<BODY><table id="AutoNumber2" bordercolor="#111111" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3" width="637" bgcolor="#ffffff" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" width="50%"><p><font size="3"><font color="#014ad1"><strong>Welcome to the Sydney,</strong> <strong>Australia</strong></font><strong><font color="#014ad1" size="3"> Chapter<br /></font></strong></font><font color="#014ad1"><b>of the Project Management Institute (</b><b>PMI</b><b>)</b></font></p></td><td valign="top" width="10%"> </td></tr><tr><td class="Heading1" valign="top" width="50%"><p></p><table bordercolor="#8080ff" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" width="589" bgcolor="#8080ff" border="0"><tbody><tr><td class="Text-normal" width="80%" bgcolor="#000080"><p align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica" color="#ffffff" size="+0"><strong><font face="Arial, Helvetica" color="#ffffff" size="3">Latest Chapter News</font></strong> (<font size="1">updated Dec  20, 2008)</font></font></p></td></tr><!-- Event --><tr><td class="Heading1" width="80%" bgcolor="#b4c6dc"><p align="center"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica" color="#000000" size="2"><strong>Invitation to the Chapter ABM</strong></font></p><p dir="ltr" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica" color="#000080" size="1">Further to our recent notifications at our chapter meetings and breakfast events we wish to invite you to our <strong>PMI Sydney Australia Chapter's ABM</strong> (Annual Business Meeting) </font></p><p align="center"><font color="#000040" size="1"><strong><u>Date:</u></strong><u> Wednesday 21st Jan, 2009</u></font></p><p align="center"><font color="#000040" size="1"><strong>Location:</strong> PricewaterhouseCoopers PwC,<br />
Tower 2, Level 10, 201 Sussex St. Darling Park</font></p><p align="center"><font color="#000040" size="1"><strong>Time:</strong> Start at 6:00pm for 6:30 thru to 9:00pm</font></p><p align="left"><font color="#000080"><font size="1">Obtain more information relevant to <strong>proposed By Law</strong> changes and <strong>motions</strong> to be voted on the day </font><a href="/programs/customer/v_itemcatg.asp?P=31&ICID=234&FRF=n&" target="_self"><font color="#ff0000" size="1">here.</font></a></font></p><!-- Commented
<tr><td bgcolor="#e2e3e7" width="80%"><blockquote dir="ltr"><p align="center"><font color="#0000a0" size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica"><strong><font color="#0000a0" size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica">PPM SIG Charter</font></strong> </font></p></blockquote><p align="left"><font color="#0000a0" size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica">The Project Portfolio Management Special Interest Group (PPM-SIG) is a networking forum for industry practitioners and researchers to share experiences and information and to promote educational activities and research relating to Project Portfolio Management.</font></p><p align="left"><font color="#0000a0" size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica">Goals:</font></p><ul><li><div align="left"><font color="#0000a0" size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica">To establish leading edge practices in PPM in Australia and to develop links to the global PPM community.</font></div><li><div align="left"><font color="#0000a0" size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica">To provide PPM education, guidance and mentoring for members.</font></div><li><div align="left"><font color="#0000a0" size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica">To increase awareness and adoption of PPM and to provide links and access to PPM resources.</font></div></ul><p align="left"><font color="#0000a0" size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica">PPM sub-topic areas:</font></p><p align="left"><font color="#0000a0" size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica">Sub-groups or focus sessions will be established as needed to address interest in specific PPM issues such as Resource Management, Portfolio Mapping, Cultural Change, Benefits Realisation, Metrics and PPM for SMEs (Small to Medium Enterprises).</font></p><p align="left"><font color="#0000a0" size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica">The PPM SIG is currently coordinated by Catherine Killen (UTS - University of Technology, Sydney, <a href="mailto:c.killen@uts.edu.au">c.killen@uts.edu.au</a>), and co-hosted by Robert Hunt (MGSM - Macquarie Graduate School of Management).</font></p></td></tr>
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<tr><td bgcolor="#e2e3e7" width="80%"><blockquote dir="ltr"><p align="center"><font color="#0000a0" size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica"><strong><font color="#0000a0" size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica">PPM SIG Charter</font></strong> </font></p></blockquote><p align="left"><font color="#0000a0" size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica">The Project Portfolio Management Special Interest Group (PPM-SIG) is a networking forum for industry practitioners and researchers to share experiences and information and to promote educational activities and research relating to Project Portfolio Management.</font></p><p align="left"><font color="#0000a0" size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica">Goals:</font></p><ul><li><div align="left"><font color="#0000a0" size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica">To establish leading edge practices in PPM in Australia and to develop links to the global PPM community.</font></div><li><div align="left"><font color="#0000a0" size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica">To provide PPM education, guidance and mentoring for members.</font></div><li><div align="left"><font color="#0000a0" size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica">To increase awareness and adoption of PPM and to provide links and access to PPM resources.</font></div></ul><p align="left"><font color="#0000a0" size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica">PPM sub-topic areas:</font></p><p align="left"><font color="#0000a0" size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica">Sub-groups or focus sessions will be established as needed to address interest in specific PPM issues such as Resource Management, Portfolio Mapping, Cultural Change, Benefits Realisation, Metrics and PPM for SMEs (Small to Medium Enterprises).</font></p><p align="left"><font color="#0000a0" size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica">The PPM SIG is currently coordinated by Catherine Killen (UTS - University of Technology, Sydney, <a href="mailto:c.killen@uts.edu.au">c.killen@uts.edu.au</a>), and co-hosted by Robert Hunt (MGSM - Macquarie Graduate School of Management).</font></p></td></tr>
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