You’ll find links below for a number of conferences, associations and websites that may be of interest.
CONFERENCE OPPORTUNITIES
March
International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) CAPstone conference
April
Association for Governing Boards (AGB) Workshop for Board Professionals
Association for Governing Boards (AGB) National Conference on Trusteeship
CICan: GPOP Conference
Colleges & Institutes Canada (CICan) Annual Conference
National Association of Presidential Assistants in Higher Education (NAPAHE)
May
IAAP Canadian Education Conference (CEC)
July
International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) Summit
ASSOCIATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
Associations
- CICan: Colleges and Institutes Canada
- Association of Governing Boards (AGB) Washington, DC
- Crown Agencies and Board Resourcing Office (CABRO) British Columbia
- College Centre of Board Excellence Ontario-based, with educational opportunities for peers across the country
- ICD; Institute of Corporate Directors
- Governance Professionals of Canada
- International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP)
- National Association of Presidential Assistants in Higher Education (NAPAHE)
WEBSITES
- designabetterbusiness.com/tools
- lynda.com/
- wordribbon.tips.net/
- executivesecretary.com/
- exceptionalea.com
WEBINARS and ON-CAMPUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Former GPOP Board Chair Shelagh Donnelly now delivers training internationally, and happily makes herself available for training onsite at GPOP members’ campuses. Shelagh also delivers webinars on meetings and minutes, best practices for virtual and hybrid meetings, and strategies for successfully supporting multiple committees. Her training expertise extends to governance, project management, risk management, cybersecurity, negotiating skills, choosing resilience over perfection, and more. Click here for more information about Shelagh and her presentation topics. You can find her Exceptional EA website here, and Shelagh routinely updates her Eventbrite page with information on upcoming webinars, which are priced beginning at $60US.