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SUBJECTS
PMI Event Program, Proposal, Contract/Charter
Theme, Agenda, Schedule, Speakers

0804 -    ..
0805 - Summary/Objective
0806 -
080601 - Followed up work at ref SDS 11 line 86, ref SDS 12 line 67, 
080602 - line 97, and ref DIP 3 line 30 via internet transmitting the new event
080603 - agenda, ref OF 1 line 18 prepared last night, ref SDS 10 line 95.
080604 -
080605 - Received telecon report on PMI Asilomar planning meeting held 960216.
080606 - There was no approval to accept Bill Walsh, or any of the speakers,
080607 - and no approval to commence advertising in PMI Communications.  There
080608 - will be another meeting next week.
080609 -
080610 -    [See follow up letter to Bill at ref SDS 13 line 94.]
080611 -
080612 -
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0807 -
0808 -
0809 - Progress
0810 -
081001 - Bill left a message that he met with the PMI Asilomar event planning
081002 - team on Friday, and presented the theme and agenda on Communications.
081003 - It was not approved at this meeting.  He said other ideas were
081004 - developed during the meeting, but no alternate agenda, schedule or
081005 - proposed slate of speakers, advertising, etc., was submitted or
081006 - considered, i.e., at this time there is no alternate plan.  Bill
081007 - seemed to indicate that Sherrill McDonald offered some support for
081008 - Bill's presentation.
081009 -
081010 -
081011 -     Planning, Schedule, Resources, Assignments
081012 -
081013 -     The lack of an alternate plan or slate of speakers appears to
081014 -     conflict with earlier reports in the NCC PMI Nov 1995 Newsletter
081015 -     about the "planning" underway for Asilomar, ref SDS 2 line 64.
081016 -
081017 -     In sum, it appears not much planning occurred at the meeting on
081018 -     Friday.  Part of the problem is that they are starting late
081019 -     relative to the time required to formulate a theme, and then to
081020 -     shape an agenda based on speaker availability, which itself takes
081021 -     takes considerable time to develop.  Everything has to be worked
081022 -     together.  But, until they begin doing it, they don't have enough
081023 -     experience to appreciate the need for timely decisions.  Results
081024 -     of the Feb event should be helpful.  Has anyone reviewed it in
081025 -     relation to objectives?
081026 -
081027 -     To adopt an alternate plan, they need a schedule showing what
081028 -     needs to be done, and assignment of tasks for real people to
081029 -     perform the tasks.
081030 -
081031 -
081032 - Bill reported general interest in having Bill Walsh speak, but there
081033 - was concern that Walsh's fee of $15K may be too high since seating is
081034 - only 125 - 130.  Apparently there was no discussion about developing a
081035 - budget to see what level of financial support might be needed for the
081036 - event, in relation to the price of attendence, or possible sources for
081037 - that funding.
081038 -
081039 -
081040 -     Speaker Criteria
081041 -
081042 -     I am a little suprised there is not more enthusiasm to hear Turner
081043 -     speak, since they are one of the largest contractors in the world,
081044 -     and Ahmet indicated in an event planning meeting that the NCC PMI
081045 -     wants to increase involvement of construction, ref SDS 1 line 325.
081046 -
081047 -     Similarly, it seems strange with all of the ink devoted to "Modern
081048 -     Project Management" and the PMBOK in PMI publications, that there
081049 -     would not be stronger interest to hear from Chips & Technologies
081050 -     and Intel on how the practice of management will evolve in the
081051 -     ensuing period, and from General Hatch on implementing "Project
081052 -     Management" at the Corps of Engineers, ref SDS 3 line 53.
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081054 -
081055 - There is another meeting next Friday.
081056 -
081057 - Bill will be at his Dad's on Monday and Tuesday.  He will call again.
081058 -
081059 - Bill did not indicate in his message this evening whether...
081060 -
081061 -     •  He received and offered the revised agenda, r 1 line 17,
081062 -        submitted on Feb 15 via internet ref DIP 3 line 30 at ref SDS
081063 -        11 line 85, per our discussions on Feb 10, ref SDS 8 line 145.
081064 -
081065 -     •  The speaker commitment letters were submitted to the team from
081066 -        Turner ref DRP 2 line 23 received at ref SDS 6 line 65, and
081067 -        from Chips & Technologies ref DRP 1 line 27 received at ref SDS
081068 -        7 line 110.
081069 -
081070 -     •  There was discussion of PMI Communications willingness to write
081071 -        an article on the December PMI dinner meeting provided he can
081072 -        advertise the theme and agenda on Communications in a PMJ or PM
081073 -        Net publication, and that this requires early notice, per ref
081074 -        SDS 4 line 99, discussed at ref SDS 5 line 127 and ref SDS 8
081075 -        line 160,
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081078 - Scheduled follow up for 960221.
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