Outsourcing Professionals Form New China Chapter

 International Association of Outsourcing Professionals Launches Beijing Chapter

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY, June 10, 2008 – Continued growth in outsourcing in Asia has led The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) to form a new chapter in Beijing, China to meet local professionals’ needs.

The chapter will hold its inaugural meeting on June 17 with a presentation by IAOP Chairman Michael Corbett and a discussion on accelerating China’s growth in service outsourcing.  

The Beijing chapter will be the association’s fifth in the Asia-Pacific region and shows the ongoing strong interest by professionals in outsourcing. IAOP also has chapters in Australia, Malaysia, East China (Shanghai City) and the Philippines.

“IAOP’s vision is to build a global outsourcing industry based on common professional standards, excellence and ethics,” Corbett said. “Through our newest chapter in Beijing, as well as our other chapters in the region, Asian companies can catapult to leadership positions in this emerging new world of outsourcing.” 

Walter Fang, vice president and chief technology officer of Neusoft Group Ltd., is chairman of the Beijing chapter. The meeting will be held from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., at the Beijing Shangri-la Hotel, No. 29, Zi Zhu Yuan Road.

The event is free and open to users, advisors and providers of outsourcing services who are individual or corporate members of IAOP or their guests. To register for the meeting, e-mail IAOP's chapter coordinator at: amanda.corbett@outsourcingprofessional.org.

About IAOP in Asia

Through its Asian-Pacific Advisory Board, active and growing chapters, and increasing membership base, IAOP provides a wide range of services and programs to meet outsourcing professionals’ needs in the fast-growing Asian-Pacific region.

Among its comprehensive offerings for outsourcing customers, providers, advisors and students in the Asian-Pacific region are the world-renowned Outsourcing World Summit^® Conference Series and Outsourcing Leadership events; Certified Outsourcing Professional (COP) training programs; and the Global Outsourcing 100, which ranks Asian outsourcing service providers among the world’s best and fastest growing.

About IAOP

The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) is the global, standard-setting organization and advocate for the outsourcing profession. With 40,000 customer, advisor and provider members worldwide, IAOP helps companies increase their outsourcing success rate, improve their outsourcing ROI, and expand the opportunities for outsourcing across their businesses. To learn more, visit www.outsourcingprofessional.org.

Media Contact:

Michael Forbes

IAOP Communications Manager

(845) 452-0600, ext. 118

mike.forbes@outsourcingprofessional.org

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