PMI-Baltimore Chapter Event Information

A message from the VP of Programs

Dear PMI Baltimore Chapter member,

In the last year we increased our programming with dinner and lunch meetings beyond the traditional six meetings alternating between Elkridge and Timonium. We currently have 22 meetings scheduled for this year and we are planning the 2006 schedule with speakers from PMI headquarters and other notable guest speakers similar to Carl Pritchard. Our locations have increased to include Annapolis and Baltimore City in an effort to bring programming closer to your work or home location.

There is a significant amount of time and cost invested on the part of the chapter and speakers to make these meetings occur. As Carl Pritchard would put it, “shared knowledge is power”, and that’s what this message is all about.

The PMI Baltimore Chapter’s main intent for the dinner and lunch meetings is to be cost neutral, except for the speaker recognition, and to insure that each member has a meal. Cost neutral means “that the cost of the meal covers the total expense”, which may comprise of meal, room, and any audiovisual equipment such as screen, etc. The current catering process requires that we will provide a count of the number of meals three days in advance and this is what the chapter is required to pay. Unfortunately, whenever a member does not cancel or cancels during the fixed interval, the chapter is still liable for the member’s total cost of the meal.

We bring this to your attention because recent events have had up to 25% no shows. This has cost the chapter $750.00 without any benefit to the membership. The current $21.00 does not even cover the cost of the meal. If we are to grow the chapter’s programming and bring meetings closer to our member areas as your surveys indicate, it is now necessary that we implement the following items:

Raise the price of Dinner Meals to $25.00 for PMI members and $27.00 for Non PMI members to cover the cost of the meal only, effective May 1, 2005. Please note the price of the PMI Baltimore Chapter Dinner has not risen in almost a decade.
Institute a cancellation policy that the member is responsible for the dinner cost if not cancelled four days in advance of the meeting date.

We are all volunteers and focused on expanding the chapter’s programming by providing educational, career, and personal growth opportunities to PMI Baltimore chapter membership. Your support in this matter is much appreciated and comments can be sent to jkos@pmibaltimore.com.

John Kos, PMP

VP of Programs
PMI Baltimore Chapter

jkos@pmibaltimore.com.

Meeting Information

The PMI Baltimore Chapter hosts monthly dinner meetings and bi-monthly luncheon meetings.

Dinner meetings are held on the third Thursday of the month and alternate between the Holiday Inn in Timonium MD and the Ramada Inn BWI in Hanover MD. They start at 6:00 PM.

We will be having bi-monthly Annapolis dinner meetings on the fourth Wednesday of the month at Paul's On The South River. The Annapolis meetings start at 5:30 with an hour for networking, dinner starts at 6:30, and the presentation starts at 7:30.

We will also be having a bi-monthly dinner meeting in the Salisbury, MD area on the alternating months on the fourth Wednesday of the month at the Adam's the Place for Ribs restaurant in Fruitland. The Eastern Shore dinner meetings start at 6:00 PM.

Every other month, starting in July, we will be meeting in Frederick, MD, at the Red Horse Steak House. Networking starts at 6pm, with dinner at 7pm, and a presentation starting promptly at 8pm.

Luncheon meetings are normally held on the second Thursday of the alternating months (starting with January 2006) at the Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor in Baltimore MD. We also hold luncheon meetings in Columbia, MD on the fourth Monday of the month at 6731 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, MD at the SI International Hqs. on the third floor. These meetings start at 11:30 AM.

We also have events at NASA Space Flight Facility at Wallops Island, VA and at Aberdeen, MD.

You can register for meetings through the event links on our Calendar of Events page.