January - February 2006 Newsletter

Letter from the President
Jim Hayden kicks off 2006 and shares his goals for his term as chapter president.

Board Announcement
President, Jim Hayden, announces the resignation of a board member.

January 18, 2006 Meeting Announcement*
Commonwealth of Virginia Project Management Methodology for Technology – “Raising the Bar” presented by Mike Sandridge, Richard Barnes and Patty Samuels.

• 5:00 pm - Registration, networking, and cash bar

• 6:00 pm - Dinner served

• Program Number: 094-060118

• PDUs: 1

• Reservations may be made either by:

  • Online registration

  • meetingreservations@pmicvc.org (including your name, company, phone number, and intent to register for this month's meeting)

• Pre-registration discount if you register by 5pm Friday, January 13th

• Cash, check, VISA, MasterCard accepted at the door for email registrants

February 15, 2006 Meeting Announcement*
Leadership presented by Michael Shafer, the Univeristy of Richmond's Women's Basketball Coach.

• 5:00 pm - Registration, networking, and cash bar

• 6:00 pm - Dinner served

• Program Number: 094-060215

• PDUs: 1

• Reservations may be made either by:

  • Online registration

  • meetingreservations@pmicvc.org (including your name, company, phone number, and intent to register for this month's meeting)

• Pre-registration discount if you register by 5pm Friday, February 10th

• Cash, check, VISA, MasterCard accepted at the door for email registrants

PMI CVC Yahoo! Discussion Group is Growing
A new way to network with your peers in the area has emerged. Joining is voluntary and quitting is easy if you decide it's not for you. Anyone can post topics, including job opportunities, for discussion by the entire group.

Project Pitfalls by James A. Ward*
Despite the best efforts of the project manager and the project team, organizational forces may work against project success, especially on projects with tight time constraints.

1000th Member Celebration, February 2, 2006
CVC is holding its 1,000th Member Celebration on the evening of February 2nd, 2006. Join us for an evening of cocktails and networking with fellow members. Take this opportunity to recognize and appreciate our chapter's remarkable growth in membership. Over 1,000 members strong! Event details will be posted shortly on the PMI CVC website. Any questions, please contact Joe Garritano at membercelebration@pmicvc.org.

Membership Report
Take a moment to meet our new members and PMPs.

*This link leads to a Word or PDF document on www.pmicvc.org.  Alternatively, you may go to the Meetings page where you can find the information.