Membership Options

BELLINGHAM MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS:
You can qualify for this membership in one of three ways: 

1. PROFESSIONAL MEMBER:

You qualify for this membership if you are currently employed (or within the last two years) administrative professional, or a holder of the CPS and/or CAP rating, or an employed teacher of business education.  

The professional membership is the most common membership chosen. This membership is non-transferrable and remains with the individual even if he or she changes employment.  Bellingham waives the 1st year dues toward the chapter portion of professional membership cost.

Bellingham Professional Member Application: (page under construction...document coming soon)

2. STUDENT MEMBER: 
You qualify for this membership if you are a student in business education. Individuals can be student members for a maximum of four years. After that time the membership is automatically transferred to a professional member status. This type of membership is non-transferrable. It remains with the individual.  Bellingham waives the 1st year dues toward the chapter portion of the student membeship cost.

Bellingham Student Member Application:  (page under construction...document coming soon)

3. ASSOCIATE MEMBER: 
An individual, firm, or educational institution that sustains the objectives of IAAP qualifies for this membership. A contact person is named by the business or institution to receive the benefits of membership. This type of membership is transferrable and a new contact person can be named.

Bellingham Associate Member Application: (page under construction...document coming soon)

BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP

• Member discount on purchases through IAAP on education and professional development resource materials

• Discounts on registration of any IAAP sponsored international level training workshops, seminars, conferences and conventions.

• Discounts on registration for the Certified Administrative Professional or the Certified Professional Secretary exams

• Membership includes a subscription to: OfficePro magazine, OfficePro Express, an e-newsletter full of research, trends and technology information; reVisions, a quarterly lifestyle magazine; reVisions 2.0, a monthly e-newsletter on lifestyle topics; IAAP Connections, the association’s monthly e-newsletter

• Full access to IAAP Web 2.0 which includes local and international communication and networking tools

• Our certification programs are recognized as the industry standard of proficiency.

• Our educational programs, including OPTIONS Training, help admins advance their careers without putting their life on hold.

• With three international annual conferences a year, members have numerous opportunities to learn and grow, not just at their job but in their life.

• We produce five different publications that go out to our members, which impart cutting-edge information about today's office.