CURRENT NEWSLETTER
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 –
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