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Administrative Professionals Day [1 record]

Record 1 2000-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Names of Special Years, Weeks, Days
  • Personnel Management
OBS

The first Secretaries Day, was held June 4, 1952. In 1955, the NSA (National Secretaries Association) changed the date of Secretaries Week to the last full week in April. This has become a permanent date for the observance of Secretaries Week, with Wednesday of that week designated Secretaries Day. In 1981, the word "Professional" was added to the name of Secretaries Day and Secretaries Week. Professional Secretaries International continues to be the sole sponsor of Professional Secretaries Week and Professional Secretaries Day.

OBS

The 48-year-old tradition of honoring administrative professionals during the last full week of April received a new name in 2000. Professional Secretaries Week has been renamed Administrative Professionals Week and Professional Secretaries Day became Administrative Professionals Day, effective with the April 23-29, 2000 observance. The announcement was made by the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP), based in Kansas City, Mo., official sponsor of Professional Secretaries Week since the event's inception in 1952.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations d'années, de semaines et de jours spéciaux
  • Gestion du personnel
OBS

Journée des secrétaires professionnelles : nom obtenu de l'Association internationale des secrétaires professionnelles. Les appellations françaises sont utilisées que par le bureau régional du Québec.

Spanish

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