Help legislators understand the issues facing California CPAs and sign up to attend CPA Day at the Capitol. How can your presence help? Take a look at our successful 2011 advocacy efforts for an idea and read the experience of past participants.

Don’t underestimate the importance of your presence!

Work with your peers on projects that increase members’ technical knowledge, enhance the profession’s image and draw the best and brightest into accounting—all while you build leadership skills and make valuable contacts.

The application deadline is Dec. 31 and committee appointments will be made in January.

Learn more and apply online.

More information and applications are available online.

If state-level leadership isn’t your calling right now, there are plenty of opportunities at the chapter level—from board member to committee chair—to step up and showcase your skills. Find more information online.

Work with your peers on projects that increase members’ technical knowledge, enhance the profession’s image and draw the best and brightest into accounting—all while you build leadership skills and make valuable contacts.

The application deadline is Dec. 31 and committee appointments will be made in January.

Learn more and apply online.

Date: Monday, Jan. 23
Register online.

Date: Thursday, Oct. 6
Register online.

Thanks to everyone who participated in our annual golf tournament at the Stockton Golf & Country Club. We had a great turnout this year and raised $2,500 for our scholarship fund. A special thanks goes to Ralph Bucheli for coordinating this year’s event.

At our July board meeting, CalCPA program director Vince Chin gave a video presentation on financial literacy that was very informative. To further CalCPA’s campaign on financial literacy, our chapter has set a goal of reaching at least 1,000 individuals by visiting classrooms, church groups and senior centers throughout the county. To reach this goal, we are asking members to help by providing us with contact information on anyone who would be interested in a presentation. Please contact chapter program associate Karen Howard if you have any questions.

Thanks to all for your continued support of the chapter.

The CalCPA Nominations Committee is accepting nominations for 2012–13 CalCPA officers and council members at large. Officer positions include chair, first vice chair, treasurer and two vice chairs. Three CalCPA Council members at large also will be elected, as well as five AICPA Council positions. Applications are due Dec. 1.

And the CalCPA Education Foundation is accepting applications for positions on its board of trustees. Applicants should be a CalCPA member; have proven leadership skills; understand the importance and benefit of continuing education upon the profession; and has demonstrated good business insight through one or more of the following roles: decision maker in firm or company; manager of people/human resources; managing partner; CFO; managing consultant; or educator. Applications are due Dec. 16.

More information and applications are available online.

If state-level leadership isn’t your calling right now, there are plenty of opportunities at the chapter level—from board member to committee chair—to step up and showcase your skills. Find more information online.

Count on our Future is a new CalCPA outreach event designed to reach more than 10,000 students statewide with our financial literacy presentations in a single week this November. We hope this will help schools, teachers, parents, and students recognize the importance of budgeting, saving and investing, managing credit and much more. With the next generation entering universities and the workplace facing new economic challenges, we want to get people excited to incorporate ongoing financial literacy presentations and materials into their classrooms.

Check out the volunteer programs available to CalCPA members.