IAAP-International Association of Administrative Professionals, Kansas Division members at the Education Forum and Annual Meeting held in Minneapolis, MN, July 2009

1. Kansas Division at the IAAP Education Forum and Annual Meeting July 26-30, 2009 Minneapolis, MN

4. Heading for lunch after registering

6. Convention Center Skyway

7. Heading into Convention Center

8. Delegates’ Briefing with Jeff, parliamentarian

9. Election voting instructions

10. Delegates’ seating at business session

11. Parade of Nations – Opening Session

12. National Anthem and Presentation of Colors

13. President Horton opens EFAM

14. Avery awards presentation Colleen – Springfield Metro Chapter Bethel – Kansas Division

15. Avery award winners

16. Bylaws Committee chair presents amendments

17. Speaking at the pro mic

18. SW District Caucus

19. Recognition of SW District division presidents

20. Kansas Division Board with Avery award

21. Kansas Division Dinner President Martha Leek CPS outside restaurant

22. Kansas Division at Buca di Beppo

25. Lots of good food – served family style

26. Outside looking in – sorting out bills took forever!

27. Evening of Welcome

28. Choose your handmade mud-cloth bag from Mali

29. Evening of Welcome – The State Fair

30. Hilton Garden Inn where most of us stayed

31. Mural on side of Convention Center

32. Church between Convention Center and Hilton Garden Inn Hotel

33. View from hotel room window

34. Delegates lined up to vote, while some of us . . .

35. . . . walked to the river through elevated Skyways (Yes, the river!)

36. Destination – Mississippi River

37. Margo on the bridge

38. Michelle and Sue

39. Walk back from the river outside – metro bus front encased in wall

40. Downtown Mpls and one of the many Skyways Marquette Ave

42. Building mural by hotel

43. Orchestra Hall opposite Hilton Mpls Hotel

44. Water architecture near hotel

45. Sign inside Convention Center

46. Leadership lunch

47. Leadership lunch speaker Steven Iwersen

48. Tammy and Pat fulfilling delegate duties

49. President Horton with her well-used “manual” of strange facts about MN during a long vote count

50. 2009-2010 Int’l Board

51. Newly elected RTF trustees

52. Lobby of Hilton Minneapolis

53. Having fun at downtown Target

54. Started at 6:30 a.m.!!!!

55. EFAM volunteers

56. IAAP Book Nook Warren Evans signing books

57. Waiting for business to reconvene

58. Networking

59. Keynote speaker Warren Evans

60. Kansas members

61. Office Expo

62. Dinner at Hard Rock Cafe

63. Inside Hard Rock Cafe

64. Evening of Entertainment: “Cirque Voila”

66. Bethel at President Horton’s breakfast for 08-09 division presidents – SW District group

67. President Horton with 08-09 division presidents

68. Workshops

69. Returning to workshops after lunch

70. Park between Convention Center and Hilton Mpls

71. IAAP banner outside Convention Center

72. Heartland Chapter

73. Johnson County Chapter

74. Kaw Chapter

75. Minisa Chapter

76. Kansas Division

77. Kansas Division 08-09 Board

78. Banquet table centerpiece

79. Table No. 89

80. Bethel (KS), Toni (SW District director), Suzanne (TX-LA)

81. Minisa Chapter

82. Bethel and Carolyn Drake, AL Division Martha and Joanne MacKenzie, FL Division 2008 2009 Bethel and Martha with Incoming Division Presidents Conference roommates

83. Bethel Accepts Division of Excellence Banner

84. New theme for 2009-2010

85. Canada members’ donation to RTF in President Horton’s name

86. Passing of the Gavel to Susan Shamali CPS/CAP

87. Kansas Division Board with Division of Excellence banner

88. “ The Cherry” at sculpture park

89. Mpls skyline

90. Mpls architecture downtown

91. Old flour mills along river, downtown Mpls

92. “ The Mall” – the happening place

93. Farmers’ market, Nicollet Mall

94. Nicollet Mall

95. Some of the posh neighborhoods

96. St Paul skyline

97. St Paul’s Cathedral, St Paul

98. One of the 4 th largest cathedrals in USA

99. Inside cathedral

101. St Paul – hometown of Charles Schultz

102. Historical landmark building downtown St Paul

103. Prairie Home Companion theater, St Paul

104. Nadine outside capitol building St Paul

105. New Guthrie Theatre with ghosts of the old theatre

108. Inside Mall of America

109. One of the food courts

110. Amusement park inside the mall

112. Official photographs on display