News and Events



Recent Conferences, Seminars and Webinars:

  • Seminar: The Institute of Internal Auditors Singapore, Statistical Data Analytics … in Excel!, Singapore, 1 March 2013
  • Seminar: The Institute of Internal Auditors Singapore, Introductory Access for Auditors, Singapore, 28 February 2013
  • Seminar: The Institute of Internal Auditors Singapore, Demystifying IT and Process Analysis in Complex Systems, Singapore, 27 February 2013
  • Seminar: The Institute of Internal Auditors Singapore, Statistical Sampling for Test of Controls and Compliance, Singapore, 26 February 2013
  • Seminar: Texas State Auditor’s Office, ERP Controls Optimization for Fraud Prevention and Continuous Controls Monitoring, Austin, Texas, 23 January 2013
  • Seminar: Texas State Auditor’s Office, Getting Over the IT Fear Factor: Business Process Analysis in Complex (Not Really) Systems, Austin, Texas, 24 January 2013
  • Conference: IIA International Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, 8-11 July 2012
  • Seminar: Portland IIA Chapter, Business Process Analysis in Complex Systems: Getting Over The "I.T. Fear Factor", Portland, Oregon, 21 June 2012
  • Seminar: Portland IIA Chapter, Analytical Statistical Procedures for Fraud Waste & Abuse - Level 2, Portland, Oregon, 20 June 2012
  • Seminar: Portland IIA Chapter, Analytical Statistical Procedures for Fraud Waste & Abuse ... in Excel, Portland, Oregon, June 2012
  • Seminar: IIA Hungary, Demystifiying I.T. and Business Process Analysis, Budapest, Hungary, May 2012
  • Seminar: IIA Hungary, MS Access for Auditors for Efficiency and Finding Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Budapest, Hungary, May 2012
  • Seminar: IIA Hungary, Statistical Sampling for Test of Controls, Compliance and Fraud, Budapest, Hungary, May 2012
  • Seminar: IIA Hungary, Analytical Statistical Procedures for Fraud Waste & Abuse - Level 2, Budapest, Hungary, May 2012
  • Conference: Texas State Auditor's Office 2012 Audit Conference, Austin, Texas, May 2012
  • Seminar: Texas State Auditor's Office, MS Access for Auditors for Efficiency and Finding Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Austin, Texas, March 2012
  • Seminar: Texas State Auditor's Office, ERP Controls Optimization for Fraud Prevention and Continuous Controls Monitoring, Austin, Texas, March 2012
  • Seminar: Texas State Auditor's Office, Statistical Sampling for Test of Controls, Compliance and Fraud, Austin, Texas, March 2012
  • Seminar: IIA Singapore, Business Process Analysis in Complex Systems, Singapore, February 2012
  • Seminar: IIA Singapore, Statistical Sampling for Tests of Controls / Compliance / Fraud: Computer-hands-on!, Singapore, February 2012
  • Seminar: IIA Singapore, Continuous Controls Monitoring / ERP Optimization / Fraud Prevention, Singapore, February 2012
  • Seminar: Dallas IIA Chapter, Business Process Analysis in Complex Systems: Getting Over The "I.T. Fear Factor", Dallas, Texas, November 2011
  • Seminar: South Florida ISACA Chapter, Continuous Controls Monitoring (Case-driven), Miami, Florida, November 2011
  • Seminar: South Florida ISACA Chapter, Advanced Analytics (100% Hands-on), Miami, Florida, November 2011
  • Hands-On Workshop: ISACA's Oceania CACS Conference, Analytical Statistical Procedures for Fraud Waste & Abuse ... in Excel! (100% Hands-on), Brisbane, Australia, September 2011
  • Conference: ISACA's Oceania CACS Conference, Brisbane, Australia, September 2011
  • Moving to Continuous Controls Monitoring - Beyond the Theory, with Bob McDonald
  • Analytical Statistical Procedures for Fraud Waste & Abuse ... in Excel!
  • Seminar: IIA Hungary, Continuous Controls Monitoring (Case-driven), Budapest, Hungary, June 2011
  • Seminar: IIA Hungary, Advanced Analytics (100% Hands-on), Budapest, Hungary, May 2011
  • Seminar: Twin Cities IIA Chapter, Statistical Sampling (100% Hands-on), Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 2011
  • Seminar: Twin Cities IIA Chapter, Advanced Analytics (100% Hands-on), Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 2011
  • Seminar: Portland IIA Chapter, Advanced Analytics (100% Hands-on), Portland, Oregon, March 2011
  • Seminar: Texas State Auditor's Office, Access for Auditors (100% Hands-on), Austin, Texas, January 2011
  • Seminar: Texas State Auditor's Office, Advanced Analytics (100% Hands-on), Austin, Texas January 2011
  • Seminar: Dallas IIA Chapter, Continuous Controls Monitoring (Case-driven), Dallas, Texas, December 2010
  • Seminar: Dallas IIA Chapter, Advanced Analytics (100% Hands-on), Dallas, Texas, December 2010
  • Chapter Meeting: IIA Australia, Queensland Chapter Meeting, You're All IT Auditors Now!, Brisbane, Australia, November 2010
  • Webinar: Audit Director Roundtable Webinar (for members of the Corporate Executive Board's Audit Director Roundtable), Eliminating the IT Fear Factor: IT Control and Security for the Non-IT Auditor, Part 5, October 2010
  • Seminar: The Central Ohio IIA Chapter, Continuous Controls Monitoring (Case-driven), Columbus, Ohio, September 2010
  • Seminar: The Central Ohio IIA Chapter, Advanced Analytics (100% Hands-on), Columbus, Ohio, September 2010
  • Seminar: Texas State Auditor's Office, Access for Auditors (100% Hands-on), Austin, Texas, July 2010
  • Conference: Texas State Auditor's Office 2010 Audit Conference, Austin, Texas, July 2010
  • General Session: You're All IT Auditors Now!
  • Audit Track: Adding Value to the Audit: Building Switchboards for the Auditee
  • Fraud Track: Forensics Tools for Fraud/Waste/Abuse; Find the Truth, Find it Fast, Find it Objectively
  • Webinar: Audit Director Roundtable Webinar (for members of the Corporate Executive Board's Audit Director Roundtable), Eliminating the IT Fear Factor: IT Control and Security for the Non-IT Auditor, Part 4, July 2010



Recent News Regarding Standards Setting:

  • Dr. Dan was asked to comment on the 2007 Revision of the GAO's Yellow Book, as regards to 1) Analytical Procedures and 2) the new risk suite of SASs (January 2007)
  • Doc was requested to provide input into enhancements to the COSO as regards to his work in the area of Advanced Analytics and Continuous Monitoring (2006-2009)

Upcoming Conferences, Seminars and Webinars:

May 2013
  • No scheduled events in May



Tentative Conferences, Seminars and Webinars:

September 2013
  • Conference: 2013 Central Regional Conference, Columbus, Ohio, 29 September – 2 October 2013