March 29-30, 2019
Wichita, KS
Theme: Inspiring Future Leaders to Leave a Legacy of Excellence

Welcome to the Missouri Valley Regional Meeting! Emporia State University has planned a great meeting in Wichita, KS. Wichita is the largest city in Kansas and offers many attractions that can be enjoyed by everyone. Chapters attending will be able to make professional connections, present their chapter, and grow as a chapter. Chapters will be able to participate in Best Practices and showcase their chapters in Chapter Operations, as well as learn skills from the Keynote Speaker and the Professional Sessions. Hope to see you there!

The Best Practices competition sponsored by Deloitte is an excellent way to display and develop your professional skills. The deadline to submit these abstracts is Friday, January 25th, 2019 by 4 PM CST.

For chapters who wish to present in Chapter Operations: Chapter Operations Abstract Form. The due date is February 28, 2019.

Chapter Operations Topics:

Recruitment and keeping members involved
Maintaining Alumni
Community Service beyond VITA
Wild Card topic

We will be collecting school pennants at the regional meetings to create a wall of schools at the 2019 Annual Meeting. There will be a drop-off box at registration.

We look forward to seeing you there!

DATES & REGISTRATION

Dates

Friday, March 29 - Saturday, March 30, 2019

Registration Fees

$110	Early Bird Registration Rate until March 1, 2019
$125	Regular Registration Rate from March 2-15, 2019
$175	Late Registration Rate after March 15, 2019 / Onsite Registration Rate

Cancellation Policy: Cancellations made prior to Friday, March 15, 2019, will be refunded. Cancellations received after this date and no-shows will not be refunded. If you encounter an emergency, please contact the conference planner at mackenzie.keel@aicpa-cima.com and the request will be forwarded to the Executive Director for refund approval.

AGENDA

Friday, March 29

Times	Session/Title
11:00am - 5:45pm	Registration
1:00pm - 1:30pm	Opening Session
1:30pm - 2:15pm	Plenary Keynote
2:15pm - 2:45pm	Refreshment Break
2:45pm - 5:45pm	Leadership Activity
2:45pm - 4:45pm	Faculty Advisor Round Table
5:45pm - 6:15pm	Professional Partners and Best Practices Judges Meeting

Saturday, March 30

Times	Session/Title
7:30am - 8:30am	Attendee Breakfast
7:30am - 8:30am	Breakfast for Faculty Advisors with Chapter Advocate, Board and Professional Partners
8:30am - 10:30am	Best Practices Presentations (Sponsored by Deloitte)
10:30am - 11:00am	Beverage Break
11:00am - 12:00pm	Chapter Operations
12:00pm - 1:00pm	Attendee Lunch
12:00pm - 1:00pm	Lunch for Chapter Presidents, Chapter Advocate, Board and Professional Partners
1:00pm - 2:00pm	Professional Sessions/Alumni Sessions
2:05pm - 3:05pm	Professional Sessions/Alumni Sessions
3:15pm - 3:30pm	Closing Session
3:30pm	Conference Adjourns

HOTEL, TRANSPORTATION, THINGS TO DO

Hotel Accommodations

Meeting Hotel and Accomodations:

Hyatt Regency Wichita
400 W. Waterman St
Wichita, KS 67202

Rate:

$124.00 single/double/triple/quad + 16.25% tax

Reservations Phone: 888.421.1442

To make reservations online, please click here.

Hotel Cutoff Date: Thursday, March 8, 2019

*To receive the group rate, please indicate that you are part of the 2019 Beta Alpha Psi Missouri Valley Regional Conference.

Hyatt Regency Wichita Website

Parking:

Complimentary self-parking in the parking garage for overnight guests.

Outdoor parking and city lots located within two blocks of the hotel range $1.25-$4.00 daily.

Transportation

For estimated taxi/shuttle costs, please click here.

For driving instructions, please click here.

Things to Do

There are many great attractions in Wichita, KS. Old Town is full historic museums, restaurants, and brewery. Other attractions include the Sedgwick County Zoo, the Botanica Gardens, and movie theaters.

For area attractions, please click here.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Jan Steinert

Jan Steinert works at Spirit AeroSystems as the IT Senior Manager, IT Business Management and IT Communications. Mrs. Steinert has worked at Spirit AeroSystems almost 13 ½ years. She has held positions as an IT Senior Manager, an IT Senior Manager and Global Infrastructure and Operations, an IT Senior Manager and Customer Relationship Management, and now resides in her current position. Before Spirit AeroSystems, Mrs. Steinert worked at Boeing as a IT Senior Manager. Mrs. Steinert is an alumni of Emporia State University, University of Washington, and Columbia Business School.

Mrs. Steinert is bringing two associates with her: Kelsey Baughman who is the Information Technology Manager at Spirit AeroSystems, and Loretta Coccetella who is a Vendor and Business Management Analyst at Spirit AeroSystems.

PROFESSIONAL PARTNERS

Attending Professional Partners

Firm/Organization	Professional Partner
AAA	Susan Crosson
AFWA	Kris Culliton
Deloitte	Scott McQuillan
The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)	Maunda Land
Kansas Society of CPAs	Natasha Schamberger
KPMG LLP	Blane Ruschak
Protiviti, Inc.	Casey Jo Chapman
Xero	Alicia Fleri

NEW SERVICE ACTIVITY

NEW Service Activity! This year, we will be partnering with the Foundation for Hospital Art. This organization’s mission is to give comfort and hope to those who suffer in hospitals by providing artwork at no cost to hospitals. All students, faculty advisors and professional partners are encouraged to stop by the registration area to paint on pre-drawn, color coded canvases. No artistic experience is needed! Once completed, all canvases will be donated to hospitals.

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March 29-30, 2019Wichita, KSTheme: Inspiring Future Leaders to Leave a Legacy of Excellence