IAPP - TX - North Texas

Howdy!! From the Great State of Texas!

Let me tell you a little bit about our chapter. The North Texas International Accounts Payable Professionals (IAPP) Chapter was started in Dallas, Texas in l995 with 14 members and now has over 230 members. We are constantly growing and recently added several companies from West Texas cities to our roster.

I would like to introduce some of the people who help keep this chapter on its toes. Sandy Champion of Transit Mix Concrete & Materials Company the President; Denise Stackhouse of KPMG is the Vice President; Tanya Fyke is the Historian; Carrie Chambers of Sabre, Inc. is our Secretary; Barbara Coakley of Carlson Restaurants Worldwide is the Webmaster; and Layne Littlejohn is the Membership Chairman. The chapter meets once a quarter and the officers meet at least one time during the quarter to plan the next meeting.

The 2 to 3-hour quarterly meetings are held at one of the member's company sites. The meetings are held around lunch which creates great networking opportunities. We have had a chance to visit such companies as Allstate Insurance, KPMG, The Freeman Companies, Sabre and Business Imaging Systems. 50 to 70 people attend the quarterly meetings. The next meeting location and the topic for discussion are decided among the participants.

Major topics the North Texas Chapter has discussed include EDI, Supplier Data Base Maintenance, Procurement Cards, T&E, Utility Bills, and workshops given at the IAPP National Forum. General discussions have included topics such as SAP implementation, combining Purchasing & A/P, Sales and Use Tax issues, 1099-MISC procedures, and Re-engineering A/P.

NTIAPP Mission
To promote and increase the awareness of Accounts Payable as a professional discipline.
To support national, regional and local networking among International Accounts Payable Professionals members.
To provide education on leading-edge procedures and technologies that impact the profession.

Future Meeting Dates* (See the calendar for meeting details):
August 18, 2010
November 17, 2010
See Chapter Event Calendar for 2011 local chapter meeting dates/times - details to follow

*If you would like to volunteer your location for a meeting, to host a meeting or have an idea for a program and/or speaker please contact Sandy Champion at Sandy.Champion@trin.net.