Article in Naperville Sun

A terrific article was published on our chapter and profession in the March 28, 2006 Naperville Sun! Thanks to the newspaper staff (Larry Avila, the Business Editor in particular) for writing such a complimentary article.

Here's a link to the story (minus the pictures in the printed version):
Everyone Out of the Steno Pool

Only one spot left, then we form a waiting list!

There's only one lonely little spot left for our April 25 Administrative Professional's Week event. After that we'll have to start a waiting list. We are trying to locate an appropriate larger facility.

We'll keep you posted if we have any success.

The clock is ticking to RSVP!

There are only a half dozen slots left for our Administrative Professional's Week event. We will definitely have to have a waiting list this year. If you have signed up and can't make it, please let us know as soon as possible so someone else will be able to attend.

April - Busy but Productive Month Ahead!

April is going to be a very busy month!!!

On April 10, the Two Rivers Chapter hosts the interchapter brainstorming chat on "Converting Guests to Members". Chapters from around the world will participate in this online event.

On April 11, the Two Rivers Chapter hosts a members-only networking lunch at Fontano's Subs in Naperville, IL.

On April 21-23, the Illinois Division Annual Meeting will be held in Deerfield, IL. The registration form has been posted on the Illinois Division Website: http://www.iaap-illinois.org.

On April 25, the Two Rivers Chapter hosts their amazing Administrative Professionals Week event (see below for more details). This event is rapidly approaching sell-out with more than 80 individuals registered to attend already!

April 26 is Administrative Professionals Day. The Two Rivers Chapter will be participating in a special open house breakfast at the College of DuPage to get the word out about our organization. Thanks to the College for offering us this opportunity!

As you can see, April is going to be a very busy month, but what a lot we are going to get accomplished!

Update on our amazing APW Event

The countdown is on for our April 25, 2006 Administrative Professionals Week Event. We are expecting a full house with a maximum capacity of 100 attendees. Registration has been opened up for Two Rivers Chapter members. Beginning March 17, 2006, registration will be open up to guests. You WON'T want to miss this fantastic event, which includes a Vendor Expo from 5-6 p.m., a free dinner catered by Corner Bakery, an overview of IAAP and the Two Rivers Chapter, and motivational speaker Dr. Lucia Murphy discussing "Leaving Your Footprints in the Sands of Time".

Our Vendor Expo already has the following vendors scheduled to participate:

Andy's Candy Creations
Bic
Corner Bakery (also providing our wonderful meal)
Courtyard by Marriott
Directions Training
Enterprise Rent-a-Car
Equity Housing
Fellowes
Hobson Travel
Naperville Holiday Inn Select
Naperville Chauffeuring
Naperville Convention & Visitors Bureau
Open Table
OfficeTeam
Productivity Point
Randstad
Sanford
Staples
Super Suppers

Additional vendors may be confirmed. Watch our website for updates!

We have commitments for a truly amazing variety of door prizes, including a $500 gift certificate for Herrington Inn & Spa in Geneva, 20 full versions of Microsoft Office 2003, several overnight getaways, certificates for free classes, restaurant gift certificates, and MUCH MUCH more.

We'll also be having lots of special items to give away to EVERY attendee, including Avery sample packs, Bic product samples, a BP gift card, a Microsoft demo CD of Office 2003 and OneNote, and more!

We'll be celebrating our chapter's 2nd anniversary, our milestone of reaching 100 members, and Administrative Professionals Week! It will be a fantastic night and we look forward to seeing you. You'd better get your RSVP in quickly if you want to be included in this awesome event.

April 10, 2006 Brainstorming Chat - Converting Guests to Members

The Two Rivers Chapter will once again act as host for an unofficial IAAP inter-chapter brainstorming chat. Chapters from around the world will share their thoughts on what it takes to encourage the guests who visit your meetings to become a member of your chapter. Past chats have been lively and informative with the participants responding with dozens of enthusiastic ideas. Bring your input and be prepared to be inspired!

The Mystery Revealed!

We know you were dying to know who our 100th member was, so here's the inside scoop. Congratulations to Shelley Anderson and her sponsor Teddie Lyons!!! These two individuals received an American Express Gift Cheque courtesy of Randstad to go and spend as they wish.

WE DID IT!!!

The Two Rivers Chapter Did It!!! We passed 100 members according to the February 2006 scoreboard. And we didn't just squeak in either. We landed squarely in the three digits with 102 members. We have barely begun advertising the chapter yet. Our stellar growth has been the result of the word of mouth efforts of our amazing members who are so happy to share with their colleagues and other administrative professionals the exciting things taking place within our chapter. From free computer classes to monthly educational programs to networking lunches, there is something for every administrative professional at the Two Rivers Chapter.

Are you wondering who the 100th member was (and what fabulous prize they and their sponsor received)? Sorry, you'll have to wait until we announce it at our March 13 meeting to find out. You'll be in good company though. We are expecting 80 attendees at this meeting with our extremely relevant topic of Memory Skills: How to Increase Your Memory 500%!!!

Fabulous Interchapter Chat - Great Tips!

What an awesome chat we had on March 9, 2006! We focused on Generating Positive Publicity for Your Chapter and we received an amazing turnout once again. The ideas were flying! The transcript is available. It's so wonderful watching the various IAAP chapters from across the world communicating and sharing their best practices.

April 11, 2006 - Next Members Only Networking Lunch

The Two Rivers Chapter offers periodic members-only networking lunches. This gives our members who have conflicts with our evening meetings a chance to meet and interact with their fellow members at a lunchtime session instead. We'll be holding our next lunch on April 11, 2006 at Fontano's Subs in Naperville (at Ogden and Aurora Avenues in the same strip mall that has Jewel). Fontano's has awesome food with sandwiches, pasta, and more. Many people don't realize that they also have a delicious Italian menu and offer catering. Drop in any time between 11:45 and 1:15. We hope you can join us!