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Wow, Golden Earring, I'm sorry you've had such a bad experience with IAAP. I'm glad I didn't belong to that chapter either or I wouldn't still be a member of IAAP. I've belonged to 4 different chapters of IAAP over the course of 20 years; they were all different. I just recently spent 11 years with one of the biggest chapters in IAAP (at one time almost 150 members). We had to make several changes along the way to please the majority of members. Some of those changes were we alternated noon and dinner meetings every other month. We also stopped having business meetings every month and went to quarterly business meetings. The other meetings were for speakers, seminars, networking, or bosses day breakfasts, secretaries day luncheons, impact meetings, or a Christmas social.
I've also belonged to two medium-sized chapters (40-50 members). I now belong to a new chapter (chartered in May) that has 15 members. I love it. You get to know every single person in the chapter. We don't have regimented, parliamentary procedured meetings. We have nice, informal meetings at the local cafeteria (much cheaper too). As we grow, we'll add speakers, seminars, etc. We run the meeting as we deem necessary; knowing that IAAP is backing us when needed.
I have been to Rancho Mirage (IAAP retirement home) in Albuquerque about 10 years ago during a SW District Conference. I wasn't that impressed and I don't think I'd want to spend my declining years there either, but to each his own..
Anyway, sorry you didn't have such a great experience with IAAP, I can only speak from my own experience and fortunately it's been good.
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