What's New at DeskDemon in May 2007
Hello everyone!

DeskDemon.com today proudly announces the launch of the 2007 Management Support Fellowship Award designed to celebrate excellence, diversity and best practice in management support. Uniquely, this is the only UK award of its kind where you, the secretarial community, get to decide who will become the winner of a staggering £10,000 in cash plus a host of other fantastic prizes and who will become an ambassador for the profession. The nominator of the winner will also be recognised and will receive £2500 cash prize, plus a host of other wonderful prizes.

We are inviting you, your Managers or your colleagues to nominate the Executive PA, Secretary, Office Manager, Virtual Assistant, Administrator or similar office professional currently working in the UK, who you think is worthy of this Award, as voted by your peers.

Detailed nominations will be published on DeskDemon.com. From the beginning of June you will be able to vote for the monthly winner who will go on to the final, where £10,000 will be awarded to the successful candidate, at a Red Carpet Event in 2008.

Who in your company deserves to be nominated? Complete the nomination form by Clicking Here

Launch Party - 4 June 2007: Don't Miss it!

To launch the award, we are inviting you to an amazing and exclusive event at London's magnificent Café de Paris on Monday 4 June 6.30-9.00pm. As well as top speakers to introduce the Award, you will be able to enjoy the very finest food and drink, live entertainment and networking with other top PAs. Best of all: it's all absolutely free!

Places for this fabulous event are strictly limited, so to register NOW Click Here

So, what else is new at DeskDemon?


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So there you have it! As ever, there's so much going on at DeskDemon, it's a wonder you get any work done at all! (But we know you do!). Take care, don't forget to get cracking with your nomination for DeskDemon's Management Support Fellowship Award and see you again next month!

All the best,
The DeskDemon Team
Visit us at www.DeskDemon.com