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Saturday, October 25, 2008
Community Service Day announced for PMI Honolulu Chapter + LavaCon Professional Development Summit in November
A Community Service Day has been announced by the management team for the 2008 Professional Development Summit being sponsored by the PMI Honolulu Chapter in partnership with LavaCon® during 6-8 November 2008. The conference, which will present proven best practices in the fields of project management and technical communications, will be held at the Marriott Honolulu Waikiki hotel, in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
An environmental conservation event has now been scheduled in conjunction with the University of Hawaii's Marine Biology Department and Marine Option program.
According to Sharon Rundell, PMP, Special Projects Director for the PMI Honolulu Chapter "We are still in the processes of securing the needed permits, but we are tentatively scheduled to do a beach cleanup day on Sunday, November 9th (the day after the conference). Reserve the date, and see the conference website for news and details as they become available!"
Jack Molisani, Executive Director for The LavaCon Conferences, adds, "Attendees of the 2007 LavaCon – PMI Greater New Orleans PDS volunteered with Habitat for Humanity® to help rebuild homes in the Ninth Ward that were destroyed by hurricane Katrina. Participants had so much fun and found last year's event such a rewarding experience that we decided to make the community service day an annual event, wherever we are."
The PMI Honolulu Chapter + LavaCon Professional Development Summit is for professionals who want continuing education on how to manage projects, the latest management and communication tools and technology, and "soft skills" in areas such as leadership, conflict management, contract and workplace negotiation skills, etc. Choose from over 40 sessions and workshops on technical communication and project management! Participants may earn up to 24 Professional Development Units (PDUs) for attending - a major event in one of the most beautiful places on Earth.
The Project Management Institute (PMI®) is the world’s largest professional organization for project management professionals. Founded in 1997, the PMI® Honolulu Chapter is a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of project management practices and standards worldwide and the development of the project management profession. More information about the chapter can be found at http://www.pmi-honoluluchapter.org . For more information about the conference, contact the PDS'08 committee at pdshi@pmi-honoluluchapter.org
LavaCon® is a conference for technical communication professionals—senior technical writers, documentations managers and other professionals interested in learning how to deploy and manage technical communication projects. More information about previous LavaCon conferences can be found at www.lavacon.org.
According to Sharon Rundell, PMP, Special Projects Director for the PMI Honolulu Chapter "We are still in the processes of securing the needed permits, but we are tentatively scheduled to do a beach cleanup day on Sunday, November 9th (the day after the conference). Reserve the date, and see the conference website for news and details as they become available!"
Jack Molisani, Executive Director for The LavaCon Conferences, adds, "Attendees of the 2007 LavaCon – PMI Greater New Orleans PDS volunteered with Habitat for Humanity® to help rebuild homes in the Ninth Ward that were destroyed by hurricane Katrina. Participants had so much fun and found last year's event such a rewarding experience that we decided to make the community service day an annual event, wherever we are."
The PMI Honolulu Chapter + LavaCon Professional Development Summit is for professionals who want continuing education on how to manage projects, the latest management and communication tools and technology, and "soft skills" in areas such as leadership, conflict management, contract and workplace negotiation skills, etc. Choose from over 40 sessions and workshops on technical communication and project management! Participants may earn up to 24 Professional Development Units (PDUs) for attending - a major event in one of the most beautiful places on Earth.
