1) ISSP Greater NYC - Holiday Reception Day/Date/Time: Monday, December 18, 5:30 - 8:00 Location: PS Kitchen, 246 West 48th Street (Corner, 48th Street and 8th Avenue) Info/Reg Link 2) PMI NYC Annual Holiday Meeting / Business Meeting (FREE for Chapter Members) Uri Galimidi Day/Date/Time: Wednesday, January 17, 5:30 - 8:00 Speaker: Uri Galimidi [...]
Recently one of my students crushed her PMP test with an awesome score. And her accomplishment was all the more impressive because she passed while under quite an extra challenge: she was in the 3rd Trimester of her pregnancy! PMI (Project Management Institute) approves special accommodations for testers on a case-by-case basis. And they [...]
1. ISSP Greater NYC: Movie! (International Society of SustainabilityProfessionals) Movie: Ocean Frontiers III: Leaders in Ocean Stewardship & the New Blue Economy Day/Date/Time: Tuesday, September 19th, 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM Location: Romano & Associates, 520 Eighth Avenue Link: https://www.sustainabilityprofessionals.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=5907 2. ISSP Greater NYC (Int'l Society of Sustainability Professionals) PANEL: Leaders In Sustainability Day/Date/Time: Wednesday, September 13, 6:00 PM [...]
Some great events coming up in Manhattan in June. 1. Internet Of Things Expo (IOT) IOT Expo (June 6-8) Day/Date/Time: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday June 6, 7, 8 (3 Day Event) Twitter: @ThingsExpo, #IOT, #ThingsExpo Info/Reg Link 2. PMI NY Metro Cruise Around Manhattan PMI NYC [...]
Photos of my favorite speakers / panels from the festival: 1. Ariana Huffington (Thrive Global) + Laurel Toubey (Flatiron Investors) 2. Jeremy Smerd, Editor, Crain's New York Business, interviewing Ryan Harwood, Founder/CEO, PureWow 3. Michael Won, Jet.com, Hicham Dudghiri, Enigma.com, Frida Polli, Founder/CEO, Pymetrics.com, and Justin Hendrix, NYC Media Lab (was the Panel Moderator) 4: [...]
1. Book Chat: with Jack Ewing - on his new book about the Volkswagen "Defeat Device Scandal" Book Chat: Jack Ewing at NYU Stern (May 23) Day/Date/Time: Tuesday, May 23, 6:30 PM Location: NYU Stern (Tisch Hall) 40 West 4th Street Author Jack Ewing interviewed live about his new book: "Faster, Higher, Farther" (The [...]
Imagine buying a car you thought was "green," and then finding out it was deliberately designed to reduce emissions only while it's being inspected (but then pollutes like crazy when you're driving it out on the road!) 3 amazing things about this scandal: 1) That a name revered for quality like Volkswagen would deliberately risk [...]
For PMs who couldn't register for my Saturdays PMP class at NYU starting June 10, a new Section 4 has just been added (Monday & Thursday evenings, starts June 5). PMP Prep - Section 4 <-- Registration Link And here are my additional upcoming classes at NYU SPS: PMP Prep: April 9 - May 7 [...]
1) ISSP NYC - Free Spring Networking Event (International Society of Sustainability Professionals) The Impossible Burger! (ISSP NYC - April 3) Event: Free Meet-Up: Food & Drinks A Chance To Try The Impossible Burger (100% cow-less burger!) Location: Bareburger: 535 LaGuardia Place (Btwn Bleecker & W 3rd St) Day/Date/Time: Monday, April 3, 6:00 - 9:00 PM [...]
1) NYC SCRUM - Monthly Event for March - Co-Hosted by: Mary Pratt and Dana Pylayeva! Topic: "Growing by Sharing - Transitioning a Group to a Self-Directed Model" (This workshop will also be presented at the Global Scrum Gathering, San Diego in April 2017) Speaker: Mary Pratt, Senior VP at Edelman, CSM, CSPO, CSP, Professional Scrum Master, and co-founder of NYC [...]