PMIWDC

This program offers some basic facilitators to creative thought that are extremely useful not only to the project manager, but to anyone progressing in their career towards being a true leader (visionary... strategic... humanistic, etc.).

• Do you ever have amazing Ah Ha Moments of inspirational thought but don't know where it came from or how to reproduce it?
• Want to learn how to facilitate out of the box thinking?
• Every wonder how visionary leaders come up with their future views? Then this Session is for you!

Combined with over 20 years of project/program management experience in both the public and private sectors, Ms. Aaronson has used her techniques to successfully bring in projects on time and within budget both nationally and internationally. Joanne is the recipient of several industry awards for excellence in project management and is listed in Strathmore's Who's Who for 2005-2006. Joanne’s presented for such organizations such as AT&T, British Telecom, Lockheed Martin, Project Management Institute (PMI) and at various government locations. Joanne's been a frequent speaker at Project Management Institute programs and members of her audience have declared her presentations as "awesome" and an "amazing combination of concise, to the point, yet exciting material". Besides being a Project Management Professional (PMP), Ms. Aaronson has certifications in intuitive development from the Institute for Intuitive Studies (EIIS) in Virginia Beach. Her other formal education includes a degree in physics and post-graduate certification in technology management.

Upcoming Speakers

• October 16, 2008: TBD
• November 20, 2008:  DCMA DAES Tripwires
• December 18, 2008:  GAO's Cost Assessment Guide

About Skyline Luncheons

• All Skyline luncheons are held on the 3rd Thursday of each month. They begin at 11:30am with a 30 minute unstructured networking session. At Noon, after a short introduction and after we’ve dealt with some administrative matters, the presentation begins. The luncheons end promptly at 1pm.
• Join our Yahoo Group by sending an email with your name, and organization to: SkylineLuncheonPMIWDC-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. On our list we provide copies of past presentations, directions to our lunch location in Baileys Crossroads, and two email reminders per month.
• Our Yahoo Group SkylineLuncheonPMIWDC@yahoogroups.com is an announcement-only type list not used for general email. So you will only receive a limited amount of email and only from the moderators, who are the co-Chairs of the Skyline Baileys Crossroads Lunch meeting, Mark Buchholz and William Bigler.
• For more information about the Skyline Lunch meeting send an email with your question to SkylineLuncheonPMIWDC-owner@yahoogroups.com

Directions and Map Link

NOTE: Virginia Route 7 is Leesburg Pike (in Falls Church and Fairfax County) and is also King Street (in Alexandria) at different stretches.

Directions to 5109 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church, VA 22041-3215

From Tyson's Corner:

1. Take Route 7, Leesburg Pike, for about 7 miles and turn right onto South George Mason Drive (just after the entrance to the Target parking lot).
2. Make a right at the second intersection, or parking lot entrance, and drive up a ramp alongside the building. Turn right at the 4-way Stop sign. Pay visitor parking is on the other side of the building at that intersection.
3. Walk across the courtyard to the left end of the set of offices (building 5109, also known as Skyline 6). Take the elevator to the 8th floor.

From Washington DC or National Airport:

1. Take I-395 South towards Richmond.
2. After the Glebe Road and Quaker Lane exits, take Exit 5 for Route 7, King Street, West. You will go through 10 traffic lights that are very close together.
3. Turn left onto South George Mason Drive. Skyline Tower is the 26-story light blue glass building.
4. Make a right at the second intersection, or parking lot entrance, and drive up a ramp alongside the building. Turn right at the 4-way Stop sign. Pay visitor parking is on the other side of the building at that intersection.
5. Walk across the courtyard to the left end of the set of offices (building 5109, also known as Skyline 6). Take the elevator to the 8th floor.

From Dulles Airport:

1. Take the Washington Dulles Access Road towards Washington.
   Take 495 South towards Richmond
2. After passing exits for Tyson’s Corner, I-66, Route 50, Braddock Road and I-95 South, take I-395 North (left exit) towards Washington.
3. Take Exit 5, King Street, West. You will go through 10 traffic lights that are very close together.
4. Turn left onto South George Mason Drive. Skyline Tower is the 26-story light blue glass building.
5. Make a right at the second intersection, or parking lot entrance, and drive up a ramp alongside the building. Turn right at the 4-way Stop sign.
6. Pay visitor parking is on the other side of the building at that intersection.
   Walk across the courtyard to the left end of the set of offices (building 5109, also known as Skyline 6). Take the elevator to the 8th floor.