PMI Chicagoland Hosts Premier Project Management Professional Development Event of the year!

CHICAGO - Oct. 11, 2013 - PRLog -- PMI-Chicagoland, the Chicago chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI), is hosting its annual Professional Development Day (PDD) for Chicago area project management professionals. The theme for PDD 2013 is "Mastery Beyond Triple Constraints" and will be held on Friday, November 1^st, from 8am-6pmCT at Meridian Banquets, 1701 W Algonquin Rd, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008. Doors open at 7:00 a.m. for registration and continental breakfast. Attendees can register at tinyurl.com/pddchi2013. Registration will close October 28^th

The Professional Development Day is a unique opportunity for professionals who lead and impact projects to learn about the latest project management trends and techniques. It is also an opportunity for project managers to engage and network with peers and learn from one another. Certified PMP’s earn 8 PDU's for attending.

Attendees will enjoy a dynamic line-up of 28 intensive topics provided by expert speakers designed to inspire and stimulate learning around 4 Key Knowledge Tracks:

1. Program and Portfolio Management
2. Agile, Collaboration and Emerging Trends
3. Stakeholder Management/Procurement/Risk Management
4. Leadership lessons from the C Suite
Each topic is 60 minutes followed by a 15-minute break/networking session.

Our panel of expert speakers include:
Agile: Nuts and Bolts | 
Len Lagestee, 
SPR/Redpoint Technologies
Case Study: 
How a PMO Was Built in a Company Where PMO 
Was a Dirty Word
 | Amy Martin, Aon Hewitt
Pulling the Trigger 
on Portfolio Management 
| Brian Kaminski,
 Allstate Insurance
Skills for Success: 
The Dale Carnegie Approach 
to Stakeholder Management
 | Mark Wilson
Project Management 
in the "Cloud" 
| Richard Pless,
Takeda
Choon, Aun Quek, Google
Risk Management 
in an Agile Lifecycle
 | Elena Yatzeck, VP Chief Agilist, 
JP Morgan Chase
Full schedule of speakers and topics is available at tinyurl.com/pddchi2013

Seats are limited and registration ends Oct 28^th: Join us for an invigorating day of networking and knowledge sharing by registering now at tinyurl.com/pddchi2013 Registration ends October 28^th and is $399 for members ($449 non-members). Event is limited to 450 people to allow both an intimate learning environment and a great variety of networking opportunities. Attendees must reserve a seat in advance. This price includes the entire day of intensive topics and networking and includes continental breakfast and catered luncheon. Student and group discounts are available. No refunds or walk-ins permitted.

Student Discount for current full-time students is $150. To register, please email your student ID, enrollment verification, and a contact phone number to pddayregistration@pmi-chicagoland.org and include “FT Student” in subject line. We will contact you to confirm you have met all requirements.

Group Discount available for groups of 5 or more attendees registering at the same time. Please email pddayregistration@pmi-chicagoland.org and include “Group Discount” in subject line. We will contact you to confirm you have met all requirements.

Sponsorship Opportunities
To promote your company to 450 top Chicago project managers during PDDay please contact pddaysponsors@pmi-chicagoland.org and specify “PDDay 2013 Sponsor” in the subject line.

Do not miss the Premier Project Management Event of 2013!
Visit tinyurl.com/pddchi2013 to register and for additional information about this event.

For more information contact:
Srinivas Saineni PMP, PDD 2013 Conference Chair
Email: pdday(at)pmi-chicagoland(dot)org

Media Contact: Craig Zimmerman (PDDay Marketing Chair) PMI Chicagoland, Email: pddaymarketing(at)pmi-chicagoland(dot)org

PMI Chicagoland: www.pmi-chicagoland.org


PMI Chicagoland Chapter advances the mission and objectives of the Project Management Institute (PMI) by advancing and promoting the project management profession within local businesses, universities and professional organizations in the Chicagoland area.