Today, there are more than 4.1 million secretaries and administrative assistants working in the United States, according to U.S. Department of Labor statistics, and 8.9 million people working in various administrative support roles. More than 475,000 administrative professionals are employed in Canada. Millions more administrative professionals work in offices all over the world.

We all know how important support staff is and we all know they work really hard – so Administrative Professionals Week is set-up to honor and thank the people in those roles. The Chamber would like to help your honor and thank your Administrative Staff with a lunch on Tuesday, April 22nd at 11:30am at the Duke Energy building on Central Avenue.

The celebration will begin at 11:30 with time for networking, a style show by Edinburgh Premium Outlets, and our special presentation, Make It Click: Successful Relationships between Managers & Administrative Professionals. This session will cover one of the keys to building strong teams - maintaining effective work relationships between administrative personnel and the people they support. But do supervisors and administrative professionals agree on what makes a good partnership? OfficeTeam and IAAP conducted a survey of managers and support staff to find out. This presentation highlights the survey findings and offers insight into issues that affect today’s administrative professionals, including how to enhance communication, ensure optimal use of tools and resources, and prepare for increased responsibility. This session is brought to us by the Athens on the Prairie Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals. We should be wrapped up by 1:00pm.

Help celebrate 2008 Administrative Professionals Week by treating your Administrative staff to lunch on Tuesday, April 22. Sign up you and your administrative professional today at www.columbusareachamber.com/events. Registration cost is $15.