[SEMINAR]{.underline}: **Strategies for Winning the Budget Wars**
(morning), and **Essential Skills for Change Agents** (afternoon)

SPONSORED BY

**Washington Tri-Cities Chapter of the Institute of Management
Accountants (IMA)**

# Presented by: Ron Rael, CPA

# Ron is an award winning "Leader" with executive and managerial experience. 

Tuesday, **[December 13]{.underline}**, 2005

**Clarion Hotel and Conference Center**, 1515 George Washington Way,
**Richland**, Washington

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  7:30 am      **Registration and Continental Breakfast**

  8:00am       **Morning session -- "Strategies for Winning the Budget
               Wars"**

  12:00/noon   **Buffet Lunch**

  1:00 PM      **Afternoon session -- "Essential Skills for Change Agents"**

  4:30 PM      **Seminar Ends**
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**Ronald M. Rael, CPA** is an award-winning speaker, trainer, and
facilitator who applies proven advanced learning techniques to deliver
measurable, bottom line results. Ron\'s customized skills training and
coaching approach will enhance the performance and effectiveness of
people at all levels of your organization. Ron is both a CPA and an
experienced Manager. He facilitated and mentored teams in several of the
Northwest\'s leading companies. Ron collaborates with a variety of
clients including corporations (Starbucks Coffee and Costco Wholesale),
Governmental Agencies (US Navy and the Social Security Administration)
and Associations. He is listed in The Who\'s Who in Professional
Speaking. Ron is also the author of the book "[13 1/2 Strategies for
Winning the Budget Wars]{.underline}" which will be provided with each
paid registration fee.

**Objectives:**

-   **Learn what makes a superior budget and why.**

-   **Learn how to identify when "games" are being played during budget
    season and what to do about it.**

-   **Learn how budgets can be used as a tool to inspire achievement and
    taking that last ½ step.**

-   **Learn how to prosper and survive as a management accountant by
    adding value to the customer---internal and/or external.**

-   **Learn 3 essential skills -- (1) Diagnostic Situation Analysis, (2)
    Triage Decision-making and (3) Selling the need for change.**

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-   **Gain more confidence in "coloring outside the lines" and a chance
    to practice the skills you gain throughout the workshop.**

-   **Earn 8 hours of CPE Credits.**

VISA & Master Card Accepted

Questions & additional information, contact **Jan McKee** (509)
**376-5027** or **jan.mckee@fluor.com**

**[REGISTRATION FORM]{.underline}** (Register by 12-5-05) All PAID
Registrations include the book "[13 1/2 Strategies for Winning the
Budget Wars"]{.underline}:

IMA/IIA Member: \$160

Non-IMA Member: \$200 (w/\$50 discount on IMA membership if join within
30 days)

Student Member: \$60

Student Non-IMA member: \$100

Half day (w/ lunch): \$100 member, \$120 non-member, \$40 student
member, \$60 student non-member

Payable to: **Institute of Management Accountants**

Mail to: IMA Seminar, P.O. Box 457, Richland, WA 99352

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