Associations for PAs, executive assistants and administrative professionals
Here is a list of associations for PAs, executive assistants and administrative professionals in English-speaking countries.
Country -- Location -- Name -- Contact
Australia
Melbourne -- Melbourne EA Group -- https://www.melbourneeagroup.com/
AIOP – Australian Institute of Office Professionals -- https://www.aiop.com.au
The EA Institute -- https://www.theeainstitute.com.au/
Canada
Association of Administrative Professionals -- https://aaa.ca/
Canadian Association of Virtual Assistants -- http://canadianava.org/
IAAP: International Association of Administrative Professionals -- http://www.iaap-hq.org/
SDA – Society for Design Administration -- https://www.sdanational.org/
Ireland
APAI: The Association of Professional Administrators in Ireland -- https://theapai.com/
New Zealand
AAPNZ: Association of Administrative Professionals New Zealand Inc -- http://www.aapnz.org.nz
EA Inc: Executive Assistants Inclusive -- https://www.eainc.co.nz/
PACE: Professional Assistants to Chief Executives -- http://pace.org.nz/
Singapore
SAAP: Singapore Association of Administrative Professionals -- http://www.saap.org.sg/
United Kingdom
Birmingham PA Forum -- http://www.pa-forum.co.uk/
Bucks Berks and Oxon BBOPAN https://www.facebook.com/BucksPANetwork
Chester and North Wales PA Network -- https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8571222/profile
Cornwall and Plymouth PA Forum (CAPPAF) https://www.facebook.com/groups/cappaf
Doncaster PA Network -- https://twitter.com/PADoncaster
East Midlands PA Network
Essex PA Network https://www.essexpanetwork.co.uk/
Kent EA & PA Network https://www.kenteapanetwork.co.uk/
London -- Canary Wharf PA Club https://www.cwpaclub.com/
London -- LCCI PA Club https://www.londonchamber.co.uk/membership/pa-club/
London -- London City Airport Premier PA Club https://www.londoncityairport.com/premierpa
London -- London PA Network http://www.london-pa-network.org/
London -- Network PA SW1 https://twitter.com/NetworkPASW1
Newcastle PA Network http://newcastlepanetwork.com/
Belfast PA Network https://www.facebook.com/groups/359273601083148/
Scotland -- Edinburgh PA Network -- https://edinburghpanetwork.com/
Scotland -- Scottish PA Network -- https://scottishpanetwork.com/
South Hampshire PA Network -- https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8342664/profile
Suffolk PA Network https://www.suffolkpanetwork.com/
Sussex PA Network https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8482160/
Yorkshire & Merseyside -- The PA Hub https://www.thepahub.co.uk/
ACA – Association of Celebrity Assistants https://www.aca-uk.com/
AMSPAR – http://www.amspar.com/
British Society of Medical Secretaries & Administrators (BSMSA) https://www.bsmsa.org.uk/index.cfm
Charity PA Network https://www.facebook.com/groups/CharityPANetwork/
EPAA – Executive & Personal Assistants Association https://epaa.org.uk/
Global PA Association http://www.globalpa-association.com/
IAgSA – Institute of Agricultural Secretaries & Administrators https://www.iagsa.co.uk/
IAM – The Institute of Administrative Management http://www.instam.org/
IMA – International Management Assistants https://uk.ima-network.org/
Institute of Legal Secretaries and PAs https://www.institutelegalsecretaries.com/
Miss Jones PA https://missjonespa.com/
National Association for Legal Assistants http://www.nala.org/
Society of Virtual Assistants https://www.societyofvirtualassistants.co.uk/
The Assistant Room http://www.theassistantroom.com/
The PA Club https://thepaclub.com/
USA
Boston Executive Assistants -- https://www.bostonexecutiveassistants.com/
Houston Administrative Professionals –https://administrativeprofessionals-houston.com/
New York Celebrity Assistants (NYCA) http://nycelebrityassistants.com/
Tri-CitiesAPTC – Administrative Professionals of the Tri-Cities https://www.adminprofessionalstc.org/
AEAP – Association of Executive & Administrative Professionals http://www.theaeap.com
AHCAP – Association for Healthcare Administrative Professionals http://www.ahcap.org
ASAP – American Society of Administrative Professionals https://www.asaporg.com/
Audacious Admin http://www.audaciousadmin.com/
C-Suite Executive Support Professionals http://www.c-sesp.org/
EAO – Executive Assistants Organisaton https://joineao.com/
IAAP – International Association of Administrative Professionals http://www.iaap-hq.org/
Las Vegas IVAA – International Virtual Assistants Association https://ivaa.org/
Legal Secretaries International Inc http://www.legalsecretaries.org/
OrgOrg – Organization Organizers http://www.orgorg.co/
SDA – Society for Design Administration https://www.sdanational.org/
Virtual Association for Administrative Professionals http://www.thevaap.com/
Australia
Melbourne -- Melbourne EA Group -- https://www.melbourneeagroup.com/
AIOP – Australian Institute of Office Professionals -- https://www.aiop.com.au
The EA Institute -- https://www.theeainstitute.com.au/
Canada
Association of Administrative Professionals -- https://aaa.ca/
Canadian Association of Virtual Assistants -- http://canadianava.org/
IAAP: International Association of Administrative Professionals -- http://www.iaap-hq.org/
SDA – Society for Design Administration -- https://www.sdanational.org/
Ireland
APAI: The Association of Professional Administrators in Ireland -- https://theapai.com/
New Zealand
AAPNZ: Association of Administrative Professionals New Zealand Inc -- http://www.aapnz.org.nz
EA Inc: Executive Assistants Inclusive -- https://www.eainc.co.nz/
PACE: Professional Assistants to Chief Executives -- http://pace.org.nz/
Singapore
SAAP: Singapore Association of Administrative Professionals -- http://www.saap.org.sg/
United Kingdom
Birmingham PA Forum -- http://www.pa-forum.co.uk/
Bucks Berks and Oxon BBOPAN https://www.facebook.com/BucksPANetwork
Chester and North Wales PA Network -- https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8571222/profile
Cornwall and Plymouth PA Forum (CAPPAF) https://www.facebook.com/groups/cappaf
Doncaster PA Network -- https://twitter.com/PADoncaster
East Midlands PA Network
Essex PA Network https://www.essexpanetwork.co.uk/
Kent EA & PA Network https://www.kenteapanetwork.co.uk/
London -- Canary Wharf PA Club https://www.cwpaclub.com/
London -- LCCI PA Club https://www.londonchamber.co.uk/membership/pa-club/
London -- London City Airport Premier PA Club https://www.londoncityairport.com/premierpa
London -- London PA Network http://www.london-pa-network.org/
London -- Network PA SW1 https://twitter.com/NetworkPASW1
Newcastle PA Network http://newcastlepanetwork.com/
Belfast PA Network https://www.facebook.com/groups/359273601083148/
Scotland -- Edinburgh PA Network -- https://edinburghpanetwork.com/
Scotland -- Scottish PA Network -- https://scottishpanetwork.com/
South Hampshire PA Network -- https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8342664/profile
Suffolk PA Network https://www.suffolkpanetwork.com/
Sussex PA Network https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8482160/
Yorkshire & Merseyside -- The PA Hub https://www.thepahub.co.uk/
ACA – Association of Celebrity Assistants https://www.aca-uk.com/
AMSPAR – http://www.amspar.com/
British Society of Medical Secretaries & Administrators (BSMSA) https://www.bsmsa.org.uk/index.cfm
Charity PA Network https://www.facebook.com/groups/CharityPANetwork/
EPAA – Executive & Personal Assistants Association https://epaa.org.uk/
Global PA Association http://www.globalpa-association.com/
IAgSA – Institute of Agricultural Secretaries & Administrators https://www.iagsa.co.uk/
IAM – The Institute of Administrative Management http://www.instam.org/
IMA – International Management Assistants https://uk.ima-network.org/
Institute of Legal Secretaries and PAs https://www.institutelegalsecretaries.com/
Miss Jones PA https://missjonespa.com/
National Association for Legal Assistants http://www.nala.org/
Society of Virtual Assistants https://www.societyofvirtualassistants.co.uk/
The Assistant Room http://www.theassistantroom.com/
The PA Club https://thepaclub.com/
USA
Boston Executive Assistants -- https://www.bostonexecutiveassistants.com/
Houston Administrative Professionals –https://administrativeprofessionals-houston.com/
New York Celebrity Assistants (NYCA) http://nycelebrityassistants.com/
Tri-CitiesAPTC – Administrative Professionals of the Tri-Cities https://www.adminprofessionalstc.org/
AEAP – Association of Executive & Administrative Professionals http://www.theaeap.com
AHCAP – Association for Healthcare Administrative Professionals http://www.ahcap.org
ASAP – American Society of Administrative Professionals https://www.asaporg.com/
Audacious Admin http://www.audaciousadmin.com/
C-Suite Executive Support Professionals http://www.c-sesp.org/
EAO – Executive Assistants Organisaton https://joineao.com/
IAAP – International Association of Administrative Professionals http://www.iaap-hq.org/
Las Vegas IVAA – International Virtual Assistants Association https://ivaa.org/
Legal Secretaries International Inc http://www.legalsecretaries.org/
OrgOrg – Organization Organizers http://www.orgorg.co/
SDA – Society for Design Administration https://www.sdanational.org/
Virtual Association for Administrative Professionals http://www.thevaap.com/