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New This Week
Greenspoint Area Chapter is selling a "fill-in-the-blanks" outline for recording the business sessions at the 2012 T-L Division Annual Meeting, hosted by Clear Lake/NASA Area Chapter. It is an invaluable tool for delegates, alternates and members to take notes of the business sessions and activities. Mail your check for $10.00 payable to GAC/IAAP to Kaye Pittman, CAP-OM, 307 Bickett Lane, Spring, TX 77373. Upon receipt, the outline will be emailed to the email address provided.
EFAM Update. Mark your calendars while you are making your plans to attend EFAM. The T-L Division photo is scheduled for Sunday, July 22nd at 3:30pm. We are also working on the T-L Division dinner plans which will be either Monday or Tuesday evening - more details to follow.
Annual Meeting Information
Sail Away...Navigate your Career
The registration brochure is ready. CLICK HERE. Online registration opened on February 1st. Check out the great room rates for up to four in a room including breakfast! The line-up of speakers and programs plus exhibitors and vendors will definitely prime your sails!
Make plans now to attend the 2012 Texas-Louisiana Division Annual Meeting and Education Forum at sunny South Shore Harbour Resort and Convention Center located in League City, Texas on sparkling Clear Lake, Friday, May 18 through Sunday, May 20, 2012. Join us for a weekend of enrichment and education – it is guaranteed to be exciting, informative, and will energize you in your work and at home. Make your reservations today! Room rates are a low $109 for up to four in a room including breakfast.
Sign up and come early for the ‘Sail Away’ sunset cruise Thursday night, May 17, on beautiful Clear Lake leaving from South Shore Resort’s Marina including a cash bar and appetizers. Friday night we are offering a special “Casino Night” where you’ll gamble your cares away, winning high dollars to earn tickets for fabulous door prizes including a get-away weekend at the luxurious Paragon Casino Resort in Alexandria, Louisiana! Both the Sunset Cruise and the Casino Night will be extra events so make sure you sign up early to attend these events.
Order your souvenir Sleep Shirt made of high quality cotton. They are comfortable, soft and fashionable in a cool aqua blue color with a “Sail Away…” logo. They come in all sizes and are only $20 - (no tax). Contact Frances Jackson at fjacks02@harris.com or 1314 Danielle Lane, Pearland, TX 77581, to place your order before they are gone! Order form is located on the last page of the registration brochure.
If your chapter is interested in a booth during the event or you want to place an ad in the Program Book, be sure to contact Co-Coordinators Michelle Spradley at michelle.spradley@basf.com or Toni Yeager at tyeager@friendswood.com. Make the Leap to Remarkable with the Clear Lake-NASA Area Chapter and register for a wonderful, memorable weekend at a beautiful resort on one of the prettiest lakes in Texas!
SEMINARS
HQ Webinar - If you missed it here is the link to the recorded webinar Recorded webinar What's the Difference Between Delegates, Alternates, and Proxies?
http://community.iaap-hq.org/IAAPHQ/ViewDocument/?DocumentKey=801b9b9d-bdf1-4a56-b775-b5d9cd6c5151
CAP CERTIFICATION REVIEW COURSES
Fort Worth Trinity Chapter is sponsoring the following class:
CAP: Management Class now available.
Dates: Tuesday, May 1 – June 19, from 6-8 p.m.
Where: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, 101 Academy Blvd., Fort Worth, Room C8.
Cost: $40.00 plus the cost of the book.
If you’re looking for ways to help you get ahead in the workplace, stop here. The Certified Administrative Professional rating is the industry recognized standard of proficiency.Do something for yourself and your career today. Get certified!
Please contact Karen Graham at 817-777-2182 or email Karen.r.graham@lmco.com or Debbie Apodaca at 817-727-6260 or email rodneyapodaca@charter.net if you are interested in attending the class. Information on obtaining the book will be given at the time of registration.
Update on Houston Area Certification Study Group. Because all members of the study group are testing in November, they decided to postpone the meetings until August. Therefore, there will not be a study group meeting before then. Contact Lillian Mayo, CAP-OM at Lillian.Mayo@ridemetro.org for more information.
COMPUTER TRAINING
Arlington Golden Circle Chapter is partnering with the University of Texas at Arlington to offer courses for those interested in becoming MOS Certified. Visit the AGC website for more information.
Houston Area CompuServe offers Microsoft training courses. Click here to view class schedule.
North Tarrant Bluebonnet Chapter is proud to offer its highly successful Technology Workshop on PowerPoint 2010 with instructor Teresa Dickinson at TCC Northwest Campus on May 5. Cost is $45 (cash/check) or $48 (credit card) per class and 5 re-cert points are approved for each session. Click here to get all the details and to register or go to http://www.iaap-ntbc.org and click on the Meetings/Events tab. This is a hands-on class, seating is limited to 15 per class so don't delay!
FUND RAISERS
Greenspoint Area Chapter will sell Business Meeting Outlines for the Texas-Louisiana Division Annual Meeting. An order form will be sent to all chapter presidents via email and hard copies will be available at the meeting. The cost is $10 per copy.
The chapter also plans to sell raffle tickets to win a Chocolate Cargo Bag. Tickets will cost $2.00 each or ten tickets for $5.00. Come see them in the Hospitality area.
NOLA Chapter 2nd Raffle for a New Orleans themed afghan. Visit http://www.iaap-nola.org/NOLA/Home/ for details. One chance $5 – five changes $20.00 – only 100 chances will be sold. Grab ad chance for yourself and tell all your friends. Raffle is open to the public.
North Dallas Chapter announces their Mixed Bag Designs Online Fundraiser! You can go green and still look fabulous. These bags are very sturdy and come in so many great designs and colors.
Simply go to Mixed Bag Designs, enter your order, and pay for it and it will be shipped directly to you. Upon checkout, type 95279 in the "School/Fundraiser ID#" field. You can also enter the name of the participant that referred you to this fundraiser in the "Referred By" field for them to receive credit.
N. Tarrant Bluebonnet Chapter is holding a unique fundraiser called Saving Dinner whose mission is to bring families back to the dinner table, one meal at a time. Created by NY Times best-selling author and nutritionist, Leanne Ely, “The Dinner Diva”, Saving Dinner’s innovative meal planning products do the “heavy lifting” of meal planning for you by providing “packages” of healthy and delicious recipes the whole family will love. Each package includes complete meal plans, shopping lists, tips for whittling-down prep time (and more), making meal time a time-saving pleasure rather than a chore. THE BEST PART is your package is emailed to you immediately upon purchase (in PDF format) so you can start putting them to use right away! For more information CLICK HERE or go to www.iaap-ntbc.org, and click on the “Fundraising” tab. Dinner has never been so fun and easy!
Plano Chapter is selling darling hats made by their very own Vice President, Deborah Light, CAP. Get yours today! Click here!
2012 Grapevine EFAM
Do you have your REMARKABLE pin yet? This year's International theme is....”Making the Leap to Remarkable”
Please support the 2012 Host Committee by purchasing the pin for yourself, your officers, chapter members and others in the administrative profession. The order form can be found at http://iaap2012.org/index.php?p=1_12
COE DEADLINES
FY2011-2012
May 2012 Chapter sends a delegate or submits a proxy to the 2012 Division Annual Meeting. Bonnie House, CAP-OM, division secretary bohouse@ducoinc.com and the 2012 AM Credentials Committee will track this action item. (COE requirement #6)
June 1, 2012: deadline to submit Membership Drive Evaluation Form to Carla Flowers, CPS/CAP, division president cflowers@denco.org. Chapter must hold at least one membership drive between July 1 and May 31 of the current IAAP fiscal year. (COE requirement #3)
June 25, 2012: deadline to hold at least one new member orientation and submit New Member Orientation Evaluation Form to Carla Flowers, CAP-OM, division president cflowers@denco.org or. New members in attendance must have joined IAAP within the current IAAP fiscal year. (COE requirement #4)
June 30, 2012 – At least 7% of the chapter members (minimum of 2 members) qualify for Member of Excellence. (COE requirement #8). Headquarters will track.
FY2012-2013
July 2012: deadline TBD by IAAP HQ – chapter sends a delegate or submits a proxy to the International Education Form and Annual Meeting in Grapevine, Texas. This will count for IAAP fiscal year 2012-2013. (COE Requirement #7). Headquarters will track.