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ISSUE 6 JUNE 2013 VOLUME 3
Frontline
myPMIH news
FRONTLINE:
LEADING THE WAY ....... 1
COMING IN MAY:
EVENTS …………… ….2
TRAINING & PROGRAMS 4 MY MESSAGE CENTER:
PROJECT OF THE QUARTER
.................................. 5
BROWN BAG CORPORATE
OUTREACH .................. 6
FROM THE PM OF PMIH
CONF. & EXPO 2013 .... 7 SPONSORS .................. 8
WOODLANDS MEETING . 9
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Coming in June Visit pmihouston.org website for June ‘latest’ meeting details
Usual PMI®-Houston Meeting Times and Locations Venue Meeting Type Time Registration
North
Strack Farms Restaurant -
Banquet Hall
5707 Louetta, Spring, Texas
77379
(Between Kuykendahl &
Stuebner-Airline Rd.)
(281) 376-0901
http://www.stracks.com
Presentation with guest
speaker
Monthly on second
Tuesday
Pre-meeting
5:30 to 6:30 PM
Pre-meeting is free, but please register online.
Dinner Meeting with
guest speaker
Monthly on second
Tuesday
Dinner meeting
6:30 to 8:00 PM
Dinner meeting has a cost of $25 for members and $30
for non-members.
Walk-ins are an additional $10.
Registration closes at 12:00PM the day of the event
date.
Central
Galleria Area
HESS Club
5430 Westheimer Road
Houston, TX 77056
(877) 661-4377
(713) 627-2283
http://www.hessclub.com
Presentation with guest
speaker
Monthly on second
Wednesday
Pre-meeting
5:30 to 6:30 PM
Pre-meeting is free, but please register online.
Dinner Meeting with
guest speaker
Monthly on second
Wednesday
Dinner meeting 6:30 to
8:00 PM
Dinner meeting has a cost of $25 for members and $30
for non-members.
Walk-ins are an additional $10.
Registration closes at 12:00PM the day of the event
date.
Southwest
Schlumberger
Schlumberger
Sugar Land Campus
Forum Café or Room 121*
210 Schlumberger Drive
713-513-2457
Presentation with guest
speaker
Monthly on third
Wednesday.
Time: 5:30 to 6:30 PM
This meeting is free, but please register online.
*Please make note of the room each month as it may
change.
University of Houston
University of Houston
Houston Texas 77204-3038
Presentation with guest
speaker
To be resumed
This meeting is free, but please register online.
The UH meetings are to be resumed. Please always
refer to the Events section of the website for the latest
meeting and training schedule.
For ‘DETAILS’ on each meeting venue… visit pmihouston.org
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Coming in June Downtown
Houston Library
Main Houston Public Library
Branch
Concourse Level Meeting
Room
500 McKinney Street
Houston, Texas 77002
Underground parking is
accessible from Lamar Street
Presentation with guest
speaker
Monthly on last Thursday
except in December as
well if it conflicts with
Thanksgiving
Time: 5:30 to 6:30 PM
This meeting is free, but please register online.
West
SYSCO
SYSCO
1390 Enclave Parkway
Building 1390, Houston, TX
77077-20255
Presentation with guest
speaker
Usually quarterly
on third Thursday
Time: 6:00 to 8:00 PM
This meeting is a joint meeting with the Agile
Leadership Network (ALN) Houston Chapter,
formerly APLN.
This meeting is free to attend. For latest schedule and
registration please visit ALN Houston site
at www.aplnhouston.org
ALN meets every month. Meetings in March, June,
September, and December are joint PMI-
ALN Meetings.
Brazos Valley
College Station, TX
Presentation with guest
speaker
Quarterly
This is PMI Houston's most recent venue for the
Brazos Valley area.
Please see the Events schedule for upcoming meeting
details.
Toastmaster Club Name Location Time
Houston Galleria Project Management Toastmasters
Houston Baptist University
Atwood 2 Building, Room 215
7502 Fondren Rd.
Houston, TX 77074
First, Third, and Fifth Wednesday
6:15 to 8:00PM
North Houston Project Management Toastmasters
Denny's Restaurant
12697 N Gessner Dr
Houston, Texas, 77064
First, Third, and Fifth Tuesday
6:15 to 8:00PM
For ‘DETAILS’ on each meeting venue… visit pmihouston.org
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Training Schedule Training Schedule of Classes
MOVED!
June 01 - July 6,
2013
PMP® & CAPM® Prep - 6 Saturday
Course Intermediate Fluor Enterprises $1400 -
$1700 Register
June 3 - 6, 2013 Managing Projects with Microsoft Project
Server 2013 Intermediate EPM Architects Training and
Solution Center $1795.50 Register
June 3 - 6, 2013 Managing Projects with Microsoft Project
Server 2010 Intermediate EPM Architects Training and
Solution Center $1795.50 Register
June 14, 2013 Risk Managment for Project Managers Intermediate Tri Tech Surveying Company $297.00 Register
June 17 - 18,
2013 Managing Projects with Microsoft Project
2013, Advanced Intermediate EPM Architects Training and
Solution Center $895.50 Register
June 19 - 20,
2013 Managing Projects with Microsoft Project
2010, Advanced Intermediate EPM Architects Training and
Solution Center $895.50 Register
June 24 - 27,
2013 PMP® & CAPM® Prep - 4 day Intermediate Tri Tech Surveying Company
$1400 -
$1700 Register
To see the full list of course offerings please visit the Events tab - http://www.pmihouston.org/meetinginfo.php
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My Message Center
PPrrooffeessssiioonnaall AAwwaarrddss ffoorr PPrroojjeeccttss
PMI Houston is currently accepting
Project of the Quarter applications until June 30th.
Eligible projects are those managed by a Project
Manager based within the Greater Houston Area. The
PM does not have to be a PMP or a Houston PMI
member. The project must have been successfully
completed within the last 12 months.
Please send an e-mail to
[email protected] for additional
information and an application.
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My Message Center
PMI Houston Corporate Outreach - June 2013
It is our pleasure to announce starting of two new PMI Houston Monthly Brown Bags that allows PMI Members to earn PDUs.
Currently only for Stewart Employees, this brown gets underway June 13th. Even though this is internal to Stewart at present, Stewart will
consider external participation in future depending upon interest level. You will earn one PDU for your attendance and participation.
Stewart Brown Bag (Galleria) - June 13th
Stewart Point of Contact: Ben Callaghan ([email protected]); Office: (713) 479-2465
Meeting Place: 1980 Post Oak Blvd, Houston, Texas, 77056
Lunch: Provided
Date and Time: June 13th, 1130am - 1230pm
Participants: Only for Stewart Employees
RSVP: Required (request page closes 24hr prior to the event)
PDU: 1 (Register on Stewart Intranet, sign attendance sheet at the event, fill out PDU request form online after attending)
Topic of Engagement: PMO Best Practices
Speaker: Walter Viali (PMIH 2007 President, Current Region 6 PMI Mentor)
Enaxis Brown Bag (Greenway/Galleria/Downtown) - June 26th
Enaxis Point of Contact: Phong Hua ([email protected]); Office: 713.808.1399
Meeting Place: Enaxis Consulting, 9 Greenway Plaza, Suite 3005, Houston, TX 77046, 713-881-9494
Lunch: Provided
Parking: Validated for one hour at Greenway Plaza
Date and Time: June 26th, 1130am - 1230pm
Participants: Project Mgmt professionals in/around Downtown/Galleria/Greenway Plaza
RSVP: Required (request page closes 24hr prior to the event)
PDU: 1 (Register on PMI Houston site or Enaxis site, sign attendance sheet at event, and fill out PDU request form after attending)
Topic of Engagement: PMO Best Practices
Speaker: Walter Viali (PMIH 2007 President, Current Region 6 Mentor)
PMI Houston is always looking to start new Brown Bags in your company, so if you are interested in starting one in your own backyard, please
let me know and we can discuss the logistics.
Currently, PMI Houston is looking at opportunities to start two new Brown Bags: Downtown and in Public Sector. If you happen to work for
company in downtown or are part of Government entity, let us know who we should engage with.
Interested parties can contact Perry Mehta - Director of Corporate and Government Outreach at [email protected] for more
information.
Thank You,
Perry Mehta
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My Message Center
From the PM of the PMI Houston Conference & Expo 2013
“Thank You PMI Houston Conference & Expo volunteers
for making an extraordinary event in June. Captured here is the
conference team onsite at the Hyatt Regency during one of their
weekly planning meetings” David Thomas, PMP
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Making project management indispensable
for business results.
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Join PMI and get involved in our chapters
and communities of practice
The Third Thursday of Every
Month
July 18, 2013 @ 6:00 PM
August 15, 2013 @ 6:00 PM
Join us at the Woodlands Campus for our inau-
gural meeting on July 18 at 6:00 PM.
3380 College Park Drive
The Woodlands, TX 77384
936-202-5000 (phone)
Where?
When?
The Sam Houston State University
Woodlands Center
http://www.shsu.edu/woodlands/
From West (Magnolia)
Take FM 1488 eastbound
Turn right on College Park Drive
Turn left on West Campus Drive
Take first right into our parking lot
Directions
From North (Huntsville) Take I-45 South
Exit 242/College Park Drive
Turn right on College Park Drive
Turn right on West Campus Drive
Take first right into our parking lot
From South (Spring, Houston) Take I-45 North
Exit 242/College Park Drive
Turn left on College Park Drive
Turn right on West Campus Drive
Take first right into our parking lot
From East (Cleveland) Take 242 westbound
Turn right on West Campus Drive
Take first right into our parking lot
September 19, 2013 @ 6:00 PM
October 17, 2013 @ 6:00 PM
November 21, 2013 @ 6:00 PM
December 19, 2013 @ 6:00 PM
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