High School Outreach Committee

The High School Outreach Committee was formed to develop and manage an outreach program to inform students in local high schools about project management as an interesting and rewarding career. This is accomplished through formal and/or information presentations to students at the school facility and providing PMI approved literature to guidance counselors, faculty and the student body about the project management profession.

The PMI Washington, DC Chapter is pleased to announce that Ms. Nancy Summers is the winner of the UMT-PMIWDC 2008 Academic Scholarship. Ms. Summers is currently a Team Leader for IIF Data Solutions, Inc and has held positions as a project manager and information center consultant.  She is continuing her project management education at the University of Management and Technology (UMT) in Arlington, Virginia. Ms. Summers is a PMI member and holds the PMP certification.

The UMT-PMIWDC Academic Scholarship was created to promote and further academic and professional development education in project management. It enables recipients to take up to $2,000 worth of UMT courses to support their needs in academic and professional development education in project management.

The University of Management and Technology is accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) and by the PMI© Global Accreditation Center (GAC). It also is a PMI Global Registered Education Provider (REP) and a global leader in higher education in project management.

Agile Project Leadership Network (APLN) Event - Becoming Agile…in an Imperfect World

When: December 4, 6:30-9pm
Where: Best Western Westpark - Tyson's Corner
Cost: $35
To Register: http://aplndc.pbwiki.com/

Applications are due at Midnight on October 24, 2008

PMIWDC is now accepting applications from members of the Project Management Institute Washington DC Chapter (PMIWDC) to travel to international destinations as part of our Chapter-To-Chapter program. Great opportunities are available for members interested in helping to expand the scope of project management knowledge not only for themselves but for our chapter as well. Trips are planned for Brazil, Uruguay, Russia, India, Australia, Greece, and Singapore. All trips will occur in the Fall 2008 and Winter of 2009 timeframe on dates yet to be determined. Travel expenses will be paid or defrayed by PMIWDC.

Project Management: Building Bridges to Cross Generational and Cultural Differences

Register online at www.nvcc.edu/loudoun/continuing/classinfo.asp?ID=BUSC%201782
14 PDUs for Certified PMs

PMIWDC took the High School Outreach Committee one step further – building a new relationship with Department of Family Services, Fairfax County, Virginia to reach out to young people to support and teach them valuable life skills – project management. On July 15th and 16th, PMIWDC High School Outreach volunteer, Kal Majumdar, taught project management basic skills to more than 40 young people as part of this SkillSource’s Educating Youth Through Employment (E.Y.E.) Program. 

Community Outreach

The Community Outreach Program targets non-profit organizations located within the PMIWDC footprint that the chapter can support. Examples of programs that Community Outreach supports include:

It’s Tough Out There!

How do you stay successful in ever changing political and economic turmoil?

It is a fact that in the current economy, there is a stronger need for individuals who know how to effectively lead organizations in the balancing of ever‐changing schedules, decreasing budgets and resource pools, and unprecedented demanding business risks.  Project Managers are, in fact those leaders best suited to deal with these challenges.

On November 6, 2008, the Washington DC Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMIWDC) will host International Project Management Day seminar and awards event. The event, dedicated to the profession that is having an ever‐increasing impact to the success of organizations, has an appropriate 2008 theme of "Managing through Changing Political and Economic Times."

Join us as we learn how to manage effectively through sudden political and economic changes from nationally recognized PM leaders Lee Lambert and Carl Pritchard.  You'll hear how a PM from the Army Corps of Engineers applied lessons learned from the Katrina aftermath. But the best part -you'll get to see one of your colleagues accept the PM of the Year award!  Registration is now open.  

• 3 PDUS for $45 (PMI Member Rate)
• Nationally Recognized PM Leaders  and Engaging Speakers Lee Lambert and Carl Pritchard
• First Hand Lesson Learned from a PM in the Trenches of Hurricane Katrina
• See the First Ever Presentation of the PMI Washington, DC Chapter PM of the Year Award

Registration

• Individual Registration
• Sponsorship Opportunities - Please contact Greg Caramanica for details