Latest Association News at a Glance Have you recovered from EFAM yet? I finally did this past weekend. The business of IAAP doesn't stop, but it finally slowed down enough for me to organize my desk and get my files in order. And now I'm recharged and powered up to promote the IAAP brand, its mission and its theme: Power of Commitment. Are you ready to take IAAP from remarkable to extraordinary?
The Board of Directors has been busy since the spring board meeting. The Action>Direction which provides all the actions taken by the Board during their conference calls this past spring as well as during its Pre- and Post-EFAM meetings, has been posted to the IAAP Members' Place in the Resource Library. Please forward to your division members-at-large and chapter members as appropriate. Going forward, an Action>Direction will be provided after each Board meeting to keep members current on actions taken.
Let's take a step back to EFAM. On Thursday morning at the Leadership Workshop, I made an announcement regarding several items that would be changing for the 2009-2010 year. I'd like to take this opportunity to provide further clarification and clear up a number of misunderstandings that have been communicated.
First, there will be no International Theme pin (formerly referred to as a president's pin) this year due to cost. This pin was given out to those who recruited new members. The decision to eliminate this pin was driven by our financial picture in terms of the cost of the pin as well as shipping and handling incurred in mailing it out.
Second, the Membership Growth Awards program is being reviewed as part of the overall assessment of expenses related to products and services. Again, when there are no funds available, it's difficult to offer awards to members, chapters or divisions. The Membership Growth Awards program is being addressed by the Board of Directors and we look forward to sharing with the members a program which will remain constant as we move forward.
Third, we are doing away with the IMPACT program and replacing it with a Membership Recruitment program. Does anyone really know what IMPACT means? And isn't it really a recruitment program? So, let's call it what it is . . . a Membership Recruitment program. The main focus, or targeted months, for the program in terms of awards is October and April. To assist chapters in marketing IAAP to prospective members, the Membership Department will be creating a PowerPoint presentation for chapters to utilize. Chapters will be able to add their individual chapter information to this presentation.
Fourth, new membership packets will be sent out electronically. An announcement will be made prior to that process starting. In the interim, packets will continue to be mailed. By providing this information electronically, members receive their information more timely and will be pushed out to the web community to create their login and password identity, allowing them access to IAAP products and services at the time their membership starts.
In this Power of Commitment year I'm reminded of a statement made by Max DuPree, "We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are." Change is constant. We deal with it on a daily basis in our work and personal lives. To be more tomorrow than we are today, we need to be adaptive in meeting the demands of today to leverage our position for tomorrow.
So, let's get it started!
Susan Shamali CPS/CAP
2009-2010 International President
International Association of Administrative Professionals®
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