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Project Management as aStrategic Competency

As a professional involved in the Project Management world, youshould be taking advantage of the current economic circumstancesto position yourself for future opportunities and use innovativeapproaches, guided by a strategic vision, to meet the currentmarket challenges.

Drive strategic initiatives across business units and the entireorganization.

Lead changes though innovation within the organization toachieve high performance.

Achieve in a contracting economy with fewer resources andfewer margins for error.

For some, innovation has manifested itself while adjusting to newchallenges such as transitioning to a new job, managing with fewerresources, or searching for upcoming business opportunities. In

such trying circumstances it may not be enough to work hard. It isalso important to think strategically on how to best apply limitedresources to specific goals and deliver on a vision for the future.

Join us on October 6th when the PMI South Florida Chapter will behosting a Day of Excellence to focus on Project Management as aStrategic Competency. Leading this discussion will be Mr. RicardoViana Vargas, PMP, Current PMI Chair, who will be addressingSouth Florida business community and industry leaders at a specialmorning session of the Executive Roundtable through our Center ofExcellence (COE) Program.

In the afternoon, our traditional Job Fair will open new opportunities

for job seekers to interact with hiring and recruiting companiessearching for local talent. Later in the afternoon, we will hold thesecond Career Day of the year, two guest speakers (Mr. Hugo Perezand Mr. Mark Hehl) will discuss how to differentiate oneself as anemployee and as an entrepreneur in todays market. Later thatnight, Mr. Viana will be the Keynote Speaker to address the SouthFlorida PMI chapter at a very special dinner meeting.

You cannot miss the opportunity to network, share your experiencesand sharpen your strategic thinking skills.

PMI South Florida Chapte

Ricardo Vargas has been a memberof PMI since 1997. He is the firstBrazilian member to serve on thePMI Board of Directors. Mr. Vargasreceived the PMI DistinguishedContribution Award and the PMIProduct of the Year Award in 2005 andhas served as chapter president andas component mentor for PMI in LatinAmerica from 2003 through 2006.

Mr. Vargas is chair of Macrosolutions,a consulting company based in Brazilwith operations in US, Africa andEurope. He is the author of nine booksabout project management with morethan 100,000 copies sold. Mr. Vargaswas responsible, over the last 10years, for projects that totaled morethan US $5 billion in various industriessuch as Telecom, informationTechnology, finance, oil, gas andenergy.

Ricardo Viana Vargas, PMP

Chairman of the Board

PMI Project Management Institute

Project Management

Day of Excellence

Executive RoundtableAnnual Job Fair

Career Day - Part IIDinner Meeting

October 6th, 2009Signature Grand

Davie, FL

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AGENDA

1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Registration2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Job Fair5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Career Day7:00 p.m. - Dinner7:30 p.m. - Chapters Presentation8:00 p.m. Keynotes9.00 p.m. - Adjourn

VENUE

Signature Grand6900 State Road 84,Davie, FL 33137www.thesignaturegrand.com

PRICES DINNER MEETING

Members $35Non-Members $45

JOB FAIR & CAREER DAY

Only Members - Complimentary

Our traditional Job Fair is the premier networkinevent to bring together companies that utiliproject management to achieve business resultand professionals in the project management worinterested in exploring career opportunities andiscuss specific details on current openings.

During the Job Fair, each organization will hav

a booth where resumes will be collected anbusiness cards can be exchanged, making thperfect opportunity to discuss the job markin South Florida and network with colleague

Application areas include Technology, EngineerinConstruction, Government, PharmaceuticaHealthcare and Tourism.

Mr. Hugo Perez is a native to South Florida, graduatedwith a high honors engineering degree from the University ofFlorida. Mr. Perez is a high-spirited entrepreneur and businessprofessional with 20 years of experience in information

technology solutions including management, businessdevelopment, workforce recruitment, and partner channelmanagement. During his career, Mr. Perez has representedsuch organizations as IBM Corporation, Oracle, Sungard andis currently the Managing Partner at DATACORP, a full-serviceI.T. Consulting and systems integration firm focused on High-

Availability and Business Continuity.

Mr. Perez was featured on the cover of eWeeks April 30,2007 edition, received a prestigious award from the GMCC in

April 2008 as Infrastructure Resource Manager of the Year. Inaddition, Mr. Perez and his business partner, Max Miguel, wererecognized Entrepreneurs of 2009 and Power Players of2009 by South Florida Business Leader Media.

Annual Job Fair

Career DayHow to differentiate yourself as an entrepreneur in todays market

Mr. Mark Hehl holds a BS Degree in Electrical Engfrom the New York Institute of Technology and a MS DManagement from the Polytechnic Institute of New Yo

Upon leaving the corporate world in 2002 as an execthe Timex Corporation, Mark took a chance and staas an independent consultant. After a bit of a slow st& Associates took off. Mr. Hehl now serves clients Motorola, Duracell, Johnson & Johnson, Timex and Land has helped companies successfully establish andoperations in various countries including India, ChPhilippines and Latin America.

He enjoys the associated freedom, and answers to while performing interesting and diverse projects

America, Asia and Latin America. Talking aboutbecome a successful independent consultant is hishelping others live their dreams as he has.

For registration or to become a member, go to www.southfloridapmi.org