PMI Meeting June 2009
Wednesday, June 3rd

Hello Project Management Professionals,

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Our on-line reservation system is up and online.  To use it go to our web site at http://www.PMIMontgomeryCountyMD.org and click on the pull-down "Meetings" and click on "Register".  Follow the instructions to RSVP for this dinner meeting.  If you register on-line then you do not need to send an email to me.  We have allowed for payment in advance by using either a credit card or PayPal when registering on-line. We will not accept either of these payment types for paying at the door.
 
Specifically, if you elect to pay at the door we will only accept either cash or a check.
 

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We are proud to offer our next dinner meeting at Normandie Farm Restaurant located at 10710 Falls Road, Potomac, MD (Phone: 301-983-8838, web site http://www.popovers.com ) on Wednesday, June 3, 2009.
 
Directions: Take Rt 270 to the Falls Road exit.  Proceed south towards Potomac.  Normandie Farm is 3 1/2 miles on the right.
 
Alternate directions: take the beltway, RT 495 to exit 39.  Proceed west on River Road 3 1/2 miles.  Turn right onto Falls Road and proceed 3/4 mile to Normandie Farm on the left.
 
Our Meeting agenda is as follows:
 
5:00 to 6:30 PM  Informal Social/Networking - A cash bar will be available
6:30 to 7:45 PM  Dinner
7:45 to 8:00 PM  Announcements and Introductions
8:00 to 9:00 PM  Presentation by John Elrick, PMP- How to startup and run your own computer industry related business
 

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Note: Please plan to arrive by at least 6:15 PM so that we can process everyone in and be able to start serving dinner by 6:30 PM as planned.

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Bio:   John Elrick, PMP
 

John Elrick is a serial entrepreneur who has been involved in the start-up of five computer industry related businesses.  In 2001, John joined Fenestra Technologies as part of a small team of consultants working on a research project with the Economic Directorate of the Census Bureau.

The initial goal of this project was to automate the design and production of over 600 survey forms and to create a generic electronic reporting instrument for use by respondents to the Economic Census.  The project has been a resounding success, resulting in the avoidance of several millions of dollars of expense by the Directorate to complete their mandated mission.  Currently the team is working on improving the systems with the goal of improving the productivity and return on investment to the Census Bureau.

John has actively investigated and been involved with personal productivity and performance technologies throughout his career, studying many strategies including DISC, Neuro Linguistic Programming, and the Myers Briggs Type Indicator. He is a certified Myers Briggs Practitioner, certified Scrum Master, and has been a member of Toastmasters International for fourteen years.

Topic:     How to startup and run your own computer industry related business View the presentation here.

John will be sharing some stories from his experiences in starting up and running his multiple businesses.  This would be a good session for anyone who has ever thought about going out and starting up a computer industry or other business as a startup.

This dinner meeting presentation will be worth one (1) "category 3" PDU.

The following menu selections are being offered for dinner;

1  - Chicken with Wild Mushrooms, Sauce Madeira,
2 - Steamed Fresh Vegetable Plate, Sauce Hollandaise, or

3 - Grilled 8.5 oz Filet Mignon, Sauce Bearnaise.

Dinner also includes:

Salad Normandie
Normandie Farm Golden Hot Popovers (a specialty - refer to their web site)
Hot Coffee or Hot Tea
Mashed Potato (for entrees 1 and 3)
Green Beans (for entrees 1 and 3)
Poached Bosc Pears with Vanilla Ice Cream, Raspberry Coulis for dessert
The cost for dinner is $30 for PMI Montgomery County, MD Chapter members and $40 for all others.  Payment by cash or check is expected at the door of the meeting (unless prepaid during registration).
 
Reservations are required.  Please RSVP no later than 5:00 PM Sunday, May 31, 2009. 
 
Note: We will reserve two "job tables" for those people who are looking for another opportunity (new job) and for those people who have openings at their work place for project managers and are seeking to recruit.  These tables will have signs labeled "Job Table".  Please sit at these special tables only if you are seeking a job or seeking to hire people for a job that you have.  Also, please feel free to bring copies of resumes or job postings to share with others at the Job Tables.
 

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PLEASE NOTE:
 
We encourage all of our job seekers and those members who work for companies seeking to hire Project Managers to become a member of LinkedIn and then join the PMI Montgomery County, MD GROUP.
 
Please use the following link below (or search for the group by name):
 
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1824513&trk=anetsrch_name&goback=%2Egdr_1237139464172_1
 
You may also join the group to further interact with other members of our PMI chapter.
 
Any questions - please email vpcommunication@pmimontgomerycountymd.org
 

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Our mission is to provide a forum for Professional Project Managers to promote the principles of Project Management Institute (PMI) through networking with other Project Managers, sharing project experiences, providing and receiving training, and supporting Project Management Professionals in their certification efforts.  Our intent is to provide this forum in a place that is convenient to those who either live and/or work in Montgomery County, Maryland.
 
I hope you will preregister and attend our dinner meeting on Wednesday, June 3, 2009.