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FOUNDER

Alinda Lewris, Founder
Served as IAPC President and Chief Executive Officer
September 2002 - September 2007
and
Convention Industry Council
Board Member and Chief Staff Executive
2005 - 2007

Partner, Baldrige & Lewris
2006 - present

 www.BaldrigeLewris.com

Under Alinda Lewris’ leadership, IAPC earned a position as a world-class organization and the sobriquet - - - “Center for Protocol, Etiquette & Civility” - - - from the leading industry icons and global professionals.

As the founder of IAPC, I invite you to use our Web site resources freely. If you find something that you wish to share ... pass it on!

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2008 OFFICERS

Cherlynn Conetsco
Cherlynn Conetsco
President

John Crawford Howell
John Crawford Howell
Vice President

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Media and Members Only: 703.759.IAPC (4272)

ALL OTHER INQUIRIES

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IAPC Headquarters
Post Office Box 6150
McLean, Virginia 22106

TESTIMONIALS

President Bush sends his best wishes. ---
 Melissa S. Bennett, Special Assistant to the President
 The White House.

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Cherlynn Conetsco, Alinda Lewris, and Teresa Babb
Joint Military Attaché School
United States Defense Intelligence Agency
Washington DC

The International Association of Protocol Consultants / Officers (IAPC) is designated as the official protocol and continuing education advisors to the
Joint Military Attaché School. ---
Colonel Thomas B. Sweeney, Commandant,
Joint Military Attaché School
United States Defense Intelligence Agency

As someone who knew and valued the purpose and the power of protocol in diplomatic life – as well as in the White House – I salute the efforts of IAPC to further the knowledge of protocol in business and private life today. Too many people today don’t know what ‘it’ is. I would describe protocol as the ability to recognize the errors we make in dealing with human relationships, and the ability to correct those mistakes!
 Letitia Baldrige

The IAPC, like the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police,
prizes professionalism, integrity and ethical conduct above all ....

Assistant Commissioner Bernie Corrigan
Director General, Public Affairs & Communication Services
Royal Canadian Mounted Police

I recognize the need for civility and integrity in society and support the mission of IAPC in promoting these values and encouraging mutual respect between countries and diverse cultures. The best to you and your members. --- Ambassador Aziz Mékouar,
The Kingdom of Morocco

I am delighted to commend the International Association of Protocol Consultants / Officers (IAPC) to all interested persons throughout the world and wish success in IAPC’s continual growth as a much-needed association for the protocol and etiquette industry.---
Roger E. Axtell

IAPC is proud to be the FIRST international protocol organization approved for membership by the prestigious Convention Industry Council. The Convention Industry Council's 32 member organizations represent more than 103,500 individuals, as well as over 17,300 firms and properties involved in the meetings, conventions, and exhibitions industry. 

The International Association of Protocol Consultants® / Officers (IAPC) is honored to be a member in the Convention Industry Council (CIC).  Our mission parallels CIC, adding the critical components of protocol, etiquette, and civility. We join CIC in supporting public awareness of the need for qualified experts in official, professional, and social arenas, domestically and internationally. --- Alinda Lewris

The International Association of Protocol Consultants® / Officers (IAPC) is a key member of the Convention Industry Council (CIC).  IAPC excels at contributing advanced protocol, etiquette and civility education, and their unique Certification programs (CPC® and CPO®) compliments others in the Event and Meeting Industry. --- Michael D. Lynn CME, CMM, CMP, CPC®,
Director MarComm, Exhibitions, Events & Protocol,
L-3 Communications, Integrated Systems

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Anna Hart, CPO®
Social Director and Protocol Advisor to the Commandant and to the Brigade of Midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy
and
Alinda Lewris

Ms. Hart is the first to develop and present a four-year officership-training program in protocol, etiquette, and civility for a student population of 4,000 Midshipmen. She is a charter member of IAPC, Military Advisor to the Executive Director and the IAPC Board of Directors, and serves on the Independent Education Oversight Committee. Ms. Hart is also among the first to qualify for IAPC’s premier credential of Certified Protocol Officer®, CPO® .

 


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    Please check back September 2008

Welcome to the
International Association of Protocol Consultants® / Officers™ (IAPC)

IAPC

IAPC is an educational and professional nonprofit 501(c)(6) corporation.

"Protocol is commonly described as a set of international courtesy rules. These well-established and time-honored rules have made it easier for nations and people to live and work together. Part of protocol has always been the acknowledgment of the hierarchical standing of all present. Protocol rules are based on the principles of civility."

As defined by Dr. P.M. Forni on behalf of the International Association of Protocol Consultants® / Officers™.

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Roger Axtell, Alinda Lewris, and Dr. PM Forni

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For the
FIRST TIME IN HISTORY
the leading industry icons
appeared together
on
May 18 - 20, 2007
for IAPC’s
Mastering Protocol, Etiquette & Civility
Education Conference

“...
the most prestigious voices in the
field of etiquette
today.”

Next Event October 2008
See: Events

Roger Axtell, Author
2007 recipient of
IAPC Outstanding Achievement Award

Alinda: It was a personal and professional thrill to meet so many protocol experts at your conference in May. IAPC has crossed new borders by promoting an ‘all inclusive community’ and elevating the professionalism of protocol.

 --Roger Axtell
Essential Do’s and Taboos

 
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Letitia Baldrige, Author
and
Dr. P.M. Forni, Johns Hopkins University

I think we should all salute Alinda Lewris and thank her for doing the impossible - getting a group of competing manners and etiquette luminaries together for her IAPC seminar in May of 2007. Corralling them to come to the Washington Willard Hotel for the meeting was a sterling idea to begin with, but bringing it off with the panache and enthusiasm she did made it a golden event. Everyone seemed to have learned a lot, and to have had a good time passing on their knowledge to others. To me, that in itself was an example of wonderfully good manners in action!

--Letitia Baldrige
Taste, What Money Can’t Buy
www.BaldrigeLewris.com

Alinda Lewris - What a privilege it was being part of the IAPC May 2007 event! Bringing together the most prestigious voices in the field of etiquette today was a memorable accomplishment. I want to believe that the industry will take to heart your message of inclusion. And I hope that IAPC will grow and prosper with you at the helm for many years to come.

--Dr. P.M. Forni
Choosing Civility
http://web.jhu.edu/civility/index.html

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Cherlynn Conetsco
Founding/Charter Member
and
Peggy Post
The Emily Post Institute

The 2007 conference was a coup! It was awesome to connect with key icons under one banner and to experience the energetic buzz as one after another proclaimed IAPC “Center for Protocol, Etiquette, and Civility.”

--Cherlynn Conetsco
www.Protocol-ei.com

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Letitia Baldrige, Alinda Lewris, and Peggy Post

What a fabulous idea of Alinda Lewris’! She set out to round up those of us who call “etiquette” our lifework and passion – and she managed to do just that! I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to meet the others in the field of manners. We had a wonderful opportunity to learn from each other and to share ideas in a friendly and inclusive forum. I look forward to future gatherings, and send my sincere thanks to Alinda and her IAPC associates. 

--Peggy Post
“Excuse Me, But I Was Next...”
www.EmilyPost.com

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Judith Martin (Miss Manners)
Miss Manners’ Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior
and
Alinda Lewris
www.BaldrigeLewris.com

Photographs and testimonials, details and press releases, document this ONCE IN A LIFETIME gathering of international protocol and civility professionals, etiquette and manners advocates.  See: News

 

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