Happy Holidays,
As my time as Chair comes to a close, I would like to take the opportunity to thank each of you for allowing me to serve as your Chair. It’s been a great year and I am excited to share our success with you.
We fulfilled our commitment to increase the value of membership in 2014 by enhancing the use of technology, offering diverse networking and learning opportunities, honoring our volunteers and decreasing our expenses.
This year in technology a new website was launched that allows members to subscribe to Chapter communications and that is estimated to save 60% over the next 3 to 5 years; tools were implemented to optimize the use of social media, Twitter followers were increased 166% and virtual meetings were launched.
In addition to moving to an exciting new venue for the Monthly Dinner Meetings, a number of unique networking events were held such as the Etiquette of Networking, Speed Dating with Recruiters and Meet, Greet, & Tweet.
Written by Valerie Williams-Ndikintum, PMP
PMI Atlanta Toastmasters conducted its first meeting of November on Thursday, the 13th. The meeting consisted of 24 attendees in total, including 4 guests. Guests included professionals, as well as students, most of which were PMI Atlanta members.
The theme of the November 13th meeting was Veterans Appreciation, facilitated by Toastmaster, Modupe Olatunji, PMP. Three speech projects were presented. One non manual project and two projects from the Competent Communicator Manual. A Table Topics session was also conducted.
The first project, presented by Fred Walker, ACG, ALB, was a custom speech outlining the Toastmaster Mentoring Program. Fred used a PowerPoint presentation as a visual aid to walk the audience through key aspects of the mentoring program. Information shared during the speech comprised of the benefits of the mentoring program for new Toastmasters members including ease of transition into the club and developing special skills. Fred also delivered the advantages to mentors, clubs, and mentor qualities.
By: Juliette Johnson
Can you believe another twelve months and countless hours spent perfecting your project management skills has past? It’s time to celebrate, mix it up, and in the words of Taylor Swift-- “Shake it Off”.
PMI Atlanta’s Holiday Celebration is more than a meet and greet. It is that time of year people take a moment to reflect, recalibrate, and recharge. So make your reservations for Monday, December 8th at 5pm at The Georgian Club. Come and discover the exceptional passion behind the innovative PMI Atlanta programming offered throughout the year. Countless people contribute daily to make PMI Atlanta what it is today. So come, eat healthy, and drink merrily.
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.