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Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Final Report from PMI Dallas 2008 Vendor Showcase
The PMI Dallas Chapter has announced final results from its annual Project Management Vendor Showcase that was held on 13 March 2008 at the Crowne Plaza North Dallas-Addison Hotel, in Addison, Texas, site of the chapter’s monthly dinner meetings. The event was free to PMI Dallas Chapter members and included plenty of food and entertainment.
According to Dwaraka Iyengar (shown in photo with John Baley, immediate past chapter president and current PMI Component Mentor for Region 6), “We had 33 vendors and 625 registered attendees. It was a little better turnout than last year, and continues the trend of making this one of our biggest events.”
John Baley noted, “The PMI Dallas Chapter’s annual vendor showcase is the biggest one in Region 6. The Dallas chapter is also the biggest PMI chapter in this region; it shows leadership in a number of areas. I’m proud of the chapter for staging this event so successfully every year.”
Participating companies (vendors) this year included:
Altogether, more than 40 door prizes were handed out during the evening, including PMP Exam Prep Course, Advanced MBA Level PM Course & MS Project 2007 Course (courtesy of Doulos PM Training); Choice of Several E-Learning Courses, including advanced topics, fundamentals and exam prep training (courtesy of RMC Project Management); Free Course (courtesy of Global Knowledge); Free Public Class Seat (courtesy of Watermark Learning); Digital Photo Frame & 12 Hour eLearning Courses (courtesy of IIL); iPod (courtesy of WildWorks Group); Backpack and 4GB Zune (courtesy of Microsoft); Gift Card (courtesy of Oxford & Associates); iPOD (courtesy of MDI); Nintendo Wii (courtesy of SemanticSpace Technologies); and others.
According to Marilyn Sawyer (pictured during the Dallas Chapter’s drawings), Dallas Chapter VP Programs, “Our vendors really stepped up this year. The door prizes were the best that I can remember and there were a lot of them. We had many happy members tonight, which was wonderful!”
Participating vendors showcased project management software, training, consulting services, collaboration and facilitation services, staffing services and other solutions. While other PMI chapters hold vendor exhibitions, the PMI Dallas Chapter’s Vendor Showcase is one of the largest and most successful events of its kind in the world. The next big event for the PMI Dallas Chapter is the Professional Development Day, a one-day project management symposium scheduled for April 12, 2008.
The PMI Dallas Chapter is a volunteer-based professional association dedicated to supporting the growth and development of project management practitioners, as well as building awareness of the project management discipline and its critical role in business and organization success. With more than 270,000 members in over 173 countries, the Project Management Institute (PMI®) is the world’s leading membership association for the project management profession. Founded in 1984 and with over 4,000 members, the PMI Dallas Chapter is one of the world’s largest PMI components. To learn more about the PMI Dallas Chapter and its service offerings, please visit www.pmidallas.org
John Baley noted, “The PMI Dallas Chapter’s annual vendor showcase is the biggest one in Region 6. The Dallas chapter is also the biggest PMI chapter in this region; it shows leadership in a number of areas. I’m proud of the chapter for staging this event so successfully every year.”
Participating companies (vendors) this year included:
- 6D Tech
- BigWave Software
- CertTest Training
- Commint, Inc. / TexPro Group, Inc.
- Cranes Software, Inc.
- Crosswind PM Training
- DeVry University/Keller Graduate School of Management
- Doulos PM Training
- EPMLive
- ESI International
- Global Knowledge
- Innovative Management Solutions (IMS)
- International Institute for Learning, Inc.
- iRise
- MDI
- Microsoft
- Oxford and Associates
- RMC Project Management
- Semantic Space Technologies Ltd.
- Sogeti USA
- Solutions Cube Group
- Team Interactions, Inc.
- True Solutions
- University of Dallas Graduate School of Management
- University of Texas at Dallas (Jim Joiner in photo)
- Velociteach
- Watermark Learning
- WildWorks Group
Altogether, more than 40 door prizes were handed out during the evening, including PMP Exam Prep Course, Advanced MBA Level PM Course & MS Project 2007 Course (courtesy of Doulos PM Training); Choice of Several E-Learning Courses, including advanced topics, fundamentals and exam prep training (courtesy of RMC Project Management); Free Course (courtesy of Global Knowledge); Free Public Class Seat (courtesy of Watermark Learning); Digital Photo Frame & 12 Hour eLearning Courses (courtesy of IIL); iPod (courtesy of WildWorks Group); Backpack and 4GB Zune (courtesy of Microsoft); Gift Card (courtesy of Oxford & Associates); iPOD (courtesy of MDI); Nintendo Wii (courtesy of SemanticSpace Technologies); and others.
Participating vendors showcased project management software, training, consulting services, collaboration and facilitation services, staffing services and other solutions. While other PMI chapters hold vendor exhibitions, the PMI Dallas Chapter’s Vendor Showcase is one of the largest and most successful events of its kind in the world. The next big event for the PMI Dallas Chapter is the Professional Development Day, a one-day project management symposium scheduled for April 12, 2008.
