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.
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, September 2, 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 Joanne Aaronson, PMP- Creative Techniques for Project Success
Joanne Aaronson, PMP is an author, speaker, trainer, consultant and coach. Her innovative workshops and presentations have been extremely well-received with evaluations being "exceptional", "awesome", "one of the best we’ve had" and "more than expected". She uses a unique blend of real world corporate experience with creativity and intuitive development training to facilitate empowerment in the individual to achieve their true potential. Besides being a Project Management Professional (PMP), Joanne holds an undergraduate degree in Physics from the University of Denver and has completed graduate work in Technology Management from the University of Maryland. In addition, she’s received certifications in intuitive development from the Institute for Intuitive Studies (EIIS) in Virginia Beach. Combined with over 20 years of project/program management experience in both the public and private sectors, she has used her techniques to successfully bring in projects on time and within budget both nationally and internationally. Using her intuitive abilities for strategic advantage, she’s conceptualized and led many national and international projects through the full life cycle of development, with some being conducted in a totally virtual environment. Joanne is the recipient of several industry awards for excellence in project management. In addition, Ms. Aaronson is an intuitive life coach with her company - Life Transformations, LLC. As such, she's offered executive and individual life coaching and various innovative workshops for organizations such as AT&T, British Telecom, Concert, Lockheed Martin Co. various government agencies, and is a frequent speaker at Project Management Institute (PMI) programs. Most recently, she was a government consultant advising on making projects successful. In this regard, Joanne worked with project managers using her coaching and mentoring skills to impart some of her innovative techniques to assist them with all aspects of project management. She was a featured speaker at the North Carolina (PMI) Annual Event – Delivering the Future and at the (PMI) WDC Career Day with her presentations of Right Brain Creativity for Left Brain People and Enlightened Leadership-Pathway to Success, respectively.
Topic: Creative Techniques for Project Success
Based on her over twenty years in corporate America, Joanne Aaronson, PMP captures the essential elements of her innovative and creative applications that have contributed to project success: She’s brought in every project she’s worked on! Ever try to hold a WBS meeting and not have good attendance? Is it because it’s boring? Or a requirements session that seems dry, stale? Could it be that team members don’t want to work together? Using your creative abilities can make these sessions fun, motivate people to work together and still get the job done. This one-hour program presents the underlying concepts, then several creative tools, techniques and a case study to illustrate just how important being creative is to project success. Working level examples are presented to encourage project leaders to incorporate these creative techniques to get the work done with fun, flair and accomplish some team building to boot. Learn how to power up your creativity! Don’t miss this unique presentation!
This dinner meeting presentation will be worth one (1) "category 3" PDU.
The following menu selections are being offered for dinner;
1 - Chicken Piccata, Citrus Beurre Blanc, 2 - Vegetarian Lasagna with Portabella Mushroom, or
3 - Filet of Boston Sole Sauteed with Capers and Croutons, Lemon Butter Sauce.
Dinner also includes:
Caesar Salad Normandie Farm Golden Hot Popovers (a specialty - refer to their web site) Hot Coffee or Hot Tea Rice Piaf (for entrees 1 and 3) Carrots (for entrees 1 and 3) Chocolate Mousse with Walnuts 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, August 30, 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. Please feel free to bring copies of resumes or job postings to share with others at the Job Tables. We will continue to use the "two dot" system to indetify 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.
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):
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, September 2, 2009.
Sincerely, Charlie Geis, PMP, MBA President PMI Montgomery County, Maryland Chapter
