Outreach NEWS RELEASE September 29, 2014 COMMUNITY OUTREACH

New York Cares Day, Saturday, October 18, 2014, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Join PMINYC for New York City's largest hands-on volunteer day. Volunteers will spend the day working with the school community to prepare for the school year ahead. We will be painting wall murals as well as preparing library rooms and classrooms for the New Dorp School on Staten Island. Registration is limited to 20 people and closes on October 10. There is a $25 registration fee* that covers the cost of materials as well as our transportation to the school. Participants will meet at the New York Cares office in Downtown Manhattan at 47 Trinity Place, New York, NY 10006 to board the bus to Staten Island. Follow this link www.kintera.org/faf/home/waiver.asp?ievent=1118274 for registration, click “I agree” and select “Join a Team.” Then choose “Project Management Institute New York City Chapter” from the drop down menu and continue to follow the prompts. Schedule for the day: 8:00 am Meet at 47 Trinity Place to board the bus 8:30 am Bus departs for Staten Island 9:30 am Arrive at the New Dorp School, and Begin work on projects 2:00 pm Complete work on projects (approximate end time) 3:00 pm Board bus to return to Manhattan 4:00 pm Return to 47 Trinity Place in Downtown Manhattan

• Bring your own lunch, beverage and snacks to consume during breaks. • Wear comfortable clothing and shoes that you don’t mind getting dirty. • We will provide more details about the event closer to the date.

* New York Cares, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.

Contact: Aurie Morales, communityoutreach@pminyc.org

ACADEMIC OUTREACH Mark your calendar and look for more news about these upcoming career development events:

Speed Mentoring at Pace University Thursday, October 30, 2014, 6:00 to 8:00 pm The evening will begin with registration and networking at 5:30 pm. Then participants will break out into small groups with mentors to discuss special topics and trends in project management. This event will earn 2 PDUs for participants with PMP certification. For Details and Registration: http://odgroup.com/pmi-mentoring/ Contact: Suzan Cho, vpoutreach@pminyc.org

PMINYC / NYU-SPS Career Workshop (Part 2) Friday, November 7, 2014 Join mentors from PMINYC to learn about resume writing, interviewing, networking and other skills to advance your career. This event will earn 2 PDUs for participants with PMP certification. Look for registration information coming soon at PMINYC website: www.pminyc.org Contact: Suzan Cho, vpoutreach@pminyc.org

Global Outreach “Just-In-Time Project Management Presentation” for NYC Visit by Aviation Industry Corporation of China September 10, 2014 Dr. Pan Kao of the PMI Los Angeles Chapter contacted PMINYC to offer an opportunity to meet with a 24-member delegation of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) from Beijing for an exchange of experiences, methodologies and lessons learned from large-scale projects. On short notice over the Sep 7th Sunday afternoon, Suzan Cho, VP for PMINYC Outreach, formed a small, high-performance team of four project management experts: Edward Kleinert, PMP; Lawrence Mantrone, PMP, CSM; Anita Dhir, PMP, and Te Wu, PfMP, PgMP, PMP. This special meeting of the minds took place at Touro College, Graduate School of Business in downtown Manhattan.

Suzan Cho, Ms. Liu (Deputy Director, AVIC), Anita Dhir (speaker), Edward Kleinert (speaker), Larry Mantrone (speaker), Te Wu (speaker), Mr. Wang (Deputy Director, AVIC)

On behalf of PMINYC, Suzan extended a warm welcome to the 24-member Chinese AVIC delegation. Suzan was able to give the introduction in Chinese, presenting information on PMI and PMINYC, membership benefits, global connection, and the abundance of resources. Speakers gave their presentations with the aid of an interpreter:

The Business Case & the PM Life Cycle Model (Edward Kleinert, PMP) The PM Framework, Predictive to Adaptive (Larry Mantrone, PMP, CSM) The Value-Added Services of PM and Lessons Learned: Impact of Technology &

Procurement (Anita Dhir, PMP) The Enterprise Project/Program/Portfolio Management & Strategic Business

Execution (Te Wu, PfMP, PgMP, PMP) Te engaged the audience in Chinese. This was a high energy, high impact event and well received by all. Q&A and active discussion with the participants lasted past the originally allocated two-hour timeframe. It was achieved in record time with a commitment to quality each step of the way. Special thanks go to Edward for stringing together the professional presentation slides!

PMINYC is very grateful for all the speakers for their generous last minute support to make this possible. We were happy to have this opportunity to share Project Management insights with our special guests from abroad. One more bridge has been built across the global mosaic. This was truly an unforgettable event!

PMINYC and AVIC

Special Libraries Association (SLA) NYC Conference & Expo September 18, 2014 The Special Libraries Association (SLA) is an international association of library and information services professionals, and SLA-NY is one of the largest chapters. The SLA has identified project management as a core competency of information professionals. During a day of professional development, Mimi Rosenfeld, PMP, PMINYC Program Manager of Outreach Communication, represented PMI and PMINYC in a panel discussion about project management for the information services environment. The panel was organized and introduced by Clara Cabrera, Team Lead at the WilmerHale law firm, with a PM certificate from NYU-SPS. Robert Drzewicki, PMP, Content Information Manager at Gartner and Adjunct Instructor at NYU, moderated the panel discussion. Other panelists were Eric Stedfeld, Project Manager/Systems Analyst at NYU and Mitch Brodsky, Project Manager at the New York Philharmonic. Mimi started off the discussion with an overview of the project management framework. Eric followed with information on the benefits of the project management methodology, along with do’s and don’ts. Mitch gave advice on best practices to ensure success when managing projects. The group then exchanged ideas about challenges and training for project managers. When asked about the most important skill for project managers, Mimi emphasized communication skills, and all the other panelists agreed. SLA-NY will offer a three-part series on project management this fall and is looking for more panelists. If you are interested in sharing your knowledge and experience, Mimi can provide more information. Contact: Mimi Rosenfeld, pmoutreach-comm@pminyc.org