<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">I hope this finds you well; with power back on after the ice storm; and, with a snow cover that is beautiful to look at, but not hazardous.</font>
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<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">You should have received a Brochure from SACUBO for two concurrent workshops in San Antonio on March 4, 2002. The workshops are:</font>
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<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><b>GASB: Lessons Learned</b>. This workshop is intended to update the student on GASB regulations for reporting under GASB Statements 34 and 35 as amended, followed by a presentation by Oklahoma State University concerning lessons learned during their implementation of GASB 34 and 35 as amended. No prerequisites or advanced preparation is necessary.</font>
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<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><b>Crisis Management: Campus Stopping Events</b>. This one-day session explores the lessons learned from campuses where major disruptions caused by earthquakes, fires or major violence have forced campus-wide closures or immediate police action. It will also provide you with an opportunity to review, discuss and leave the workshop with a sample crisis management plan. This session is also designed to help administrators prepare to manage the physical challenges posed by different kinds of emergencies, to establish effective communications with those on and off campus during the emergencies, to restore normal functioning as soon as possible, and to deal with the long-lasting psychological impact of such campus-stopping events. No prerequisites or advance preparation is necessary.</font>
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<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">While we in Oklahoma have already implemented GASB 34/35, the GASB: Lessons Learned workshop is an excellent vehicle for any new accountants/financial assistants on your staff who will be working with your Financial Statements preparation team this year. It will train them about GASB requirements and then about implementation issues.</font>
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<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">The concurrent workshop, Crisis Management: Campus Stopping Events is a timely and essential workshop for you, your campus security chief, and your physical plant director and his/her staff. Last year, OSU had a campus-stopping event, and we had to learn from scratch about what to do and how to handle a myriad of issues. This workshop will take you and your staff through the various actions needed when a campus-stopping event occurs. No one expects to have a campus-stopping event, but it could happen at any time. </font>
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<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">I recommend these workshops to you and request you give serious consideration to attending, yourself, and sending key members of your staff. To the best of my knowledge, this is the only time the Crisis Management workshop will be offered close to Oklahoma this year, and I have seen no plans for offering the GASB session in the immediate future.</font>
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<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">If you need further information or want to register on-line, please go to </font><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><u>www.sacubo.org</u></font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">. If I can answer any questions concerning these workshops, please do not hesitate to contact me.</font>
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<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">Warmest Personal Regards</font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">David</font><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><br>
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David C. Bosserman<br>
Associate Vice President and Controller<br>
Room 208, Whitehurst<br>
Oklahoma State University<br>
Stillwater, OK 74078<br>
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405-744-2690<br>
405-744-5187 FAX<br>
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You will find true success in those efforts that captivate your heart and soul. Belief fuels passion, and passion rarely fails.<br>
Anon</font>