Message from the President

Welcome to the CHPA web site, the best on-line source for information in the Corporate Housing industry.  There is a lot of information available to you -- all at your fingertips!  The CHPA web site is aimed at making your job easier and allowing you to do more with your time.  From registering for events online to searching the site for information that is important to you, we hope you will use the web site as a resource and tool to help you manage your business and become more efficient.  As one of CHPA's goals, we would like to continue to "go green" so the more we can utilize the web site the better it is for the environment.  There are a few new areas of the web site that I would like to point out.

In the member resources section, you can update your contact information and search the directory, retrieve your username and password, post a job, search for corporate housing, and complete other tasks.  Please keep your contact information current, so when the directory is searched, the most accurate information is available.  We are continuing to add benefits to the members-only section of the web site.  Be sure to check back often for new resources and use the web site for a variety of items.

The CHPA Discussion Board is up and running with many members already taking advantage of it.  We would like to see more people use this discussion board as a way to connect with other members.  It is an excellent way to learn how to be more effective and improve your business.  If you have a question or a problem that you would like to see addressed, just post it on the discussion board.  You could receive multiple solutions or help some one else in the industry.  This is an informal way to discuss the issues in the industry at your leisure.  We encourage all members to register and actively participate.  The Discussion Board is only as good as the members who use it.

A new section has been added to the website devoted to the Canada Chapter.  We have already seen great interest from members of the Canada Chapter and by adding this section to the web site, it will allow the entire membership to keep current on the Chapter's activities and the Chapter's Board of Directors.  In the coming year, you will find this section updated on a regular basis.

The web site is constantly changing and evolving to be more useful and efficient.  In the coming year, CHPA will continue to update the site.  If there is something that you would like to see on the web site, please feel free to let me know.

Ned Scharpf, Corporate Apartment Specialists, Inc.
2008 CHPA President