April/May Events For PMs in NYC! (Plus 3 Annual Events – Spring 2018)

I. MONTHLY EVENTS – APRIL / MAY

1. ISSP-NYC Chapter: Sustainability in Action Event:
   
   • Event: Reduce Harmful Chemicals and Grow Your Business!
   • Day/Date/Time: Wednesday, April 11, 5:30 EST
   • Location: The Suite Project, 8th Floor, 417 5th Ave (between 37th & 38th)
   • Panelist #1: Hilary Baum – Program and Policy Director, NYSBC
   • Panelist #2: Rich Schiafo – Clean and Healthy New York
   • Panelist #3: Robin Guenther – Principal of Perkins+Will and Senior Advisor to Health Care Without Harm
   • Info/Reg Link

2) NY SPIN (Software Process Improvement Network)

• Day/Date/Time: Tuesday, April 24, 5:30 – 7:30
• Presenter: Bob Mahler, PMP, PMI-RMP
• Seminar: “Lean Risk Sigma: The Triple Complaint!”
• Location: Wells Fargo Advisors, 150 E 42nd Street
• Info/Reg Link

3) PMI Annual Symposium – This year’s theme: “Raise Your PMIQ”

• Day/Date/Time: 2 Days – Register for either OR both days:
• Day #1: Friday, April 20
• Day #2: Saturday, April 21
• Location: New York Law School, 185 W Broadway
• Info / Registration

4) Tech In Motion – April Spring Networking Mixer

• Day/Date/Time: Thursday, April 19, 6:30 – 9:00 PM
• Location: Alley Chelsea, 119 W. 24th Street
• Info/Reg Link

5) NYC SCRUM User Group – April Meet-Up:

• Speaker: TBD
• Day/Date/Time: Thursday, April 19, 6:00 – 8:00
• Location: HBC Digital, 225 Liberty Street, 31st Floor (1 World Financial Center)
• Info/Reg Link

6) NYU Stern Center For Sustainable Business:

• Event: The Intersection of Sustainability, Sports and Business (PANEL)
• Day/Date/Time: Tuesday, April 3, 2018, 6:30pm – 8:00pm
• Location: NYU Stern School of Business, Tisch Hall, 40 West 4th Street
• Moderator: Lew Blaustein – Founder and Chief Blogger at GreenSportsBlog
• Panelist #1: David McKenzie – Director, Corporate Social Responsibility, Anheuser-Busch
• Panelist #2: Will Yandell – Regional Marketing Manager, Northeast, Clif Bar & Company
• Panelist #3: Doug Behar -Senior Vice President, Yankee Stadium Operations
• Panelist #4: Alicia Chin – Senior Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility, NHL
• Info/Reg Link

7) Cyber Security Event – NYU Tandon School of Engineering

• “Dispelling The Top 10 Myths Of Cyber Security” (FREE)
• Day/Date/Time: Thursday, March 29, 2:30 PM
• Location: NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn NYU, 5 MetroTech Center (Dibner Library), 1st Floor, Pfizer Auditorium
• Dial-In also available
• Registration Link: http://cyberlecture.engineering.nyu.edu/

8) Agile NYC March Meet-Up

• Event: Scrum Master Clinic
• Day/Date/Time: Tuesday, March 27, 6:00 – 7:30 PM
• Location: Pace University, 160 William Street, 2nd Floor
• Info/Reg Link

9) NJ Tech Meetup #95 (Hoboken, NJ)

• Day/Date/Time: Tuesday, April 10, 6:00 – 9:00 PM
• Location: Stevens Institute, 8th Street and Hudson Street, Hoboken, NJ
• Howe Business Center / Bissinger Room, 4th Floor
• Seminar: Start-Ups Present / Pitch On Their Companies
• Info/Reg Link

10) NYC Lean Kanban (Brooklyn – Dumbo)

• Location: Dumbo Kitchen, 108 Jay Street
• Day / Date / Time: Wednesday, Wednesday, April 18, 8:30 – 9:30 AM
• Info/Reg Link

11) NYC Lean Kanban (Chelsea Weekly)

• Day/Date/Time: Friday, April 20, 9:30 – 9:30 AM
• Le Pain Quotidian, 124 7th Avenue (Chelsea, NYC)
• Info/Reg Link

12) NYU Stern School of Business – Sustainability

• Seminar: The Role of Sustainability in Today’s Business World
• Ashok C. Sani, 2018, Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence Lecture 
• Alan Murray, Chief Content Officer of Time Inc., and President of Fortune

Alan Murray

• Day/Date/Time: Tuesday, May 1, 5:00 PM
• Location: Paulson Auditorium, NYU Stern, 40 West 4th Street
• Info/Reg Link

II. Annual Events In NYC (Spring 2018)

1) Big Apple Scrum Day 2018 – Great annual event for Project Managers, May 11, 2018, Keynote Speaker: Joanne Perold

2) Propelify Innovation Festival 2018, Hoboken Waterfront, NJ, May 17, 2018. Event Founder: Entrepreneur Aaron Price (also the Founder and Leader of the very popular: NJ Tech Meet-Up Group)

3) IoT Festival NYC (Internet of Things) June 12-14, 2018, Javits Convention Center

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MY PMP BOOK:

The Project Management Answer Book, 2nd Edition – Available on Amazon

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My Upcoming PM Prep Classes At NYU:

SUMMER:

• NYU – PMP PREP: Saturdays, 9:00 – 5:30, Starting Saturday, July 21 (Section #3)
• NYU – PMP PREP: Mondays/Thursdays (6:00 8:30 PM), Starting Thursday, June 7 (Section #4)
• NYU – Earned Value Management: 1-Day Intensive, Saturday, June 16 (9:00 – 6:00 PM)

SPRING:

• NYU PMP PREP: Sundays, April 8 – May 6 <= SOLD OUT
• NYU PMP PREP: Tuesday & Thursday evenings, April 3 – May 3 <= SOLD OUT
• NYU – Critical Path Method: 1-Day Intensive, Sunday, Feb. 25 <= Completed
• NYU – Earned Value Management: 1-Day Intensive, Sunday, March 4 <= Completed

My Upcoming PM Prep Classes At Fordham University

• Fordham – PMP PREP: Sundays, September 9 – Oct. 14 (Lincoln Center Campus)
• Fordham – PMP PREP: Saturdays, November 10 – December 15 (Westchester Campus)

Recommended Resources For PMP V6:

• https://jeff-furman.com/2018/03/26/pmp-v6-recommended-resources/

Cornelius Fichtner, President, OSP International