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October 7, 2013 Volume II, Issue 15

Leading Administrative Professionals

Chapter Highlights
Chapter Highlights

Webinar: Word Tips & Tricks Fall Membership Drive PDNF IMPORTANT NEW DATE: OCTOBER 26, 2013 Fall Membership Drive
Regional/National Highlights

Webinar: Microsoft Word Tips, Tricks & Shortcuts

The early-bird registration deadline ends at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, October 7th. Following are the links for the two different calls with identical contact as follows: 11:30 AM call - https://citrusvalleywebinars.eventbrite.com/ 1:00 PM call - https://citrusvalleywebinars2.eventbrite.com/

PDD Report CA Division Annual Meeting TEC14 EFAM 2014 Milwaukee, WI Pathways to Excellence VOC Bunco Spooktacular
Whats The Buzz

Added value: Citrus Valley Chapter Members Participate Free Registration required; members should email Vicki to register
This is a wonderful opportunity at a reasonable price. Please share it in your network community; for more information click here. IAAP has authorized one recertification point for each session. Recerts will be sent via email after the webinar. This will also count toward one of your eight meetings if you are working toward your Member of Excellence.

Web Community Log In Reset 2014-15 Nominations New Marketing Materials New Venue Holiday Party Ways and Means The Citrus Valley Chapter meets the first Tuesday of each month at Marie Callenders Restaurant 1560 Albatross Avenue City of Industry, CA To RSVP send an email to cvciaap@gmail.com
Non-members can register on Eventbrite at: https://www.eventbrite.com/event/82 04452739

Professional Development Network Forum IMPORTANT DATE CHANGE

The new date is now Saturday, October 26, 2013 and will be held from 9:00 11:00 AM at Parsons in Pasadena. No food will be provided so be sure to pick up your cup of coffee on the way. The cost to attend is $5 and the chapter will pay for any and all members to attend, please let me know by October 11th if you will be attending and I will register us as a group; Dawn and Cindy I have you covered. There will be a Social Media Branding Presentation by Division VP, Stacy Leitner that has been APPROVED for one recertification point.

Fall Membership Drive

At our October 1st meeting the chapters California Division representative, Donna Kendrena, CAP-OM alerted us to the California Division Membership Drive. All new members who join between now and December 23, 2013 will be awarded a $25 non-transferrable credit to use to register for the 2014 California Division Annual Meeting, June 6-8, 2014. The Citrus Valley Board agreed by majority to offer another, immediate benefit to any new members that join the Citrus Valley Chapter between now and December 23, 2013. New members joining will receive a 50% reduction on the chapter registration fee for their first year, a $9 value. A special promotional membership form, click here for form, has been developed. To encourage our existing members to bring in potential new members, you will receive a $5 credit toward any future chapter meeting, except APW, for each new member that lists you as their referring member.

Regional/National Highlights
Professional Development Day (PDD) 2013 PDD was held on Saturday, October 5, 2013 with 54 members and guests in attendance. The attendance was slightly lower than in past years and the 2014 committee will evaluate what we can do next year to improve attendance. Citrus Valley Chapter is the coordinator and I want to hear your feedback on what you think we should do differently. Please send me an email with your comments; or call me for a chat. We will need member participation in the planning and coordination efforts for this event to make it successful. This would be a great initial committee assignment to get your feet wet in leadership. A wrap-up / initiation meeting is scheduled for 9:00 am on Saturday, November 9, 2013 at the proposed venue for next year, Diamond Bar Golf Course, 22751 Golden Springs Drive, Diamond Bar. Please join us to review the facility and show your support. This will also be our next board meeting. There were some fabulous exhibitors that participated including Pinkberry, Poppin, Shiptropolis, Premiere Jewelry, Parklane Jewelry, Cookie Lee Jewelry, Best Chauffered Limousine Service and more. Our generous door prize donations yielded something for everyone. It is always rewarding when you can be involved in an event where no one walks away empty-handed. California Division Annual Meeting The event has returned to a three-day format June 6-8, 2013 and will be held in Sacramento, California. The stimulus program for this event will open January 2014; we will keep you updated as details unfold. Follow updates on the Division website at www.iaap-ca.org TEC 2014 TEC 2014 will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, March 13-15, 2014. Registration for this event will open on October 15, 2013. For more information www.iaap-hq.org/TEC EFAM 2014 EFAM 2014 is scheduled July 26-30, 2014 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Registration will open January 2014. Bookmark this link to keep up-to-date on EFAM information. Pathways to Excellence (P2E) Pathways to Excellence is a program offered by IAAP that allows you to track your progress as a member of excellence within IAAP. The program is entering its sixth year and begins with the signing of a commitment form. You do not need to sign the 2013-14 commitment form if you previously signed the old form that was on the HQ website. If youd like to sign the current form, go ahead. You will only need to submit it if you are chosen for an audit. Valencia-Orange County Bunco Spooktacular If Bunco is your game, please join us as we support our sister chapter in their fundraising efforts for their second annual Bunco Spooktacular, Friday, October 18, 2013. Click here for flyer.

Whats The Buzz

Web Community Log In Reset
IAAP updated to a new membership management software system and in order to access the IAAP Web Community, your IAAP profile, events and other IAAP services, all users will need to reset their login credentials the first time they login. To do this: begin the login process as usual. Enter your username and when prompted for your password; choose forgot password. You should be prompted to enter the email address associated with your IAAP profile. Follow the remaining prompts to reset your password and you will be set to begin contributing to the Web Community. If you have any trouble resetting your login credentials, please contact the member services team at membership@iaap-hq.org. You will be all set after you reset your password. Remember participation in the Web Community is an easy way to accomplish one of your Member of Excellence criteria.

Nominations for 2014-15 Chapter Board

Its never too early to start looking at nominations for next years board. If this is an area that you would like to participate in please let me know. I would like to encourage at least one past leader to work with me in identifying candidates for future board positions and will reach out to you as well. If youd like to be considered for leadership or have questions regarding what this involves let me know and we can discuss it. IAAP is a place where you can safely step into leadership at a number of different levels. New Marketing Materials New marketing materials have been ordered to help promote the chapter. Rack cards with our meeting dates and more. They will be available for your review and use in helping us to promote the chapter at the next meeting. Our new brochure now has a QR code that when scanned with a smart phone will take you directly to the chapters website. We also have a rack card and elevator speech cards to help you share what an administrative professional is. I am very excited to share these with you the members. New Venue Update More Information I have heard back from our proposed venue, San Dimas Community Hospital, and they are excited to be able to work with us to provide space that will allow us to grow. A small hiccup has occurred and I am seeking member feedback as it would require multiple changes. The hospital cannot accommodate the first Tuesday of each month, but can accommodate the first Monday of each month beginning in December. We will have a ballot at our meeting on November 12th, though I would welcome feedback now from the members so I know whether we should move forward with planning our holiday meeting at this venue. If we decide to change our meeting date and relocate to a new venue we can easily update our new marketing materials so please do not let that be your only deciding factor. Holiday Party I was hoping to reformat our holiday dinner as a combination new membership drive/holiday event (which will help us to meet the chapter of excellence criteria for this). Rather than a sit down dinner I was considering limiting it to appetizers and adult beverages (beverage issue under review). We have a potential sponsor that is willing to help us offset the cost of the event; with a partial sponsor, the chapter has sufficient funds to offer a format such as this at no cost to everyone. Rather than exchange gifts with one another we will collect donations for a worthy organization that is still to be determined. More details to follow as they unfold.

Whats The Buzz, continued

Ways and Means In November, just in time for the holidays Barb Schmit, Wood Scroll Artist and IAAP friend through her generous support of her regular job at Esselte/Pendaflex will be on hand to sell her products. She has agreed to return a generous percentage back to our chapter ways and means fund. To check out her stock products or connect with her for a custom product please visit her website at http://schmitwoodenelephant.com/. Payment options available are cash, check, Visa and Master Card sorry no AMEX. Our external power chargers continue to be available and make for an excellent gift or keep several for personal use. You never know when it will come in handy. The price is $12/each of 2/$20. Check out our other sponsors on the chapter website and patronize them whenever you can. We will begin sharing about our next meeting in next week s TaMM, but be sure to mark your calendar to save the date for Tuesday, November 12, 2013, one week later than usual for Mike Eaglesons sure to be interesting presentation, The Fine Art of Negotiation Let Them Have It Your Way. For our job seekers, this should be a great follow up to Dr. Pences presentation on How to Get the Job.