Society of PM Professionals of Greater Vancouver
PM Competencies. What you need to know to grow
Email Registration Manager Stan Shaw, PMP at
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First Notice of May 20, 2015 Seminar
"PM Competencies. What you need to know to grow"

The 74th PM Professional Day will be held on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at the Wosk Centre for Dialogue in Vancouver. Register now with Stan Shaw, PMP at [email protected] . Do not reply to this email; instead, send a new message to Stan Shaw.

Our agenda for the day will include these presentations and workshops:

  • LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND THE ROLE OF COACHING - Nancy Marshall PMP, CMA, SDI Facilitator. Learn about team building, emotional intelligence, leadership and self awareness.

  • COLLABORATIVE PROJECT DELIVERY. CORE COMPETENCIES FOR DESIGN/BUILD PROJECT MANAGERS - Bryan McConachy P. Eng, PMP. You will learn about one organization's method to identify personal attributes as well as knowledge areas for training efforts.

  • PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND PROJECT CLASSIFICATION - Frank Wimberley MSc, MBA, PMP - Learn about a system for classifying the managerial challenges of projects and for classifying project managers.

  • NOT JUST YOUR AVERAGE OFFICE MOVE � Fadi Attal PMP, LEED Green Associate. Learn how a complicated office move involving the consolidation of several locations, and hundreds of people into a newly designed and constructed building called upon all the skills of this project manager.

  • THE NEW CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (CCR) FOR PMPs � Camille Rozon PMP. Learn about the new requirements for continuing certification from PMI and engage in a facilitated discussion about ways to achieve these new standards. The role of the Society, and the content of the professional development seminars will be examined.

For more information on the technical program and presenters, contact the Project Manager for the 74th Professional Development Seminar, Camille Rozon, PMP at [email protected]

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Location and Times

Wosk Centre for Dialogue
580 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
7:45 AM Registration - Coffee, Juice, Continental Breakfast
Buffet Lunch
Inclusive fee: $80

Driving Directions: Head North on Seymour. Turn right into the Centre for Dialogue, just before reaching Hastings Street.

Public parking is available at many locations near the Centre for Dialogue. Street parking is available. The closest parking lot is across the courtyard; enter via Seymour Street.

The centre is easy walking distance from major public transit lines, the SeaBus, SkyTrain, Canada Line and West Coast Express, which terminate at Waterfront Station. The Centre for Dialogue is also within easy walking distance of most buses coming into the downtown core.

REGISTRATION WILL BE LIMITED TO FIFTY (50) ATTENDEES

Registration Draw Cut-off: Midnight Wednesday April 29, 2015
Cancellation Deadline: Midnight Friday May 15, 2015

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PDU Claims for Full Day

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

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 May 20, 2015 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 Midnight April 29, 2015 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 29, 2015 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, Friday May 15, 2015. 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. No credit cards or Interac (debit cards) are accepted.

The Registration Manager for the May 20, 2015 Seminar is Stan Shaw, PMP
[email protected]

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Other planned Seminars for 2015

Two more PD seminars are planned for the remainder of the year. Contact the Project Manager listed below for more information or to volunteer your services.
  • September 23, 2015
    "Integrating the disciplines on Engineering-Architectural-Construction Projects"
    Alberto Cayuela, PMP, Project Manager

  • November 18, 2015
    "Working with Humans" & the Annual General Meeting
    Renee Chau, PMP, Project Manager
There are opportunities for additional presenters, workshop leaders, and Management Team volunteers for this and future seminars. Those who provide service may earn preferred access to registration in future seminars.

There is room in the calendar for an additional seminar in 2015. All it takes is an idea and a person with the desire to lead a team in managing a seminar.

Please contact the Project Manager for a seminar or John Cooke, PMP, Society President to participate, [email protected]

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Successful Seminar - April 15, 2015 "Social Responsibility and Stakeholder Consent"

The 73rd seminar was organized by Project Manager Alison Biely, PMP and included these presentations and workshop sessions:
    PARTNERING WITH STAKEHOLDERS FOR A SUCCESSFUL PROJECT DELIVERY - A VANCOUVER CASE STUDY- Alady Sukumar, PMP.

  • OBTAINING STAKEHOLDER CONSENT � "TRIAL BY FIRE" (Workshop) � Sue Drinnan, PMP / Stan Shaw, PMP

  • SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS - Stan Shaw, PMP.

  • STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND SOCIAL LICENCE FOR LARGE SCALE PROJECTS � Duncan Wood, PMP.

  • ENGAGEMENT WITH ABORIGINAL GROUPS IN THE CONTEXT OF PMBOK PROCESS GROUPS AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROCESS � Monica Karpiak, PMP.

  • OWNER-COMMITMENT + PROJECT-TEAM ETHICS FOR LONG TERM SOCIAL LICENCE (Workshop) � Chris Quaife.
Thank-you again, to all the Workshop Leaders, Presenters, Volunteers, and Participants for making this a successful event.

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About the Society - Website Address

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

At the November 19, 2014 Annual Meeting, the officers of the Society were elected for a one-year term.

President: John Cooke, PMP [email protected]

Secretary Treasurer: Ellyn Daly, 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 May 20 seminar.

Please let us know if you wish to receive notices from the Society at a different e-mail address.

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