Meet the New Board
The first Monthly Meeting kicks off January 21 at 5:00 pm with your 2009 Board of Directors on hand for an hour to "Meet the New Board." Be sure to register early. Come out, get to know your chapter's representatives, and enjoy the first of a great year of monthly events. For more information: January Monthly Meeting

Next Professional Development Workshop

• Date: February 27, 2009
• Presenter: Vijay Verma - by popular demand!
• Title: Power and Influence in Project Management: Influencing Without Authority
• Seven PDUs Offered

The more power you have, the greater your ability to get the job done. Ignoring the external and internal politics affecting your project can be hazardous.

For details check out this link: Professional Development Events

PMP Exam Prep Course in March
As announced at PMI Global Congress North America at Denver in mid-October, a new version of the PMP® exam will be placed into worldwide use for all PMI® credential examinations taken on or after June 30, 2009. This exam will be based on information contained in the new PMBOK® Guide Fourth Edition, released in December 2008.

In response to overwhelming demand from members, the Chapter will offer another Exam Prep Course to members based on PMBOK 3rd Edition, starting March 28, 2009. Details can be found at the link PMP Exam Prep Course

Why Enterprise Project Management Matters (now more than ever)!
Register now for the next monthly networking event on January 21st, 5:00 - 8:00 pm.

• Competing Through Analytics - 15 mins, Edwin Blewett, CounterPoint Consulting
• What is Enterprise Project Management? - 15 mins, Mark Schewe, Microsoft Canada
• Real Life, Real Deployments, Real Value - 20 mins, Michael Treasure, Western Principles Consulting
• Q & A/Open Discussion - 10 mins
• From 5:00 - 6:00 pm: Meet the New Board.

Power and Influence in Project Management: Influencing Without Authority
Presented February 27, 2009 by Vijay Verma. SFU Downtown Vancouver; 515 West Hastings Street.

DETAILS for all professional development events

Volunteer opportunities are available here, but note that to see the details for the Role Descriptions you will need to be logged into the site.

Current opportunities are listed below.

Manager - Monthly Events
Reporting to the VP of Programs, manage monthly events, including coordinating event facilitation; managing communications with VPs and the event team; and ensuring successful event execution.

Program Team
Reporting to the VP of Programs, assist Event Project Manager to run monthly events.

Manager - Program Content
Reporting to the VP of Programs, manage Program portfolio; for example, Program Portfolio webspace, logging event information, etc.

Newsletter Editor - Special Communications
Manage ad hoc communications and email/newsletter blast.

Chapter Historian
Reporting to the VP of Administration, the Chapter Historian to put together the chapter history and assemble it for the website.

Director - Job Board
Reporting to the VP Careers, the Director - Job Board is responsible for all items relating to the PMI-CWCC Job Board.

For more information or to take on a volunteer role, send an email to volunteers.info@pmi.bc.ca

For questions about the new Job Board, or about Careers, send an email to jobs@pmi.bc.ca

PMI CWCC Third Mentorship Intake Workshop on February 25
In January and February, there will be several key activities leading up to the chapter's Third Mentorship Intake Workshop on February 25th. We are accepting applications today, but hurry, as there is a limit of 15 mentor-protégé pairs! Remember, you earn PDUs for participating in the information session and in the mentorship program!

Keep the following dates in your calendar if you are interested in mentoring from February through June 2009.

February 4: At 6:30 pm, join us for an information session at the Downtown YWCA, MacMillian Bloedel room. What is mentoring all about? You will learn about the program, meet a panel of past participants, hear their personal mentorship experiences, and have an opportunity to sign up for upcoming 2009 mentorship intakes. Official applications are being accepted for this Mentorship Intake (February - June). Refreshments will be available. Earn 1 PDU.

February 25: 6:30 pm. The third Mentorship Intake Kickoff and Matching workshop. This workshop is mandatory for all accepted applicants. They will come together to meet one another, share the protégé's goals, review the mentor's bio and experience, and identify potential mentorship matches. Earn 3 PDUs.

For those who are in the current second Mentorship Intake, started Sept 2008, here are a couple of events that you will be invited to:

January 27: At 6:00 pm an informal after-work social is scheduled for mentors to meet other mentors. Watch for the email invitation, which will be sent to past and current mentors, as well as to upcoming mentors who apply for the February 2009 Intake.

February 11: 6:30 pm. This is the second and final informal meeting of last fall's 2008 mentorship intake participants, who will share their experiences and provide feedback to the mentorship team. This meeting will be held at the Vancouver Public Library - Central Branch. Current participants, please watch for the email invitation. Earn 1 PDU.

Those who have already decided to participate in the February 2009 Mentorship Intake, can apply directly online here: Mentorship Application for Feb 2009 Intake

While we make every effort to match mentors with protégés, if we have a mismatch in the number of pairings available, or the needs of either party are not met by any of the potential candidates, there is a chance that you will not be matched on February 25th. In this case, we will keep your application on file and we encourage you to re-apply to be included in the September 2009 intake.

For additional information on the PMI CWCC Mentorship Program, to read about the first two mentorship intakes, and to see an interview with a past mentor-protégé pair follow the link: More Information

Your questions about mentorship are always welcome. Please send an email to mentorship@pmi.bc.ca

Highlights from the Board of Directors Meeting

• The Board of Directors will meet every second month concurrent with the speaker at networking meetings
• The Board reviewed results of the Membership Survey
• CWCC members can meet their new Board of Directors at the January 21 networking event
• Chapter strategic planning session will take place in January

Complete minutes from Board Meetings are available to members only on the website. Click here.

For more information, check out this web page.

Click here to download a free trial of Microsoft Project Professional 2007

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