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Message from the President:As we get closer to the holidays we tend to get stressed more thany other time during the year. Please remember to slow down

and take a deep breath, nothing is more important than yourhealth.

The awards season is right around the corner so dont forget to

nominate a peer, subordinate or superior, whether an individual

group and submit to the awards chair by February, yes I said Feruary. Before you know it this year will be behind us and our

Chapter Educational Conference in Binghamton will be at hand

And dont forget your input to this newsletter is essential for ou

Chapter Development, keep the info coming.

May you all have a safe and healthy Thanksgiving and Holiday

Season,

Mike

Message from the Editor:If anyone has news that they would like included in the newslet

ter, please let me know via email and I will be happy to include future issues. If you want your information in that months New

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HEADLINE HERE

International A ssociation of Workforce Professionals

IAWP in New York is dedicated to advancing the field of workforce

development through education research legislative action financial

support netwo rking and useful publications. Please learn more at

our website: IAWP .ny.org

letter then please provide by the 7th of that month.My email is Renee.Wilmoth@labor.ny.gov. Thank you! Happy

Thanksgiving!Renee Wilmoth,

IAWP NY Chapter Communications

Veterans Corner:From Rob Coe: Veteran Outreach Center in

Rochester needs is collecting hats, and gloves for

low-income veterans.

IAWP EXECUTIVE BOARD -2014- 2015District 1 Director - Linda Chapman

NY Chapter President - Mike Puglisi

1stVP, Professional Practices - Abby Woodward

2ndVP Education Chair - Pamela Bedford

3rdVP Membership - Jennifer Kirkland

Treasurer - Christina Avery

Special Customer Services Chair -Jeanne Benson

Veterans Chair - Robert Coe

Legislative Chair - Wally Roper

Awards Chair - Wally Roper

Communications Chair - Renee Wilmoth

Web Master Chair - Will Costello

Retiree Chair - Vacant

Conference Planning Chair - Carolyn Bright

Western Sub-Chapter President - Ed Gaska

Finger Lakes Sub Chapter President -Mary Alkins

Central/Mohawk Valley Sub Chapter President-

Vacant

Southern Tier Sub-Chapter President - Vikki Kauf-

man

Capital Sub-chapter Contact - Dennis Sepulveda

Metro Sub-Chapter Contact - Atul Sheffey

Long Island Sub-Chapter 1stVP President - JoAnn

Merkel

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Education News:

IAWP has a Certified Workforce Development Specialist Certification, which can

prepare you for career mobility. Checkout the online application.

ATTENTION -The New York State IAWPEducational Grant is available to all IAWPmembers, and their family members(children/dependent child/dependent grand-child). 2,000.00 will be shared, with no grantless than $100.00. Filing for the applicationwill begin as of the publication of this noticeand will end 12/31/14. Grants will be

awarded on a first come basis.

Upcoming Events:

The 2015 International Association of Workforce Professionals Educational

Conference Savannah, Georgia, June 14-17, 2015.

April 17, 18th 2015 NY State Educational conference in Binghamton, NY at the

Holiday Inn, downtown.

Subchapter Update:Buffalo Chapter of IAWP had a successful meeting this past Friday

(Oct. 24). We had over 50 people in attendance! Christopher Bu-

man

Fingerlakes Veteran Luncheon

VOC presented.

Veteran Services PresentationVet Talk IAWP SponsoredDecember

8, 2014Syracuse

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Legislative News:From Wally Roper

Since we are in the time period after the Mid-

Term election, and Governor Cuomo has an-other four year term ahead of him, the Senate

is back in the control of the GOP and the As-

sembly is right where it has been since the

ice age, the political and legislative actionsare limited to the signing of bills approved by

the legislature, and the long awaited an-

nouncement of where New York State willapprove the licenses for casino gambling.

That announcement is due any day now,

probably before the end of November orearly December.

The Federal Government is waiting for the

new Congress to be seated with the GOP incontrol of both the House and the Senate. It

will be interesting to see how the Republican

Congress interacts with the ExecutiveBranch. In addition, there are some serious

cases being considered by the Supreme

Court, so next June is going to be an interest-

ing month to be sure.

We will keep an eye on things and let you

know what developments are in the works

for our agencies, our businesses and ourworkers here in the Empire State. Mean-

while, Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christ-

mas, Happy Chanukah, Happy Kwanza,

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year fromall of us here in the Southern Tier!

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Interesting Links:

IAWP.org

Happy Thanksgiving!

Special Thanks to those that Contributed t

this issue!

Interesting Trivia: The lovely

red, white, and blue Eastern blue-

bird (Sialia sialis) was desig-

nated the State bird of New Yorkin 1970.

http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Lists/state_birds_list.html