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Project Management Institute
Northeast Florida ChapterJacksonville, Florida
Project Management Institute (PMI) is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving and advancing the
state-of-the-art in project management. PMI's aim is to promote professionalism in the practice of project
management through a comprehensive support system.
The Northeast Florida Chapter was chartered in August, 1995 and is located at the greater city of
Jacksonville, Florida, one of the fastest growing cities in the nation and the home of the NFL Jaguars
football team. Since inception, the chapter has over 600 members representing over 50 Jacksonville
corporations and businesses.

Monday May 21 - Dinner Meeting
5:15-6:00 Registration & Networking
6:00-7:00 Session 1
7:00-7:30 Buffet Dinner
7:30-8:30 Session 2
8:30-8:40 Closing
Location: Embassy Suites Hotel, 9300 Baymeadows Blvd Jacksonville, FL
Session 1: Socializing Business Process Improvement Initiatives throughout the Organization
Too frequently, business process improvement initiatives are “lost” within the organization – not enough people know what is going on and why changes are being made in how the work is done – and there is no consistency in how the initiatives are managed. Business process improvement initiatives are strategic initiatives that impact the entire organization and they need to be socialized across the enterprise! This presentation will provide participants with best practices around socializing their business process improvement initiatives. Participants will take back to the job ways to engage the organization in understanding and supporting business process improvement initiatives.
Session 2: Best Practices for Creating a Continuous Change and Improvement Culture in Your Organization
Every organization benefits from continuous change and improvement - it is what helps us stay ahead of the competition and better meet the needs of our clients! This presentation will provide best practices to create and foster a culture of continuous change and improvement within an organization - regardless of the organization size. Benefits of creating such a culture along with best practices for moving toward becoming an organization that continuously focuses on improvement will be provided. Participants will learn how to effectively get the buy-in needed to move to an improvement-focused culture within their organization - and they don’t have to be on the senior leadership team to be successful in this regard!
Presenter:
Gina Abudi, MBA is President of Abudi Consulting Group, LLC. (www.AbudiConsulting.com). She has over 20 years of consulting experience in project and process management and in leadership and business strategy. Gina’s consulting focuses on helping organizations develop strategy around projects, processes, people and technology. Gina is the co-author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Best Practices for Small Business and a contributing author to Project Pain Reliever. She has written a number of white papers and articles on various leadership, process and project management topics, which can be found on her blog: www.GinaAbudi.com. Gina is President of the PMI Mass Bay Chapter, an Advisory Board Member of Project Summit/BA World and Co-Chair of the NEHRA Program Committee.

Mega SeminarsWorld Orlando Florida
This yearly event features 30+ seminars, plus special activities including keynote Robert Stevenson and breakfast speakers and a networking event.
Mark your calendars for next year’s Mega SeminarsWorld, scheduled for 18–21 June 2012, in Orlando, Florida, USA.
Learn more here 
Education Opportunities!
Please visit our Education page to find out more details about the following ...
"PMP Prep Class: FREE - our chapter offers weekly
sessions to help you prepare for the PMP exam."
"PMP Master Class - our chapter has significant discounts on these
online training courses"
"NEW Project Leadership Podcast - FREE - Episode #40 - Michele Slinger helps us understand the Agile world and how it can benefit".
See sidebar on right.
PMI NEFL TOASTMASTERS
Regular Meetings - Wednesday nights
Time: 6:00-7:30 pm
Location: DeVry University & Keller Graduate School of Management
5200 Belfort Road - Room 100, Jacksonville, FL 32256
Come to the meeting to join or find out more information about joining this PMI-NEFL chapter of Toastmasters.

Our chapter holds dinner meetings on a monthly basis where we discuss topics of
interest to project managers and anyone interested in the many components that make
up the project management body of knowledge. Everyone is welcome to attend and
network with other professionals during the dinner portion, or come to the meeting
just to see the speaker if you prefer.
We also offer full day workshops on a regular
basis for more in depth coverage of a particular topic. If you have achieved certification
as a project management professional (or related certification) you will be able
to obtain PDU credits for attending our dinner meetings and workshops in order
to maintain your professional accreditation.

Scheduling and coordinating events is no mean feat! The
NEFL Events committee has a track record of obtaining the best
speakers, most useful and timely information, all geared to assist
you, the chapter members in furthering your career and knowledge.
The PDUs you earn are a great bonus!
The amount of work it takes to put an event together, coordinate it and
make it successful is astounding! Have you thought of
volunteering to help? PMI-NEFL would love to have you for all
year, or even on a per event status.

Education
Did you know you don't have to be a PMP or have any
certification to join PMI and become a member of the Northeast Florida
Chapter? Many of our members are busy studying for their
certifications or busy networking with the other 600+ members.
NEFL education opportunities and events are a great place for learning and
meeting new people
Join Today!
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2012 Chapter Events
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| 01/30 |
Dinner Meeting |
| 02/27 |
Dinner Meeting |
| 03/26 |
Dinner Meeting |
| 04/16 |
Dinner Meeting |
| 04/26,27 |
ACP Exam Prep |
| 05/21 |
Dinner Meeting |
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Reporting PDUs
For information on how to claim PDUs for attending one of our events, please
read the following
PDF Document describing the process!
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Project Leadership Podcasts
Need a free PDU or two? Check out Project Leadership Podcasts
on our Education page to find out more about this great resource!
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New Registration Process!
Please take note of the NEW registration process for our events.
We now use PayPal for our credit card processing.
More details on the change to our event registration
can be found
here.
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Having trouble registering or paying?
- Be sure to enable popups in your browser!
- If you don't want to use paypal, register for event with an email address not linked to a paypal account.
- Other issues?

PMP Study Group!
Looking to take the certification
test and want a leg up? Need some motivation for study? We can help.
PMI-NEFL is organzing a Summer long weekly series of study sessions covering the test topics.
Get more information by contacting:
education@pmi-nefl.org

Podcasts and Education
Need a free PDU or two? Check out our
Education page to find out more about Project Leadership Podcasts!

FAQs

Sponsorships
We're always looking for sponsors for
our website, newsletters and/or dinner meetings? If your company might
be interested, we have more information!

LAID OFF, (but looking to remain a part of PMI)?
Check out the
PMI Hardship Program.

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