2011 EDUCATION FORM & ANNUAL MEETING
Photos from the 2011 EFAM

1. You are important to the chapter; your absence will be felt. 
2. It's vital to support your teammates. You might need them to support your ventures in the future.
3. You never know when and where opportunity will be knocking. Don't ever assume, "There's nothing in this for me." You'll be wrong more often than you'll be right. 
4. Like weddings and funerals, there are times when your presence is essential for relationship building. It's almost guaranteed you will be glad you made the effort! 
5. You'll never convince potential members of the value of IAAP membership if your own chapter members don't value IAAP activities. 
   
6. Like nuclear energy, the maximum production of energy requires a certain critical mass. We owe it to our fellow members to participate. 
7. Joining IAAP at the chapter level is a commitment to the group. The more chapter members you have who show this commitment, the less chance any one person will be shouldering an unfair or unreasonable burden of this involvement. 
8. If your employer is supporting your membership, you owe it to him/her to get a full return on the investment. Your employer will see the difference when you're active and involved. 
9. Even the same seminar topic or chapter committee project will be "new" when presented with another viewpoint or while working with a different team. Also, you may be primed for a new epiphany because of your new life experiences or enhanced receptivity. 
10. If the chapter event or meeting is not fun or beneficial, why is your chapter doing it anyway? Voice your concerns and give good suggestions before the chapter is committed to a course of action. Create? don't just critique.