bers Bronze Key – awarded to all mem-bers who recruit 10 or more members Keeper Korps – awarded to one member from each chapter who is most responsible for membership renewal New Member Award - awarded to the large/medium/small chapter who recruit the most new members Membership Retention- awarded to all chapters with at least a 75 percent renewal rate The first awards based on these new membership awards will be calculated on December 31, 2011 and presented in 2012 based on the membership year January 1- December 31, 2011, or the change in membership from 2011 to 2012.) In addition to the membership awards, the membership contests were also reviewed and updated. The board of directors agreed to continue the membership contests as described below.

By: Nancy Upchurch, Chair Awards Revision Last October an online survey was conducted regarding the current IAWP awards program. There was an even split from survey respondents indicat-ing they were either somewhat dissat-isfied, neutral or satisfied with the current membership awards. Many of the respondents commented there are too many membership award catego-ries and the presentations at the international conference seem to drag on. Based on member feedback from the survey, the membership awards were retooled and presented to the board of directors, who approved the new structure on November 18, 2010. Below is an overview of the awards. Membership awards presented at the International Educational Conference: Gold Key – awarded to all members who recruit 50 or more members Silver Key – awarded to all mem-bers who recruit 25 or more mem-

December Jumpstart awarded to the large/medium/small chapter who recruit the most new members for the following member-ship year as of December 10th. December Jumpstart – awarded to the large/medium/small chapter who have the highest percent of renewals as of December 10th. (The first winners of the December Jumpstart contests will be awarded in December 2011 for 2012 membership.) March Mania awarded to the large/medium/small chapter who have the highest increase in members as of March 15th March Mania - awarded to the large/medium/small chapter who have the highest percent of renewals as of March 15th. (The first winners of the March Mania contest will be awarded in March 2012 based on membership to date for 2012.) The Awards Redesign Team is confi-dent the revisions and updates to the membership awards and contests will improve the recognition process for members and chapters.

Membership Award Improvements

Board of Directors Assist ing With 98th International Conference

On December 21, 2010, the 2010-2011 Board of Directors and the 98th International Educational Conference Planning Committee met together via conference call. President Rich Vin-cent had shared previously his desire for the board to take a very active role in this Creative and Different upcoming conference. The term Creative and Different was coined to describe the 98th because for the first time IAWP will be meeting in an area where we do not have an active chapter. One of the ways this phrase is being utilized is to describe a variety of duties the Local Arrange-ments Committee has usually facili-

tated. These tasks will instead be performed by a variety of current, past, and future IAWP members in leadership roles.. Conference Planning Committee Chair Laura Coburn announced among the help needed is someone who will coordinate the sponsorships, exhibi-tors and advertisements. Laura also announced the idea for St. Louis Night, the annual local-flavor social-networking event. The plan is to have the District Directors to help at this event by having the districts provide carnival-style games as enter-tainment at the event which will have a

Inside this Issue

Chapter Activity

COUNTDOWN

December Jump Start Results

2

March Membership Mania

2

Seasons 3

News from the

Georgia Chapter

3-4

Remembering Nudge 5

Nudge: IAWP

Voting Procedure

5

Nudge: Help Wanted 6

Conference Tours 8-10

Conference Details 7

Continued Education 11-12

Winter Questions 13

Calendar of Events 15

Announcements 15

All I Can...Spokane 14

January 2011

Local Arrangements Committee Chair Terri Pasternik has prepared a form that will be distributed to the Board of Directors soon. The form will help the planning committee coordinate the event, and the committee has asked the directors to share what their district will do by March 1st, with March 15th being the latest target date. Laura also announced some of the expected agenda items planned for the conference. A tentative conference agenda is now available online at www.iawponlione.org. Just click on the conference logo on the front page.

All membership renewals are due and payable to the IAWP Administrative Office by January 1 of each year. Membership is based on the calendar year. As the first initiative each year, IAWP holds the December Jumpstart Con-test. It was designed to recognize membership efforts in three catego-ries: 1. the highest percentage increase in total membership as compared to the previous year’s total (large, medium, small chapter) 2. the most new members (large, medium, small chapter) 3. the highest percentage of renewals (large, medium, small chapter) ELIGIBILITY: All of the members must have been recruited or renewed during the current membership year. The IAWP Administrative Office must receive the transmittal, including corresponding dues, no later than December 10th. All materials submit-ted must be in English.

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS: The Director of Administration and Confer-ence Planning determines the three categories (large, medium and small) annually by dividing the Association’s chapters into three equal groups based on reported previous year’s membership. AWARD TANGIBLE: Certificates will be presented at the awards ceremony during the IAWP International Educa-tional Conference. Each winning chap-ter will also receive one credit of $50 for the educational portion of a registration package to that year’s IAWP International Educational Confer-ence. December Jump Start Results As of December 10, 2010, 13 chapters sent in membership transmittal forms and dues to the administrative office. The 2011 December Jumpstart Winners are: Highest percentage increase in total membership as compared to the

previous year’s total Small Chapter: No winner Medium Chapter: No winner Large Chapter: No winner The most new members Small Chapter: No winner Medium Chapter: Maryland Chapter Large Chapter: California Chapter Highest percentage of renewals Small Chapter: No winner Medium Chapter: New Jersey Chapter Large Chapter: Oregon Chapter Editor’s Note: The criteria for the contest has been changed. Please note changes will be in effect in December 2011, but were not used in determining these winners.

$25 credit toward their next membership transmittal by qualifying in one of the fol-lowing categories: the highest percentage

increase in total member-ship as compared to the previous year’s total (large, medium, small chapter)

the most new members (large, medium, small chapter)

the highest percentage of renewals (large, medium, small chapter)

Bottom Line for Your Chapter: What: March Membership Mania recognizing out-standing membership efforts for 2011 When: Due March 15th

Where: IAWP Administra-tive Office, 1801 Louisville Rd., Frankfort, KY, 40601 How: Get moving and re-cruit those renewals and sign up those new members! Why: To receive a $25 credit on your next membership transmittal and to be recog-nized at the 98th International Educational Conference

The Alarm Clock Has Sounded

It is time to start sending 2011 Membership

Transmittals

Announcement: The 2010-2011 Membership Committee has decided to continue the new membership contest for-mulated by the previous year’s committee. March Membership Mania was de-signed to encourage all chap-ters to get those membership transmittals into the IAWP Administrative Office. So let the March Membership Mania begin! Rules of the Contest: All membership transmittals and dues payments received in the IAWP Administrative Office by March 15, 2011, for the 2011 membership year will be included in the contest. March Membership Mania will recognize membership efforts in the same three cate-gories as December Jump-start. There could be up to nine chapters who will win a

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March Membership Mania

December Jump Start Results

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IAWP Values

ALL Members!

Congratulations District VIII

Director Nellie Satcher Contributed by Irelene Tucker District VI Director IAWP District VIII Director of the Mississippi Chapter, Nellie Satcher, has received a promotion. Ms. Satcher has served previously as Mississippi Chapter President and continues to serve in her second term as the District VIII Director This shows Nellie’s level of commit-ment and dedication, willpower and determination to both IAWP and the Meridian Department of Employment Services. Nellie was selected as the Branch Director of the Meridian WIN

Job Center. She began serving in this position on December 16, 2010. Nellie has been employed with MDES for nine years. She began her career as an ES Employment Interviewer II in the Hattiesburg WIN Job Center and was the e-WIN Access Point Coordina-tor for Twin Districts Workforce Area. She received her Bachelors and Mas-ters Degrees from William Carey College. Thank you to Administrative Assistant Lorane Epps, who provided this infor-mation on behalf of Barbara Hicks, Director of Customer Operations, MS Department of Employment Services . You may congratulation Nellie via her e-mail address district8@iawpboard.org.

Condolences to Past International President George Faithful

IAWP leadership and members wish to express sincere sympathy to Past International President George Faithful on the loss of his mother, Ruth Jane Faithful, on December 3, 2010. Mrs. Faithful served with Ohio Employment Service and was a manager of the local office that helped shape the develop-ment of the Ohio Valley Mall and the growth of business in Belmont County, Ohio. You may send condolences to George’s email address: Faihful_ge@hotmail.com

The Georgia Chapter 2010-2011 Executive Board: Executive Officers seated right to left Executive: Judy Bryson-GA Dept of Labor Dep-uty Commissioner, Linda Bembry-Vice President, Angela Royal-President GA Chapter, PJ Schneider President-Elect, Irelene Tucker- District VI Director, Mel Wages-District VI Director-Elect and Ashley Howard- GA Dept of Labor Director of Staff Development 

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S*e*a*s*o*n*s

Building the Mission of IAWP

Contributed by Irelene Tucker District VI Director Subchapter I President Cherry Rizer and members of the Georgia Chapter held their 1st annual play productions with the cast members from the Georgia Department of Labor , WIA, and other members of different workforce professionals. The play was hosted and presented in Colquitt County Cultural Art Center in Moultrie Georgia on Saturday, November 20, 2010 at 2PM,

The play was a huge success , and was titled “Leave Me Alone Uncle Scrooge”. This production included singing, acting, laughter and ghosts, and was revised and directed by Cheryl Hall Horne. The pro-ceeds benefited IAWP and Serenity House of Moultrie, which provides, housing, shelter, and support groups for women and children. Other events and activities within Subchapter I are: The Camilla Career Center & IAWP

supported the 2nd Annual MCCY

Supply Drive. The Cairo Career Center & IAWP

members participated in a commu-nity fair with Southwest Georgia Community Action Council.

The Thomasville Career Center & IAWP members participated in the City of Thomasville Neighborhood Improvement project.

Continued on page 4

Education

Leadership

Information Exchange

Recognition

Of

Excellence

Georgia Chapter News

Continued from page 3

Subchapter III, President Yashica Dudley, continues to promote IAWP by holding meetings, and provide Offi-cer’s training. Each Career Center is responsible for providing Lunch and Learns, fund raisers to promote IAWP and memberships. Ms. Dudley held an event at Atlantic Station, which was a success, Members from other chap-ters also attended. Accordingly Ms. Dudley will be looking to host a joint event with other Sub-Chapters.

Subchapter VII, President Nakia Samuels has held many events. They are promoting actively IAWP to keep the membership interested. They continue to provide Lunch and Learns, sponsored a Thanksgiving Dinner for 75 members of a local shelter, They participate in the Feeding of the Hungry by making sand-wiches and serving the people. They also are getting involved in the Aids walk-a-thon Kaiser Corporate 10 miles run, ice cream membership drives, and continue to speak at the Introduction into the Agency as a rep-

On November 30, 2010 President Rich Vincent traveled to Raleigh, North Caro-lina to meet the North Carolina Chapter President Chip Wood. They traveled to the City Hotel and Bistro in Greenville, NC ,for the 59th Annual ESC/NCAWP Institute held December 2-3.

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President Vincent Visits North Carolina

Georgia Chapter

Communicate - ALL Levels

Enhancing IAWP

2010-2011 Presidential Theme

resentative of IAWP. Nakia provides training for her officers. Editor’s Note: If you have chapter information you would like to share with Countdown please send it to Mary Riddell at maryr2@bellsouth.net. Promotional announcement information was provided on behalf of Barbara Hicks, Director of Customer Operations, by Lorane Epps, Administrative Assis-tant from the Office of Customer Opera-tions.

Veterans Program Unit In November 2010 for Veterans Day, the Broome-Tioga, New York, Workforce Veterans and IAWP mailed out 6 cases of "goodies" to our soldiers and working dogs in Afghanistan. In the picture from Left to Right: Mike Puglisi - IAWP – Manager, Jim Davies - IAWP vet chair - DVOP, Vikki Kaufman – IAWP - LSR REA Team Leader, Mike Dem-bowski - IAWP - Employment Service Rep formally LVER

Editor’s Note: In yester years when IAWP was IAPES and Work-force Professional was the IA-PES News, an anonymous column was published in the IAPES News with the intent of assisting the reader to think outside the box.

Two such recent columns were presented to the IAWP Administra-tive Office by a member, who

wishes to remain anonymous. Those articles are presented in this issue of Countdown. While these articles and any additional articles of this nature are not necessarily the opinion of the IAWP leadership, the IAWP leader-ship would also be appreciative of any other articles of rebuttal or additional opinion. Those articles should be sent to Director of Administration and Conference

Planning Mary Riddell via her email address: maryr2@bellsouth.net

(approximately five percent of mem-bership) is still reprehensibly small when compared to overall member-ship in the Association. The International elections in 2009, with a contested election for Inter-national Vice President saw a total of 321 votes cast, of which 190 votes were cast online. The total voting represented only three percent of total Association membership.

With the continuing decline of online votes, it now appears to be an ap-propriate time to look at other methods for voting. Two suggestions are the mailing of ballots to all members or the return to delegate voting at the annual business meet-ing held in conjunction with the International Educational Confer-ence. Many membership organizations and shareholders of corporations re-ceive ballots on an annual basis. The ballot can be mailed back or in some cases, there is an option to vote online and save the cost of postage. Receiving a ballot in the mail serves to remind members and sharehold-ers of what the issues are and the deadline for voting. Funding would be needed for printing and postage, but the benefit derived from more mem-

bers participating in the voting process and Association business should more than outweigh the cost. Delegate voting is how the Associa-tion conducted business prior to the current system of online voting. Chapters were granted a specific number of delegates based on total Chapter membership. These dele-gates, usually active members knowledgeable of the issues and of how the Association functions, would cast their vote on behalf of all mem-bers in their respective Chapter. Delegate voting added an exciting element when attending the annual conference as members attempted to gain the vote of delegates and many lively debates were held on resolutions. These are just two ideas to increase member participation and represen-tation. Sound decisions need to be made by informed voters and sup-ported by the majority rather than a minority of the membership. It is now time to seriously consider changing the practice of allowing a small percentage of members to deter-mine what is best for the Associa-tion.

It should be obvious by now that Internet voting is not successful. In the June 2010 election with the contentious issue of redistricting and despite the effort of the Interna-tional officers to get out the vote, only 194 total votes were cast. Of those 194 votes, less than half or a total of 87 votes were cast online. The total number of votes cast is approximately equivalent to the total membership of the North Carolina Chapter and represents less than two percent of total Association membership. Yet this small minority of members determined not only the officers elected to run our Associa-tion, but also likely attributed to the defeat of the Bylaw revision on redistricting. The most successful year for online voting occurred in 2008 when there were contested elections for Inter-national Vice President and Interna-tional Secretary-Treasurer. A total of 584 votes were cast, of which 475 were online. The large number of votes by comparison to this year’s totals might be explained by the fact that the contested race for Interna-tional Treasurer included David Washburn from Idaho Chapter and District XIV. District XIV members do vote on occasion. The total number of votes in this election

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TIME TO CHANGE VOTING PROCEDURES

Remembering the Old IAPES NEWS and “Nudge”

“Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small

things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's

hands, but not you. “

Jim Rohn Was a personal development author and

speaker

Leadership

The employee position of IAWP Executive Director has now gone unfilled for almost nine years, being vacated in February 2002. Since that time, we have seen our mem-bership drop on the national-level from 15,761 in 2003 to 10,373 in 2010. Membership dues account for approximately 95 percent of the annual Association income. While this substantial drop in membership and hence revenue started much earlier than 2002 and cannot spe-cifically be tied to the absence of an Executive Director, one might theo-rize that losses in membership and revenue would have been much smaller over this same period had the position been filled. The need for filling the position of Executive Director is necessary for several reasons. The Association will benefit from someone whose full-time job responsibilities include; marketing the Association and sharing best practices in states where chapters have become inac-tive, enhancing and improving the benefits of membership offered at the International level, selling the benefits of membership in IAWP to Agency Directors and partner or-ganizations, exploring and develop-ing new income sources, and facili-tating organizational development. Support for hiring an Executive Director should not be viewed as critical of current IAWP employees. The Association has been blessed with very dedicated and proficient staff who have taken on additional duties and responsibilities. They have done everything that has been asked of them and more. In 2002, shortly after the position of Executive Director became vacant, six Past International Presidents met in Chicago and came up with numerous recommendations to help

the Association move forward. Many of these recommendations still have merit today. Recommen-dation #13 was to fill the Executive Director vacancy. At that time, the pros were: provides continuity to the organization and it’s leaders; provides point of contact for out-side organizations and partners; ensures smoother operation of activities; provides organizational memory; adds professional neu-trality to discussions; single point for managing organization’s re-sources. The cons were: cost, given current financial picture; difficulties of recruiting quality candidate; challenges of training new director. The primary reason an Executive Director has not been hired is due to budget constraints. Declining revenue results in less money being available for wages and benefits which is needed to attract qualified applicants with the skills necessary to perform the job. The staff in Frankfort have the experi-ence and knowledge to provide the training needed and recruiting may not be as great of a problem today considering the current economic climate and number of unemployed individuals looking for work. One key to successful chapters is maintaining close relationships and open communication with agency Directors and Administra-tors. An Executive Director would help to facilitate this relationship for less successful chapters by developing uniformity between chapters and implementing best practices. The strength of our Association is in Education and Employee Recognition. We need to make sure that IAWP chapters in each State offer something of value in these areas and are

viewed as active rather than inac-tive. The place to begin is in Ken-tucky, where the chapter reported a total of 10 members in 2010. There would be a cost involved in hiring an Executive Director, and likely it would require a member-ship dues increase (envisioned already for 2012) to pay for salary and benefits. Funding for the posi-tion will also be realized when the Executive Director becomes suc-cessful at increasing membership and in securing other revenue sources. We have gained nothing by saving money and not filling the position. The question that begs to be asked; can we afford to con-tinue on the path we have been on and not hire an Executive Direc-tor?

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HELP WANTED-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION

“The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows. “

Sydney J. Harris

Education

On January 5, 2011, online regis-tration opened. Registration may be handled online at www.iawponline.org, by fax to 502-223-4127, or through the mail to the IAWP Administrative Office, 1801 Louisville Road, Frankfort, KY, 40601. Registration pricing categories will be as follows: Full Member in Host Hotel by May 23, 2011, $375 Full Member Offsite Hotel by May 23, 2011, $425

Full Member in Host Hotel after May 23, 2011, $425 Full Member Offsite Hotel after May 23, 2011, $475 Retired Member in Host Hotel by May 23, 2011, $325 Retired Member Offsite Hotel by May 23, 2011, $375 Retired Member in Host Hotel after May 23, 2011, $375 Retired Member Offsite Hotel after May 23, 2011, $400 Spouse/Guest One Only $325 Spouse/Guest Evening Events Only $225 Non-Member $475

pected to correspond to the proposal. Any substitutions of content or pre-senters will require prior approval by IAWP. Workshops: Workshops are 90 min-utes long. Workshop descriptions will be used to evaluate proposals and therefore must be brief, yet accu-rately describe the workshop as it will be presented. The primary objective of the workshop is to promote a learning experience. Content should be informative, relevant, and have a clear and immediate application to the participant’s work. Workshops should be interactive whenever possible. Participants will choose to attend your presentation based on its title and description of the program content; therefore, it is essential that they accurately reflect the content of the presentation. Learning Objectives: Provide a maxi-mum of three (3) learning objectives that identify what participants will know and/or be able to do as a result of the workshop. Clearly define the outcomes participants can expect. learning . Presentation Methodology: Describe how you intend to facilitate the learning experience to include such tools as: presentation, Power-Point, video, case study, participant discussions/sharing, activities, panel

Request for Workshop Proposals The International Association of Work-force Professionals (IAWP) is seeking proposals for workshops at its 2011 International Educational Conference to be held June 26 through 29, 2011 at the Hilton Frontenac Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri.

Procedures and Guidelines Proposals: Workshop proposals must be received in the IAWP office no later than 5:00 PM on Friday, February 11, 2011. Proposals must be submitted as an e-mail attachment to:

Vicki Zimmerlee – Vicki@rinson.com Sharon Mike - smike@dllr.state.md.us

Or conferencepro-

gram@iawpboard.org All proposals must be submitted in the format provided and must be com-plete, containing all the information the format requests. E-mailed propos-als should be sent as MSWord files, with the file name containing the conference name and the last name of the Primary Presenter (i.e. "IAWP11Smith.doc”). Submission of a completed proposal application does not guarantee selection. The IAWP Conference Program Com-mittee will evaluate proposals based on the information submitted. Pre-senters, titles and content are ex-

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98th International Educational Conference Registration Opens

Cal l For Proposals Deadline Extended

Program Only (Meal events not included) Entire conference program only $290 One day program only $100 You will also have the opportunity to con-tribute to the follow areas of the IAPES Foundation: Freddy L. Jacobs Individual Student

Scholarship International Development Fund Logan S. Chambers Individual Schol-

arship IAPES Foundation General Fund

..................................................... IAWP Professional Development

Memorial Fund

discussions/sharing, activities, panel discussion, etc. Handouts: Presenters are required to provide sufficient handouts unless they have explained in their proposal why that is not appropriate. All presenters will be required to submit handouts electronically to IAWP, no later than May 11. Submitting an electronic copy of handouts along with the proposal would be helpful. Audio Visual Equipment: IAWP will provide a screen, LCD projec-tor, flipchart and markers. All other equipment – such as computers and VCRs – is the responsibility of the pre-senter. Equipment rentals can be ar-ranged through the hotel, with all costs being the responsibility of the principal presenter. References: References should be someone outside your organization who has attended one of your sessions in the past, with a preference for conference presentations. References should in-clude name, title, and current contact information. Notification: Selections will be made by February 28 and principal presenters will be notified whether their workshop has been selected by March 11. It is that person’s responsibility to keep any co-presenters informed about acceptance decisions, scheduling, registration deadlines, and AV needs.

Friday, June 24, 2011 – 6:00 PM to 12 Midnight - $50 “Take Me Out to the Ballgame!”

Take the bus and leave the driving to us! Go see the St. Louis Cardinals with 25 of your IAWP friends. Transportation and ticket are included in the price. Game time is 7:15

p.m. Saturday, June 25, 2011 – Noon to 5:00 PM ‑ $27

“Visit Missouri Wine Country” Get on the bus and journey 45 miles west of St. Louis to the magical Mount Pleasant Winery, which was established in 1859 and is located in the heart of the Augusta Appellation wine district. There are

more than 85 acres of grapevines, and the winery produces Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Chardon-nay. The Appellation Café will provide a great lunch-time experience. The tour includes transportation

only. Lunch will be on your own. Another winery will be toured as time permits. Sunday, June 26, 2011 – 8:00 AM to 12 Noon ‑ $15 “Brunch in the Historic Neighborhoods” Visit the Loft District of St. Louis, which is known for its 19th century to the early 1920s variety of popular architectural styles. The majority of the district's buildings are revival styles or of the Chicago School of architecture. Most buildings originally served as warehouses for the St. Louis garment district. Have brunch at the “Rooster Restaurant” featured on Food Network Television. After the brunch return to the bus to visit the Delmar Loop, an entertainment, cultural and restaurant district. Along Delmar is the Walk of Fame, a series of large brass stars. Every star is accompanied in the pavement by a bronze plaque and each set commemorates the life and achievements of people associated with St. Louis. Some of those Stars included are Ulysses S. Grant, T.S. Eliot, Joseph Pulitzer, Chuck Berry, Tennessee Williams, Charles A. Lindbergh, and Betty Grable. Monday, June 27, 2011 – 9:30AM to 3:30PM ‑ $32 “Step Back in Time Tour”

Leave the Hilton Frontenac and visit the beautiful St. Louis Cathedral Basilica. The ground was cleared for this monument in 1907, and the structure was completed in 1914. After a one-hour guided tour at the cathedral, the bus will travel the short distance to the site of the 1904 World’s Fair, St. Louis’ own Forest Park.

Forest Park has a variety of museums and the St. Louis Zoo within its boundaries. See the fabu-lous Jewel Box greenhouse; enjoy a guided bus tour of the grounds; and enjoy lunch at the Boat House restaurant. Lunch will be on your own.

All Aboard! The bus is leaving for the nation’s oldest botanical garden founded in 1859, ‑ the Missouri Botanical Garden. The garden is a National Landmark and a center for botanical research and science education. Visit the Butterfly House, the Earthways Center and Shaw Nature Reserve while touring. Entrance to the garden for the walking tour is included in the price. For an additional $4 you may purchase a tram ride through the vast acreage.

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98th International Educational Conference Retiree, International Delegates and Guests Tours

Visit the Missouri Botanical Gardens

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Monday, June 27, 2011 – 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM ‑ $32 “Baseball & Beer” What could possibly be more American than baseball and beer? Take the bus to Busch Stadium for an exciting tour of the home of the St. Louis Cardinals. Time will be reserved for you to have lunch at the stadium. The cost of lunch is not included in your Baseball & Beer tour ticket. Then it is on to the famous Anheuser-Busch Brewery for the tour which in-

cludes the Clydesdales. See the rich brewing heritage of Anheuser-Busch and the latest, state-of-the art technology. The tour even includes a visit to the hospitality room where you will receive a couple of samples if you are over 21! The tour includes the transportation, the Anheuser- Busch tour, and the Busch Stadium Tour. Beer school is optional and an additional fee of $10. Tuesday, June 28, 2011 –9:00 AM to 2:00 PM - $22 “Visiting Grant’s Farm – Historic Fun” For many years the Busch family of Anheuser Busch owned the former estate of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th Presi-dent of the United States and the Union Army Commander during the Civil War. Now the house and grounds have

become a national park where a great deal of valuable history is stored. The estate adjoining the property has become known as Grant’s Farm, a wildlife preserve with animal shows, petting areas and a tram ride. In reviews of this attraction, Grant’s Farm has been

billed as a Must See site! Lunch will be on your own in the park and not included in the tour ticket.

Tuesday, June 28, 2011 –5:30 PM to 10:30 PM - $18 “A Taste of St. Louis” Here is your “free night” opportunity! Visit downtown St. Louis where you will be taken by bus. You may choose how to spend your four hours downtown from a variety of options which include the following: Laclede’s Landing, an historic area with many restaurants, pubs and music just north of the Eads Street bridge that runs over the Mighty Mississippi! Lumière Place is a casino and dining experience at one end of Laclede’s Landing. It boasts approximately 2,000 slot machines, 55 tables and a dedicated 13-table poker room. Visit the Gateway Arch is at the other end of Laclede’s Landing. Take the tram ride to the top, see the giant screen documentary, and browse through the souvenir shops. The area is open until 10 pm during the summer months. Tram rides are about $10 and the movie is about $7 Skyline Dinner Cruises, a two-hour cruise on a 19th century replica steamboat, which includes dinner. The steam-boat boards at 7pm and leaves at 7:30 pm. They will return you to the dock by 9:30 pm for your ride back to the hotel. Price is approximately $42/person. The majestic Old Courthouse,. the site of the first two trials of the pivotal Dred Scott case in 1847 and 1850. It was also where Virginia Minor's case for a woman's right to vote came to trial in the 1870s. You may tour this historic structure, and visit the restored courtrooms to learn more about our 19th century judicial system. Ticket includes transportation only and seating is limited. Thursday, June 30, 2011 – 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM ‑ $27 “Visit Missouri Wine Country” Get on the bus and journey 45 miles west of St. Louis to the magical Mount Pleasant Winery, which was established in 1859 and is located in the heart of the Augusta Appellation wine district. There are more than 85 acres of grapevines, and the winery produces Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Chardonnay. The Appellation Café will provide a great lunch-time experience. The tour includes transportation only. Lunch will be on your own. Another winery will be toured as time permits.

Don’t’ Miss The Bus! Sign Up Now!

Send Your Transmittals Now Please!

election. Like everyone else our staff has experienced cuts, but you can help!

Please send your transmittals now even if your payment cannot be made until March 31st. If your payment is not included, with the transmittal, the statistics will not be added to the spreadsheet and the memberships will not be

Dear Chapter Membership Chairs and Membership Trans-mittal Preparers,

The 2011 membership transmit-tals are arriving in the Adminis-trative Office very slowly. Each year there is a rush to get all new members entered and their membership cards delivered to them by the beginning of the

counted toward the March Mem-bership Mania.

Thank you for your help!

Sincerely,

Paige

Paige Stodghill IAWP Membership Coordinator

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Attendee ___________________________________

Chapter ______________________

E-mail ________________________

Home/Cell Phone

Fri. 6/24 Take Me Out to the Ballgame by May 27, $50___________

Sat. 6/25 Missouri Wine Country by May 27, $27___________ Sun. 6/26 Historic Neighborhoods Brunch by May 27, $15___________

o Mon. 6/27 Step Back In Time by May 27, $32___________ OR Mon. 6/27 Baseball & Beer by May 27, $32___________

Tues. 6/28 Visiting Grants Farm by May 27, ........................................................ $22 __________ AND Tues. 6/28 A Taste of St. Louis by May 27, ........................................ $18___________ Thurs. 6/30 Missouri Wine Country by May 27, $27

BEST DEAL ‑ ALL TOURS Sat. 6/25 through Tues. 6/28 or Sun. 6/26 through Thurs. 6/30

with only one on Mon. 6/27by May 27, $100_____________

(Please write for Monday, 6/27 choice) ________________________________

TOURS TOTAL: $_____________

Payment (Payment must accompany reser-vation form.)

o MasterCard o VISA o DISCOVER Card Number________________________________ Exp. Date________ Three-digit Security Code: __________ Print Name (as on card) ______________________ Signature__________________________________ Billing Address (Street, City, State, Zip) ____________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ IAWP will appear on your statement Make checks payable in U.S. funds to “IAWP” Register by Mail, Fax, or Email: IAWP 1801 Louisville Road Frankfort, KY 40601 Fax: 502-223-4127 Email: katt@bellsouth.net or maryr2@bellsouth.net

Continued Education Through IAWP

The W. Scott Boyd Group Grant. The grant is designed to provide finan-cial assistance to IAWP chapters and subchapters, as well as chap-ters working with their agencies, for the presentation of group edu-cational and training programs. Any IAWP chapter or subchapter may apply. Grants may also be requested for educational and training programs where IAWP is an official cosponsor with the agency. (The maximum grant amounts are based on the number of IAWP par-ticipants; 5 to 9=$250.00, 10 to 14=$500.00, 15 or more=$750.00) (There is a ceiling of $1,000.00 for any given year) In addition to our grants program IAWP has a number of programs available to our members. There is the Certificated Workforce Specialist Program, (CWS), The Workforce Professional Development Program (WPDP). The Workforce Professional Devel-opment Program (WPDP). Created in 1988, WPDP gives workforce profes-sionals an opportunity to enhance knowledge and career growth. This is a series of study guides and examinations designed to measure and recognize an individual’s knowl-edge of workforce development pro-grams.. Resource guides and exams currently available are: The History of Workforce

Development. Business and Job Seeker

Specialist. Unemployment Insurance

Specialist. Labor Market Information

Specialist. These are scheduled exams and you must contact the Administrative Office prior to taking any of the exams. Testing is done in the months of January, April, July, and October, or annually at the Interna-tional Educational Conference. You have 24 months from when you start to complete all of the four WPDP modules.

By Raymond Cabrera Educational Chair One of the ways we continue to pro-mote our association is the leader-ship development opportunities we have to offer our members. There are a number of scholarships and grants members can take advan-tage of and apply for: The Logan S. Chambers Individual Scholarship. This scholarship is designed to provide financial assis-tance to IAWP full members or their dependants who wish to increase their knowledge, skills and abilities in a course of study that pertains to em-ployment and training or towards a degree program that relates to job performance and/or promotional possibilities. Grant amounts are based on IAWP consecutive membership: First yr members, can apply for up to $100.00 2 - 4 yr members, can apply for up to $225.00 5+ yrs. members, can apply for up to $350.00 The full member can receive grants at any time during the fiscal year OR until IAWP depletes the budgeted grant funds. The Freddy L. Jacobs, Student Individual Scholarship. This scholar-ship is designed to provide financial assistance to dependants of IAWP full members who wish to increase their knowledge, skills and abilities in the area of leadership or workforce development, or who is required to complete an extracurricular educa-tional or training program to obtain a high school diploma. Scholarship amounts for student members are based on IAWP con-secutive membership: Individual First Yr., can apply for up to $ 75.00 Full membership, 2 –4 yrs. can apply for up to $150.00 Status 5+ yrs. members, can apply for up to $250.00

Certified Workforce Specialist (CWS) Program. There are (4) requirements:

Education plus Experience 1. Master’s Degree with 2 years

current experience, o 2. Bachelor’s Degree with 3

years Current experience, or 3. Associate’s Degree with 4

years current experience, or 4. High School Diploma, or GED

with 5 years current experi-ence.

Professional Membership Must have maintained membership in IAWP for the previous 2 consecu-tive years or similar membership in another workforce development professional association for the same time frame. IAWP Workforce Professional Develop-ment Program (WPDP) Candidates must pass all the 4 WPDP competencies exams. Professional References The candidate must submit 2 let-ters of references: 1. One from an immediate su-

pervisor 2. One from another person

within the workforce profes-sion who can attest to the individual’s experience, knowledge and skills.

More detailed information about all these programs including the appli-cation package can be found on the IAWP website: www.iawponline.org All attempts are made each year to get Continuing Education Units, (CEU’s) from a local college located near where the conference is being held. All attendees at the IAWP International Educational Conferences can receive CEU’s to record their educational training participation. This is yet another way IAWP continues to pro-mote education to all our members.

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“Recognition is the great-est motivator.”

Gerard C. Eakedale

Recognition of Excellence

information between all the chapters. If something worked in your location, it may work in another. If you know of a great speaker, pass the word so other chapters may utilize the speaker’s services. Good speakers need not cost an arm and a leg. They just need to be motivational, knowledgeable on the subject matter and an interesting presenter.

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Continued Education Through IAWP

The Committee’s Continued Educational Projects: WPDP Electronic Format with test: We are presently attempting to find a reasonably priced E-learning tech company to implement the Workforce Professional Development Program on the web. This way our members can have better access to the program whenever they want. They can study and take the exams at their own pace and even pay online. Reviewing several organizations over the last two years have resulted in companies wanting to charge more than we are comfortable in contracting , but we are optimistic IAWP will find something

out there that will benefit our members and be well within our ever-shrinking budget. Promote CWS: In order for the Certified Workforce Specialist program to work we need to insure the technological aspect of the WPDP success. You first must pass all the four sections of the WPDP program to take the CWS program. List of topics & speakers from chap-ters. A lot of chapters are looking for great speakers for their conferences. There needs to be more sharing of educational

Ch ap ter Act iv i ty

The Georgia Chapter 2010-2011 Executive Board: Executive Officers seated right to left Executive: Judy Bryson-GA Dept of Labor Dep-uty Commissioner, Linda Bembry-Vice President, Angela Royal-President GA Chapter, PJ Schneider President-Elect, Irelene Tucker- District VI Director, Mel Wages-District VI Director-Elect and Ashley Howard- GA Dept of Labor Director of Staff Development 

Contributed by Irelene Tucker District VI Director Subchapter I President Cherry Rizer and members of the Georgia Chapter held their 1st annual play productions with the cast members from the Georgia Department of Labor , WIA, and other members of different workforce professionals. The play was hosted and presented in Colquitt County Cultural Art Center in Moultrie Ga on Satur-day, November 20, 2010 at 2PM,

The play was a huge success which was titled “Leave Me Alone Uncle Scrooge”. This production included Singing, Acting, Laughter and Ghosts that was revised and directed by Cheryl Hall Horne. The pro-ceeds benefited IAWP, Serenity House of Moultrie Georgia which provides, housing, shelter, support groups for Women and children. Other events and activities with in

Subchapter I are: The Camilla Career Center & IAWP supported the 2nd Annual MCCY School Supply Drive. The Cairo Career Center & IAWP members participated in a Community Fair with Southwest Georgia Commu-nity Action Council. The Thomasville Career Center & IAWP members participated in the City of Thomasville Neighborhood Improvement project.

Just who do you suppose works in this office? You might ask President Rich Vincent, but he may still be pretty busy shoveling snow!

What Past International Secretary-Treasurer from Utah could this be? Does Karen do the most fun things?

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Winter Questions

“In the bleak midwinter

Frosty wind made moan,

Earth stood hard as iron,

Water like a stone;

Snow had fallen, snow on snow,

Snow on snow,

In the bleak midwinter,

Long Ago.”

Christina Rossetti

By David Slimp, Chair Membership Committee President Rich Vincent, in an effort to spur membership growth in our association, requested the Mem-bership Committee recommend a membership recruitment program with incentives. Committee mem-bers Tom Meyer, SD; Barbee Wil-liams, OR; Mechelle Bryant, OK; and Gina Heiner, UT, offered ideas, which were presented to the President, by the Membership Chair. President Vincent has cho-sen to promote the following in-centivized membership recruit-ment program for his administra-tive year. The recruitment contest will be for the recruitment of 2011 new full members only and new full mem-bership transmittals must be received with the corresponding dues, no later than April 30,2011. The membership recruitment awards will recognize the top individual recruiters and reward both seven cash prizes and three grand prizes at the 98th Interna-tional Educational Conference, June 26-29, 2010, in St. Louis, Missouri. The contest will be based on re-cruitment at the following levels: Gold (1st) - Recruiting 50 or more new full members

Silver (2nd) - Recruiting 25 to 49 new full members Bronze (3rd) - Recruiting 10 to 24 new full members The contest facilitators will create two separate matching tickets for award drawings. The first set of tickets will be drawn from all those eligible recruiters. This set of ten tickets will be awarded prizes as follows: Positions 10-8 – these three win-ners will each receive $50 Positions 7-4 ‑ these four winners will each receive $100 After positions ten thru four are drawn with the first set of tickets, the first set is discarded and the second set are drawn by the fol-lowing method. Only recruiters attaining Bronze status will be placed in the draw-ing for the Third Place prize, which is two room nights at the Red Lion Hotel, the site of the 99th Interna-tional Educational Conference, June 10-13, 2012, Spokane, Washington. This prize has an approximate value of $280. Only recruiters attaining Silver Key status will be placed in draw-ing for the Second Place. The winner at this level will receive a full conference registration for 99th International Eductional

Conference with $350. Only recruiters attaining Gold Key status will be placed in the draw-ing for Grand Prize – four room nights the Red Lion Hotel in Spo-kane during the conference. This is an approximate $560 value. In the event the winning member is not able to attend the 99th Interna-tional Educational Conference, Spokane, Washington, the member may pass this award to any other member planning to attend. Cash Prizes may not be substituted for these three grand prizes. President Vincent is confident these monetary and grand prize awards will help create new full membership. He believes this is an excellent opportunity to motivate members to recruit member and to help them cover some of their trip expenses to Spokane. So be e a grand prize winner and receive one of the three major great award packages for the 99th International Educational Confer-ence, June 26-29, 2011, in Spokane, Washington.-

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“Al l That I Can To Get To Spokane” Membership Contest

“Communication--the human connection--is the key to personal and career success.”

P a u l J . M e y e r

Information Exchange

2011

FEBRUARY

Feb 17-18 Georgia Chapter Annual Educational Conference, LaGrange, GA Feb 21 - IAWP Administrative Office Closed for President’s Day Feb 28— March Countdown Articles Due

MARCH Mar 1 - Schedule WPDP exam site for April Mar 1 - Copy due for April/May/June WFP Mar 15 -WPDP intent-to test forms due in the Administrative Office Mar 15—March Membership Mania deadline

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It is never too early to start making your plans to

Meet Me in St. Louis at the 98th International Educational Conference, June 26-29, 2011.

Watch www.iawponline.org for more details.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

APRIL Apr 7-8 — Ohio Chapter Spring Conference at the Hilton Polaris, Columbia, OH Apr 15-17– New York , District II Educational Conference to be held in Saratoga Springs. Apr 28-30 - California Educational Conference, Four Points By Sheraton, Fresno, CA

May May15 -WPDP intent-to test forms due in the Administrative Office for taking exams at the 98th International Educational Conference

June June 1 - Schedule WPDP exam site for July June 15 -WPDP intent-to test forms for July due in the Admin-istrative Office June 26-29 - 98th International Educational Conference, St. Louis Hilton Frontenac, St. Louis, MO

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Attent ion Chapter

Leaderships C H A P T E R D U E S N E E D E D I n r e v i e w i n g t h e w e b s i t e r e c e n t l y f o r u p d a t e s , t h e s t a f f h a s r e a l i z e d w e n e e d t o h a v e e a c h c h a p t e r g i v e u s t h e i r c u r r e n t d u e s s t r u c t u r e . P l e a s e g i v e t h e I A W P A d m i n i s t r a t i v e O f f i c e t h i s i n f o r m a t i o n b y c a l l i n g 8 8 8 - 8 9 8 - 9 9 6 0 o r e m a i l i n g i a w p @ i a w p o n l i n e . o r g . W e h o p e t o c o m p l e t e t h i s p r o j e c t S o p l e a s e c o n t a c t u s s o o n .

CHAPTER LEADERSHIP INFORMATION NEEDED

T h e 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 1 L e a d e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y s t i l l d o e s n o t h a v e i n f o r m a t i o n o n a l l c h a p t e r ’ s l e a d e r s h i p . T h i s b r e a k s d o w n t h e c h a i n o f c o m m u n i c a t i o n . P l e a s e h e l p t h e I A W P A d -m i n i s t r a t i v e O f f i c e b y c o n t a c t i n g u s w i t h t h e i n f o r m a t i o n f o r c o n t a c t i n g y o u r c h a p -t e r l e a d e r s .

Share Chapter/District Events As you plan your chapter and district events this fall and next spring, please share your plans with the IAWP Adminis-trative Office. Those events will be posted in Countdown and online in the Upcoming Events. on www.iawponline.org. Send all information via email to iawp@iawponline.org.

The IAWP Administrative Office is taking reservations for the St. Louis

Hilton Frontenac, the host hotel for the 98th International Educational

Conference.

Call Kat TODAY at 888-898-9960.