Calendar of Events

February Meeting Topic:  Project Managers are Cybersecurity Practitioners Too!

Presented By:  Jim Perkins

Join Uptown members in learning the four principles of cybersecurity that project managers can apply to any project, as well as some tips for better personal cybersecurity.  Attendees from organizations of all sizes will leave with a better understanding of how to apply the principles of cybersecurity within the context of their business and projects in order to better protect the critical data of their organizations and customers.  

Jim Perkins serves as an Information Securty Manager at Novant Health.  He has been an integral part of the Novant Health cybersecurity program, leading security operations for the organization.  Jim has worked in the security industry for 12 years, including over three years of cybersecurity experience.  He holds a Bachelor's of Science Degree in History from the United States Military Academy, as well as a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. 

Hope to see you at the meeting!

Chapter Meeting Presentations 
As a means of helping chapter and local community members who are certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP®) satisfy the continuing education requirements for re-certification, PMI Metrolina Chapter arranges its monthly meeting schedule to allow a 1.5 hour PDU training session to be incorporated into its normal meeting. 

Topics presented during these sessions are designed to not only satisfy the PDU requirement for re-certifying as a PMP, but to also provide wide appeal to people involved in project management regardless of whether or not they are certified PMPs. The 1.5-hour sessions meet the educational requirements to qualify for 1.5 PDU credits for maintaining PMP® certification or to meet the requirement for attending 35 hours of formal project management education prior to applying to sit for the PMP® exam. 

The sessions are open to all.

Important Chapter Meeting Information

Monthly PMI Metrolina Chapter Meetings:
PMI Metrolina Chapter holds its monthly Uptown chapter meetings on the 3rd Tueday of every month from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM.  For 2019, majority of the meetings will be held at Noah's Event Venue (free parking available) with a few offsite locations.  However, locations and changes to the meeting will be posted on the PMI Metrolina community's meeting page.  Meeting notifications will also be sent via email. 

PARKING INSTRUCTIONS: 

If for any reason this does not work, send your receipt to vpfinance@pmi-metrolina.com for reimbursement of your parking fees.

REGISTER EARLY:  In order to keep our costs low and provide the best member value possible, we are required to provide our chapter meeting venue caterer with a headcount on the Friday prior to the meeting. It is for this reason that we have discounted pricing for advance registrants. In order to receive the advance registration pricing, you must register, and make payment, for the meeting online before noon on the Monday before the meeting. If you register for a chapter meeting and then later find you are unable to attend, please contact us by email before the start of the chapter meeting and we will perform a one time, no cost transfer of your registration to the following month's chapter meeting. If you register after the stated deadline, we cannot offer you the discounted price and must charge you the full price.

In order to qualify for student pricing, you must be a full time student and show your college/university ID at the door at registration.

In order to qualify for active duty military pricing, you must be currently enlisted and show your military ID at the door at registrration.

New Chapter Members Take Note:
Individuals join the chapter though the PMI website. It can take up to five (5) business days for PMI process a new chapter membership before it shows up in our chapter database. New chapter members will not be able to register for chapter meetings at the chapter member rate until that occurs. The chapter does not want you to wait until your membership is processed, before you attend a chapter meeting. New members who are not able to register for the chapter meeting as chapter members before the advance registration deadline should email vpmembership@pmi-metrolina.com. You must send your email before the advance registration deadline in order to be eligible for the member advance registration rate. Please attach a copy of your receipt from PMI to the email, showing that you have joined the chapter. If you follow these instructions, you will be charged the advance registration member rate for the chapter meeting. The Membership team will work with you to process your registration either over the phone or in person at the chapter meeting registration table.