PMI NEFL Dinner Meeting January, 2015

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Dinner Meeting
John Luker
January 2015

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2015 NEFL PMI Volunteer of the Month
Mary Bracey
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Gina Lynch

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Dinner Meeting Program
Time Topic
5:30 – 6:00 Registration & Networking
6:00 – 6:15 Opening Comments & 2015 BOD Introductions
6:15 – 6:45 Dinner
6:45 – 7:45 Presentation - Thornton May
7:45 – 8:00 Closing comments & door prizes

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2015 Board of Directors
20th Anniversary
• VP Communications – John Luker
• VP Education – Tom Henkel
• VP Finance – Willie Harris
• VP Marketing – Paula Rives
• VP Membership – Craig Erhorn
• VP Operations – Todd Connor
• VP Outreach/Volunteers – Gina Lynch
• VP Programs – Jaime Campbell
• VP Social Media – Roger Garate
• VP Special Projects – Larry Flowers
• VP Technology – Carolyn Broughton
• President – Sharon Weatherly
• President Elect – Ralph Lofton
Presentation Title

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2015 Oceans of Opportunity Conference
• Sept 17-18
• One Ocean Resort
– 1 Ocean Boulevard, Atlantic Beach, FL 32233
(904) 249-7402
• Stay tuned for more information!
Presentation Title

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Tonight’s Guest Speaker – Thornton May, Futurist
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Thornton May is a futurist, educator, and author.
Thornton combines a scholar’s patience for empirical research, a stand-up
comic’s capacity for pattern recognition and a second-to-none gift for
storytelling to address the IT management problems facing executives.

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Upcoming 2015 NEFL PMI Events
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Dates Event Location
Jan 15 –
Apr 16
Education Event
2015 PMP Study Group
DeVry
Feb 4 Cocktail & Learn TBD
Feb 16 Dinner Meeting
Scott Sax & Brandon Conrad - Simplifying the
Change Management Process within a PMO
Sheraton
Mar 6 Education Event
Duke Okes – Root Cause Analysis
TBD
Mar 16 Dinner Meeting
TBA
Sheraton
Sept 17 -
Sept 18
2015 Oceans of Opportunity Conference One Ocean Resort

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2015 PMP Study Group
• Start Date: January 15, 2015
• End Date: April 16, 2015
• Time: 6pm – 8pm
• Location: DeVry University
5200 Belfort Road (Next to Dave &
Busters) DeVry Rm. 318.
• The PMP Study Groups fill up
quickly waiting list is forming now
Please contact Tom Henkel –
education@pmi-nefl.org for details.
Presentation Title

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Volunteer Needed
• Role: Meeting Registrant
• Description: Assist with registering
attendees at NEFL PMI events
• Effort: 1-3 hour(s) / month
• Member Benefits:
– Recognition for contribution to
Chapter
– Help NEFL PMI to maintain a
efficient registration process
• Contact: Todd Connor at
Operations@pmi-nefl.org
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Volunteer Needed
• Role: Cocktail & Learn Facilitator
• Description: Facilitate an interactive
conversation between ~15 NEFL PMI
members
• Effort: 5 hours
• Member Benefits:
– Networking with a smaller audience
– Recognition for contribution to
Chapter
– Help NEFL PMI to maintain a
efficient registration process
• Contact: Jaime Campbell at
Programs@pmi-nefl.org
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Do you know how to….
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Request PDU credits for the Dinner Meeting?
Go to PMI website: www.pmi.org
Select myPMI tab (should open to Dashboard sub-tab
On the right is your certification status, with a button to Report PDUs
Step 1:
• PDU Category
• Select Cat A: Registered Education Provider/PMI Component
• Activity type
• Report a Component 1-2 PDU Event (Next)
Step 2:
• Component ID: C079 (Search)
Step 3:
• Activity date completed
• Activity title: (suggestion: Dinner Meeting with presentation(s)
• PDUs claimed
• Check the box that it is an accurate claim (Submit)

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Corporate, Program, & Education Sponsors
Please contact Paula Rives at
marketing@pmi-nefl.org.
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February Guest Speakers
Scott Sax & Brandon Conrad
Simplifying the Change Management Process within
a PMO
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Looking for a Job?
• Company: Brenau University (www.brenau.edu)
• Position: PMP Certified Instructor(s)
• Description: Brenau University is opening a
campus in Jacksonville. The new office is located
on Southpoint Dr. They will be offering MBA, BBA,
MSOL, BAOL, and AA degrees. There are several
graduate and undergraduate courses in project
management. Looking for PMP certified
practitioners to teach classes.
• Contact: Justin Hope at jhope@paycor.com or
904.421.3227. Justin will introduce you to the hiring
manager.
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Looking for a job?
• Company: Paycor (Southside)
• Position: Implementation Project Manager
• Description: Responsible for managing the new
client implementation process for multi-product
Paycor clients in order to achieve a high level of
client satisfaction. Will serve as the primary client
and sales contact for key accounts during the
implementation process.
• Contact: Justin Hope at jhope@paycor.com or
904.421.3227. Justin can answer questions and
get your resume to the hiring manager.
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