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Notable News from Around the IAAP NetworkDecember 2007
A Whale of a Good
Chapter Educational Program What does training killer whales like Shamu have to do with IAAP and its members? The answer was revealed at a dinner meeting held by the San Fernando Valley Chapter (San Fernando Valley CA) on October 16 in celebration of National Bosses Day. The program was titled “Whale Done!” from Ken Blanchard’s book, Whale Done!: The Power of Positive Relationships. It was facilitated by Randy Pazen, who currently works as a senior trainer at Northrop Grumman Corporation. Pazen was formerly a consultant at Sea World. "This event was a great success based on feedback received from chapter members and guests, including our members' executives," said SFV chapter president Imelda C. Yap CPS/CAP. "We're excited to have several more exceptional educational programs scheduled during this 2007-2008 "Forward Moving" year," she added.
Beothuk Chapter
Partners with Local Telecommunications Company and Radio Station to Hold
Bosses Day Contest Beothuk Chapter (St. John's, Newfoundland) partnered with a local telecommunications company, Newfound Mobility Solutions, and radio station (OZFM) to offer a Bosses Day Contest. Listeners were invited to e‑mail the station saying why they felt their boss deserved to be recognized, and the contest was not limited to admins only. If chosen, their boss would win a Blackberry from Newfound Mobility Solutions, and the person submitting the winning name would win a photo printer donated by Beothuk Chapter. On Bosses Day, October 16, OZFM announced that the winners were Barb Cox, Director of the Office of Research at Memorial University of Newfoundland, and her Office Administrator, Elizabeth Williams. As it turned out, although Beothuk Chapter had no involvement with the selection process, Elizabeth is one of the chapter's members. And, the chapter was quite surprised to learn later that Elizabeth's co-winner boss, Barb Cox, had once been an active member of Beothuk Chapter in the mid-1970s and had earned her CPS designation during that time! Beothuk Chapter President Lenore Cahill CPS and Public Relations Chair Patricia Rideout CPS met with Barb and Elizabeth at OZFM radio station to present them with their prizes. A photo of the presentation is above -- this photo was also published in the local TV magazine, the Newfoundland Herald -- great free publicity for the chapter. Since this year's event was such a success, OZFM said they are looking forward to working with Beothuk Chapter for a Bosses Day promotion again next year. Chapter Holds Successful "IAAP University" Event
Las Colinas Chapter (Irving, TX)
held its annual "IAAP University" event on Saturday, September 29.
Since the first university event held in 2000, this event has been
popular and well attended by IAAP members and prospective members/guests.
Chapter organizers said the educational sessions for the day are not
only educational but fun with lots of door prizes and goodie bags. Chapter leaders said they always make the registration cost nominal for everyone, yet the event is very professionally run with lots of interactive learning activities. Educational sessions included "Time Management: Time Is On Your Side" by two local OfficeTeam representatives and "What's My Time Line: Microsoft Project" presented by by Ray Flowers, Senior Business Planner with Raytheon Corporation. In addition, a fun and interactive "Match Game of A to Z Business Etiquette" session was presented by Texas-Louisiana Division liaison Donna Shotwell; Belinda Butler, Organizational Development Manager at DFW Airport presented "Developing Your Strengths and Weaknesses" based on the popular game, "What Would You Do!" To promote IAAP's certification programs, two Las Colinas chapter members, Deb Vardell CPS/CAP and Rita Backus CPS, presented "Who Wants to be an Asset?" based on the popular "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" game show. All sessions were well attended with very positive evaluations.
IAAP Leaders Visit
Key Corporations in Twin Cities Metro Area to Increase Awareness of IAAP
In early October, IAAP Executive Director Don Bretthauer CAE, Great Lakes District Director Sam Gill CPS and other IAAP Division and Chapter leaders visited the Twin Cities (Minneapolis-St. Paul MN) metro area. The objective of the two-day visit with leading area companies was to increase corporate awareness of IAAP's education benefits and how their administrative employees can contribute to the bottom line. The itinerary included: • Visits with CEOs, Human Resource officials, and key administrative professionals at the following companies: G&K Services, Allina Hospitals & Clinics, Target Corporation, Medtronic and Land O' Lakes.
• A lunchtime Open House and Vendor Show in the TCF Bank Atrium in the
downtown Minneapolis Skyway. An open invitation was given to all
administrative professionals in downtown. Attendees were treated to a
free lunch by Sodexho, Pepsi Co. and OfficeTeam.
• An afternoon reception was sponsored by Schwebel, Goetz and Sieben at their office on the 51st Floor of the IDS Center. A magnificent view from downtown Minneapolis was in plain site for our IAAP VIP's who are looking forward to the 2009 International Convention that will be held at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Guests included human resource professionals from Wells Fargo, KPMG, and Ryan Companies and 2009 Convention Coordinators Val King CPS/CAP and MN-ND-SD Division President Nita Nurmi CPS/CAP. • An IAAP joint chapter meeting for the Twin Cities Chapters was held the evening of October 4. The keynote address was given by Vicki Tigwell, State Director for US Senator Norm Coleman. The evening wrapped up with an opportunity for all members to give feedback on the proposed new IAAP international membership recognition program, Pathways to Excellence. Recognition for Certified Professionals
At its September meeting, Valley West Chapter (Glendale AZ) President Margaret Lojas CAP presented roses to all the members of the Chapter holding a CAP or CPS designation. Pictured are Margaret Lojas CAP; Tiffany Otero CPS/CAP; Marydel Hilburgh CPS/CAP; Jean Cooper CPS/CAP; Sandy Chismark CPS/CAP; Cheryl Martin CPS/CAP, Barbara Littlepage CPS, Diane Paes CPS, Millie Crouch CPS/CAP and Shirley Domzalski CPS. Fifteen of the fifty members of the Chapter hold either the CPS or CAP designation.
North Carolina Division Offers High Performance Leadership Training North Carolina Division provided leadership training at two identical "high performance" meetings held on Saturday, September 22 in Wilson (eastern NC) and Saturday, October 6 in Hickory (western NC). Presenters included past NC Division president Jo Gillin CPS, who fired up the attendees with her "Tuned Up to be Moving Forward on the IAAP Route to Success" (she arrived in a mechanic's uniform carrying her tool box). Next, NC Division Education/Certification Chair Sarah Joyner CPS/CAP got the audience "Tuned in to Moving Forward on the IAAP Road to Success." The next presenter, past division president Mary Baker, encouraged attendees to "Step up to the Lectern and Put Your Best Voice Forward." Tina Parker CPS/CAP, another past NC Division President, concluded the program by "Mapping the Route to Success." Current NC Division President Melissa Mincey wrapped up each of these successful meetings and answered any questions that were on the attendees' minds. "Everyone enjoyed these educational meetings and the networking opportunities they provided," Mincey said. FORWARD MOVING with Administrative Professionals of the Future For the past several years, Emerald Chapter (Greenwood SC) has worked with the local technical college to try to establish a Student Chapter at the college. It seemed that every time they got close to their goal, something would change and it just would not happen. However, good news arrived this September -- the college contacted Emerald Chapter and said they had already been approved by the College Board and were ready to charter the chapter! To begin the process of recruiting student members, Emerald Chapter assisted the Student Chapter by organizing an IMPACT meeting.
Piedmont Technical College Student Chapter
was chartered Nov. 26 with 15 students and one advisor. The chartering
ceremony included a welcome by the Honorable Floyd Nicholson, Mayor of
Greenwood, Rosalie Dellenbach CAP, South Carolina Division President,
and Marilyn Tharp CPS/CAP, past SCD President. The students were
chartered as members of both the Student Chapter and Emerald Chapter. An
orientation program was presented during the meeting to give them a
brief overview of "IAAP and What's In It for Me?" Emerald Chapter
members said the enthusiasm of the students overwhelming. "They are
ready to get involved. These students are our Administrative
Professionals of the Future," said Emerald Chapter President Virginia
Boyd CPS/CAP.
Photo, LEFT: Victoria Callaham, President of Piedmont Technical College Student Chapter
Photo, RIGHT: Emerald Chapter President Virginia Boyd CPS/CAP receives the Student Chapter Sponsorship pin from Rosalie Dellenbach CAP Kentucky Chapter Volunteers Promote IAAP at Toyota Women's Conferences
On behalf of IAAP,
Louisville
Chapter (Louisville KY)
members Penny
Weller CPS and Barbara Sigler CPS/CAP attended the Toyota Women's
Conference in Louisville, on October 22nd. In addition, Alice Schultz
CPS, Jacky Ammerman CAP and Pam Hogge of
Blue Grass Chapter
(Lexington KY)
attended the Toyota
Women's Conference in Lexington on October 23rd. The Toyota Women's
Conferences attracted around 2,500 attendees. The IAAP volunteers said
they were able to talk about IAAP to the majority of attendees at the
conferences.
IAAP Headquarters provided a tabletop display, table cloth, as well as printed material as part of the Division/Chapter Marketing Assistance program. The volunteers said that distributing copies of OfficePro magazine to attendees (which had an article about getting along with difficult people) was a huge success. Everyone wanted a copy of the magazine. Photo, Left to Right: Alice Schultz CPS, Pam Hogge, Jacky Ammerman CAP There were administrative personnel in attendance as well as management personnel. Administrative personnel were given IAAP material and encouraged to join. The management personnel were also give printed IAAP material and encouraged to have their administrative personnel join. Alabama Power Chapter Shines with Great Programs and Growth
Alabama Power Chapter (Birmingham AL)
was named Chapter of the Year in the
Georgia To date this year, Alabama Power Chapter has gained 15 new high school students as chapter members, one new associate member and several new "Professional" status members as a result of its recruitment efforts. The chapter also plans to sponsor an additional Student Chapter at Miles College. Chapter program highlights so far this year include an Annual Bosses' Day event featuring a speech by local news anchor David Lamb, and the chapter held its third Annual Professional Development Seminar, "Enter the Power Zone" in November. "Our chapter makes sure that we offer worthwhile educational sessions and that members have fun during our chapter meetings and seminars," says chapter president Dianne Hargrove CPS.
Chapter Gets in Holiday Spirit with Community Service Project For a November community service project, A.N. Palmer chapter (Cedar Rapids IA) members worked with Hawkeye Area Community Action Program Inc. (HACAP) to prepare boxes of food for the needy. Two teams of ten worked for four hours and filled 220 boxes! Members and chapter friends in the photo are (Back Row: Julie Perrine CPS/CAP, Ginny McDowell and friend, Brooke Goodson, Laurie Montgomery CPS/CAP, Cheryl Allen, Mary Eden CPS, Rita Knutsen CPS. Front Row: Sherri Hawkins, Brooke Hawkins, Breanna Goodson, Cindy Pfennig CPS/CAP). Hawkeye Chapter Joins IAAP Web Community Hawkeye Chapter (Des Moines IA) is proud to report that their chapter went "live" online as a participant of the IAAP Web community network in November. Several chapter members that attended Website training held at the 2007 IAAP International Convention and Education Forum in Tampa. It didn’t take them long to get the website up and running. In October, the group gave a training presentation to the chapter. "They did a great job and deserve a big hand for their hard work," says chapter president Sherry Young CPS/CAP. The Hawkeye Chapter APW committee is also hard at work making plans for its APW celebration event to be held April 23, 2008 at the Polk County Convention Center in Des Moines. The committee is trying something new and different this year. The have secured Professional Speaker, Steve Gilliland, who will be speaking on "Re-fresh, Re-energize and Re-new Your Attitude." This will be an all day event for not only Administrative Professionals, but also leaders, managers and bosses. The full day event will include a luncheon and the programs will count as recertification points for those members needing them. The committee's goal is to reach out to multiple corporations in hopes of gaining more recognition for IAAP as well as new members. ExxonMobil Chapter Hosts Managers’ Luncheon The ExxonMobil Chapter (Houston TX) hosted a Managers' Luncheon on October 10 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Greenspoint TX. With 107 managers and administrative professionals attending, it was the first luncheon of its kind hosted by the chapter since 2003. Chapter President Lain Brown CPS described how far administrative professionals have come over the last half century and how IAAP has responded to and enhanced administrative professional growth through its training and publications.
Rick Weber
IAAP ExxonMobil Chapter Board of Directors Member Receives Promotion
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Chapter Teams Up with OfficeTeam Wilson Chapter (Wilson NC) utilized one of IAAP’s Corporate Partners, OfficeTeam at their November meeting. Kati Gustafson and April Burris from the Raleigh, NC office presented "Ten Tips for Communication with Your Boss." The PowerPoint presentation initiated some lively discussion among the members. One chapter member said that she was going to present it at one of her office staff meetings to assist communication with the entire department. "Remember, if there is a local OfficeTeam branch near your chapter, ask if they are willing to attend one of your chapter meetings. OfficeTeam has several presentations to choose from," said Lorraine B. Ryan CAP, Wilson Chapter President. IAAP Chapter Partnership Success Story with a Local Business
"This is an unbelievable asset to our chapter," says chapter president Donna Gilzow CAP. "La Quinta Inn and the Director of Sales, Kim Eason have been outstanding supporters of IAAP and the Benton County Chapter. They also hosted our ribbon cutting ceremony when we joined the local Chamber of Commerce." (see photo above). "It has been very rewarding to be a partner with the Benton County Chapter of IAAP in Northwest Arkansas. said Eason. "It is a great organization. It has brought numerous opportunities for us and we look forward to continuing our partnership." Big D Chapter Honors 50-Year Member
After working over 41 years at Nabisco, Betty retired in the fall of 1991. Since then, she has been busy traveling, actively supports the Oklahoma City University Alumni Association and the North Texas Chapter of MENSA, and serves as the Dallas Divisional Sales Office Retirement Coordinator as well as commuting to Oklahoma City to care for her aunt. Betty continues her support for certification for members and non-members and mentors women in their careers.
Chapter Celebrates 60th Anniversary Connecticut River Valley Chapter (CTRV) celebrated their 60th Anniversary on November 13, 2007. The chapter invited all past presidents to join in the celebration (see photo, right) and new chapter members were able to meet with past leaders and learn how the organization has changed and developed over 60 years. As part of the meeting, CTRV had a special presentation/speaker from Esselte Corporation, presenting on 'From to do…to Done.'' Topics included disorganization and getting it under control; steps to be organized and filing tips and how to select a system that works for your office. The speaker was very informative and all members learned something new to take into their office to apply. The Connecticut River Valley Chapter currently has 58 members and looks forward to a year of growth in membership and the continuation of serving administrative professionals in the areas of chapter education, professional development and community service.
Chapter Joins Local
Chamber of Commerce Bryan/College Station Chapter (Bryan/College Station TX) recently joined the local Chamber of Commerce. "It is something totally new for us and we are already pleased with the response by local businesses. At our ribbon cutting event we were given two contacts for people looking for Admins and have gained several new members through our chamber connections," said Sheila Dotson CPS/CAP.
Dotson
(in center holding scissors in photo above) notes this
photo was published their local paper and the
chapter also received a free 8" ad to publicize its IMPACT membership
recruitment meeting, all part of the benefits of joining the chamber.
IAAP on Parade in Minnesota TwinCities West Chapter (Minneapolis/St. Paul MN) participated in the annual Plymouth on Parade on Saturday, September 29. The City of Plymouth organizes a variety of events and activities that promote community spirit and pride, including a parade featuring local schools, businesses, churches, and civic organizations. This year, the TC West Chapter created a float that incorporated 2007–08 International President Judy McCoy's theme of Forward Moving by demonstrating the changes in technology and in responsibilities of office workers over the years. Shaun Freeburg CPS produced signage to reflect the changes from typewriter to computer to PDA; and Heather Kolstad rode on the float wired with her cell phone and PDA. Dawn Staycoff, Marlene Rouillard, and Joan Gatzmeyer CPS/CAP handed out 300 Forward Moving stickers to kids along the route, as well as October meeting flyers to adults, encouraging them to share with admins at their offices. Picture above: Dawn Staycoff, Joan Gatzmeyer CPS/CAP, Marlene Rouillard & Heather Kolstad
Baton Rouge Chapter Still Going Strong at 50 Baton Rouge Chapter (Baton Rouge LA) celebrated their 50th Anniversary with a Gala on October 25, 2007 at The Advocate Administrative Facility. Members and officers from every decade were present. Two officers of the sponsoring chapter, NOLA Chapter IAAP, were also on hand for the festivities. On display were various memorabilia including the original charter, archived scrapbooks and press releases from the Baton Rouge business community honoring the chapter. (Pictured, seated left to right: Jean Ainsworth, Bettie Haley Anderson, June Girlinghouse. Standing left to right: Cathy Thompson, Linda Nossek, Carolyn Chaney, Carole Bauer, Pat Fournet and Sally Daigle).
Cabarrus Chapter
Making Progress Cabarrus Chapter (Concord NC) began "Forward Moving" in July with a “Swap-Meet” for the previous and incoming officers and committee chairs to exchange program materials, ideas, comments, and suggestions for the coming year. After the "business" was completed, they ended the evening with an exciting Hawaiian Luau theme of food and entertainment. Pictured at right: Cabarrus Chapter leaders Christine Barrier, Dianne Hughes and Sandy Morris at the chapter's Bosses Day Breakfast in October. The chapter's August meeting program emphasized "Business Savvy," highlighting business etiquette regarding e-mail, internet, cell phone communication, etc.; September's chapter program was "Cultural Diversity in the Workplace"; October's program was the chapter's annual Bosses’ Day Breakfast; November’s guest speaker was Pam Outen, Family and Consumer Science Agent, with North Carolina Cooperative Extension, who presented a lively program on "Eating Smart on the Run." The chapter gets the word out about upcoming meetings by arranging to have meeting notices published in local newspapers and on the local cable television station. Detailed articles with pictures are also published in the local newspapers after monthly meetings and special events. The Cabarrus Chapter is definitely Forward Moving into 2008! Cabarrus Chapter President Christine Barrier was recently presented the inaugural Dr. Jon and Debbie Ort Professional Development Award for Outstanding Extension Personnel from the NC State University- Cooperative Extension Service. Christine also received the State Award of Visionary Leadership from Epsilon Sigma Phi, the national honorary Extension Fraternity. CHAPTER BEST PRACTICES
For the Good of the Profession
Harford Chapter (Bel Air MD) has two goals for its members; (1) promote leadership by example and mentoring, and (2) provide opportunities for members to learn and grow (increased competence as leaders and professionals). One of the main strategies the chapter's board of directors felt could be successful in accomplishing these goals is in the area of public speaking (how many of us are really comfortable speaking before a group?).
Since there is considerable speaking before a group at a chapter meeting, the board decided to focus on this forum and adjust its meeting format. Rather than the Chapter President overseeing the entire meeting (as has been the tradition), the chapter's board members (Vice President, Secretary, & Treasurer) share in this responsibility and each lead different portions of the meeting agenda. Additionally, the chapter's committee chairpersons (or designee) are requested to provide updates to the group at each meeting. These changes are truly "leading by example."
A new topic has been added to the meeting agenda, "The Good of the Profession," wherein chapter members are given an opportunity to share a workplace situation, an administrative tip, recap an IAAP event, and similar types of information useful to the administrative professional; yet another opportunity for public speaking.
These changes to the Harford Chapter's meetings have been refreshing and well received. The Harford Chapter members are competent leaders and professionals and we invite members from other chapters to join us at our chapter meetings and welcome them to share their experiences! CHAPTER BEST PRACTICES Yo-Mah-O Chapter Meets Membership Goal Yo-Mah-O Chapter (Youngstown OH) hosted a membership IMPACT meeting on Tuesday, November 13. Flyers for the meeting were distributed to members at the October 9 meeting as well as by email. Members were encouraged to bring guests to the impact meeting. Announcements about the meeting were also placed in the local newspapers. Approximately 70 flyers were mailed to area administrative professionals and were also circulated to members of the Youngstown Rotary Club and students and instructors at ITT Technical Center and Mahoning County Career and Technical Center. Fourteen prospective members attended the impact meeting, and to date, four have decided to join IAAP. Chapter dues and Division dues will be waived for these members. Prospective members all received folders containing the following: a copy of Office Pro magazine; IAAP brochures concerning certification and recertification; Turning Jobs into Careers brochure; A copy of Desknotes (Yo-Mah-O Chapter newsletter); IAAP Application form; chapter brochure; Guest Contact Information Card; “Bee Persistent—Bee Determined—Bee Successful” bookmark provided by Chapter President Judy Cundik; Letter of welcome from President Judy Cundik; Business card for President Judy Cundik. In addition to the folders, prospective members received sample office products packets from Avery and Bic Corp. Barbara Kramer organized a display of umbrellas with the theme "Come in from the rain and shine with IAAP," and guests were also given a compact umbrella as a thank-you gift. Yo-Mah-O members who brought guests to the impact meeting all received a thank you gift—a journal with decorative bees on the front cover. These members were also asked to complete an informational card listing their name, guest’s name, and date. The cards will be collected at each monthly meeting from members who bring guests. At the May meeting, a drawing will be held and the winner will receive his/her next year’s dues paid OR Ohio Division Annual Meeting registration paid. Our featured speaker for the impact meeting was Mr. Ray Kashmiry, founder and president of R. Kashmiry and Associates in Boardman. His topic focused on the benefits of belonging to a professional organization. Mr. Kashmiry offered an additional incentive—he pledged to contribute $10 for every individual who joined IAAP as a result of the impact meeting. Yo-Mah-O members Denise Altman, Marlene Dailey CPS/CAP, and Joyce Laska gave brief presentations on behalf of the education, community service, certification, and scholarship committees. Sharyn Fees CPS served as facilitator. Chrissy Blackwell CPS/CAP, Ohio Division Recording Secretary and Yo-Mah-O Chapter’s Board Contact, attended the meeting to provide an update on Ohio Division events. Follow-up letters will be sent to all who attended the impact meeting thanking them for attending and inviting them to a future meeting. Regular email contact will also be kept with these individuals. Initiation of new members has tentatively been planned for January of 2008. For additional information, please contact Sharyn Fees at 330/507-5515 or sefees@ysu.edu. CHAPTER BEST PRACTICES Taking Advantage of Unsought Opportunities By Constance Boyer CPS/CAP, IAAP Lake Washington East Chapter President In the Puget Sound area in Washington, summer is a time to be outside enjoying the beautiful mountains, trails, lakes, and streams—many area chapters, like ours (Lake Washington East) do not meet in July and August. Gearing people up to attend meetings and bring their friends to introduce them to IAAP can be a real challenge when September rolls around. Our chapter was able to take advantage of an offer of a free event hosted by a local restaurant to use as an impromptu Impact meeting and as a fun social start to our IAAP year. One of our members, Mary Ochoa CPS of IBM Corporation, has great relationships with many of the hotels and restaurants in the Seattle area. Her contact at Tulio’s Restaurant offered to host an appetizer and wine event to thank Mary for referring business to Tulio’s. Mary quickly turned this into a win/win situation and asked if she could invite the local IAAP chapters, administrative professionals who make decisions for company events and hotel travel stays. They quickly took a liking to this idea! Together they picked a date and offered the event immediately after work on Tuesday, September 25, 2007. They also agreed to open it up to non IAAP members and asked that we invite friends/co-workers to attend with us as well. We immediately circulated a flyer, provided by Tulio’s, to our members, and to the officers of the Seattle and Everett Chapters. Many then circulated the flyer within their businesses and the RSVP's began flooding into Tulios! In the meantime the Lake Washington East officers and Membership Chair determined how we could quickly put together some packets and strategized who could attend the event and welcome people on behalf of IAAP. A few days before the event, Mary Ochoa CPS sent a reminder out, which enabled us to remind our non-IAAP colleagues whom we’d invited. The day of the event we were thrilled to find that attendance was fabulous! There were approximately 60 people at the event, of which about 30 were not IAAP members. We had three of our Lake Washington East Chapter officers in attendance, our Membership Chairperson, and our Division President, Jacqueline Petrick there to greet people and chat about IAAP. Tulio’s personnel were wonderful hosts and gained many contacts for future events. Many of the event guests walked away with gift certificates or bottles of wine. We distributed some information at the event and followed up by mailing 10 packets to guests who asked for more information. At this point 2 people have followed up by attending a chapter meeting and several have connected with our Certification chair to get advice and assistance to pursue their Certifications.
Constance Boyer CPS/CAP, Lake Washington East Chapter President CHAPTER BEST PRACTICES
Recently Chartered
Corporate Chapter is FORWARD MOVING This presentation was made shortly after the chapter hosted its first annual Executive Appreciation Dinner on October 23rd. This was the first time administrative professionals within the hospital honored their doctors and executives. The evening’s guest speaker was ESPN Analyst and Motivational Speaker, Mark Adams who amazingly enough, was able to get the entire room movin' and shakin' to some fancy 80’s dance moves before captivating the group with his motivational and moving presentation. IAAP members participated in this hallmark event to say thank you for the support, leadership and encouragement they receive from their executives and doctors everyday. This event sparked an enormous amount of respect, appreciation and more importantly interest, from the hospital management. To date, the CCHMC chapter has several members who have already received certification but the chapter also has two members who attended the certification seminar, seven took the certification test a few weeks ago, one took the CAP exam, and 12 are currently studying for the May exam. "This has been a very busy five months for the CCHMC chapter and much has been accomplished but much more has yet to be done. We are looking forward to our future as we continue to learn and grow in the IAAP family," says chapter president Davies. CHAPTER BEST PRACTICES Ames Chapter Aims for Continued Success Ames Chapter (Ames IA) held a Strategic Planning session in August to kick off the 2007-2008 "Forward Moving" year. The session was held on a Saturday morning from 8:30–12:00 noon, and all members were invited and encouraged to attend. Discussion topics included a thorough review of the Bylaws, with several suggestions and changes to be made to streamline chapter operations; a revised meeting calendar was developed that added two monthly meetings with educational programs in place of "socials" or skipped months; committee revision to combine the newsletter, webmaster and publicity into the Communications/Publicity committee, and the scholarship committee was reinstated with two $500 scholarships to be awarded this year students in the business program at DMACC Boone campus. To stimulate membership growth earlier in the IAAP year, the chapter moved its annual Impact Meeting from spring to fall. A very successful meeting was presented October 2, resulting in 35 attendees including 13 guests. Of these, six individuals have joined Ames Chapter (three students, and three professional members) to date. The chapter's leadership also decided to review the chapter's program offerings to make sure that they were offering pertinent programs for career-minded administrative professionals. The leaders decided that the monthly programs should be the main focus, with up to 45 minutes allowed for education. The chapter is also planning to offer an educational seminar event during APW. Traditionally, this seminar has been the chapter's main source of income. The chapter plans to offer a full 6-hour seminar that includes lunch, and market the event to administrative professionals across their metro area. In November, several members of the Ames and Victory Chapters visited the IAAP International Headquarters in Kansas City and toured the building and met with staff. Note to all IAAP members -- you are very welcome to visit your IAAP Headquarters in Kansas City -- just let us know when you want to visit and your HQ staff will welcome you with open arms! Have some "Notable News" for the NEXT issue (February 2008) of IAAP CONNECTIONS? Send by Feb. 1 to IAAP Communications Manager/CONNECTIONS Editor Rick Stroud, e-mail: rstroud@iaap-hq.org
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Featured-speaker
Rick Weber, ExxonMobil Exploration Planning Manager, stressed how
rapidly changing technology has impacted the role of the administrative
professional at ExxonMobil and all over the globe. Weber also iterated how
much, in today's environment, administrative professionals' work
involves computers and office technology, and how often these
professionals are called upon to use new skills, and how frequently
organizational and planning abilities are a requirement for
administrative professionals.
heryl
Owens Taylor CAP of 
Bentonville
Chapter (Bentonville AR) 
Betty
L. Wooden CPS of 
