Society Meetings

Announcing the 12th Meeting of the Society of Project Management Professionals of the BC Interior

You are invited to attend the 12th meeting of the society to be held on September 8, 2010. This event is in collaboration with the CMC-BC Southern Interior Chapter.

PMPs will earn 2 PDUs for attending this event.

Kelowna Airport: Project Management in Practice and How it is Good for Business

Sam Samaddar, Airport Director, Kelowna Airport and Robert Fine, Executive Director, Economic Development Commission, Central Okanagan will be speaking to the members of the Southern Interior Chapter of CMC-British Columbia and the Project Management Professionals of the BC Interior Society on:

• How the airport manages its huge expansion projects: the current airport development plans and the methodology they are using to deliver the design and construction
• How the airport expansion provides business opportunities in the Okanagan

Event Details

Date: September 8, 2010

Time:
5:30 - 6 p.m. - Registration and networking
6 - 8 p.m. - Dinner and presentation

Location: The Eldorado Hotel, Lakeshore Drive, Kelowna

Cost:

• Members of CMC-Canada, PMP and OPCS: $30.00
• Non-members: $40.00

Prices include GST/HST


About the Speakers:

Sam Samaddar
Airport Director, Kelowna Airport
Sam was born in Bristol, England and spent his early youth in Kenya, East Africa. In 1984 Sam graduated from Wilfred Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario and went to work with the Department of External Affairs.

In 1988 he commenced his airport career at Vancouver International Airport and in 1992 he assumed the position of Superintendent Airport Operations at Kelowna International Airport.

In July 2008 Sam was appointed the Airport Director for the Kelowna International Airport - one of the top ten airports in Canada serving over one million passengers. Sam currently is a board member on the Tourism Kelowna Board, Central Okanagan Development Commission, Canadian Airports Council and the Airport Association of BC Board.

Robert Fine
Executive Director, Economic Development Commission, Central Okanagan
Born in Toronto, Robert completed a degree in Urban Economics from the University of Toronto and Masters work at York University. He brought innovative programming to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario. He moved to British Columbia in 1989 where he worked for the Sea to Sky Economic Development Corporation until 1996. His many accomplishments included assisting in the development of Whistler which was named the number one ski resort in North America.

In 1998 Robert was awarded "Economic Developer of the Year" by the Economic Development Association of British Columbia and the Bank of Montreal. He is currently the Executive Director for the Economic Development Commission for the Central Okanagan Regional District located in Kelowna. He is Past President of the Economic Developers Association of Canada and sits as one of two Canadian representatives on the International Economic Development Council, based in Washington, DC. He is a member of the Provincial Small Business Roundtable and writes a twice monthly column in the Kelowna Daily Courier, The Fine Print.


How to Register
To register for this event, please go to CMC-Canada's secure online registration system: click here

Deadline to register is September 3, 2010.


Cancellation Policy

Cancellations received in writing before September 1, 2010 will be refunded the full amount, minus a $10.00 handling fee. No refunds will be issued after September 1, 2010. Registrants may send a substitute attendee, with appropriate fee adjustment.

No credits are given for late notices or "no-shows".

In the unlikely case that the event has to be cancelled, registration fees will be fully refunded.

If you have food allergies or other dietary restrictions, please email dhoornstra@cmc-canada.ca at least two business days prior to the event.



Thank you to our sponsor: Business Development Bank of Canada.

Previous Events

View meeting minutes and results from the meeting archive.

If you attended a society event and you are a PMP, you can claim PDUs.

Upcoming Events

The society is always interested in identifying potential presenters, workshop leaders, and management team volunteers. Please advise us of your availability and willingness to serve.

Contact the registrar if you are interested registrar@bcpmp.com.

The Society is based on the principle that we learn from each other, and each of us has valuable experience to share, or facilitation and management skills to contribute.

Each PMP is a candidate for any of the roles on a seminar.

Unless a volunteer Project Manager steps forward from the ranks of the local PMPs, a seminar does not proceed.

Other upcoming project management meetings

PM BC Society members may also be interested in the next PM of Greater Vancouver meeting. For more information please contact the Greater Vancouver Society.

Check out the West Coast BC chapter website for their upcoming meetings.

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