Volume 16 Number 7  Empowering Women in the Accounting and Financial Profession Since 1938  January 2007

 

JANUARY  NEWSLETTER
President's Message Last Month's Speaker Highlights

This Month's Speaker

This Month's Meeting

Announcements

Job Opportunities

Monthly Dinner Minutes

Board Meeting Minutes

Speaker Schedule

Mark Your Calendar

Recent Bulletins

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The American Society of Women Accountants Bellevue Chapter gratefully appreciates Robert Half International's sponsorship of this newsletter.

 

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE  

 

Happy New Year! I hope that all of you enjoyed the holidays and are now energized for a brand new year. Hopefully we are on our way to better weather. I think we deserve it after what we've been through recently!

 

I know that many of us accountants are heading into some of our busiest months, whether in private or public accounting, large company or small. Nevertheless, we should also take time to set some goals (a.k.a. resolutions) to challenge us in new ways this year. You might want to consider ASWA in your goal setting. There are many roles you can take on within the organization that are very rewarding and can also provide valuable experience that can be applied to your career or personal lives. What better place to take on a challenge, than in a friendly and supportive environment! This spring we will be seeking nominations for next year's board and committee positions, so I encourage you to give it some thought.

 

Our next dinner meeting will be on January 16, and the speaker will provide us with a tax update. I hope to see many of you there for that timely topic!

 

 

Your President,

Laura Ohringer, CPA

 

 

 

THIS MONTH'S MEETING

 

 

Date:  Tuesday, January 16th, 2007

 

Time:   6:00 p.m.   Social Time 

           6:30 p.m.   Dinner

           7:30 p.m.   Speaker

 

Cost:   $21 members, $25 non members, $12 Students, $12 First-time Guests

 

Place:  Coast  Hotel

           Corner of NE 8th St & 116th  Ave. NE in Bellevue. Next to the Denny's Restaurant. 

           The address is 625 116th Ave. NE Bellevue WA   98004 , telephone #425-455-9444

           

Menu:  

      
      Meat Option: Chicken Parmesan with Pasta
       Vegetarian Option: Cheese Ravioli with Seasonal Veggies
         Dessert: White Cake

                

 

Reservations:  tinafar@microsoft.com

Phone:  425-703-5748

 

Deadline:  1:00pm., Thursday, January 11th

Cancellations are due by 1 pm., Monday, January 15th

 

Standing reservations do apply

Reminder:  We are charged for all dinners we reserve and will BILL for non-cancellations.

 

 

 

This Month's Program

Dale Green, Director of Tax, WatchGuard Technologies

"Federal Tax Update"

 

Dale will be presenting the changes to the 2006 personal tax returns as well as mentioning the big items that will be effecting business taxes for the 2006 year.

 

December Dinner Highlights

Sandra Wright, Personal Coach

"Three Habits of Healthy Women"

 

Sandra had some life altering experiences that helped her make significant changes in her personal and professional life. Over the years, she has successfully transitioned into several different and fulfilling careers, maintained a weight loss of nearly 100 pounds for over 10 years, became financially secure, been married to her best friend for 35 years and raised two remarkable daughters. Sandra focused on the habits of emotionally healthy women. She suggested taking time each month, perhaps on the same day in the month as your birthday, and spend time rejuvenating. She also suggested writing a letter to yourself dated 12 months from now detailing your goals for 2007 as if they already happened. This type of goal setting and actually seeing your accomplishments in print are helpful to completing your goals.  

 
 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 


 

Educational Foundation for Women in Accounting

EFWA

 

Have you checked out the EFWA website lately? We have made some exciting changes, and there are more in the works.  Check us out at: www.efwa.org.

 

Here's a simple, easy and free way for you to support EFWA - give us your e-mail address! We would like to send you our semi-annual newsletter and other updates electronically.  This would allow more funding to go to our scholarship, leadership training, and other programs. New donors can provide us their e-mail address right on the donor envelope. The EFWA will not sell or otherwise distribute your contact information; it is exclusively for us to contact you.

 

Please take a couple of minutes to visit us at www.efwa.org or send us an e-mail at: info@efwa.org. We would love to hear from you!

 

Shirley Laird

President

EFWA

 

 


 

 

Dinner On US

 

Have you made a habit of  reading our Newsletter?

It keeps you informed of what's new in our chapter.

We've got new members, listing of local, regional and national events.

What's for dinner, guest speakers and member achievements.

 

Now's your chance to be rewarded for being informed.

 

 

The first person who locates ☺ in this newsletter and emails me with the correct paragraph/section will receive a free dinner when attending the Bellevue Chapter dinner meeting.  
(Preceding smiley face in the above phrase is for illustration purposes only.  The 'real' smiley face exist somewhere else in this newsletter)
 
Yes, there are rules though....
1) The free dinner must be redeemed within 2 dinner meetings from the month of the newsletter.  For example:  you saw it in this June Newsletter...you must redeem it during the June or July dinner meeting.
2) One winner per year, please.
3) Not redeemable for cash and not to exceed the monthly cost of our dinner.
4) Cannot be transferred.
5) Alcohol not included.
6) Have fun !!!

 


American Society of Women Accountants

Bellevue Chapter No. 159

Monthly Dinner Meeting Minutes

November 21, 2006

 

 

The November 2006 dessert auction was called to order at 6:40pm by Laura Ohringer, President.

 

Laura Ohringer officially announced that the time line for the silent dessert auction will close at 7:30pm

 

Elizabeth Pray, Immediate Past President of the Seattle Chapter was our official auctioneer for the evening.

Many members brought in home baked and purchased dessert items for the silent auction, which filled 2 classroom size tables.

There were 7 cakes for the live auction.  Many of the live auction bids were over $300 for each cake. 

The proceeds of the dessert auction will benefit the Scholarship Fund and the Education Fund.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 8:40pm. 

 


 

                                      

 

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

The Bellevue+ Addition


 

JAN/FEB

 

 

 

 

Monday

Tacoma Chapter

January 8th - second Monday of the month

5:30 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

Social Hour

Dinner

La Quinta Inn         

1425  E.27St.,

Tacoma, WA 

Michele Springsteen

before 5 pm Thursday

mspringsteen@brantleyjanson.com

Tuesday

Bellevue Chapter 

 

January 16th-third Tuesday of the month

5:00 p.m.

Board Meeting

Coast Bellevue Hotel

625 116th Ave. NE

Bellevue, WA 

425-455-9444

Tuesday

Bellevue Chapter 

 

January 16th- third Tuesday of the month

 

6:00 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

 

Social Time

Dinner

Speaker

 

Coast Bellevue Hotel

625 116th Ave. NE

Bellevue, WA 

425-455-9444

Wednesday

Seattle Chapter

 

 

January 24th - Fourth Wednesday of the month

 

5:30 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

 

Social Time

Dinner

Speaker

 

College Club of Seattle

505 Madison

Seattle, WA

206-467-8645

Monday

Tacoma Chapter

February 12th - second Monday of the month

 

 

5:30 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

Social Hour

Dinner

La Quinta Inn         

1425  E.27St.,

Tacoma, WA 

Michele Springsteen

before 5 pm Thursday

mspringsteen@brantleyjanson.com

Tuesday

Bellevue Chapter 

 

February 20th-third Tuesday of the month

5:00 p.m.

Board Meeting

Coast Bellevue Hotel

625 116th Ave. NE

Bellevue, WA 

425-455-9444

Tuesday

Bellevue Chapter 

 

February 20th-third Tuesday of the month

 

6:00 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

 

Social Time

Dinner

Speaker

 

Coast Bellevue Hotel

625 116th Ave. NE

Bellevue, WA 

425-455-9444

Wednesday

Seattle Chapter

 

 

February 28th-Fourth Wednesday of the month

6:00 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

 

Social Time

Dinner

Speaker

 

College Club of Seattle

505 Madison

Seattle, WA

206-467-8645

 


 

 

 

 

2006-2007

Program Calendar

 

July 18                         

 Judy Easterbrooks, "Fun Getaways in Washington State"

                        

August 15

Tassie Medlin, CMA, CFM, MBA, "QuickBooks: Accounting Software", 1 CPE

 

September 26

Debbie Allen Oberbillig, Allen Partners, "Washington Women's Employment and Education", 1 CPE 

 

October 17            

Miriam Reiss, President, "Wisdom at Work", 1 CPE

 

November 21 

Annual Dessert Auction            

 

December 19

Sandra Wright, "Three Habits of Healthy Women"

Seattle/Bellevue Joint Dinner Meeting-Seattle Hosting, 1 CPE

 

January 16

Dale Green, Director of Tax, WatchGuard Technologies, "Federal Income Tax Update", 1 CPE

                                   

February 20

 

March 20

Victor E. Overholt, Investigator, Office of the Insurance Commissioner, "Role of the Insurance Commissioner, IMA/Bellevue Joint Dinner Meeting

 

April 17

 

May 15          

Student Night-Scholarship Awards

 

June 19

Lori J. Segale, Financial Advisor, Waddell and Reed, "Financial Planning", 1 CPE


 

 

Submissions for February 2007 Newsletter

Bellevue+ Addition must be received by

Sunday, January 21st, 2007

 

Sheila Hess

Sheila.hess@comcast.net


Any comments on the website

email Sheila Hess

 


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ASWA Bellevue Bulletins

 

 

December 2006 Bulletin

November 2006 Bulletin

October 2006 Bulletin

September 2006 Bulletin

August 2006 Bulletin

July 2006 Bulletin

June 2006 Bulletin

May 2006 Bulletin

April 2006 Bulletin

March 2006 Bulletin

February 2006 Bulletin

January 2006 Bulletin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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