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PMI®
Aerospace and Defense Specific Interest Group
August 2008 |
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Interested in Making a Difference to Aerospace and Defense
Project Managers? Serve on the A&D SIG Board!
We are only as good as our members and our leadership.
We have a vision, but we need members who share our vision to help
us.
Volunteering
requires a commitment of time and effort, but in addition to great
personal satisfaction, volunteering also provides a great way for
PMPs to maintain their certification.
A&D
SIG Elected Board Positions
Chair
Vice Chair Finance
Vice
Chair Programs
Vice
Chair Professional Development
Download
the position descriptions
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Submit
Your Request and Bio by August 31, 2008
You
must be a PMI A&D member in good standing to serve on
the board. A confirming e-mail will be sent to each nominee/appointee
to verify his or her agreement with the nomination/ appointment.
Candidates are urged to include a brief biography (no more
than 200 words) with their nomination. Be sure to identify
the elected/appointed position that you are interested in
filling.
Send your nomination or questions to Administrator@pmi-adsig.org.
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When
Your Life Flashes Before Your Eyes, What Will You See?
I was at a Toastmasters
meeting and this was one of the Table Topic questions. I thought
it was an extremely provocative question. If your life flashed before
your eyes, what will you see? Will it amount to a
commercial or a movie? Hopefully, you want a movie.
Consider being a volunteer for the A&D SIG. As a volunteer that
movie could consist of how you played an instrumental role in the
development and expansion of the project management profession as
part of an internationally recognized organization. Whether you
want to take a leadership role or take a small, but equally important
role behind the scenes, you will enjoy tremendous satisfaction in
knowing that you are making a difference in a respected profession.
We need your help.
When your life flashes before your eyes, will it add up to a two-minute
commercial or a full-length feature presentation?
The A&D SIG is in a strong organizational building
phase. If you are interested in volunteering to facilitate your
career growth, but dont feel you are ready to fill the elected
positions defined above, consider volunteering for a Ambassador,
Deputy, or Project Manager one-year BoD appointment. This will get
you acquainted with being involved in A&D SIG activities and
prepare you for a higher level of involvement as an elected BoD
member. The BoD has approved some new project charters which establish
the need for Project Managers. If interested in any of the posted
BoD positions defined above or as a Project Manager, contact me
for more information.
Volunteer and Action!
Hurel L. Johnson, PMP
Director
of Volunteers
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A&D SIG
Partners with the MetSIG to Offer Free Webinars
The
MetSIG will soon offer a webinar series on Measuring for
Project Success with Proper Organizational Governance
by Steve Rollins MBA, PMP, PMOC. Watch for more details.
If you missed the live webinars of the 2008
MetSIG Online Congress, archived webinars are now available
for download. PMPs earn 1 PDU for each 1 hour webinar.
MetSIG Chair Steve Rollins, PMP recently delivered a series of 10
live, one-hour webinars on the topic of "PMO
and the Portfolio: Measuring Towards Value." PMPs
earn 1 PDU for each 1 hour webinar.
Webinars
are free for A&D SIG members, just enter promo code ADSMET7. |
Registration
Now Open for PMI® La Crosse Chapter Professional
Development Days 2008
Professional
Development Days 2008 will be held September 15-18, 2008 at the
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. The PMI®
La Crosse Chapter invites you to network with other project
managers, participate in our workshops, and
attend an all-day symposium featuring nationally-recognized
keynote and endnote speakers and industry experts presenting on a
variety of timely topics.
In recognition of the PMI® La Crosse Chapter's
fifth anniversary, this year's PDD theme is "Celebrating
Five Years of Project Management Professionalism."
View
Complete Details and Register!
Register today to attend PDD 2008 and join us in the celebration.
We know you will enjoy great hands-on project management interactions
and gain in-depth project management skills and knowledge during
this exciting event.
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4th
Annual PMI Tampa Bay Symposium
September
26-27 2008
Tampa Bay, FL
This
year's Symposium theme is "Advancing the Profession"
and some of our guests this year include former Tampa Bay
Buccaneer and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, Lee Roy Selmon,
and former basketball coach and current ESPN College Basketball Analyst,
and national motivational speaker, Mark Adams.
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more details
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Three
Nationally Renowned Best Selling Authors in
Project Management
October
10, 2008
Columbus, OH
Proposed
Topics:
Communicate And Manage Any Project With A Single Sheet Of Paper
The Essential Components of Finishing What You Start on Time and
On Budget
What it Takes to Be an Alpha Project Manager
View
more details
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"The
Leadership Quadrant: 4 Ps for Organizational Excellence"
October
22 - 23, 2008
Philadelphia, PA
10% Discount
for A&D SIG Members!
Jerry
Manas, author of Managing the Gray Areas and Napoleon
on Project Management will be teaming up once again with productivity
consultant Jerome Jewell for their two-day workshop titled The
Leadership Quadrant: 4 Ps for Organizational Excellence.
The seminar, which explores current thinking around Principles,
People, Productivity, and Process, will be held October and 22 and
23 at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
Prices are $1,795 per person (group rates are available), and a
10% discount is available to members of the A&D SIG.
Download
the seminar flyer and register online
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Risk
SIG and France-Sud Chapter to Hold Risk Management Symposium
November
3-5, 2008
Nice and Monte Carlo
The
RiskSIG, in collaboration with the France-Sud Chapter, are excited
to celebrate the climax of its 10th anniversary
year with a Risk Management Symposium to be held in Nice and Monte
Carlo, November 3-5, 2008.
View
more details
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Registration
Now Open for the 2008 Professional Development Summit
November
6-8, 2008
Honolulu, HI
Please go to
the PMI
Honolulu Chapter website to find all the details and
register. Click on the link to the 2008 PDS, then click on
the registration tab to register. You may also download a registration
form and mail to PMI Honolulu Chapter.
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PMOSIG
to Hold "Advancing the PMO" Symposium 2008
November
9-11, 2008
San Antonio, TX
With
over 20 sessions, attendees will become engaged in important PMO issues,
share insights and participate in Q&A forums. PMOSIG Executive
Chairman, Art Drake, announced "
the symposium will fill
an important void for all Program Management Office professionals
to engage in many sessions by industry focused practitioners."
Mr. Drake also emphasized "attendees will be able to gain insight
facing PMOs from different industries and different levels of maturity
whether
you're considering starting a PMO or already working in an established
PMO. This is the premier PMO event for 2008 where attendees can earn
up to 19 PDUs."
Register
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20th
Annual International Integrated Program Management Conference
November
17-19, 2008
Alexandria, VA
Delivering
a new Steady-State:" Portfolios, Programs
and Projects
Call
for presentations now open |
PM Challenge
2009 Call for Speakers
Proposal submissions
are due September 12, 2008! Connect and Discover! Do you have a topic
of interest to NASA program and project management stakeholders? Submit
your speaker proposal for PM Challenge 2009.
Submit
a proposal today.
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A&D
SIG Lapel Pins Available for Members
As
a token of the A&D SIG's appreciation for your participation
in the SIG, we would like to send you a lapel pin. We
encourage all members to wear the pin at PMI®
chapter and international events and to look for, and network with,
other A&D SIG members wearing their pins. Show your pride in
the A&D SIG!
Request
an A&D SIG pin
Be sure to include your mailing address.
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Register
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