from left to right: Ann Cameron, Dawn Williams and Kelly Williams
Jo’burg Office Professionals go Global By: Kelly Williams CAP, from Institute for Certified Administrative Professionals
The Soccer World Cup is not the only big thing happening in South Africa in the year 2010!
On Wednesday,
24 February 2010, Bianca Constance the President of the New York Division of the International Association for Administrativ e Professionals (IAAP) installed the first IAAP Chapter At Large in Johannesburg. Twelve IAAP members
attended a candle lighting ceremony at the Institute for Certified Administrative Professional’s (ICAP) offices where six members were sworn in as officers of the Chapter.Among those attending was a special guest, Sue France the National Chairman for the European Management Assistants (EUMA) in the United Kingdom. Sue France is a Coach, Trainer and Author of “The Definitive Personal Assistant and Secretarial Handbook”.
The following people were honoured as the officers for the first IAAP Chapter at large in Johannesburg: Dawn Williams of ICAP as Treasurer,
Jeanette Clack
of Alberton High School as Recording Secretary, Kelly Williams of ICAP as Correspondence Secretary, Lee Chapman of AdvTech as Vice President, Rosely van der Merwe of Midas as President Elect and the President of the first chapter at large is Esmé van der Merwe of Exxaro.
These officers and the founding members
of the Chapter at Large will be working very hard to create an international networking system for South African Personal Assistants, Executive Assistants, Secretaries and Administrative Professionals to learn more about what is happening internationally in the profession.
The vision and mission of IAAP and the Chapter is to inspire and equip all admin professionals to attain excellence and to be acknowledged and recognised as leaders of the admin profession and to enhance their individual and collective value, image, competence, and influence. The main purpose of the chapter and IAAP is to provide information, education and training, and set standards of excellence recognised by the business community globally
The committee members of the IAAP Chapter at Large in Johannesburg are: Esme van der Merwe CAP: President
Rosely van der Merwe CAP: President Elect
Lee Chapman CPS: Vice President Dawn Williams CAP: Treasurer Jeanette Clack CPS: Recording Secretary Kelly Williams CAP: Correspondence Secretary
On becoming a member of an IAAP Chapter at Large you will have local and international networking opportunities, and full access to the IAAP world-class website which will give you access to the online community network.The next IAAP chapter networking event is on the 29 July 2010 titled Managing Upward: Strategies for Succeeding with your Boss, R50 for IAAP Members and R75 for non-IAAP members (VAT included)
If you want to know more about the IAAP Johannesburg Chapter at Large, how to join and more information about the IAAP Networking please contact Kelly on 011 615 2868 or prcommunications@
capinstitute.co.za
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