John A. Ward III Our members belong to the CAA in order to: stay in touch with colleagues who share a common past; keep abreast of what former colleagues are now doing, network for an always unknowable future. Our Association is organized by geographic chapters that organize regional events for members. If you are traveling to a distant city when a CAA event is scheduled, you'll be especially welcomed. As a member of the CAA, you have access to our members–only features on our Web site, including an online members directory — certainly a Who's Who of banking and finance. Periodically, the CAA organizes reunions and events designed to bring together all our members. Such was the gathering of Chase Alumni for the Vienna Ball season in 2003, the successful October 2004 weekend in New York (attracting 288 Chase alumni, spouses and friends from around the world), and our 2007 CAA Rendezvous in Bend, Oregon, and Budapest, Hungary. For many of us, our days at Chase remain a source of pride and fond memories. They can also be a source of future contacts, intellectual stimulation and a renewed sense of connection. If you are like me, the colleagues you worked with at Chase have become good friends and reliable business associates. If you are a former Chase officer and haven't joined us, we hope you will do so soon. All of our Board Members can be reached through contact@chasealum.org. Our equally hardworking and indispensible Chapter Coordinators are listed on their respective chapter pages. Membership in the Association is open to former employees of the Chase Manhattan Bank and later merged banks including Chemical, Manufacturers Hanover, Bank One and Washington Mutual, as well as current employees of JPMorgan Chase who want to stay in touch with former colleagues.