Member Appreciation Event 2019
Members-only event.
Please join us for Member Appreciation Day 2019 on August 24, 2019, at Exploratorium, San Francisco.
This annual event brings out the fellow Project Managers from different fields and our Chapter’s Board of Directors.
There is no charge to come and what better way to spend a summer day?
Don’t miss this chance to
- Make connections
- Have Free Lunch
- Free tickets to the Exploratorium
You will have the opportunity to win exciting prizes such as
- Apple Ipad
- Amazon Echo
- Visa Gift cards
You will also earn 2.0 PDU and so everyone's a winner.
This is a Members* only event. Seats are limited, Register Now!
Schedule
| 9:30 AM | DOORS OPEN |
| 9:30 - 10:00 AM | BREAKFAST |
| 10:00 - 11:00 AM | Annual General Meeting (President, CFO, CEO) |
| 11:00 - 11:30 AM | Realtime Survey as Input for New Chapter Objectives (President, CEO) |
| 11:30 - 12:00 AM | Policy Governance ® 101 (CGO and Asst. CGO) |
| 12:00 - 12:45 PM | Lunch / Games |
| 12:45 PM- 1:30 PM | Keynote Speaker (Board of Directors of PMI.org) |
| 1:30 - 5:00 PM | Exploratorium Tickets |
Key note speaker
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“The Value of Project Management” - PMI’s 2019 Pulse of the Profession® All strategic change is made possible through projects - and project managers help turn ideas into reality for organizations around the world. Thanks to the knowledge and skills of project professionals, more organizations can achieve their strategic goals – within budget. In this presentation, you will gain insights from PMI’s latest research on how champion organizations effectively implement their visions in a world increasingly disrupted by emerging technology - and how you can better help your organization to succeed. |
| Speaker Details: |
Thomas Walenta, Dipl.Math, PMP, PgMP, PMI Fellow PMI Board of Directors, 2006-2008, 2017-2019 Email: thomas.walenta@bod.pmi.org |
| Speaker Bio: |
Thomas Walenta has been a member of PMI since 1992 and a member of GPM (IPMA) since 1995. After obtaining his PMP in 1998, he became involved with leadership of the PMI Frankfurt Chapter, serving as its president from 1998 to 2005. During that time, Mr. Walenta also served in a variety of PMI volunteer positions at global level, such as helping to create the first editions of The Standards for Program and Portfolio Management, juror of the Project of the Year award and reviewing REP applications. He was an influencer to PMI for European chapter and member interests. In 2012, he received the PMI Fellow award, which was granted only to 72 individuals. He is a PMP since 1998, a PgMP since 2014 and received a company director diploma from IoD. In 2005, Mr. Walenta was elected as a member of the PMI Board of Directors for the term 2006-2008. In this period, he was a member of the Board Governance Committee in 2007 and 2008. Since 2011, Mr. Walenta has served on PMI's Ethics Review Committee, in 2016 as its Chair. He was elected to his second term to serve on the PMI Board 2017-2019. Mr. Walenta worked for IBM from 1983 to 2014. He decided to pursue a career in project management in 1988 and founded his own company in parallel to his employment in 2001. He is now offering interim (temporary) management, training, consulting for project and program management, is a global public speaker and author. |
Raffle with iPads and Gift Cards (Amazon and Visa)
- Be at the Member Appreciation Day event to be eligible for the Raffle
To earn 2.0 PDU
- Register for the event
- Be at the Member Appreciation event
We have Fun Networking Games which are hosted by Project Management Student Volunteers!
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