The Association of Secretaries and Administrative Professionals in Asia-Pacific (ASA) was formed in 1974. The formation of ASA has provided an opportunity for administrative professionals and secretaries in and around Asia to meet and to share their knowledge, culture and work experience with one another.
An ASA Congress is held biennially and it is hosted by one of its member associations on a rotation basis according to seniority of their membership in ASA.
Singapore (SAAP) hosted the 3rd ASA Congress in 1978 and the 16th ASA Congress in 2004.
The main objectives of ASA are :
to gain recognition for administrative professionals and secretaries as professionals, and
to promote friendship, understanding, unity and the exchange of ideas among administrative professionals and secretaries in Asia.
Member countries of ASA (according to seniority) are :
