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Welcome to Bahia Chapter!

Bahia Chapter's mission is to encourage our members to develop self-confidence, accept responsibility, make decisions and use their creative talents to increase their professional status. To accomplish this, our objective is to elevate and maintain the standards of our professions and promote its working relationship with management through continuing education and authorized programs.

Chartered December 4, 1962, Bahia Chapter is one of over 30 chapters in California.  Current membership of Bahia consists of 62 members from Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside and San Diego Counties.

Worldwide, IAAP has over 700 chapters and 40,000 members. Our members include administrative assistants, executive secretaries, office coordinators, information specialists, and related administrative professionals. Many corporations, educational institutions, students, and international affiliate organizations also belong to IAAP.
 

About International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP)

IAAP is a very important aspect of an office professional’s career. The association works in partnership with employers to promote excellence. Membership offers the opportunity for personal and professional growth and development. It also enables networking among office professionals having similar career goals and interests. Members take part in activities that develop initiative, leadership abilities and technical skills:

Community Service Opportunities

Bahia participates in the Susan B. Komen Orange County Race for the Cure®. The IAAP Team consists of Bahia Chapter members, family and friends, who collectively help raise money for the fight against breast cancer.

 

Chapter Contacts

  Phone  Email Address
 Bahia Chapter President:
 Joan Snyder CPS/CAP
   joans@diehlevans.com
 Employment Information:
 Evelyn Zupka CAP
   evelyn.zupka@ch2m.com
 Membership Information: 
 Joan Snyder CPS/CAP
   joans@diehlevans.com
 Membership Application Form (new)
 Membership Reinstatement Form
 Membership Transfer Form
 


Meeting Information

Bahia Chapter holds dinner meetings on the second Thursday of each month.  Please join us at the:

DoubleTree Club Hotel - Laguna Room
7 Hutton Centre Drive
Santa Ana, CA 92707
(714) 751-2400
www.dtcluborangeco.com

Entry is on Sandpointe off Main Street.  There is no parking fee.  (Please note, this is NOT the large DoubleTree on the other side of MacArthur.)

We invite you to attend our monthly meetings to learn more about our association and its activities. Networking begins at 6:00 p.m., dinner is served at 6:30 p.m., immediately followed by an informative, educational program. Many of our educational programs offer Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and CPS Recertification credits.

To make dinner meeting reservations, please call our Hotline at 714.647.1640 or send an email to  veemolinari@yahoo.com  before noon the Monday before the dinner meeting. For added convenience, you may want to register for standing reservation status. Please download the form below and return it to Vee Molinari CPS/CAP per the instructions noted on the form.

Standing Reservation Request Form

For more information regarding programs or speakers, please contact  Beverly Lipscomb CPS/CAP at blipscomb@mercuryinsurance.com

 

Program Schedule

January 14, 2010 "Dealing With Difficult People"
Presented by Jeffrey L. Washington
February 11, 2010 "How to Recession-Proof Your Career"
Presented by Cyndi Karapogosian
March 18, 2010 Topic TBD
Presented by Susan Silver, Positively Organized
April 8, 2010 Topic TBD
May 13, 2010 Topic TBD
June 10, 2010 Bahia Annual Meeting
Election and Installation of the 2010-2011 Board and Member Recognition


Newsletters

Monthly issues of the Spinnaker are sent to each Bahia member free of charge.  Annual subscriptions for non-members are available for $10.  To subscribe, please make your check or money order payable to Bahia Chapter-IAAP and send to IAAP Bahia Chapter Newsletter, PO Box 17451, Irvine CA 92623.

Click on the links below to view and/or print recent issues of the Spinnaker or IAAP's Bits & Bytes. To open these files, you must have Acrobat Reader program installed on your computer. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed, please visit www.adobe.com to upload this free program from Adobe's website.
 

Bahia's Spinnaker Newsletter
July 2009 & Attachments:
Bahia Survey Results,
CDAM Certificates
August 2009 & Attachment:
SWD EOY Informal Communication
September 2009 & Attachments:
Board and Chapter Committee Descriptions, Standing Reservation Form
October 2009 & Attachments:
Save the Date: 2010 AEF/CDM

AEF/CDM Stimulus Plan
November 2009 & Attachments:
RTF September Letter,
Save the Date: MS Office 2007 Tips & Tricks
December 2009

January 2010
 
February 2010  

 

IAAP's Bits & Bytes Newsletter

Current Edition

 
Looking Toward the Future

 IAAP offers many educational and professional development opportunities.  Just in case anyone likes to plan ahead, below is a summarized list of many of the upcoming IAAP seminars, meetings, and conferences you may be interested in attending, along with their scheduled locations and dates.  All are wonderful networking and educational opportunities!

Program

Dates

Location

 Professional Education Conference  March 8-10, 2010  Reno, NV
 Grand Sierra Resort & Casino
 Certification Examination  May 7-8, 2010  GoldenWest College
 Huntington Beach, CA
 Annual Education Forum &
 58th California Division Meeting

      Hosted by Las Positas Chapter
      Save the Date Flier
 June 11-13, 2010  Pleasanton, CA
 Hilton Pleasanton at the Club
 IAAP Annual Convention &
 Education Forum
 July 18-21, 2010  Boston, Massachusetts
 Hynes Convention Center
 34th Annual Multi-Chapter Symposium  October 2, 2010  Location TBD
 Certification Conference  October 17-20, 2010  Louisville, KY
 Hilton Seelbach Hotel
 Certification Examination  November 5-6, 2010  GoldenWest College
 Huntington Beach, CA
 IAAP Annual Convention &
 Education Forum
 July 24-27, 2011  Montreal, Quebec
 Montreal Palais de Congress Convention Center
 IAAP Annual Convention &
 Education Forum
 July 22-25, 2012  Grapevine, Texas
 Gaylord Texan Resort
 IAAP Annual Convention &
 Education Forum
 July 28-31, 2013  Anaheim, California
 Anaheim Convention Center
 IAAP Annual Convention &
 Education Forum
 July 27-30, 2014  Milwaukee, WS
 Milwaukee Convention Center
 IAAP Annual Convention &
 Education Forum
 July 26-29, 2015  Louisville, KY
 Louisville Convention Center

Each conference or program is described briefly below – for more complete information regarding any of these programs, please check the IAAP website. Click on the IAAP Events header and then click on any event you are interested in obtaining information. The IAAP website is located at: www.iaap-hq.org.

Annual Education Forums and California Division Meetings are the 3rd weekend in June and rotates between northern and southern California. An Education Forum is held on Friday giving participants an opportunity to choose among tracks of training, with Saturday and Sunday being business days. Also included are an open house, vendor fair and awards banquet. Installation of new Division Officers takes place during the business meeting on Saturday.  CEU/CPS Recertification points are granted for seminars and keynote speakers. (Attendance 100-300)

IAAP Annual Convention & Education Forums are held in various locations throughout the U.S. and Canada. It includes your choice of many seminars, both professional and personal, keynote speakers, an open house, vendor fair, business meetings, installation banquet of new International Officers and a music concert as well as some great trips and tours. This is open to members of IAAP and affiliates from all over the world. CEU/CPS Recertification points are granted for seminars and keynote speakers. (Attendance 1,500 – 4,000)

IAAP Certification Conferences are for anyone who has attained the CPS/CAP rating, including non-members of IAAP. If you have never been, it is well worth it to try to attend. This seminar is packed full of education and professional development opportunities. CEU/CPS Recertification points are granted for all sessions. (Attendance 300-400)

Professional Education Conferences are open to all members of IAAP.  This is three days of great education sessions with everyone attending all sessions.  CEU/CPS Recertification points are granted for all sessions.  (Attendance 150-300)

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