CITP State Outreach Objective:

To expand a communication pathway between the AICPA’s IT Community and the CPA State Society, inform the professional community about the vital role of IT in the financial management process, and the need to recognize CPAs who possess unique IT expertise and experience.  The CITP State Outreach will give state societies the structure to work together to inform the profession of these objectives through this information sharing program.

Participating in the Outreach: 

Each state society representative is to notify the AICPA CITP State Outreach representative, Janis Wong, if they will participate in the Outreach Program.  Notifying us of your involvement is the only requirement for participation.

Benefits to Participating - Incentives and Recognition:       

To recognize the efforts involved with this program, we are offering various incentives to State Societies that participate in this outreach: 

–         Member outreach program:

§         State participation announcement letter

§         Informational webinars about the CITP Credential

§         CITP collateral information (logos, brochures and pamphlets)

§         AICPA TECH+ conference - Peer discount

§         Prior year’s outreach examples

–         Resource content sharing:

§         Selected Top Technology Initiative content suites (example: remote & mobile computing)

§         Selected IT Center technology articles

§         Free IT community webinars

§         IT Community networking events

§         IT Community Podcasts

–         Information exchange:

§         Exchange of ideas that can help further any of the society’s initiatives 

–         Reward recognition:

                                          1.      State Society: 2 state societies will be given a $500 gift card (each) for providing the most contribution to this outreach

                                          2.      Volunteer: 2 volunteers will be given a $500 gift card (each) for providing the most contribution to this outreach

                                          3.      New CITP member: 1 CITP member will be spotlighted on our IT Center website for a full year as a CITP role model.

Recognition Measurement:

There will be three groups recognized as part of the CITP State Outreach Program, based upon the following criteria:

1.      State Society Participants: Highest number of CITP events promoted/ facilitated, CITP announcement articles, informational webinars held, internal conference calls attended, potential contacts interested in the CITP Credential, or other communications generated (to promote the IT Community and CITP credential)

2.      CITP Volunteer – Highest number of speaking opportunities/ contribution, articles written, potential contacts interested in the CITP Credential, or other communications generated (to provide technical expertise to the local community & promote the CITP credential).

3.      New CITP member – Selection is based on the state society nomination.

All recognition will be announced at the AICPA’s 2009 TECH+ Conference in Las Vegas, NV, within the State Society Communicator, and possibly as a press release.

Reporting:     

The AICPA Project Manager will initially hold a conference call to explain the resources available to state societies.  This will be the starting point for the roll out, and the Project Manager may schedule individual meetings with the state participants.  Each month, the AICPA will provide a progress status to the State Outreach program. 

For more information or comments, please contact Janis Wong, AICPA Project Manager for the CITP, at 919-402-4841 or via email at jawong@aicpa.org.

See Last year’s Results (2008)