The translation of the IAAO Glossary into Spanish is well underway. The Florida Chapter supported
this project financially through a donation to the IAAO made last year at the IAAO Conference. Since
then, the IAAO Technical Standards Committee (charged with maintaining the Glossary) has selected
a professional translator through a review process, and that translator is set to begin their work within
the next few months. After the translation is complete, a team of bilingual IAAO members will review
the translation for accuracy and, as necessary, resolve issues. This team will be made up of members
in all areas of expertise, valuation, exemption, assessment administration, mapping and personal
property. Some of our own Florida Chapter members and employees of Florida Property Appraisers
will participate in the 12 person review committee. They will work alongside bilingual speakers from
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Fall 2013 Newsletter of the FCIAAO
COMMITTEE NEWS
UPDATE: IAAO SPANISH LANGUAGE GLOSSARY PROJECT
It is the mission of the FCIAAO to provide educational events for its membership
through relevant assessment course offerings and networking opportunities at
conferences to promote professional development. The FCIAAO Executive Board
understands that the strength and diversity of our Chapter lies with the volun-
teers, committees, and interaction among our members. With that in mind, one
of the issues discussed at the August 3
rd
board meeting was the need to reener-
gize and potentially restructure the Chapter’s committees. As a result, the Board
approved the following Committees (the structure and procedural rules are being
developed and modeled after IAAO):
Exemptions Steering Committee
Real Property Steering Committee
IT / GIS Steering Committee
Tangible Personal Property Steering Committee
Through the Executive Board, these committees will be charged with the responsibility of reviewing
the needs of the FCIAAO members and developing the timeliest, most relevant educational content for
the conferences and quarterly newsletters. A complete list of the FCIAAO Committees, and its mem-
bers, will be available on our website in the near future. If you are interested in serving on a particular
committee, please contact Vice President Alice Weinberg.
PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATION COMMITTEE
The FCIAAO Executive Board supports our members who are seeking professional designations
through the IAAO. At our August 3rd meeting, the Board approved to restructure the
Professional
Designation Committee (PDC)
in order to promote awareness, encourage participation, and pro-
vide candidates with the appropriate tools, resources and technical assistance for success. The new
structure will include (2) advisors per designation. A list of Florida Professional Designation Advisors,
and other valuable information, will be available on our website in the near future.
Tracy S. Drake,
CAE, RES, AAS, CFE
