First Notice of November 18, 2015 PD Seminar
"Working with Humans"
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The 76th PM Professional Day will be held on Wednesday November 18, 2015 at
the Executive Suites Hotel, Burnaby. Register now with Tenzin White, PMP at
[email protected]
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Do not reply to this email; instead, send a new message to
Tenzin White.
Our agenda for the day will include these presentations and workshop
sessions:
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR HUMANS: MANAGING RISK � Peter Duggan, PMP.
A case can be made that psychology is the fundamental science behind the management of people.
The aim of this workshop is to review some of the psychology that is applicable to risk
management, and to jointly develop a process for managing risk on projects that takes this
proposition into account.
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PLANNING A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM � Robert Schulz, PMP.
In this workshop the seminar participants will plan and organize a specific
program of professional development activities aimed at the educational needs of
Vancouver area PMPs.
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DYNAMIC CHANGE MANAGEMENT: VALIDATED THEORIES AND PROVEN
STRATEGIES � Bill Warner, Ph.D., PMP, CQM/OE, CSSGB. Based on proven
models and strategies, this workshop will introduce a practical roadmap for successful and
sustainable change by emphasizing a wide range of successful change management processes,
practices, tools and techniques from incremental changes to transformative changes to
disruptive innovation.
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CONFLICT RESOLUTION FOR PROJECT MANAGERS � Shawn Hawkins, PMP.
This workshop is designed to help participants gain more clarity regarding their own
objectives as they attempt to resolve conflicts and to identify their own "conflict blind spots."
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STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT: MANAGING THE PEOPLE SIDE OF CHANGE
� Catherine Boivie, Ph.D, Maria Patten, PMP, and Karen MacDonald. This panel discussion
will provide different perspectives and views of how to effectively manage expectations for
best results and buy-in on projects as well as advice for how to move towards a collaborative
approach to stakeholder engagement
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For more information on the technical program and presenters, contact the
Project Manager for the 76th Professional Development Seminar,
Renee Chau, PMP at
[email protected]
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Executive Suites Hotel
4201 Lougheed Highway, Burnaby BC
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
7:45 AM Registration - Coffee, Juice, Continental Breakfast
Buffet Lunch
Inclusive fee: $80
Parking at the hotel�is $2.25 per hour or $8 for the day.
$4 per day for street meter parking behind the hotel.
Nearest Skytrain Station: Gilmore (5 minutes walk)
Nearest Bus Station: Brentwood Mall Bus Loop (5 minutes walk)
Driving: �Between Willingdon and Boundary Road on Lougheed
REGISTRATION WILL BE LIMITED TO FIFTY (50) ATTENDEES
Registration Draw Cut-off: Midnight Wednesday October 28, 2015
Cancellation Deadline: Midnight Tuesday November 10, 2015
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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 November 18, 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
October 28, 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 October 28, 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, Tuesday
November 10, 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. There is an ATM in the hotel lobby. No credit cards or Interac
(debit cards) are accepted.
The Registration Manager for the November 18, 2015 Seminar is
Tenzin White, PMP
[email protected]
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The Annual General Meeting of the Society will be held November 18, 2015,
12:00 to 12:30 pm, in conjunction with the Professional Development Seminar.
All members are welcome to attend this business meeting. There is no charge for
attending the meeting.
The agenda for the meeting will include:
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Reports by the Officers.
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Election of the Society Officers for 2016
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Other business, including directions to the Officers for the 2016 program.
A full notice of the AGM and the call for nominations will be issued in
a separate e-mail message.
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Program Planning for 2015 - Opportunities for
Presenters and Workshop Leaders
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At the November 18 Seminar, a workshop session will be devoted to
planning a
program of professional development events for 2016. As input to the
workshop, we would like to identify in advance a slate of potential
presenters, workshop leaders, and management team volunteers.
Please advise
us of your availability and willingness to serve. Contact the workshop
leader Robert Schulz, PMP
[email protected]
The Society is based on the principle that we learn from each
other, and each of us has valuable experience to share, or facilitation
and management skills to contribute.
Each PMP is a candidate for any of the roles on a seminar.
Unless a volunteer Project Manager steps forward from the ranks of the local
PMPs, a seminar does not proceed.
In addition to technical presenters, workshop leaders, and the Project
Manager, these are the roles on the management team for each seminar.
Additional volunteers are invited for all. One person
may be asked to do two or more jobs:
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Technical Program
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Binder Editing and Co-ordination
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Facilities and Food
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Registration and Collection
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Evaluation Report
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Successful Seminar - September 23, 2015
"Integrating the Disciplines on Engineering-Architectural �Construction Projects"
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The agenda, organized by Project Manager Linda Flegel, PMP, included
these
presentations and workshop sessions:
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UBC DISTRICT ENERGY SYSTEM � Paul Holt, CEng, MIET, CEM, and Martin Nielsen,
Architect AIBC, MRAIC, PEng.
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FAILURE TO IMPLEMENT � Joan Hambury PMP.
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HOW WE SURVIVED A GAMING STUDIO TI (TENANT IMPROVEMENT) PROJECT � Helsa Nothof, PMP.
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OWNER-DESIGNER-BUILDER PARTNERSHIPS � Bryan McConachy, PEng, PMP.
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CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT - WHY, WHEN AND HOW? - Prashant Pandit, MEng,
PEng, PMP.
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COMMUNICATIONS: ATTITUDE AND STRATEGY � Matti Saar, PMP.
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
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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 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 November 18, 2015 seminar.
Please let us know if you wish to receive notices from the Society at a
different e-mail address.
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