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March 2010 Newsletter

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PDU Opportunity for PMPs

We currently have openings on our program schedule. This is a good opportunity for PMPs to earn PDUs. If you are interested, please contact Mike Murillo, PMP, Vice President of Programs. His email is programs@pmiwichita.org.

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Due to changes in Cargill security procedures, there are new procedures for our meeting location. We must now have a Cargill employee present when anyone enters or exits the building. You must enter through the west doors (Water Street side). You must arrive by 6:30 to be admitted.

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Tuesday, March 16th Chapter Meeting

Arrival:                         6:00-6:25 PM
Dinner:                         6:30 PM
Business Meeting:       6:45 PM


CAPM vs.PMP: What Does the Future Hold?
Mark Ward, PhD, PMP
President, Grail LLC

We will examine the recent interesting (some would say dramatic) fluctuations in PMI membership and credentials and explore why these variation may be occurring. We will conclude with a brief discussion about what the future may hold for project managers and PMI given these recent changes.

Mark Ward, PhD, PMP is president of Grail LLC, a Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.) with PMI. He was previously on faculty at the graduate school at the Air Force Institute of Technology and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE). He is a former V.P. of Professional Development of PMI’s Aerospace and Defense SIG. He has been an invited speaker at numerous venues to include the Boeing Company, St. Louis PMI, and symposia. Mark is a retired U.S. Air Force officer with over 21 years of service.

 

Fee:           $10.75 for a meal. No charge to attend without ordering a meal.

You must RSVP by noon on Monday to have a meal provided.

RSVP:        by Noon Monday, March 15th
                 online as follows:

If ordering a meal, go to the following site:
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=200128

If not ordering a meal, use our RSVP page as follows:
http://www.pmiwichita.org/meeting_rsvp.html

Please RSVP to only one of the locations above.

Location:   Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation
                  151 N. Main
                  1st floor conference room
                  Free parking is available on the streets and
                  in the lot to the west side at First and Water Streets.
                  You must enter through the west doors (Water Street side).
                  You must arrive by 6:30 to be admitted.

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Next Meeting – Tuesday, April 20th

           
           
Speaker and Topic:  To Be Announced
Location:  Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation

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