Online PMP Review Course - July 7 - August 17

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2nd Annual PMI/GLC Golf Outing "Scramble"
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Tee offs Start at 11:15am

Location: Links of Novi - 10 mile and Wixom road, Novi, MI

Cost: Member $80 Non-Members: $90
Includes: 18-Holes of golf with Power Cart
Continental Breakfast
After Golf Steak Dinner
Door Prizes and Raffle
Prize for first place team
"Closest to the Pin" / Longest Drive Competitions
50/50 Raffle
Hole in One Shopping Spree

Sign-up at: http://www.pmiglc.org/pd/2008golf.html
For more information contact Tim Caputo Email: caputo.tim@gmail.com

A Message from the PMI GLC Vice President of Outreach ………..

The Affiliates Initiative of PMIGLC

A new initiative was started by the PMIGLC Board of Directors under the VP of Outreach beginning in January 2007. It was to form affiliations with similar but complementary organizations - professional, academic or community. The initiative is to support the strategic objective of PMIGLC to "Create and enhance non-member stakeholders relationships to increase the number of formal relationships by 6 over 3 years".

The main intent of forming these affiliations is to expand the opportunities for PMIGLC members to be able to participate in activities that could expand their knowledge in allied fields and to additionally get involved in their voluntary activities. The participation in such activities could be at rates that are discounted to PMIGLC members that are similar to the affiliate's members. These relationships also enhance the networking potential for our membership.

The affiliates program is run out of the Office of the Vice President of Outreach for PMIGLC. The program will manage the identification and initiation of relationships for affiliations and subsequently identify functions and programs of mutual interest to execute. Currently the Corporate Outreach, Community Outreach and the Academic Outreach committees also report to the Office of the Vice President of Outreach.

To date, there are three organizations identified and approved by the PMIGLC Board of Directors to establish relationship.

The three organizations are:

1) APICS - The Association for Operations Management
2) The Engineering Society of Detroit (ESD) and
3) Information Technology System Management Forum (itSMF) - Great Lakes Local Interest Group (GLLIG)

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed with APICS and a few joint activities have been undertaken. Currently the BOD of the itSMF is drafting an MOU to be signed jointly. Finally, the ESD is being approached for us to join their affiliates program that has a membership of 5000.

All three of the organizations identified are all professional organizations, but representing different domains - Manufacturing (APICS), Engineering (ESD) and Information Technology (itSMF). The desire going forward is to identify umbrella organizations that serve the Community and the Academic areas. Suggestions of organizations in these areas can be emailed to vp.outreach@pmiglc.net

The identification, selection, cementing the relationship and establishing the interaction for joint activities with affiliates is an exciting opportunity. We welcome, encourage, and support anybody interested from the PMIGLC membership that wishes to get involved in this voluntary program.

VP Outreach - Ravi Krishnaswami, PMP