WHAT: Alamo City Chapter SDFM 2025 PDS – FORGING THE FUTURE: Building Synergy & Empowering DoD Comptrollers of Tomorrow (2 Day Event)

Date: February 25-27, 2025

Time: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Location: Education Service Center Region 20 (ESC-20), Frederick E. Maples, Jr. Conference Center (located at 1314 Hines Avenue, San Antonio, TX)

Who Should Attend: Military and civilian personnel involved in the field of military comptrollership or financial management professions in the DoD and Coast Guard, including Accounting & Finance, Auditing, Budgeting, Comptrollership, Cost Analysis, Financial Management, Management/Program Analysis, Resource Management, Statistics, and many supporting activities.

SDFM was established as the Society of Military Accountants and Statisticians in 1948 in San Antonio, Texas, and was open only to active-duty officers. Since then, SDFM expanded to include all Department of Defense and Coast Guard Financial Management personnel. In 1991, the national headquarters was opened in Alexandria, VA, and currently serves a professional society of more than 14,000 members.

PDS Program: The PDS will provide professional development courses for DoD FM professionals and grant Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credit hours to help attendees meet requirements of the DoD FM Certification Program, as well as other professional certifications and specific career programs. The PDS focuses on education and training, the sessions will provide updates to emerging issues and help attendees transform today for tomorrow’s success.

To accomplish its goal, the PDS will include:

  • Five key-note speakers (Three on 26 February and two on 27 February)
  • Two breakout sessions on February 26, and Four breakout sessions on February 27 with four-five training options each, on a variety of resource and financial management, auditing, budgeting, leadership, Microsoft tools, data analytics, and career management.

Event Co-Chairs: Major James Monk (210-671-9394) and Major Leonard Bello (703-772-4025)

Event Email: AlamoChapterPDS@gmail.com

REGISTRATION: Now to 14 February 2025 via AFIT Link (AFIT Registration  & PDS 2025 General Information Sheet)

Questions? Contact Major James Monk & Maj Leonard Belo at alamochapterpds@gmail.com.