Canberra PMI Chapter April 2010 Chapter Update – Rina Brettell - President

1. Anne Crews (Membership) is leaving to take up a new job in Perth. We give our heartfelt thanks for all her efforts on membership, interest and drive to deliver improvements 2. Luke Vanika is running the PMP study group. Call for interest coming soon. 3. Chapter Library available for Canberra PMI Members 4. Register for PMOZ 2010 on 5. Nominate a Project Manager for the Project Manager of the Year award. Chapter News

Membership Membership changes in the month of March Starting Membership179 New Members +1 Late Renewals +1 Non Renewals - 9 Current membership172 (Renewals 9)

Membership Welcome to our new members who joined since our last event: Allen Galvin Emma Dunst Note The Board always welcomes any suggestions for attracting new members and/or retaining existing members. Thanks to Samantha Gilbert for the suggestions she put forward after the last event.

Membership Breaking News! The Canberra Chapter now offers discounted Chapter membership rates for students If you are enrolled in a degree-granting program at an accredited (or global equivalent) college or university, you may join PMI as a student member. USD 20 – instead of USD 5060% discount! Effective 13 April 2010 Our Chapter is the 1st in Region 10 (Australia & New Zealand) to offer this discount. Please share this news with your friends and colleagues!

Membership Reminders: The Board welcomes any suggestions for attracting new members and/or retaining existing members Members are invited to bring a guest to Chapter events - no charge for first-time guests each calendar year It is important for all PMI members to have current information in the PMI database –Please check your profile information in the My PMI section of PMI.org. –Add an alternate address if possible

DateSpeakerTopic Mon, Feb 15 Julie Garland McLellan Presenting to Boards Mon, Mar 15Michael Young – Principal Consultant Transformed Pty Ltd The Emergent Nature of Portfolios Mon, April 12Rina Brettell – President PMI Canberra Chapter & Program Manager at Parliament House Engaging in the Art of Project Management Mon, May 17Ian Voerman – Client Principal – Government HP Software Services Risk Management 2010 Events Mon, June 21Rick Scott-Murphy First Assistant Secretary Department of Finance & Deregulation A Government Project Implementation Case Study Mon, July 19Bob McGannon– Director Mindavation Program Management Mon, August 30 Professor Avy Shtub – Technion Institute in Haifa, Israel Project Management with PTB - Project Team Builder Mon, Sept

1.Mosaic Projects- communicating, risk management and schedule 2. Mindavation – a range of courses including courses co-ordinated by the Business Office at ADFA Tanner James training calendar for Training

Our Sponsors PMI Canberra Chapter wishes to recognise and thank our sponsors: – Chapter sponsor ANU – Venue sponsor Mindavation – Webinar and education sponsor eg PMEd

Tonight's Event PMI Canberra Chapter welcomes you to the April 2010 event Rina Brettell Engaging in the art of project management Note: Feedback via coloured balls and visitors book