PMI Mass Bay Chapter e-Newsletter

May is such a beautiful month in New England, with trees budding and flowers in bloom. One cannot help but be inspired to learn and grow. This month certainly brings us several opportunities to do just that.

May also means that our Chapter’s Annual Meeting is now upon us, and with it, our annual chapter elections. This year we are electing a new President-elect to assist Martin Hatzadourian, our incoming President in running our Chapter. We are also being asked to vote on an important change to Chapter Bylaws, allowing us to hold these elections electronically in the future. I would like to encourage you all to attend this very important meeting and let your voice be heard via ballot.

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Annual Meeting and Chapter elections - May 19th
by Ed Horniak, President

The PMI Mass Bay Chapter will hold its Annual Meeting and Election of Chapter Officers during the May 18th Chapter Meeting at 6:30 PM, at the Burlington Marriott, 1 Mall Road, Burlington, Massachusetts. This year we are electing a President Elect and voting on a proposal to Amend the Chapter Bylaws to allow electronic elections in the future. Please Join us in participating in our Annual Meeting and guiding the future direction of our Chapter.

Candidate for President-elect, Linda F. Desmond, PMP

With over 20 years of professional project management experience, Linda has championed, developed, and taught classes in Total Quality Management, Quality Information Processes, Code Inspections, and Facilitation Skills. Most recently, she created the curriculum for a project management certification program. Linda conducted Communication and Team Building workshops at Lucent Technology's Women in Leadership (WIL) International and Project Management conventions. She also led a Leadership workshop at ProjectWorld Boston in 2000 and was a speaker at the 2004 Supply Chain Management Convention.

Below is a link to Linda Desmond's statement:

http://pmimassbay.org/newpage_nf3.cfm?pagename=Election2005

To view the Chapter Bylaws in their entirety, including proposed changes, please visit them on the Chapter website:

http://www.pmimassbay.org/nl/pdf/Proposed%20Mass%20Bay%20Chapter%20Bylaws.pdf

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Advancing the Project Management Profession
Registration is OPEN!
by Barry Devitt

The Mass Bay Chapter of the Project Management Institute proudly presents:

Advancing the Project Management Profession

May 14, 2005

Admission:

$39 prior to 5/14

$59 on 5/14

Boston University

Corporate Education Center

Tyngsboro, MA

8:00am – 4:00pm

Sponsored by

The Mass Bay Chapter of the Project Management Institute

Up to date info:

http://pmimassbay.org/newpage_nf3.cfm?pagename=APMP2005

Registration:

http://www.acteva.com//booking.cfm?bevaID=87175

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Chapter Meeting - May 19
The End of Management - Todd Proebsting
by Nick Muir, Director of Programs

Todd Proebsting - The End of Management: The presentation will discuss Todd’s interview with Time Magazine (July 22, 2004) about predictive markets. Predictive Markets claim that the "wisdom of crowds" is better, on average, then the best among us at predictions. A formal betting pool, with statistics as the common currency, is used to aggregate disperse bits of information. Better predictions from proper incentive: reveal true beliefs, reveal confidence and gather information. Todd will talk about Microsoft's experience using predictive business markets for better scheduling of internal projects.

Todd Proebsting is a Director of the Center for Software Excellence, which is part of the Platforms Division of Microsoft Corporation. Prior to that he was a Senior Researcher at Microsoft Research, and an assistant professor of Computer Science at The University of Arizona. When not slaving away at his day job, Proebsting tries to sell Microsoft managers on the idea that they can make accurate forecasts with prediction markets.

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o http://pmimassbay.org/meetreg/meet_current.cfm

PMP Prep Class is coming this June!
by Linda Desmond, Vice President of Professional Development

Well time is running out on taking the PMP Certification exam based upon the 2000 PMBOK. But mark your calendars help is on the way. The Mass Bay PMI Chapter will be hosting its semi-annual 2 Day PMP Prep class on June 20-21^st, 2005 at the Holiday Inn in Tewksbury. Details about the trainer and cost will be posted on the website soon!

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Important notice for members seeking PMP Certification
by Ed Horniak, President

PMI announces September 2005 release date for updated PMP credential examination. The updated PMP^® credential examination (referred to as the “2005 Examination” for purposes of this communication) will deploy globally at 14.00 GMT on Friday, 30 September 2005. Five days prior, a “blackout” period (beginning on Sunday, 25 September 2005) will commence during which the PMP credential examination will be unavailable.

Because PMI cannot guarantee space at any test center, we strongly recommend that candidates apply early and schedule their examinations immediately upon receipt of their eligibility notice to ensure they can reserve a seat to test on the 2004 Examination.

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Website: www.pmimassbay.org / Email: info@pmimassbay.org / Edited by: Barbara C. Alevras, PMP, Director of Marketing and Communications

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