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1 IIA Winnipeg - CHAPTER NEWSLETTER Inside look F E B RU A R Y 2 0 1 5 | I I A W I N N I P E G | C H A P T E R N E W S L E TT E R 1 | P A G E Stay tuned for details on the Winnipeg Chapter s 65th anniversary celebration coming out in the next couple of months! IN THIS ISSUE President s Message .. 1 Education Update .. 2 Upcoming Events Vancouver 2015!! Member News .. 3 Welcome new members! IIA Career Map Upcoming IIA webinars Certification Corner .. 4 Pearson Vue Test Centre Value of IIA designations CIA Learning System Communication page .. 5 Tourism Winnipeg Award CAP Points We are the IIA Winnipeg Chapter! A proud member of the Institute of Internal Auditors since 1950, the Winnipeg Chapter has more than 275 members and is part of IIA Canada with a membership of more than 7,500 internal audit professionals across 12 Chapters .

2 IIA Winnipeg offers local training, education and networking via our meetings and events. Join us for breakfast, lunch, or better yet become a member and take advantage of all we have to offer! PRESIDENTS MESSAGE With 2014 behind us, it s a good time to reflect on some of our accomplishments from the previous year and where we are going in 2015. Here are just a few highlights from 2014 .. We supported our community by volunteering as a group at Winnipeg Harvest last May, and we arranged to collect food donations for Winnipeg Harvest at two of our member events. Our programs team hit it out of the park with our first Fraud Summit. The team is putting together another fantastic line up for our 2nd Fraud Summit coming March 18th.

3 Our membership continues to grow as do the number of Internal Audit certifications earned. Our board has been actively planning events for 2015, most notable is our chapter's 65th Anniversary celebration. Stay tuned for special activities to bring current and past members together to continue building on Progress through Sharing. The IIA's International Conference is being held in Vancouver in July. All Canadian members have a unique opportunity to volunteer for the event and receive a discount on your registration fees. Check out their website: I wish you all the best and hope to see you at our next luncheon. Regards, Bridget Cabral, CA, CRMA President, IIA Winnipeg Chapter IIA Winnipeg - CHAPTER NEWSLETTER Inside look F E B RU A R Y 2 0 1 5 | I I A W I N N I P E G | C H A P T E R N E W S L E TT E R 2 | P A G E EDUCATION UPDATE Our 2014-15 education program is underway with several successful events having already taken place.

4 Take note of these upcoming Winnipeg Chapter events: Evolving Expectations of Internal Audit Raising the Bar Doug Tkach, Great-West Life February 17th, 2015 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm @ The Norwood Hotel Ambassador Room Lunch & Learn event your hot topics March 4th, 2015 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm @ MTS Allstream Manitoba Meeting Room To register, send an email to Maximizing the Board s Relationship with Internal Audit (Joint event with ICD Manitoba Chapter) Brian Hayward, Brian Brown, Del Crewson April 15th, 2015 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm @ Manitoba Club And don t forget the 2nd Annual Winnipeg Fraud Summit March 18th, 2015 @ Delta Winnipeg Registration is open on all of these local events so be sure to register now! We also have more shared events with ISACA planned in April so watch your inbox for details on the Root Cause Analysis and Intro to Risk Management Methods courses coming soon!

5 Registration is open! Don t miss this unique opportunity to experience an IIA International Conference right here in Canada! You don t want to miss out on the excellent line up of speakers including Canadian astronaut Colonel Chris Hadfield! There will not be a Canadian national conference in 2015, so start planning your trip to Vancouver in July! See you there! Register Now! IIA Winnipeg - CHAPTER NEWSLETTER Inside look F E B RU A R Y 2 0 1 5 | I I A W I N N I P E G | C H A P T E R N E W S L E TT E R 3 | P A G E Upcoming IIA Members Only Webinars February 17, 2015 Audit Committee Reporting Trends and Best Practices March 17, 2015 Cyber Security: Data Breaches, Greater Frequency Greater Cost Click here for the link to register!

6 MEMBER NEWS Welcome new members The IIA Winnipeg Chapter is proud to welcome new members who recently joined our chapter (May 2014 to January 2015). We are looking forward to meeting you at our upcoming luncheons and seminars! Anam Anwar Chan Duong Jesse Gillis Debbie Grenier Shelby Hanson Yesheng Kuang Saira Lam Alex Levine Kelley Malowski Monica Mankiewicz Brian Pidhirniak Yimengzhen Ren Glen Smyth Peter Wang Sunday Adeoti Kacey Tran Andrew Chandar Corey Charman Jonathon Stoesz IIA Launches a Career Map In November, IIA Global launched IIA Career MapTM. This is an easy to use, free online tool that will help you to determine a directional plan for your career. After completing a self-assessment rating yourself on 10 core competencies, the IIA Career Map will evaluate your skill set against The IIA s Global Internal Audit Competency Framework provided with you a personalized learning plan that recommends what you need to do to close any gaps and take your career to the next level.

7 To learn more, go to for access to: IIA Career Map tool Competency Framework Alignment Overview Featured article on the latest issue of Career Compass Video tutorial IIA Winnipeg - CHAPTER NEWSLETTER Inside look F E B RU A R Y 2 0 1 5 | I I A W I N N I P E G | C H A P T E R N E W S L E TT E R 4 | P A G E CERTIFICATION CORNER Pearson Vue Test Centres As you may have heard, Winnipeg was without a Pearson Vue testing centre for many months during 2014. Late last year, Pearson Vue opened a local test centre Pearson Professional Centres at Suite 309, 1020 Lorimer Boulevard. If you were putting off taking an exam for your designation, then wait no more and register today to write!

8 What s the Value of an IIA Professional Credential? An IIA professional credential can move your career in the right direction, whether you re just starting down the audit path or taking your career to new heights. Drive to new opportunities, with increased earning potential, deeper knowledge, and enhanced credibility. By earning your IIA certification or qualification, your clients and employer know that you are a valuable team asset who is highly motivated, knowledgeable, and committed to ensuring quality is part of everything you do. The experience gained preparing for an exam and earning a professional credential will travel with you along your career development plan. IIA CIA Learning System Did you know that you can purchase the IIA CIA Learning System through the Winnipeg Chapter at a discount from the member pricing in the IIA Bookstore?

9 If you are looking at earning your CIA designation and want to purchase the complete CIA Learning System or find out more information, please contact Janet Hnytka at IIA Winnipeg - CHAPTER NEWSLETTER Inside look F E B RU A R Y 2 0 1 5 | I I A W I N N I P E G | C H A P T E R N E W S L E TT E R 5 | P A G E COMMUNICATION PAGE Tourism Winnipeg Recognizes the IIA The IIA Winnipeg Chapter was recognized for hosting the 2013 IIA Canada National Conference at Tourism Winnipeg s Bring it Home Appreciation Luncheon on June 23rd 2014. The Bring it Home program is a targeted initiative developed by Tourism Winnipeg designed to tap into influential leaders, board members and those in specialized areas of research to attract meetings and conventions.

10 Greetings and remarks were given by Mayor Sam Katz; Chantal Sturk-Nadeau, senior vice president, Tourism Winnipeg; and Dario Di Nella, business development manager, Tourism Winnipeg. The group of citizens being recognized today has done an outstanding job with their passion and leadership as Winnipeg ambassadors. Bringing home meetings and conventions are a great opportunity to showcase our city to new visitors, and grow our local economy, said Mayor Katz. Brian Brown, Past-Chair of the IIA Canada Board, represented the IIA at the luncheon and proudly accepted the gift, a framed photograph of the city, on behalf of the Chapter. The art was subsequently presented to Doug Tumber, Past President of the Winnipeg Chapter, who was a driving force behind the successful conference.