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IAOP At A Glance

With a global community of more than 110,000 members and affiliates worldwide, the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) is the global, standard-setting organization and advocate for the outsourcing profession.

It is the first and only global, professional membership-based organization to establish standards for users, providers and advisors of outsourced services; as well as advance and advocate outsourcing as an industry.

IAOP helps organizations increase their outsourcing success rate, improve their outsourcing return on investment and expand their outsourcing opportunities.

Vital Statistics

Founded in: 2005
Members and Affiliates: 110,000+
Number of chapters: 40+
Average Spending power of members: $60 million annually
Size of outsourcing industry: $6 trillion – globally

Association Leadership

Michael F. Corbett, Chairman
Deborah Hamill, Senior Managing Director
Jagdish Dalal, COP, Managing Director, Thought Leadership

Major Programs And Services

Member Services – Discover Firmbuilder.com, IAOP’s chapter network, Value Health Check Survey, Globalization Today, and more
Events – Every IAOP event is first and foremost about learning, and its programs are designed by the leaders in the field including The Outsourcing World Summit
Corporate & Professional Development – Develop the skills and processes needed to ensure high-quality outsourcing outcomes through IAOP's training and certification programs including the Certified Outsourcing Professional® Family of Certifications
Awards - Participate in IAOP recognition programs such as the GEO, Global Outsourcing 100 and Outsourcing Hall of Fame
Careers – Find and post jobs through our partnership with BestOutsourcingJobs.com.

IAOP In The Media

Learn more about what is going on at IAOP and in the outsourcing industry.

Press Releases

9/2/10	IAOP Expands Globally with New Regional Advisory Boards
9/1/10	Global Outsourcing 100 Application Process Opens for Providers and Advisors
8/30/10	Leading Organizations Collaborate to Expand Capability and Global Availability of Value Health Check SurveyTM (VHCS) for Outsourcing
8/23/10	IAOP Forms Academic Alliance with Canadian Business School
8/17/10	IAOP Names Evaluation Panel to Select World’s Leading Customer Outsourcing Teams for New GEO Award
8/3/10	Outsourcing Service Delivery Professionals Can Demonstrate their Proficiency with New Certifications
7/22/10	IAOP Expands Outsourcing Certifications to Include Designations for All Career Levels
7/21/10	IAOP Opens OPBOK to General Public
7/13/10	New IAOP Atlanta Chapter to Discuss Outsourcing to the U.S. and Keeping American Businesses Competitive
7/1/10	IAOP Launches New Web Site and Expands its Social Media Presence
6/21/10	IAOP Seeking Nominations for Best Outsourcing Teams
6/15/10	IAOP Partners with ASTRA to Advance Strategic Outsourcing in Russia
6/9/10	IAOP Relaunches Process Excellence Chapter
6/1/10	Outsourcing Leaders Sought for IAOP’s Outsourcing Hall of Fame
5/26/10	IAOP Expands in Middle East with Launch of Jordan Chapter
5/26/10	IAOP’s Certified Outsourcing Professional Program Gets its First Government Approval from Malaysia
4/30/10	IAOP Expands in Latin America with Launch of Colombia Chapter
4/19/10	IAOP Announces 2010 Rankings for The World’s Best Outsourcing Providers and Advisors
4/15/10	Outsourcing Being Used More Strategically for Higher Knowledge Processes, IAOP Survey Shows
4/3/10	IAOP Partners with Confederation of Indian Industries to Advance Outsourcing
3/1/10	Highly Attended Outsourcing World Summit Shows Strength and Importance of Industry
2/16/10	IAOP Inducts Three Leaders Into Outsourcing Hall of Fame
2/15/10	IAOP Releases Companies Named to Global Outsourcing 100 and World’s Best Outsourcing Advisors
2/8/10	Outsourcing World Summit Registration Climbs as Economy Strengthens
1/28/10	IAOP Expands Academic Alliances to Promote Industry
1/18/10	Outsourcing Association Launches Cloud Computing Chapter
1/7/10	IAOP Names Evaluation Panel to Select World’s Leading Outsourcing Service Providers and Advisors for Global Outsourcing 100 Lists
12/30/09	IAOP Predicts Top 10 Outsourcing Trends to Watch for in 2010
12/15/09	IAOP Forms Legal and Compliance Chapter
12/3/09	IAOP Partners with California State University Fullerton Business Center to Advance Industry and Certify Outsourcing Professionals
12/3/09	IAOP Partners with Boston University to Advance Outsourcing and Offshoring
11/24/09	IAOP Joins with Nearshore Americas to Advance Outsourcing in Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada
11/23/09	Leading Organizations Join with IAOP to Launch Midwest Outsourcing Chapter
11/23/09	IAOP Adds Newest Chapter in Eastern Europe
11/12/09	IAOP Expands The 2010 Outsourcing World Summit
11/5/09	Italy Chapter to Hold Inaugural Meeting on Governance and Public Administration Outsourcing
10/21/09	BestOutsourcingJobs.com Launches with Support of IAOP
10/16/09	IAOP Names Two Leaders to Outsourcing Hall of Fame at European Summit
10/1/09	IAOP Launches Globalization Today Magazine
9/17/09	Outsourcing Professionals Join Together in Nordic Region to Launch New IAOP Chapter
9/16/09	IAOP Explores Cloud Computing’s Impact on Outsourcing
9/15/09	Leading Organizations Join with IAOP to Launch Global Technology Industry Outsourcing Chapter
9/2/09	IAOP Seeking World’s Top Outsourcing Providers and Advisors for Annual Global Outsourcing 100 Rankings
8/19/09	Business Leaders to Meet in Europe to Discuss Using Outsourcing to Rebuild Global Economy
8/13/09	IAOP Launches Tool to Measure Health of Outsourcing Relationships
7/30/09	Managing Employee Talent in Outsourcing Focus of the 2009 IAOP Global Human Capital Forum
7/30/09	IAOP Survey Shows Good Paying Outsourcing Jobs Exist in 95 Percent of Companies
7/16/09	IAOP Surveying Companies on Corporate Social Responsibility in Outsourcing
6/22/09	IAOP Launches OperatorEvaluator Powered by BeyondCore
6/4/09	International Association of Outsourcing Professionals Accepting Nominations for Outsourcing Hall of Fame
5/26/09	Asian Companies Dominate Global Outsourcing 100 List
5/21/09	IAOP Releases Global Outsourcing 100 Plus Report
5/12/09	Two Outsourcing Leaders Inducted Into IAOP Outsourcing Hall of Fame
5/7/09	International Association of Outsourcing Professionals Partners with Singapore Technology Association to Advance IT Outsourcing
5/6/09	Outsourcing and IT Associations Join Forces to Advance IT Outsourcing
4/28/09	IAOP Announces 2009 Rankings for The World’s Best Outsourcing Providers and Releases First Advisors List
4/16/09	International Association of Outsourcing Professionals Forms Chapter to Improve Outsourcing Contracts
4/8/09	International Association of Outsourcing Professionals’ Leadership Discusses Impact of Economy and Politics on Outsourcing
3/30/09	International Association of Outsourcing Professionals Reports Rise in Certified Outsourcing Professionals Designation as a Strategic Tool
3/18/09	Asia’s Outsourcing Future to Be Addressed at The 2009 Asia-Pacific Outsourcing Summit in Malaysia This Spring
3/3/09	Two Outsourcing Professionals Honored For Advancing Industry Through Involvement with International Association of Outsourcing Professionals
2/20/09	Outsourcing Holds Strong Despite Economy
2/17/09	International Association of Outsourcing Professionals Names Three Leaders to Outsourcing Hall of Fame
2/16/09	IAOP Releases Companies Named to Global Outsourcing 100 and World’s Best Outsourcing Advisors
2/9/09	International Association of Outsourcing Professionals Takes Its Outsourcing Thought Leadership on the Road
1/20/09	Business Leaders Show Commitment to Outsourcing the Right Way By Participating in The 2009 Outsourcing World Summit
1/13/09	Outsourcing Leaders to Discuss Asia’s Role in the New Global Economy at The 2009 Asia-Pacific Outsourcing Summit in Malaysia

Articles & Media Coverage

10/01/09

IAOP in CBRE Leadership Ad in Wall Street Journal

9/25/09

Back Office: Should We Stay Or Should We Go?

6/21/09

“Close to home’ – TimesDaily.com

11/17/08

"Domain expertise is the key" – CXOtoday.com

10/01/08

When Outsourcing Makes Sense for Small Business – Growing Wealth

5/08

Avoiding Sleepless Nights – European CEO

4/21/08

Is Your Outsourcer an IT Sweatshop? – Computerworld

3/08

Change Makers – The New Economy

3/3/08

Industry Report Jagdish Dalal IAOP – Better Process Podcast

2/28/08

Cost pressures push additional outsourcing of services – Oakland Business Review

1/24/08

Outsourcing Gives Back – The New Economy

1/2/08

Is 2008 The Year Of The Chief Outsourcing Officer?

Publications

The Offshore Nation by Atul Vashistha, CEO of neoIT and Founding Member of IAOP, provides in-depth coverage of the strategies and steps that lead companies to succeed in offshore outsourcing. Click here for excerpt.

The Outsourcing Revolution: Why It Makes Sense and How to Do It Right
For the first time ever, BPO's best-known expert and pioneer, Michael Corbett, who helped craft IBM's entry into the outsourcing business, details the opportunities presented by BPO as well as a plan for implementing and sustaining its benefits. Read the introduction…

Press Contacts

Kim Maneeley, IAOP Director, Marketing and Communications
+1.845.452.0600 ext. 104
kim.maneeley@iaop.org

Sandy Frinton, JMC Marketing Communications & PR
+1.845.454.3895
sandy@jmcpr.com

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