First Notice of April 18th 2012 PD Seminar
"Managing Projects Across Distances and Cultures"
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The 59th PM Professional Day will be held on Wednesday April 18, 2012 at
the Holiday Inn, Metrotown. Register now with Eva Blackham, PMP at
[email protected] .
Do not reply to this email; instead, send a new message to
Eva Blackham.
Our agenda for the day will include these presentations and workshop
sessions:
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MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR � Helsa Nothof, PMP.
The study of the actions and attitudes of people in organizations
can prove especially helpful for Project Managers. Understanding
how people interact within the organization, and with the organization
itself, can help one to recognize, and deal with, the complexity of
behaviours, and to improve the ability to influence others.
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOOLBOX - WHAT SKILLS AND TOOLS
ARE ESSENTIAL FOR PROJECT MANAGERS TODAY
� Adelana Gilpin-Jackson, PMP.
Project managers are executing projects globally but the influences and differences
of culture, work ethic, experience and training are not easily accounted for in
traditional project planning. This presentation explores the most effective mindsets,
processes, techniques and tools for effectively managing modern projects
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LESSONS LEARNED IN MANAGING INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
� Andrew Kim, PMP & Stanley Tang, PMP.
Managing international projects with teams located in multiple geographic
locations is more complex than managing a local project.� Based on their
experience in managing international projects, both large and small
and across technology and business process design, Stanley and Andrew
will share their lessons learned in how to effectively manage such projects.
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TOOLS FOR MANAGING PROJECTS ACROSS DISTANCE AND CULTURES
� Akber Mohammed, PMP.
In an interconnected global environment, companies are running projects that have
resources in different areas of the globe. Keeping in touch with project team
members in other countries can be challenging.This presentation reviews some
of the web based tools that can be used in order to assist with communications
Comparisons, highlights and pitfalls of these technologies
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MANAGING INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS � Maria Patten, PMP.
In an interactive session Maria will present real life examples of cultural
challenges that she has experienced. In a workshop session, an example from
a culturally challenging project will be presented for for discussion and solution.
For more information on the technical program and presenters, contact the
Project Manager for the 59th Professional Development Seminar
Duncan Wood, PMP at
[email protected]
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Holiday Inn Metrotown
4405 Central Boulevard
Salon's A & B
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
7:45 AM Registration - Coffee, Juice, Continental Breakfast
Buffet Lunch
Inclusive fee: $80
Free underground parking at the hotel
REGISTRATION WILL BE LIMITED TO FIFTY (50) ATTENDEES
Registration Draw Cut-off: Midnight April 2, 2012
Cancellation Deadline: Midnight Wednesday, April 11, 2012.
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Seminar participants can claim seven PDUs for the day. In addition to the time
they spend as
participants, Presenters and Workshop Leaders can claim a PDU for each hour
spent
performing those roles, including preparation time
This is a full-day seminar. If you register it is understood that you plan
to attend for the entire day. If you leave early it is a discourtesy to your
fellow professionals. Another PMP from the wait-list has been denied the
opportunity to attend, and the presenters at the end of the day are
slighted.
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Registration Policy - Fine Print
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As an incentive - and reward - for service, the November 25, 2009 General
Meeting of the Society approved a priority system which gives preferential
access to seminar registration. Presenters, workshop leaders, management
team volunteers, and retired officers will be given first priority for
available seats for a period of time following their service. The remaining
seats will be assigned through a lottery as has been done in the past.
The list of individuals eligible for first priority seating, along with the
rules for assigning available seats, can be downloaded at
http://www.vcn.bc.ca/pmprof/A-List.PDF
For the April 18, 2012 seminar, once seats have been assigned to the
presenters, the management team for the day, and the priority applicants, a
lottery shall be used to determine which of the remaining applications for
registration are chosen for acceptance, in accordance with the rules set out
below.
Registration for a seminar does not open until a registration notice, such
as this one, is broadcast. There is no provision for advance registration.
Only those applications received after the time of broadcast will be
considered.
Each application received by the Registration Manager prior to midnight
April 2, 2012 will be assigned to either an A-list pool or a regular
pool. Each application will be given a random priority number within the
pool. Available seats will first be awarded to those in the A-list pool in
priority sequence. The remaining available seats will be awarded to those in
the regular pool in priority sequence. Once the registration limit is
reached, the remaining applications will be placed on a wait list in
priority sequence, first A-list then regular. Each application received
after midnight April 2, 2012 will be assigned the next sequential regular
priority number in the order it is received, whether or not the applicant is
on the A-list.
Each application will be acknowledged and each acceptance will be confirmed
by email.
Each application received will be considered a firm offer to register and to
pay the full fee. Cancellations will be accepted up to midnight, Wednesday
April 11, 2012. Those on the waitlist will be accepted in priority order
if spaces become available prior to the cancellation deadline. A waitlist
candidate will be notified of acceptance by email. A waitlist candidate must
cancel to be removed from the list.
The Society will issue an email notice of acceptance to the address provided
in the registration application, but is not responsible for ensuring that
any registrant has received the notification of acceptance.
Any registrant who does not show is expected to pay the full seminar fee.
Accepted registrants who fail to pay the full seminar fee will be prohibited
from applying for registration at future events until the payment is
received.
Payment by cheque is preferred. Cash is accepted; please try to bring exact
change. There is an ATM in the hotel lobby. No credit cards or Interac
(debit cards) are accepted.
The Registration Manager for the April 18, 2012 Seminar is
Eva Blackham, PMP
[email protected]
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Other planned Seminars for 2012
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Four more PD seminars are currently planned for the remainder of the year.
Contact the Project Manager listed below for more information or to
volunteer your services.
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May 23, 2012
"Creating Organizational Capability and Individual Competence in Project
Management." Lisa Batycki Downs, PMP
[email protected]
, Project Manager
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September 26, 2012
"Novel Approaches to Engineering-Construction Projects."
Linda Flegel, PMP
[email protected]
Project Manager
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October 24, 2012
"ERP Projects - Avoiding the Seven Deadly Sins."
John Cooke, PMP
[email protected]
Project Manager
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November 21, 2012
"Building and Maintaining Effective Project Teams. "
& the Annual General Meeting
Eva Blackham, PMP
[email protected]
, Project
Manager
There are opportunities for additional presenters, workshop leaders, and
Management Team volunteers for these seminars. Those who provide service may
earn preferred access to registration in future seminars.
Please contact the Project Manager for a seminar or Kim Hunter, PMP, Society
President to participate, Kim Hunter,
[email protected]
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Sold Out Seminar - March 21, 2012
"Leading Transformational Projects �
Reports from the Records Management Trenches"
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The March 21, 2012 seminar has been fully subscribed and there is a waiting list.
The agenda, organized by Project Manager Ellyn Daly, PMP, includes
these presentations and workshop sessions:
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MIND THE GAP - AVOID THE DIGITAL ABYSS � Ellyn Daly, BHE, PMP
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ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND HUMAN BEHAVIOUR �
IGNORE AT YOUR PERIL - Victoria Lemieux, PhD, MAS, CISSP
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TOOLS IN THE TRENCHES � PROJECT MANAGERS AND CHANGE
MANAGEMENT - Laura Stoicescu, MSc, PMP and Madeleine Butschler,
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THE FIVE THINGS A PM MUST KNOW (OR GET SOMEONE TO DO)
TO IMPLEMENT AN EDRMS SYSTEM � Marcel Roy, and Judy Hu, MAS -
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SET NEW PROJECT RECORDS! � Regis Denefle, PMP
Thank-you to all the Workshop Leaders, Presenters, Volunteers and
Participants who have contributed to the planning and preparations for this event
Ellyn Daly can be contacted at at
[email protected]
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About the Society - Website Address
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The Society of PM Professionals is a voluntary, democratic
organization of PMPs in the Greater Vancouver area, who
are dedicated to the achievement of their common purposes
in the profession through mutual support, co-operation, and
collective effort.
There are more than 550 PMPs in the Vancouver area
who receive notices of Society events.
The Society holds at least three Professional Development
Seminars in Vancouver each year.
The Professional Development Seminars feature technical
presentations and workshop facilitation by PMPs for the
purpose of continuing professional development. The seminar
is intended for PMPs. However, a PMP may invite guests
who are committed to the advancement of the Profession.
Practitioners who plan to become certified as PMPs are
welcome in particular.
For more information on the Society:
http://www.vcn.bc.ca/pmprof/
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Contact the Officers of theSociety
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At the November 23, 2011 Annual Meeting, the officers of the Society were
elected for a one-year term.
President: Kim Hunter, PMP
[email protected]
Secretary Treasurer: John Cooke, PMP
[email protected]
Registrar: Walter Wawruck, PMP
[email protected]
If you have not yet filled in a membership application, contact Walter
Wawruck, PMP, download one from the website, or complete an application at
the April 18, 2012 seminar
Please let us know if you wish to receive notices from the Society at a
different e-mail address.
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