Pablo Lledó, Presidente of the Neuvo Cuyo Argentina PMI Chapter announces their plans for hosting an IPM day event in 2012.

On Nov. 1, 2012 (International Project Management Day), the Association for Project Management (APM) will hold their annual APM Awards gala event in London, UK at the the Park Plaza Riverbank hotel at the South Bank, with stunning views of the Houses of Parliament and other key attractions.

The PMI Mumbai Chapter is celebrating IPM day on December 3rd. Normally the do this in November however this year it was scheduled in December to ensure it did not overlap with other events in the city.

The PMI Jordan Chapter is going to make a 4 hours event for our members and their guests to celebrate this day on 26th November 2011. This year, some of the issues we will talk about:

• Latest development in PMI-ACP (Agile Certification).
• Whats going on in PMIJO these days.
• Discussion about Reasons for Project Failure and a presentation about one of the biggest failed projects.
• Mr. Maher Salameh, a renowned figure in the fields of leadership, Communication consultation and capacity building for organization will talk about How to Empower yourself.

Light snacks, Prize draws and many other topics. A great networking event, come and meet new people. Number of expected guests : 100.

Fees:FREE for PMIJO Members. 10 JDs for non members.

Location: Quality Suites, Al-Madina Al-Munawara Street

Time: 26 November 2011, 4pm - 8pm

Please send a confirmation email to info@pmi-jo.org for more info, please call Enas 078-5679679.

PMI-GREECE hosted an IPM Day event with speakers George Diakonikolaou, Vice President of Events PMI-GREECE, Theophanes Yiotis, President PMI-GREECE, and IPM Day founder, Frank Saladis.

Topics included International Developments in Project Management and a viewing of the PMI Awards Ceremony at the Global North America Congress, 2011.

Somer Athari said "Our PM's were honored today with Flowers! A little something to show how much Noble Studios appreciates them and everything they do to help grow our business!"

Ten Six Consulting celebrated International Project Management Day 2011 by hosting a breakfast event in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The Breakfast theme “Project Management in 2012″ included guest speaker Paul White, VP Project Management at AMS offering insights into the challenges that project management might face in the upcoming year.

Over 30 project managers attended sharing experiences and insights on the pressures they face in todays economic climate. “We are pleased to participate in International Project Management Day and host an event that we believes covers the most pressing issues we face today as project managers”, said Janet Parkin of Kinley Consulting. “It was great to have such an interactive event where literally everyone contributed”.  read more ...

Celebrating International Project Management Day 2011, Kinley hosted a lunch in Reading, Berkshire for local project managers. The event’s theme was “Economic Pressures on Project Management” with the guest speaker Paul Sommerfield, CEO of Project Services based in the USA.

In this first episode of "In My Judgement" Bob McGannon and Haydn Thomas share their thoughts on the agile document. They plan to release a new episode each week.

Arhipelago Interactive is hosting an IPM Day seminar at the university with Petre Andrei, from Iasi, Romania. This seminar is about logistics in air transport. The speaker, George Zaharia, an official of Austrian Airlines from Iasi among the other topics, will approach the importance of project management in aviation projects.

The New Brunswick Internal Services Agency Announces will be having an IPM Day Event on Nov. 3, 2011 to celebrate the Project Management and project teams contributions to the government and people of New Brunswick.

IIL's Free Virtual Event “The Power of the Profession” features industry experts who will weigh in on critical issues facing project professionals today. This year IIL has put together an exciting program featuring a wide range of experts and thought leaders from all sides of the industry who will share their knowledge through recorded video presentations.

The Jamaica Doctor Bird Chapter will be holding a Nov. 3, 2011 breakfast meeting in the city of Kingston. The theme is "Project Management for Competitive Advantage".

Starting at 7:30, the breakfast meeting will have guest speaker, Mr Mark Linehan, CEO of Digicel Jamaica. The training session begins at 10:30 am. Topics include management tools for stimulating creativity and innovation that are so advanced that they have not yet been included in The Guide to the PMBOK. Facilitator: Craig Perue, Senior PM Consultant.

On Nov. 3rd, the Budapest Chapter will host a press event with the Ministry of the National Development, Dr. Tamas Fellegi, who will present the award of the Project Manager of Year in Hungary. The award initiated, organized and evaluated the candidates by Committee representing all Hungarian PM associations. This is the 11th year when this Award will be presented.

Also on Nov. 9 there will be a full day conference: "How Project management will be changed by social media and web 2.0", our branded conference: Körkapcsolás, with about 200 participants.

There will be a celebration of International Project Management Day at Human Resources Skills Development Canada, of which Verna Lawrence-Toy is the Enterprise Project Portfolio Manager and acting lead of the PM CoE. Frank Saladis will open the celebration with an explanation of the designated day for project management at 1:30 EST and will be available via WebX and teleconference. They are expecting attendence of about 75 people from various government departments across Canada.

TN Proclamation

Nashville Proclamation

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and Nashville Mayor Karl Dean have provided formal proclamations to honor Nov. 3, 2011 as International Project Management Day. The Governor made special note that project managers provide critical expertise in the building of our communities, improving the quality of life, providing leadership during the restoration of environments negatively impacted by natural disasters, and completing projects that strengthen our economy such as Nashville’s new Music City Center or The Memphis TDOT SmartWay, one of the largest intelligent transportation projects in the nation.

The Mayor made special note of the value that the Nashville community benefited tremendously from the work of project management professionals not only during the restoration of the community impacted by natural disasters but also contributing to successful seminal projects such as the LP stadium, Bicentennial Mall, Bridgestone arena, AT&T Building, Country Music Hall of Fame, and the new Nashville Music City Center.

The Nashville Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI) is currently celebrating its 15th anniversary.

On October 17, 2011, during the annual PMI Nashville Symposium, the PMI Nashville Chapter celebrated the Chapter's 15th Anniversary. At the Symposium, the chapter also presented IPM Day proclamations from both Governor Bill Haslam, Governor of the State of Tennessee and from Mayor Karl Dean, Mayor of Nashville.

The two Massachusetts chapters of PMI have collaborated to seek and obtain a proclamation from the Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Deval Patrick, stating that November 3, 2011 will be Project Management Day in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Proclamation will formally read at the PMI Mass Bay Chapter Meeting of 3-November, by board members of the Central Mass and Mass Bay Chapters.

The Northland Sub-Branch will be celebrating with a special meeting to celebrate the International Project Management Day on Thursday, 3 November at the New Zealand Refining Company, Marsden Point. The Auckland & Wellington Branches will be having two separate events including international and local expert speakers to provide insight into the latest in Business Planning, Strategic Portfolio Mgt, Reporting and resourcing, as well as Project management & PRINCE 2 Project practices. In the afternoon we will show the strategic value of visually defining business processes and linking the organization workflow with Microsoft Visio 2010 and SharePoint Visio services. And the South Island Branch will be having a later International Project Management Day with the PMI Young Professionals Networking Event in Christchurch. This event is taking place on November 16th.

November 2nd is PMI Buffalo's annual networking event. This year, we've combined it with a tour of Flying Bison Brewery. Come sample local craft brews and root beer, and enjoy some pizza and wings. The evening also includes a reading of the Proclamation by Erie County Executive Chris Collins, proclaiming 11/3 to be Project Management Day in Erie County.

This event will be held on Thursday, November 3, 2011 from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM at the Carver Complex located at the Pioneer Hi-Bred facility, 7300 NW 62nd Ave in Johnston, IA.

We will start at 7:30 AM with a half hour of networking opportunities with coffee and pastries for you to enjoy as you network. The scheduled program will begin at 8 AM with a Welcome from both Jeff Austin from Pioneer Hi-Bred and Norm Veen with the PMI-Central Iowa Chapter. Following the welcome and announcements, there will be a half hour presentation by Sinikka Waugh, President, Your Clear Next Step, L.L.C. Sinikka will present “The Three I’s of Effective Project Management.” The presentation will offer 0.5 PDU. The Event will end by 8:45-9:00 AM for external participants to get back to their workplaces. There is NO charge to attend the event.

If you are external to Pioneer Hi-Bred, please email Summer Dorsey at Summer.Dorsey@Pioneer.com BEFORE November 2nd if you plan to attend.

On Nov. 3rd AIPM (the Australian Institute of Project Management) will be hosting an event to commemorate IPM Day. The speaker will be Sheryle Moon, CEO of the AIPM.

AIPM is also inviting members of the ACS (Australian Computer Society)  and AIM (the Australian Institute of Management) to attend. The location will be Level 6, 400 Ruthven St, Toowoomba. Registrations via aipmqld@associationsupport.com.au Call Dean on 0432456079 on arrival for access.

As part of their annual congress to be held on November 3 and 4, 2011, the PMI Puerto Rico Chapter (PMIPR) will be hosting on the evening of Nov. 3, 2011, a special International Project Management day activity titled: Region 13, a multinational perspective of PMI in the Caribbean Basin, by Gerardo Sierra Corral, PMI Region 13 Mentor. A networking activity for all attendants will follow, to commemorate the IPM Day.

The South Carolina Midlands Chapter Annual Dinner meeting for IPM Day will be held Nov. 3, 2011 at the Ndoki Lodge at Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, SC. 6 pm until 9 pm.

On November 3, 2011, Alcatel-Lucent will have its 5th Annual International PM Day Symposium, celebrating project management at Alcatel-Lucent. They will be having speakers from such diverse organizations as NASA and FIFA, and expect over 1,000 attendees in this corporate-wide appreciation event for all of their internal PM community.

Excellence in SWOC Projects will be recognized and awarded in this very special day.The winners of 2011 Project of the year chapter competition will be honored at a PMI SWOC dinner on November 3, 2011.

A 1-day Conference in Celebration of International Project Management Day will be held at the Grand Chancellor Hotel, 65 Hindley Street, Adelaide - Thursday 3 November 2011. IPM Day is the selected date for the Project Excellence Confernece & PMI Australia National Awards.

PMI Adelaide Chapter has assembled a field of international and national project management experts for a conference in South Australia which will include the presentation of the PMI Australia National Awards.  The speakers include:

 

• Peter de Jager – a Canadian world-renowned Change Management expert
• Bruce Hampton - IM Project Lead - BHP Billiton Uranium
• Dr Elizabeth Short - Manager, National Centre for Vocational Education Research
• Chris Butterworth - Managing Director - SA Partners Pty Ltd

Other speakers from the Resources, Defence and other industries will be confirmed shortly.

 

MATHIAS HARTER, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF LA CROSSE, proclaimed November 3^rd, 2011 as “INTERNATIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT DAY and called upon all residents to recognize the valuable contributions of Project Managers in the City of La Crosse and throughout the greater Coulee Region.

The 300 member Project Management Institute of Zimbabwe (PMIZ) the only association of Project Managers in Zimbabwe will mark IPM Day in HARARE Zimbabwe on 3 November 2011 with a local PMIZ exhibition and Dinner Meeting for members at a local Hotel. Guest speakers from Botswana and South Africa are expected to address members. PMP Nyasha Mukura is Chairing the organising Committee. The Theme for the Zimbabwe Chapter party is -'PROJECT MANAGEMENT : THE POWER OF THE PROFESSION'

As we approach another International Project Management Day the significance and value of the project manager becomes increasingly more apparent. Project managers are the people who drive organizations forward through leadership, a personal desire to accomplish goals, and the ability to motivate others. Today’s business environment demands the skills of the professional project manager and there is no doubt that project management has become a strategic necessity.  The main focus of International Project Management day is not celebration. It IS about ...

For the seventh consecutive year, PMINJ is proud to announce this year’s celebration of project management at International Project Management Day (IPM DAY 2011), to be held on Thursday November 3rd 2011, at the elegant Palace at Somerset in Somerset NJ; http://www.palacesomersetpark.com/ Online registration is now open at www.pminj.org and see early registration rates below. SEMINAR INFORMATION This year’s celebration of International Project Management (IPM) Day continues the tradition of providing project managers with an opportunity to break from the daily routine, network with other project managers, share ideas and review vendor solutions from our sponsors. This year’s event is focused on practical leadership and project management skills with thought-provoking and engaging presentations AND workshops offered by accomplished industry-project management experienced speakers, to guide participants in transforming their work places and take on the challenge of architecting the future.

The 3rd annual St. Louis celebration of International Project Management Day will be held at Wells Fargo Advisors, One North Jefferson Ave., St. Louis, MO.

On November 2, 2011, in order to promote International Project Management Day 2011 in Brazil, the PMI Ceara, Brazil Chapter will be doing the first PROJECT MANAGEMENT DAY RACE, in the Brazilian City of Fortaleza. It will also help to promote the VI Brazilian Congress on Project Management, to be held 03-05 November 2011 in Fortaleza.