PMI Meeting
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

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 2, 2010.
 
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  Toastmasters: Secrets of Successful Communication for Project Managers - Behind the Toastmasters Curtain
 
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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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Topic: Secrets of Successful Communication for Project Managers  - Behind the Toastmasters Curtain

One of the most critical capabilities a Project Manager needs is oral and written communications. We need to be able to speak, listen, motivate, gain buy-in, as well as run meetings well and write effectively.  There are many ways each of us can enhance our skills and techniques.  So, come hear the secrets your fellow Chapter members who have been participating in our local Toastmasters Club have learned and experience how they learned them.  If you’d like, you may get to participate too.  The Toastmasters will give a speech on:  “How the Toastmaster Communication and Leadership Program Works”  by Liz Nolan 

Speaker Summary Information (in alphabetical order):

Tom Bettinger, PMP and DTM (Distinguished Toastmaster), Past PMI-MC Toastmasters Club VP of Education, Project Manager at DoD

LaShina Williams, PMP, Past PMI-MC Toastmasters Club VP of Membership, Project Manager, IBM

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This dinner meeting presentation will be worth one (1) "category 3" PDU.
The following menu selections are being offered for dinner;

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 30, 2010. 
 
If you RSVP and then discover that you will be unable to attend then please send me an email at siegc@verizon.net to cancel your registration.
 
Note: There will be two "job tables" for this dinner meeting for those seeking a new project/job and for those seeking to hire a project manager for a project/job opportunity!  Please feel free to bring copies of resumes or job postings to share with others. We will continue to use the "two dot" system to indentify attendees who are looking for new opportunities (green dots) and those seeking to hire PMs (orange dots). We also will allow the "orange dot" attendees to briefly describe their open positions during the announcements just prior to the feature presentation.
 
Please feel free to forward this e-mail to any others who you think may be interested in attending.
 

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JOB SEEKERS - 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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Note: We do not hold meetings in July and August. Our next dinner meeting after June 2nd will be on September 1st.
 

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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 2, 2010.
 
Sincerely,
Charlie Geis, PMP, MBA
President
PMI Montgomery County, Maryland Chapter