IGFOA Member Appreciation Reception
Event Details
| Registration | Register Online |
| Date | Thursday, May 8, 2025
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| Time | 11:30am |
| Location |
Chandler's Chophouse 401 N Roselle Rd Schaumberg, IL 60194 Map and directions |
| Delivery Method | In Person |
| Field of Study | Personal Development - Non-Technical |
| NASBA CPE | Earn 1.00 CPE Hours |
| Contact | IGFOA info@igfoa.org |
Event Cost
| Type | Before 4/24/2025 |
|---|---|
| Members | $ 0.00 |
| Government / Partner Colleagues | $ 30.00 |
Event Description
Make plans to join the IGFOA Executive Board, Partners' Forum, and Staff as they say "thank you" to all IGFOA members at a complimentary member appreciation event. Come enjoy networking and camaraderie, lunch, and guest speaker Mike Duffy, for a talk that will educate, engage, and amuse.
About Mike
Mike Duffy is a philanthropist and an author of five books on happiness, resilience and success including: The Happiness Book: A Positive Guide To Happiness! He has a degree in psychology. He has built a Children’s hospital playroom in Kenya and a children’s hospital playroom and music room at a hospital in Uganda. He provides free medical care, surgeries and life-saving medicine to children. As a top-rated inspirational and motivational public speaker, his world-wide audiences include corporations, government organizations like the US Airforce, non-profits like AARP and universities including Stanford University where he has guest lectured over the years. Mike Duffy started The Happiness Hall Of Fame to recognize, encourage and celebrate people and organizations that make other people happy. Some of the many distinguished members of The Happiness Hall Of Fame include: Muhammad Ali, Wayne Gretzky, Jack Nicklaus, Dolly Parton, Tom Petty, Steph Curry, Serena Williams, The Calgary Flames, The Golden State Warriors, The San Francisco Giants, The Wounded Warrior Project, Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity and The Make-A- Wish foundation.
Description: In this entertaining, motivational and inspirational talk, Mike Duffy discusses many of the components of living your best life now. He will be talking about how you can get more happiness at home and at work. He will also touch on success strategies for your career, including five problem solving questions that you can use for any challenge. Resiliency will be explored as well as how to create your ideal life through his famous happiness formula.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Apply strategies to be happier at work
- Demonstrate more resiliency
- Apply strategies to be more successful at work
- Identify their multiple purposes in life
Intended Audience: All government management & finance professionals
Delivery method: Group-Live
Program Level: Basic
Prerequisites: No prerequisites required
Advanced Preparation: No advanced preparation required
Field of Study: Personal Development - Non-Technical
CPE Credits: Earn about 1.0 CPE credits
Registration & Cancellation Policy
There is no cost for this event for members, but please RSVP by April 24. Government/partner colleagues costs $30 per person.
Payments by check should be mailed in advance or made at time of registration by credit card.
Cancellation of an event registration is subject to the following policy:
• No refunds will be given for cancellations the day of the event and no shows.
• For IGFOA event registration cancellations five (5) business days or more prior to an event, refunds will be offset by a $50 cancellation fee.
• For IGFOA event registration cancellations within five (5) business days of the training, refunds will be offset by a cancellation fee of 50% of the registration fee.
• A substitute attendee may be designated provided that the payment has been made and the IGFOA office has been notified in advance.
• Cancellation policy for chapter events may differ from this policy at the chapters’ discretion.
• A written request for a refund must be emailed to the IGFOA prior to the event.
By submitting this registration, the applicant agrees to the registration and cancellation policy above.
IGFOA reserves the right to modify the agenda and/or speakers, cancel the training due to low enrollment, or to close registration if full. Should IGFOA cancel an event, cancellation notice will be sent to the email address provided by each registrant and prominently posted at the IGFOA website page announcing the event.
If you have questions about the cancellation and refund policy, your membership, or a complaint, please contact IGFOA at 630-942-6587. The IGFOA reserves the right to apply the non-member fee to any individual or government that has not paid dues for the current year.
Approved by the National Registry of CPE Sponsors
CPE Registry Illinois Government Finance Officers Association (IGFOA) is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State Boards of Accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.