Administrative Assistant's Update

May 2016

Focuses on the training and development needs of admin professionals and features topics such as hard skills (software competencies, writing, communication, filing) and soft skills (teamwork, time management, leadership).

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8 UPDATE Administrative Assistant's UPDATE Seminars and webinars MAY 2016 Canadian Management Centre | www�cmcoutperform�com | (877) 262-2519 • Communicating Up, Down and Across the Organization ($1,995) – Mississauga, May 26-27 • Moving Ahead: Breaking Behaviour Patterns That Hold You Back ($1,995) – Toronto, June 9-10 • Getting Results Without Authority ($2,395) – Ottawa, July 6-8 • Conflict Management Workshop ($1,195) – Toronto, July 20 • Time Management ($1,995) – Mississauga, Aug. 17-18 • Assertiveness Skills for Women in Business ($2,295) – Toronto, Aug. 29-31 Job Design Concepts Inc� | www�jobdesignconcepts�com | (416) 447-8832 • Meeting Minutes Made Easy ($399) – Toronto, May 12 • Project Management ($399) – Toronto, May 19 • Getting & Staying Organized ($399) – Toronto, June 2 • Business Writing ($399) – Toronto, June 9 • Developing Emotional Intelligence ($399) – Toronto, June 12 • Customer Service Skills ($399) – Toronto, July 14 On-The-Right-Track Training and Consulting | www�on-the-right-track�com | (877) 213-8608 • Filter, Frame and Choose: How to Communicate with Emotional Intelligence ($124) – webinar, May 26 AAA annual meeting The Association of Administra- tive Assistants (AAA) will hold its 64th annual general meeting and its 2016 professional development workshop at the Metropolitan Hotel in Vancouver June 2-4. The AAA is a Canadian non-profit organization offering professional development op- portunities to office assistants and professionals from a wide range of roles and titles. It offers the Qualified Ad- ministrative Assistant designa- tion earned through completing courses at selected universities and colleges. At the AGM, members will elect national directors to the AAA board. The board consists of five nationally elected officers, six branch presidents and the nomina- tions chair and parliamentarian. The branches are in Alberta (Calgary, Edmonton, Fort McMur- ray) and Ontario (Barrie/Simcoe County, Hamilton and Toronto). There is also a member-at-large category. Workshop speakers will be Dawn Carson, an author and expert on creating a positive mindset, and Alan Mallory, an international speaker, author and professional development trainer. He will illustrate how admins can establish and reinforce the professional development skills and mindsets essential for success. Alan and his family are Canadians who set a world record as the first family of four to reach the summit of Mount Everest. For more information, visit www.aaa.ca/conference. MEETING NOTICE Navigating the Waters of Change Exploring four critical competen- cies: behavioural interviewing, engagement, influential leader- ship, core creativity The annual professional development workshop of the Edmonton Chapter of the Association of Administrative Assistants Thursday, May 5, 2016 Chateau Louis Hotel & Conference Centre 11727 Kingsway Ave. NW Edmonton, Alberta 8:00 a.m – 4:00 p.m. Register online: www.eventbrite. ca/e/aaa-2016-annual-profes- sional-development-workshop- tickets-22425337789 For more information: edmonton- branch@aaa.ca

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