Member Communications and Other Important Info! July 2011

I'm excited and thrilled at how our chapter has jumped into the 2011 program year.  We have had three new members join in the last two weeks!  There is so much information to share with you and most of it will be published in our August 2011 newsletter.  If you are interested in submitting an article for the August newsletter, you must submit the article to Carla Thorpe, Communications Chair, no later than July 28.
In the meantime, I need to get this other important information out to your attention.

EFAM- Montreal July 24-27
I will be blogging from EFAM on behalf of IAAP.  It will be posted on the IAAP Web Community website.  If you have not activated your IAAP web community profile or need assistance doing so, please let me know. There will also be a Twitter feed (@OTACPresident) but depending on the international charges for my phone those may be far and few between.  There are some very important bylaws being proposed at convention and I will be sure to communicate how those debates unfold.

CERTIFICATION Study Group
The CAP & CAP-OM certification study group will begin August 9 to be held at the IADR offices on Duke Street. An informational flyer will be sent out to members this weekend.  It will also be posted on our chapter website. Meetings wll be free. Participants will be responsible for their own dinner and beverage. Class will take place starting at 6pm and end at 8pm.

Jan Szych, CPS/CAP is the chapter's certification chairperson for 2011-12. Please note that if you are planning on submitting an application for the November 2011 exam, the exam application and fee must be into (not postmarked by.. but received by) IAAP HQ on August 15.

PROGRAM CALENDAR for 2011-12
So where is our program calendar for the year? Want a specific topic covered?  There is a members-only planning session being held on July 16, 2011 in Springfield. At that session, the program calendar will be finalized and the calendar will be published to the chapter members soon after. If you want in on the planning, email otac.iaap@gmail.com and I will forward the details for this important planning session.

NEW Member Orientation
New members! Three things you need to know about.

1. Name badges-  A chapter name badge will ordered for you.  Be sure to send an email to Carole Murray and designate how you'd like your name to appear on your badge.
2. Meet & Greet-  We'll be hosting a very informal meet and greet for new chapter members on Thursday, July 14 at 6:30pm at the Chevys at Pentagon City (Blue/Yellow lines). 
3. The new member orientation session is scheduled for Wednesday, August 31 at 6pm. We are finalizing the location.  Please mark the date.  We'll probably host another one in late Fall, but please try to make this session if possible.

Remember, IAAP is an investment for you! 

On behalf of the chapter leadership, Iwish you a safe and wonderful summertime and look forward to a very successful IAAP program year.

Kind regards,

Kemetia MK Foley, CPS/CAP
President

Liz Harris
Vice President

Carole Murray, CPS/CAP
Treasurer