By Carolyn A. Toomer, PMP, Vice President of Education/Academic

The “Project For A Day” 2014 Celebratory Luncheon was an event sponsored by the Atlanta Partners For Education (APFE), a joint venture between the Metro Atlanta Chamber and the Atlanta Public Schools. This organization provides youth opportunities between the Atlanta Public Schools and the Atlanta community. The APFE provides opportunities for the community to become involved in public education.

PMI Atlanta Chapter was one of the sponsors for Project For A Day 2014 and provided volunteers for this exceptionally worthwhile event. Off to an enthusiastic early start with Grove Park Elementary School Principal Patrick Muhammad and Par- ent Liaison Cynthia Mickelbury, volunteers were assigned career-focused presentations designed to introduce the students to the opportunities available for career choices. The career focus books were provided by the project’s sponsor, the United Way of Greater Atlanta.

We would like to thank all of our members who participated in the Executive Board of Directors elections! Results will be announced at the December 8th Holiday Celebration and Annual Meeting.

Our Nominations Committee has worked with the current Executive Board and PMI Global to present the proposed Bylaw change in red below:

"Article VI, Section 6, Item C
Conduct

Has not been removed from or resigned from PMI Atlanta Board, or Leadership Team, for the two years preceding the call for nominations AND is not under criminal investigation."

Voting ballots will be emailed Monday, December 8th and close Wednesday, January 7th.

By Glenn Boylan

The October PMI Atlanta Technology Forum reached out across geography and time zones. A timely and relevant subject for many PMs – working effectively with remote teams.

Steve Kruger and Nancy Berlin opened the meeting talking about PMI Atlanta. The Atlanta chapter can always use volunteer help in many capacities, including speakers. If you have an interesting job or project to discuss, please consider volunteering to be a speaker. Not only will you help build the chapter’s body of knowledge, but you’ll get 3 PDUs towards your PMI certification as well.

There are certification and education classes being offered in November and December, but with the holiday season coming up, many regular events, especially those in the middle or end of the month, will not be held. Be sure to check the Events page on the chapter web site, at www.pmiatlanta.org, for the latest news and schedule of events.

by Mike Ososki, PMP, Communications Committee

They’ve been making the rounds at our events, pressing our flesh, kissing babies, and asking for our support to be elected. (Well, maybe not so much the babies part.) From November 10-21, you have the chance to exercise your freedom once again, and make your voice heard in PMI’s Atlanta Chapter. We have six great leaders stepping out, vying for three slots—

• For the Vice Chair spot, there’s Lydia James vs. Joe Sisto.
• It’s Barbara Wallace or Delton Zimmerman for Treasurer.
• And for Director 4, Sam Abdelaziz takes on Nara Acharya.

Here they all are in beautiful full living color ... and you can click on each name to read their Bio and Vision statement.

This won’t be an easy choice for you. Every candidate has plenty on the ball, with already proven performance records that eminently qualifies them to do a bang-up job. We are a fortunate group indeed.

Generally, every candidate emphasizes his/her dedication to add value to PMI Atlanta’s membership: to keep growing overall, and to increase member/volunteer participation (as we are 100% volunteer-run).

Following is a snapshot of some plans and priorities for each contender. Visit the website link above for more detail.