Membership Benefits

Membership in IAAP provides outstanding benefits and services to meet your professional and personal needs.  Take a look at the benefits you will gain as a member of the premier organization for secretaries and related office professionals. 

• Learn from your peers through local and international networking opportunities. 
  When you're looking to advance your skills or wanting to exchange ideas with someone else in your profession, you can do so by attending meetings and seminars or connecting into IAAP's Home Page on the World Wide Web.
• Improve your professional image.
  Improve your professional image and sharpen your professional stature by getting a bird's-eye view of what is necessary to be a confident professional in today's society.
• Enhance your public speaking skills. 
  Gain confidence for presentations in business or IAAP chapter meetings through seminar support and direction.
• Gain experience in planning meetings and special events.
  These skills are becoming more common responsibilities of the administrative professional.  Sharpen your skills while preparing for such events by learning from your peers and meeting planning professionals.
• Take advantage of leadership training opportunities. 
  Chapter and division meetings, district conferences, and international conventions offer many seminars and workshops for developing leadership skills that will assist you both personally and professionally.
• Improve your productivity by time management tips. 
  Not enough hours in the workday?  Learn how to manage your personal and professional time better via IAAP's educational and professional development materials.
• Develop international alliances and friendships. 
  Make personal and professional contacts and establish friendships throughout the world through IAAP's Affliated Chapters and Associations.
• OfficePRO^® Magazine.
  A professional publication that  is filled with interesting articles and it is your source for information on trends in the profession, the latest in technology, and job tips.
• Education and professional development. 
  Over 400 books, videos, cassettes, and other materials are available.
• Certified Professional Secretary ^® (CPS) Program.  
  The comprehensive CPS Examination is the means to achieve the internationally recognized standard of proficiency as a professional secretary.
• Earn Continuing Education Units (CEU) and CPS Re-certification Points.  
  Continue your education and support your CPS rating via self-study materials available through IAAP.
• International Convention and Education Forum. 
• This annual meeting and convention provides a unique educational format geared to secretaries, executive assistants, and related office professionals.
• IAAP Headquarters support.  
  A full-time staff is available to assist you with membership services, the CPS program, education and professional development materials, and orders.
• Administrative Professional Week/Day^®. 
  IAAP is the sole official sponsor of these special observances.  Chapter programs and headquarters' public relations efforts promote the image and contributions of the profession.
• Conference call services.  
  As a member, you receive a discount on conference calling for all your business needs.  A Business Conference-Call, Inc. offers crystal clear connections with a personal touch.
• Meeting planning services.  
  The Bellwether Group, a well-known meeting planning and travel management firm, works with members in helping plan important meeting functions and special events for their employers.  Use your IAAP membership to enhance your "on the job" capabilities by consulting an expert.  Bellwether provides "no cost" meeting planning services to all IAAP members.
• Credit Card*.
  You can apply for two premium cards, MasterCard^®, and Visa^®, with low annual percentage rates and no annual fees for the first year.
• IAAP's Official Travel Agency.
  Guarantees the lowest available air fares on all domestic and international flights. Take advantage of this benefit for all your travel needs, be it personal or professional. A full line of travel services are offered including: car rental reservations, hotel reservations at a preferred rate, and vacation planning.
• Printing Services Discounts.
  Receive a 10% discount on all printing services from participating Sir Speedy centers (not available outside the US and its territories).

• Retirement Center.
  Vista Grande Retirement Center, located in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, is the world's only retirement center built and funded by secretaries.

How Your Employer Will Benefit

• A professional team member dedicated to producing a quality product or service.
• A positive public relations representative who takes pride in professionalism and excellence.
• Administrative personnel who are up-to-date with the latest technological trends.
• Opportunities for quality leadership training, self-improvement, and employee education.
• An employee who has the opportunity for continuous personal and professional growth and brings these skills back to the workplace.