Atlanta.

• Author: Raab, Marian
• Position: Fei news

Area Covered: Atlanta metro

Year Founded: 1944

Number of Members: 170

Diversity: Chapter membership is 10 percent female.

Companies Represented: Coca-Cola Co., Time Warner Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., SunTrust Banks Inc., Automated Data Processing Inc., LexisNexis Group and Equifax Inc.

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Chapter Sponsors: Accountants One Inc., Automated Data Processing Inc., Aon Corp., Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, BDO Seidman LLP, Deloitte, Houlihan Lokey, Robert Half International Inc. and Studley Inc.

Annual Dues: $375

Meeting Schedule: Nine meetings per year, September-May, mostly dinners.

Regional Challenges: Declines in membership due to a number of organizations no longer paying their employees' dues.

Recent Highlights: The chapter has an annual holiday party for members and spouses. It also has an annual golf outing for members. This fall, a "fall formal" is planned for members, which will be more of a social event.

Unique Qualities: The Atlanta Chapter created a chair of Member Retention to work with the New Member Committee and Speaker chair. The idea is to provide more interesting speakers and topics and...