currently seeking participation in the folllowing surveys dealing with the ERM, Internal Control and governance environments:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; More...
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<item><title>2009 Annual Report Posted - &quot;Refocusing on Opportunity&quot;</title><link>http://www.theiia.org/recent-iia-news/?i=13403</link><description>Click here for The IIA 2009 Report Posted&amp;nbsp;</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:05:00 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>IIA Introduces New Global Leaders</title><link>http://www.theiia.org/recent-iia-news/?i=13378</link><description>&amp;nbsp;New BOD to Oversee Internal Audit Profession&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 

The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) announces the global professional association&amp;rsquo;s 2010-2011 Board of Directors officers and executive committee. The election took place at The IIA&amp;rsquo;s Annual Business Meeting today, June 9, in Atlanta, Ga., USA, immediately after its annual international conference, where more than 2,000 internal auditors gathered for global networking and professional development.
Chairman of the Board&amp;nbsp;
G&amp;uuml;nther Meggeneder, CIA, is chief audit executive (CAE) at ista International in Essen, Germany. As chairman, he will share IIA spokesperson duties with IIA President and CEO Richard Chambers, CIA. Meggeneder will work to foster positive, mutually beneficial relationships between The IIA and other professional organizations. He will also be responsible for presiding at all meetings and appointing all committee chairmen and committee members, ad hoc committees, task forces, and work groups of The Institute. To learn about his plans for the upcoming year, view his video, &amp;ldquo;Shape the Future,&amp;rdquo; at http://www.theiia.org/theiia/about-the-institute/chairmans-video-2010/.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
Senior Vice Chairman&amp;nbsp;
Dennis K. Beran, CIA, CCSA, senior vice president and director of audit at JCPenney, Inc., headquartered in Dallas, Texas, USA, is the senior vice chairman of the board. In the absence or disability of the chairman, Beran will perform the duties of chairman. He will be responsible for working with all of the vice chairmen to facilitate communication and coordination among IIA committees to drive the organization&apos;s strategic objectives. Beran will be eligible for election as chairman at The IIA&amp;rsquo;s next Annual Meeting, which will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in July 2011.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
Vice Chairman &amp;ndash; Professional Development&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
Paul J. Sobel, CIA, vice president of internal audit at Mirant Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, has been elected vice chairman of the board &amp;ndash; professional development. Sobel will supervise and coordinate the activities of all professional development committees that ensure timely and relevant professional development opportunities are available to the internal audit profession.&amp;nbsp;
Vice Chairman &amp;ndash; Professional Practices&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
Philip D. Tarling, MIIA, International Projects Director, RSM Tenon, Fareham, United Kingdom, has been elected vice chairman of the board &amp;ndash; professional practices. Tarling will oversee and coordinate the activities of the professional practices committee to develop guidance and issue position papers on topics directly or indirectly affecting the internal audit profession.&amp;nbsp;
Vice Chairman &amp;ndash; Professional Services&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
Michael J. A. Parkinson, CIA,director at KPMG, Canberra, Australia,&amp;nbsp;
has been elected vice chairman of the board &amp;ndash; professional services. Parkinson will supervise and coordinate the activities of the professional services committee to ensure The IIA provides the most relevant and comprehensive benefits possible to its membership.&amp;nbsp;
Vice Chairman &amp;ndash; Research&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
Patricia E. Scipio, CIA, director at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Baltimore, Maryland, USA,is the vice chairman of the board &amp;ndash; research. She also will serve as president of The IIA Research Foundation, providing strategic direction for research on the internal audit profession.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
Treasurer&amp;nbsp; 
Oswaldo Basile, CIA, CCSA, executive director at Trusty Consultories in Sao Paulo, Brazil, has been elected treasurer of The IIA&amp;rsquo;s Board of Directors. Basile will oversee the establishment and maintenance of adequate controls for safeguarding the funds of The Institute.&amp;nbsp;
Secretary&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
Fatimah Abu Bakar, CIA, CCSA,executive director, Columbus Advisory Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,has been elected secretary of The IIA&amp;rsquo;s Board of Directors. She will be responsible for notifying The IIA&amp;rsquo;s Board of Directors of meetings, and informing members of The Institute about general membership meetings. Additionally, she will be responsible for keeping records of all meetings and ensuring that both board and IIA members have ready access to all records.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
All officers will serve in their position for a one-year term. A full list of The IIA board of directors is available at: http://www.theiia.org/theiia/iia-leadership/.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
&amp;ldquo;I can&amp;rsquo;t think of any aspect of association management that is more critical that those relied upon for effective leadership, oversight, and governance,&amp;rdquo; says IIA President and CEO Richard Chambers, CIA, CGAP, CCSA. &amp;ldquo;The Institute of Internal Auditors and its more than 170,000 members are very fortunate to have such visionary and competent leaders to help guide our work over the coming year.&amp;rdquo;</description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>IIA Honors Profession&apos;s Highest Achievers</title><link>http://www.theiia.org/recent-iia-news/?i=13384</link><description>Each year, The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) recognizes select professionals around the world for their significant contributions to the internal audit profession. The 2010 awards were presented at The IIA&apos;s International Conference in Atlanta, June 6-9.
&amp;quot;Both The IIA and the internal audit profession have significantly advanced due to the tireless efforts and passion of countless dedicated professionals around the world,&amp;quot; said IIA 2009-2010 Chairman of the Board Rod Winters, CIA. &amp;quot;It is a great privilege to single out some of the past year&amp;rsquo;s most notable achievements.&amp;quot;
Bradford Cadmus Memorial Award&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 
Created in memory of The IIA&amp;rsquo;s first managing director, this award recognizes outstanding accomplishments that contribute to the advancement of the global internal audit profession. The 2010 award recipient is Auditor General of Mexico Juan Manuel Portal Martinez, CIA. A few examples of this exemplary internal audit advocate&amp;rsquo;s contribution include participation in the founding of IIA-Mexico in 1984, the establishment of 625 internal audit departments in Mexico&amp;rsquo;s government sector, overseeing the creation of the Latin American Federation of Internal Auditors (FLAI), and organizing the first Latin American Congress of Internal Auditing.
Victor Z. Brink Award for Distinguished Service&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
Named after one of the founding members of The IIA, this prestigious awards recognizes an IIA member who has made extraordinary global contributions to the internal audit profession through consistent and exemplary IIA involvement and service. This year&amp;rsquo;s award honors Betty McPhilimy, CIA, associate vice president for Northwestern University&amp;rsquo;s office for audit and advisory service. Her 29 years of participation in The IIA include continuous local involvement in the IIA-Chicago Chapter and working on numerous international committees and task forces, including Membership, Media-assisted Training, International Conference, Volunteer Structure Task Force, Governance Task Force, Global Nominating, Advocacy Advisory Group, and The IIA Research Foundation Board of Research Advisors. She was cochairman of the 1992 IIA International Conference in Chicago, chaired the International Conference Committee 1996-1999, and served as 2004-2005 chairman of The IIA&amp;rsquo;s Board of Directors.
William S. Smith Awards&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
Two awards are named in memory of William S. Smith, The IIA&apos;s first chairman of the Board of Regents and the driving force behind the development of the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) program. Oscar Moreno Palmero, CIA, of Madrid, Spain, received the Gold Medal for earning the year&amp;rsquo;s highest score on the CIA exam. A graduate of ICADE (the business, economics, and law school at Comillas Pontifical University) in Madrid, Palmero is an internal auditor at Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA). The second Smith Award &amp;ndash; the Student Highest Achievement Award &amp;ndash; went to Steve Pebley, CIA, the student candidate with the highest CIA exam score during the 2009-2010 timeframe. A graduate of the University of Maryland, Smith School of Business, Pebley is a strategic communications and planning officer at the Army Installation Management Command in Alexandria, Va.
John B. Thurston Award for Literary Excellence 
This literary award is presented to author(s) of the most outstanding article published by Internal Auditor magazine from Jan. through Dec. of the prior year. The winning article &amp;ndash; &amp;ldquo;6 Cultural Pillars of Successful Audit Departments&amp;rdquo; &amp;ndash; focused on the importance of trust, emotional intelligence, performance, courage, support, and shared learning, and appeared in the April 2009 issue. It was written by Bruce Adamec, CIA, CPA, vice president of audit services at Officemax Inc.; Linda M. Leinicke, PhD, CPA, professor of accounting at Illinois State University; and Joyce A. Ostrosky, PhD, CPA, professor of accounting at Illinois State University.&amp;nbsp;
Ted Keys Award&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 
This award - named in honor of the late Elmer Theodore Keys Jr., a long-time regular writer for an Internal Auditor magazine department - is presented each year for the most outstanding article submitted to one of the magazine&amp;rsquo;s departments. The winning article, &amp;ldquo;The New Age of Virtualization,&amp;rdquo; appeared in ITAudit in the December 2009 issue of Internal Auditor. The article, which focuses on minimizing the risks inherent in using virtual machines, was written by Lorraine S. Lee, PhD, associate professor of accountancy at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington&apos;s Cameron School of Business; and Rebecca Sawyer, CPA, associate professor of accountancy at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington&apos;s Cameron School of Business.&amp;nbsp;
Esther R. Sawyer Research Award 
This award recognizes an internal audit student or graduate from an Internal Auditing Education Partnership school, based on the submission of an original manuscript on a topic related to modern internal auditing. This year&amp;rsquo;s winner is Richard Millichip, a compliance analyst in the business assurance function of a financial services institution. He is working toward an audit management qualification at Birmingham City University in the United Kingdom. His submission, &amp;ldquo;Internal Auditing: A New Direction in the Wake of the Financial Crisis,&amp;rdquo; examines some of the financial, economic, and societal factors precipitating the crisis, identifies the underlying governance failures, outlines key lessons to be learned, and presents associated actions and opportunities for internal auditors in reinforcing corporate governance and risk management processes in their organizations.
NORTH AMERICAN AWARDS&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
The following awards were presented during the North American Leadership Conference, held June 9-11, 2010.&amp;nbsp;
Donald E. Ricketts Chapter Research Award&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
This honor recognizes the IIA chapters submitting the best research projects during the year. This year&amp;rsquo;s first place winner is IIA-Austin Chapter for &amp;ldquo;Internal Audit&amp;rsquo;s Role in Promoting a Positive Tone at the Top.&amp;rdquo; The research project incorporates survey results on the roles internal auditors play in governance, performance, consulting, audit activity coordination, and control self-assessment; and includes two case studies. It delineates internal auditing&amp;rsquo;s constant, routine, and multiple lines of communication with the organization&amp;rsquo;s top management and the board as an important element in influencing the organization&amp;rsquo;s tone at the top.
Membership Awards&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
Presented to IIA chapters using the most innovative techniques to recruit and retain members. The 2010 winners are:
1st Place &amp;ndash; IIA-Charlotte Chapter
2nd Place &amp;ndash; IIA-North Central Florida Chapter
r3rd Place &amp;ndash; IIA-Northern Virginia Chapter
Honorable Mention &amp;ndash; IIA-New York Chapter
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<item><title>Download Now! New Practice Advisories and Practice Guides</title><link>http://www.theiia.org/recent-iia-news/?i=13240</link><description>The IIA&amp;rsquo;s Guidance team continues its prolific year with the release of seven practice advisories in May and three new practice guides in June.&amp;nbsp;Members, download them now!

    GTAG 15: Information Security Governance (June, 2010)
    GTAG 14: Auditing User-developed Applications (June, 2010)
    Practice Guide: CAEs -&amp;nbsp;Appointment, Performance Evaluation and Termination (May, 2010)
    Practice Advisory 2060-1: Reporting to Senior Management and the Board (May, 2010)
    Practice Advisory 2300-1: Use of Personal Information in Conducting Engagements (May, 2010)
    Practice Advisory 2320-1: Analytical Procedures (May, 2010)
    Practice Advisory 2330.A1-2: Granting Access to Engagement Records (May, 2010)
    Practice Advisory 2400-1: Legal Considerations in Communicating Results (May, 2010)
    Practice Advisory 2440-2: Communicating Sensitive Information Within and Outside the Chain of Command (May, 2010)

Read more new guidance at http://www.theiia.org/guidance/standards-and-guidance/.
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<item><title>Trilateral Agreement to Enhance Public Sector Internal Auditing in Russia</title><link>http://www.theiia.org/recent-iia-news/?i=13254</link><description>ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. &amp;ndash; The Institute of Internal Auditors, Inc. (IIA) &amp;ndash; the global leader of the internal audit profession &amp;ndash; entered into a &amp;ldquo;Memorandum of Understanding&amp;rdquo; with The Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation and IIA-Russia to foster the development of professional internal auditing throughout Russia&amp;rsquo;s public sector. IIA President Richard F. Chambers, CIA, visited Russia this week to consummate the agreement among the three entities. Learn more</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 13:50:00 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>COSO Releases Fraud Study Results</title><link>http://www.theiia.org/recent-iia-news/?i=13213</link><description>Click here for the Fraud Study Results</description><pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 19:45:00 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Bookstore Product Proposals Due June 30</title><link>http://www.theiia.org/recent-iia-news/?i=13201</link><description>The IIA Research Foundation&amp;nbsp;has published new Requests for Proposal for&amp;nbsp;IIARF Bookstore products.&amp;nbsp;We are seeking authors to share their ideas and practical experiences in internal auditing related to: enterprise risk management, assessing risk, continuous auditing,&amp;nbsp;and the mergers and acquisitions process.&amp;nbsp;Click here to learn more. Proposals are due June 30.</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 19:19:00 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Where in the world are internal auditors? Participate in our interactive online photo campaign</title><link>http://www.theiia.org/recent-iia-news/?i=13099</link><description>Participate in our interactive online photo campaign.</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 17:38:00 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>&lt;em&gt;Internal Auditor&lt;/em&gt; Magazine Wins National Award</title><link>http://www.theiia.org/recent-iia-news/?i=13073</link><description>Internal Auditor magazine has won a bronze EXCEL award for General Excellence from Association Media &amp;amp; Publishing (AMP), the national nonprofit, professional society of association publishers and communications professionals.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
&amp;ldquo;It&amp;rsquo;s truly an honor to be recognized with a national award from a group that specializes in association publishing,&amp;rdquo; says Anne Millage, Internal Auditor editor-in-chief. &amp;ldquo;This award is the result of hard work by numerous people, including our staff, our Editorial Advisory Board, and our many contributing writers and editors.&amp;rdquo;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
The annual EXCEL Awards honor and represent the best publishing products of the association industry. Nearly 1,000 association publications, including magazines, newsletters, scholarly journals, electronic publications, and websites, are judged in the areas of editorial quality, design, general excellence, and most improved. Internal Auditor will be recognized during AMP&amp;rsquo;s annual meeting in Washington, D.C., in June.
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<item><title>IIA Announces New Officers and Members of North American Board</title><link>http://www.theiia.org/recent-iia-news/?i=13072</link><description>The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) announces the new officers and members of The IIA&amp;rsquo;s North American Board.&amp;nbsp; The officers and members, along with district representatives and advisors for 2010-2011, were elected at the North American Annual Membership Meeting, held in Orlando, Fla. on April 26, 2010.
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Members of The IIA&amp;rsquo;s 2010-2011 North American Board are:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
Alan N. Siegfried, CIA, CCSA, CFSA, CGAP
Chairman
Auditor General
Inter-American Development Bank&amp;nbsp;
Washington, DC
Lawrence J. Harrington, CIA
Senior Vice Chairman&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
VP Internal Audit 
Raytheon Company
Waltham, Massachusetts
Gilbert T. Radford, CIA
Vice Chairman &amp;ndash; Finance
Director Audit Services
Verizon Wireless
Atlanta, Georgia
Michael J. Moody, CIA&amp;nbsp;
Vice Chairman &amp;ndash; NA Operations&amp;nbsp;
Director of Compliance&amp;nbsp;
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois
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Douglas J. Anderson, CIA&amp;nbsp;
Vice Chairman &amp;ndash; International Committee Operations
Corporate Auditor
Dow Chemical Company&amp;nbsp;
Midland, Michigan
Michael J. Fucilli, CIA
Secretary&amp;nbsp;
Chairman, NA Advocacy Committee&amp;nbsp;
Auditor General&amp;nbsp;
Metropolitan Transportation Authority&amp;nbsp;
New York, New York
Jeff Erdman, CIA&amp;nbsp;
Canadian Council Liaison
Associate Partner
Deloitte &amp;amp; Touche LLP&amp;nbsp;
Vancouver,&amp;nbsp; British Columbia, Canada
Hal A. Garyn, CIA&amp;nbsp;
Director of Internal Audit&amp;nbsp;
PEMCO Mutual Insurance Company&amp;nbsp;
Seattle, Washington
Anna R. Nicodemus, CIA&amp;nbsp;
Member, Global Audit Committee&amp;nbsp;
VP Internal Audit&amp;nbsp;
A H Belo&amp;nbsp;
Dallas, Texas
J. Michael Peppers, CIA&amp;nbsp;
Member, Global Audit Committee&amp;nbsp;
Associate Vice President &amp;amp; Chief Audit Officer&amp;nbsp;
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center&amp;nbsp;
Houston, Texas
Patricia K. Miller, CIA&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
Executive Committee Liaison&amp;nbsp;
Past Chairman of the Board of Directors&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Partner
Deloitte &amp;amp; Touche&amp;nbsp;
San Francisco, California
Richard F. Chambers, CIA, CGAP, CCSA&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
Staff Liaison&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
President and CEO&amp;nbsp;
The Institute of Internal Auditors
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<item><title>Hear IIA International Conference Session Details - Plan to Join Us in Atlanta in June! </title><link>http://www.theiia.org/recent-iia-news/?i=12983</link><description>Hear Richard Chambers of The IIA and others discuss their sessions and how they will benefit you as an attendee of The IIA&apos;s International Conference, June 6-9 in Atlanta, GA, USA.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>IIA Guidance Releases New Practice Advisory</title><link>http://www.theiia.org/recent-iia-news/?i=12992</link><description>The IIA has issued Practice Advisory 2200-2: Using a Top-down, Risk-based Approach to Identify the Controls to be Assessed in an Internal Audit Engagement (PDF). This practice advisory (PA) provides strongly recommended guidance on using a top-down, risk-based approach to identifying and including in the scope of internal audit engagements the key controls on which management relies to mitigate the significant risks to the organization identified in the internal audit planning process. The new PA notes that adopting such a top-down approach will help ensure that internal auditors are focusing on &amp;ldquo;providing assurance on the management of significant risks,&amp;rdquo; as strongly recommended in Practice Advisory 2010-2: Using the Risk Management Process in Internal Audit Planning (PDF). The new PA also advises that the internal audit scope should include all controls &amp;mdash; entity-level, manual, and partly or fully automated and including controls related to IT &amp;mdash; required to provide reasonable assurance that significant risks are being effectively managed. Additionally, the PA states that non-key controls also can be assessed if this would add value to the engagement. &amp;nbsp;
Please visit www.theiia.org/guidance/standards-and-guidance/ for a complete list of The IIA&amp;rsquo;s Standards and Guidance.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:40:00 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Research Foundation Seeking Authors for Global Internal Audit Survey modules</title><link>http://www.theiia.org/recent-iia-news/?i=12927</link><description>The IIA Research Foundation is seeking proposals for the development of five modules that have been identified as critical deliverables of The IIA&apos;s Global Internal Audit Survey - A Component of the CBOK Study. The five modules are;

    Characteristics of an Internal Audit Activity Characteristics of an Internal Audit Activity&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
    Core Competencies for Today&apos;s Internal Auditor
    Measuring Internal Auditing&amp;rsquo;s Value
    What&amp;rsquo;s Next for Internal Auditing?
    Imperatives for Change: The IIA&apos;s Global Internal Audit Survey in Action

Download the Request for Proposal for more information.</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>New Training Helps Internal Audit Identify its Role in Complying With New SEC Proxy Disclosure Rules</title><link>http://www.theiia.org/recent-iia-news/?i=12907</link><description>
The New SEC Proxy Disclosure Rules: A Strategic Opportunity for Internal Audit 
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The IIA has introduced a new two-hour Webinar and one-day Seminar that will provide a road map for demonstrating your compliance with the new SEC Proxy Disclosure Rules that went into effect February 28. These offerings will be led by Jim Key, CIA, a recognized internal audit professional who serves on an audit committee of a public company board.

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These offerings are intended for CAEs responsible for managing the internal auditing activity and seeking opportunities to guide the enterprise towards robust GRC processes; internal audit supervisory and management personnel responsible for multiple-audit duties including planning, scheduling, and monitoring activities and special projects; and organization management and audit committee members responsible for internal audit activity oversight.
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After attending these events, you will be able to:

    Assess the impact of the new SEC Proxy Disclosure Rules.
    Relate IIA Standards for governance to the new SEC Proxy Disclosure Rules.
    Relate IIA Standards for risk management and risk assessment to the new SEC Proxy Disclosure Rules.
    Identify elements of an internal audit strategy to increase the value proposition to the enterprise.
    Leverage the Disclosure Rules to drive GRC excellence in the enterprise.

The New SEC Proxy Disclosure Rules: A Strategic Opportunity for Internal Audit Webinar
April 29, 2010&amp;nbsp;from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET.
The New SEC Proxy Disclosure Rules: A Strategic Opportunity for Internal Audit Seminar
May 24, 2010, Orlando, FL, USA / June 18, New York, NY, USA.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:21:00 GMT</pubDate></item>
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