Announcements and Upcoming Events

Announcements

Election for 2014 Board of Directors - Call for Nominations.
Election time for the 2014 Board of Directors is here. The 2014 nominating committee is announcing the call for nominations. If you are interested and eligible for a board position, now is the time to submit your bio and position you are interested to 2014nominatingcommittee@pmi-metrolina.com prior to midnight, June 21. In July, the slate of candidates will be announced in the Chapter meeting and via the newsletter.  The election is in August, and results are announced in September. Details for each elected role can be found in the latest Chapter Handbook in section 3.

Who is Eligible?
Terms of office for Vice Presidents shall be one year and no elected officer may serve more than 3 consecutive terms on the Board in the same role. A candidate for a Vice President position must serve a minimum one year term as an appointed chairperson or volunteer in order to be considered for election as a Vice President. Terms of office for all Officers shall be 1 year, limited to 5 consecutive terms on the Board in general. For President, the candidate must have served a minimum one year term on the board as a Vice President in the last 3 years.

What is the timeline?
June – Call for Nominations due by midnight June 21
July – Announce slate of Candidates
August – Election
September – Announce results

What do I need to do to run?
Each nominee must submit a short biography (no more than 250 words for each statement) for publication in the July newsletter and with the election ballot. Bios are to be submitted no later than midnight June 21. All candidates for election are subject to the same requirements.

Mentoring Program
PMI Metrolina Chapter wants to provide avenues for members to get to network and grow professionally by developing contacts in the industry. The mentoring program is a great way for the chapter to provide this opportunity. The program not only benefits the mentees but the mentors as well. Mentoring provides a great way to give back to the project management profession. It gives participants the opportunity to grow their network while at the same time earning PDUs!

The mentoring relationship will be conducted between the mentor/mentee pairs and their meeting frequency and schedule will be agreed upon at the beginning of the program. The partners will then conduct their meetings, give one another feedback and rate the overall program. The chapter will provide training in March on how to have an effective mentoring relationship. The time commitment will be up to the mentoring pair. The chapter will also support the mentoring pairs with an online discussion forum. Please help us kick off this rewarding program. Regardless of your career level, you may participate as a mentor or mentee.

You can visit the PMI Metrolina Chapter Mentoring Program for more information and to register to be a mentor or mentee. Once you sign up, you can check back for updates or we will contact you to complete the next step in the process. For more information regarding mentoring contact Mark Cichonski at mark@4cchangepartners.com.

Monthly PMI Metrolina Chapter Meetings:
PMI Metrolina Chapter holds it monthly chapter meeting on the 3rd Tuesday of every month from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM. We meet at Byron’s South End located at 101 West Worthington Avenue, Suite 110, Charlotte, NC, 28203. There is plenty of free parking, a light rail stop, and the location is close to uptown.

In order to keep our costs low and provide the best member value possible, we are required to provide our chapter meeting venue caterer with a headcount on the Friday prior to the meeting. It is for this reason that we have discounted pricing for advance registrants. In order to receive the advance registration pricing, you must register, and make payment, for the meeting online before noon on the Friday before the meeting. If you register for a chapter meeting and then later find you are unable to attend, please contact us and we will preregister you for the next chapter meeting at no additional cost. If you register after the stated deadline, we cannot offer you the discounted price and must charge you the full price.

2013 Chapter Meeting Fee Schedule:
Members in Advance: $20
Non-Members in Advance: $25
All Attendees at the Door: $40
(Advance pricing ends at noon on the Friday prior to the meeting.)

Chapter Meeting Partners (May 2013)
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(Please check out all our Corporate Partners for this month)   Interested in Advertising or Partnering with PMI Metrolina Chapter? Please read our Partnering Opportunity Summary for 2013 brochure. You can also contact us at: partnership@pmi-metrolina.com

Recent Presentations - Slides and Handouts

Chapter Meetings 2013
• May 2013 - James Little - How Can We Be Certain About Risk?
• April 2013 - Larry Laufer - Strategies for Managing Interpersonal Project Risk
• March 2013 - David Beard - Universal Performance - The Bus Concept (slides not available)
• February 2013 - Al Herr - What the Heck is Project Management
• January 2013 - Sherre DeMao - Getting to AHA! Aligning Values and Goals

Lunch and Learns 2013
• February 2013 - Jennifer Baker - Stress Free Project Management

Satellite Meetings 2013
• April 2013 - Boone - Mark Cichomski - Project and Change Management Trends: Where We Are and Where We Are Going

Training 2013
• April 19, 2013 - Training - Mark Cichomski - Mentoring Training

Chapter Meetings 2012
• November 2012 - Rich Sauser - The Power Of Social Media For PM Career Management
• October 2012 - Rich Sauser - Social Media and the Project Manager
• October 2012 - Rich Blank - Social within the Enterprise
• September 2012 - Jim De Piante - The Soft Part is the Hard Part
• September 2012 - Jim De Piante - The Soft Part is the Hard Part - PMI Paper
• August 2012 - Peter Popovich - Transformational Conversation: How to Engage, Leverage and Empower Others

Professional Development Day 2012
• Keynote Address - Gino Biondi - Adapting To Career Change
• Track 1 - Dana Glenn - Crafting a Winning Resume
• Track 1 - Dawn Rennick - Volunteering, Mentorship and Internships
• Track 1 - Joe Ryan - Interviewing and Negotiation Skills
• Track 2 - Mark Cichonski - Six Sigma
• Track 2 - Jerry Gitlitz - Information Technology Infrastructure Library
• Track 2 - Joe Griffin - Masters of Science in Project Management
• Track 2 - Chris Zarbock - Agile
• Track 3 - David Beard - Team Communications
• Track 3 - David Beard - Team Communications - Handout
• Track 3 - Frank Clemente - No Surprise Project Communications

PMI Metrolina News

President's Report

05-2013

President's Report

PMI Metrolina Chapter Election Update

05-2013

PMI Metrolina Chapter Election Update

Calendar of Events

05-2013

COE

Professional Development

05-2013

PMI Educational Foundation: The Kerzner Award

Programs

05-2013

PMI Metrolina Chapter Meetings

Membership

05-2013

Member

Articles of Interest

05-2013

PMI Web Pages Offer Resources, Latest Developments in Change and Requirements Management

New Certifications for Chapter Members

05-2013

May New Certifications

New Chapter Members

05-2013

May New Members

Volunteer Spotlight

05-2013

Volunteer Activity