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PMI Mass Bay Chapter - May 98 Meeting Announcement
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robert V. Ferrara)
Wed May 6 18:01:26 1998
Date: Wed, 6 May 1998 18:01:24 -0400
To: delivery@MIT.EDU
From: "Robert V. Ferrara" <rferrara@MIT.EDU>
Cc: brendakg@MIT.EDU
Hello, attached is an announcement of the next local (Mass Bay) chapter
meeting of the Project Management Institute (PMI).
If anyone is interested in attending, you should probably contact Brenda
Gillingham, who can give you a sense of how the meetings are conducted.
Brenda can also help with reservations, and notes that PMI membership is
NOT required or solicited.
You should also be aware that our discussions with Allison Dolan and the CG
Team about sponsoring a "corporate" MIT membership for PMI are progressing
very well. Expect some e-mail on this in a several days.
Thanks, Bob
>>Subject: PMI Mass Bay Chapter - May 98 Meeting Announcement
>>
>>PLEASE FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO YOUR COLLEAGUES WHO MIGHT ALSO BE
>>INTERESTED IN
>>ATTENDING THIS MEETING ... OR WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN PMI! Thanks!
>>The Massachusetts Bay Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI)
>>will hold its next meeting on Thursday May 28th at the Sheraton Tara
>>Lexington Inn on Route 2A by Rt 128 in Lexington.
>>
>>This meeting will feature Dr. William Ibbs, from the University of
>>California at Berkeley, whose presentation topic will be: "The Value
>>of Project Management". There are still a surprising number of people
>>who haven't bought into the value of formalized project management.
>>In order to help corporations and managers understand the financial
>>value of formalized project management, Dr. William Ibbs lead a research
>>team to quantify the value in terms that managers can relate to.
>>
>>This presentation will describe the study and discuss the results and
>>findings of this research project. This will be a great meeting for
>>you to invite your senior managers to if they have any doubts about
>>the value of project management in their organizations.
>> ---------------
>>
>>Unfortunately, seating space is limited to a maximum of 110 for this
>>particular meeting so we recommend that you make your reservations as
>>early as possible for this meeting. Specific meeting reservation
>>procedures are described below but if you must cancel your reservation,
>>we ask that you do so as early as possible so that someone else can
>>have your seat.
>> ---------------
>>
>>PMI Chapter participation is a great way for project managers to keep
>>up with this rapidly evolving profession and chapter meetings provide
>>valuable networking opportunities for project management professionals
>>in the local region.
>>
>>The May 28th meeting agenda is as follows:
>> 5:30pm Networking Hour begins (cash bar available)
>> 6:30pm sit down dinner
>> 7:00pm Chapter Business
>> 7:45pm The Financial Value of Project Management
>> Dr. William Ibbs
>> University of California at Berkeley
>> visiting professor at MIT
>>
>>The meeting costs $25 for members who make a reservation by May 22nd.
>>$30 for all others. You do not need to be a member to attend. Everyone
>>pays at the door via cash or check. Checks can be made out to "PMI Mass
>>Bay".
>>
>>To reserve a seat and dinner for this meeting, send e-mail to Greg Woo
>>at gwoo@shore.net. For each attendee, include the following
>>information: NAME, COMPANY NAME, PHONE NUMBER, PMI MASS BAY member (Yes or
>>No). If you cannot send e-mail, you may make a reservation by sending a FAX
>>with this same information to Greg Woo at 978-762-0199.
>>Chapter member discount reservations must be made by 5pm Friday, May 22nd.
>>If you make a reservation (early or late), then a dinner will be
>>guaranteed for you. If you walk-in without a reservation, a dinner will
>>be provided but we can't guarantee that it will be of the same caliber
>>as the "standard" dinner.
>>
>>FINALLY, DO NOT MAKE A RESERVATION UNLESS YOU'RE CONFIDENT YOU WILL
>>ATTEND. The chapter is billed for all reserved dinners, whether or not
>>they are actually consumed. If you learn that you cannot attend, please
>>call to cancel your reservation ASAP (no later than May 25th).
>>People who cancel after May 25th (or who fail to show) may be billed
>>for their reservation if it is not consumed by a walk-in registrant.
>>
>>A limited amount of seating space is generally available for people who
>>want to attend the meeting without eating. If you're not eating, there
>>is no charge for the meeting.
>>
>>Due to the popularity of this particular topic, space for program-only
>>attendees may be severly limited so it is recommended that you register
>>in advance and that you arrive early to the meeting.
>>
>> -------------------------
>>
>>NEXT MEETING: 6/25/98 Bell Atlantic's Local Number Portability project
>>This intricate and complex project, with a very
>>aggressive schedule, was completed on-time and
>>within budget to the total satisfaction of its
>>sponsors. Come hear about the "best practices"
>>used to achieve this and about the "lessons
>>learned" by Bell Atlantic. The implementation
>>of this project affected everyone with Bell
>>Atlantic phone service in New England.
>>
>>(winner of the Mass Bay Chapter's Project of
>>the Year Award)
>>
>> -------------------------
>>
>>For those of you who are not familiar with the organization, PMI is the
>>leading international professional organization for project managers.
>>It currently has over 35,000 members world-wide and the local Boston
>>chapter has over 570 members.
>>
>>PMI's mission includes providing career development assistance to
>>project managers, increasing the professionalism of project management,
>>and increasing the recognition of project management as an important
>>business function.
>>
>>For more information on PMI, you can browse the WWW pages at:
>>http://www.pmi.org/ or call the international headquarters office at
>>610-356-4600 in Newtown Square, PA.
>>
>>For information on the local chapter, go to the PMI WWW pages listed
>>above, then drill down through "Chapters", "US chapters",
>>"Massachusetts", and finally "Mass Bay Chapter". A complete list of
>>contacts, news, and meeting notices is published there.
>>
>>Alternatively, you can contact me for information about the local
>>chapter.
>>
>>Gregory Woo, PMP (Greg)
>>Mass Bay Chapter President
>>
>>
>>Greg Woo
>>Systems & Communications Sciences, Inc.
>>gwoo@shore.net
>>508-726-7858
>>
>>========================================================================
>>
>>For information about PMI's "Project Management Professional" (PMP)
>>Certification program and PMI Project Management Education:
>>contact John Downing, PMP (Digital)
>> Mass Bay Chapter, VP of Professional Development
>>
>> John.Downing@digital.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>--
>>Gregory S. Woo, PMP Portable 508-726-7858
>>Sr. Project Manager LKG office 978-506-7929
>>Sr. Systems Consultant FAX 978-762-0199
>>---------------------------------------------------------
>>Systems & Communications Sciences, Inc. gwoo@shore.net
>>603-878-1148
>>
>>
>>
>>
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