Upcoming Events For PMs In NYC – October

1) NYC Scrum: Retrospective (9-Year Anniversary)

Session Leaders:

• Dana Pylayeva, Scrum Master/Book Author, and
• Mary Pratt, Co-Founder at Stealth Start-Up

Above: Mary Pratt, Co-Founder at Stealth Start-Up

Above: Dana Pylayeva, CSM / Book Author

Above: Rob Purdie, IBM Agile Evangelist and Original Founder of NYC Scrum!

• Day/Date/Time: Thursday, Oct 18, 6:00 – 8:00
• Session: RETROSPECTIVE – Taking a look back on the group’s 9-Year Anniversary (There WILL be cake!)
• Location: JP Morgan Chase & Co, 270 Park Ave
• Info/Reg

2) PMI NYC – October Chapter Meeting

• Day/Date/Time: Wednesday, October 17, 5:30 – 7:30
• Session: “Strategic Stakeholder Engagement”
• Presenter: Gorana Angert, President, CXO Crew Int’l, LLC, Creator of Directing Success™ Business Breakthrough Playbook

• Location: NYC Bar Association, 42 West 42nd Street
• Info/Reg

3) Jersey City Rising: A Start-Up Hub In The Making

• Day/Date/Time: Tuesday, October 23, 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM
• Location: Jersey City Hall

City Council Chambers, 280 Grove Street, Jersey City, NJ (steps from the Grove Street PATH Station)

4) NJ Tech Meetup

• Day/Date/Time: Wednesday, October 24, 6:00 – 9:00 PM
• Location: Howe Center – Stevens Institute of Technology, Hudson St. & 8th Street, Hoboken, NJ (Bissinger Room – 4th Floor)
• Info/Reg Link

5) Lean Kanban Meetup – Brooklyn (Dumbo)

• Event: Dumbo Weekly Lean Coffee
• Day/Date/Time: Wednesday, October 17, 8:30 – 9:30 AM
• Location: Brooklyn Roasting Company, 25 Jay Street (Take The A Train)
• Info/Reg Link

6) Lean Kanban Meetup – Manhattan (Chelsea)

• Event: Chelsea Weekly Lean Coffee
• Day/Date/Time: Friday, October 19, 8:30 – 9:30 AM
• Location: Le Pain Quotidien 124 7th Ave
• Host: Jonathan Hansen
• Info/Reg Link

7) NYU SPS – Global Spirit Week

• MANY events going on at NYU Spirit Week:Networking Night (Friday, Oct. 19)
• Day of Service (Saturday, Oct. 20)
• Sunday Fun Day (Sunday, Oct. 21)
• School Spirit Day (Monday, Oct. 22)
• Wellness Day (Tuesday, Oct. 23)
• Professional Day (Wednesday, Oct. 24)
• International Day (Thursday, Oct. 25)
• Spirit Party (Friday, Oct. 26)
• Alumni Day (Saturday, Oct. 27)
• NYU SPS 5K (Sunday Oct. 28)

8) 2nd National Women In Real Estate Symposium

• Day/Date/Time: Thursday: Thursday, October 25, xxx
• Location: Westin New York (Hotel), Times Square

1. Registration is about to close for the 2nd National Symposium of Women in Real Estate, set for this Thursday, October 25, 2018 at the Westin New York at Times Square in New York City. We hope that you will join us for this milestone event.

• Info/Registration

9) PHOTO EXHIBIT — Photos of WW II, Italy

(Grey Art Gallery, NYU)

Exhibit: “NeoRealismo” – The New Image in Italy, 1932–1960

Description:

NeoRealismo: The New Image in Italy, 1932–1960 poignantly portrays life in Italy through the lens of photography before, during, and after World War II (Great exhibit! JF)

• Location: NYU Grey Art Gallery (100 Washington Square East, across the street from Washington Square Park on the east side)
• Dates: September 6 – December 8 (Check link below for Gallery Hours)
• Private Tours can be arranged — just go to the desk and ask to schedule a tour
• Info / Exhibition Hours 

10) Women’s Venture Fund:

Leadership Resolutions for Women Entrepreneurs

• Speaker: Anita Dhir, Founder, President/CEO, Medhira Enterprises; and PMP.
• Day/Date/Time: October 23, 2018, 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM
• Location: 154 Christopher Street Suite 3C, NYC
• Info/Reg Link

11) The 4th Annual TIMMY Awards (Tech In Motion)

• The TIMMY Awards… is an awards ceremony recognizing the best places for tech professionals to work in NYC
• Location: Samsung B2B Space, 422 West 13th Street
• Day/Date/Time: Thursday, October 18, 2018, 6:30 – 9:00 PM
• View 2018 Finalists
• Info/Reg Link

12) Innovation And Creativity In Project Management

• Organization: Columbia School of Professional Studies, Career Design Lab
• Day/Date/Time: Thursday, November 1, 6:00 – 8:30 PM
• Location: Columbia University, Pulitzer Hall, Lecture Hall: 2950 Broadway
• Presenter: Jérôme Bridgeman, PMP®, CSM, ASQ-CQA, CTBS, and VP of Marketing, PMI NYC Chapter

• Info/Registration <== Free but must register to attend

13) Agile NYC

• Day/Date/Time: Wednesday, November 14
• Session: “MVP: And why we confuse building to learn with building to earn”
• Presenter: Jeff Patton

• Location: Pace University (Near the Brooklyn Bridge)
• Info/Reg

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE TO SEE:

1) My Highlights of PMINAC 2018 (LA, October 6-8)

2) My Upcoming Courses for NYU SPS

FALL SEMESTER 2018

• PMP Exam Prep – Starts Sunday, October 21 <– SOLD OUT
• Critical Path Method For PMs – Sunday, December 9

        SPRING SEMESTER 2019

• NYU – PMP PREP: Sundays, 9:00 – 5:00, Starting Sunday, April 7
• NYU – Earned Value Management: 1-Day Intensive, Sunday, March 3 (9:00 – 6:00 PM)
• NYU – Critical Path Method: 1-Day Intensive, Sunday, Feb. 24  (9:00 – 6:00 PM

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