Asian Secretaries Association 23rd Congress in Manila

Text and pix by Ruzaik Farook

The members of the Sri Lanka Association of Administrative and Professional Secretaries (SLAAPS) will be representing Sri Lanka at the Asian Secretaries Association (ASA) 23rd Congress in Manila, Philippines. It will be held on 25 to 29 September. The theme of the 23rd Congress is “Today’s Vision Tomorrow’s Reality”.

3rd Row :Narishta Brasz, Sandra Thomasz, Nilima Wellalage, Salini Warnakula, Diana Miskin, Mareena Sallay, Anjali Ratnayake, Ruvini Fernando, Pabodha Perera, Genevieve Shedden, Shereen Passela, Anjalika Hettiarachchi, Niranjala Sarathchandra, Nishanthi Perera, Shamila Kalupahana, Azra Reyaldeen 2nd Row:Lalitha Padmakumara, Iranganie Fernando, Jayantha Balasuriya, Shalini Perera, Shanika Perera, Samanmalee Singh, Praneetha Perera, Nirmalee Senadeera, Nirmala Illankoon, Chitra Ekanayake, Shamshad Shuaib 1st Row: Anusha Fernando, Kumudhu Fernando, Ruchira Abeywardena, Chandima Fernando, Gayanee De Alwis, Dilamani De Mel, Damayanthi Fernando, Ruveena Cader, Marina Clarenton, Jennifer Fox, Fazileth Vaffoor

​The Association of Secretaries and Administrative Professionals in Asia-Pacific (ASA) was founded in the year 1974 in Manila, Philippines and today it has 14 member countries. SLAAPS became a member of the ASA in the year 1990 at the 9th Congress held in Pakistan. The Congress is held once in two years, hosted on a rotation basis and Sri Lanka had the honour of hosting the 14th Congress in the year 2000.

The vision of the ASA is to be recognised as the apex body for Secretarial and Administrative Professional Associations in Asia Pacific and the mission is to promote friendship, understanding and exchange ideas and experiences among the Secretarial and Administrative Professional Associations in Asia Pacific.

This is the first time in the history of SLAAPS that it was represented by 40 members at the ASA Congress.