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PMI®
Aerospace and Defense Specific Interest Group
September
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| A&D
SIG Board of Director Election - Vote Today!
Board
Positions:

Chair
Michael
Coville, PMP
Vice
Chair Finance
Wayne
Juliano, PMP
Vice
Chair Professional Dev
Brian
Sullivan, PMP
Vice Chair Programs
Garrison
Thompson, PMP
View
the candidate bios
Hurry!
Election closes on September 30, 2008 at midnight EDT.
If
you experience any problems voting, please contact the
A&D SIG administrator.
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A&D SIG
Annual Membership Meeting - Mark Your Calendars!
When:
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Time:
1-3 PM MDT
Where: Colorado Convention Center
Denver,
Colorado USA
The meeting will feature:
- an overview of 2008 accomplishments and 2009 objectives
- an update on the PMI VCP initiative
- a guest
speaker of significant importance in the A&D industry will
be presenting.
More details will be announced in a special email to members later
this month.
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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. |
Promote Your
Company's PM Job Openings at the PMI® North
American Global Congress
Showcase
your company with a Recruitment Booth - October 19-21, 2008
Top executives
report that project management is becoming increasingly important
to their companies, and that project managers can improve business
performance in any industry. Spanning all industries from Information
Technology, to Healthcare, Financial Services, Government and Telecommunications,
organizations are realizing the importance of project management.
Last year the
PMI Career Headquarters assisted over 6,000 job seekers and 1,500
companies with their employment needs. Now were bringing it
to PMI® Global Congress 2008North America to be held in
Denver October 19 - 21.
The PMI Career
Headquarters, located in the Exhibit Hall, will provide a variety
of services for attendees including:
- Networking
and On-site recruitment opportunities
- Self-Service
Kiosks for attendees to view the Career Headquarters services
on pmi.org, and search the job bank before, during and after the
conference
- Career Coaching
Workshops in the Career Headquarter during exhibit hours
Now its
your opportunity to promote your company's project management job
openings by recruiting at the worlds largest project management
conference and/or posting them on www.pmi.org to reach thousands
of qualified candidates from all over the world.
Contact James
McGowan, Fassano & Co.,856-232-2322 ext. 18
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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.
View
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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Washington
DC Chapter to Host Annual Career Day
October
11, 2008
Washington, DC
The PMI®
Washington DC Chapter is hosting a Career Day on the 11th of October
at the Ernst Community Cultural Center at the NOVA Community College
Annandale Campus. Organizations who participated in Career Day last
year consistently reported finding exceptional project managers
for their open positions through this event. Over 8,000 of the areas
best and brightest project managers belong to the PMIWDC Chapter
and Career Day is designed to allow them to network with the most
respected employers and vendors in the Washington, DC area. Career
Day will offer Employers and Recruiters an excellent opportunity
to meet a diverse selection of quality candidates face to face,
and give Training Providers the opportunity to showcase their offerings.
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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Charleston
Chapter to Hold PDD
November
5, 2008
Charleston, SC
Register
prior to October 1, you will recieve a free Project Prospectus CD
from Doug DeCarlo, which includes templates and plans to manage eXtreme
projects.
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 |
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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and Information a Challenge for You and Your Team?
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achieve your organizational goals with our Award Winning Integrated
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Register
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