Calendar of Events

Please use the updated Zoom link for our presentation

We welcome our members and community to our 2021 Annual Open House on February 18th. For the past few years, the Open House has been a great success. We have gotten great responses and feedback from our members, the project management community, and our partners.

This year, with the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic, we will be hosting the open house virtually. However, same as previous years, we received great support from our partners and sponsors. In addition to our chapter program introductions, many chapter partners will also be joining us with a virtual booth (breakout sessions). It is a great platform for students, young professionals, academia, and experienced professionals to network and build new connections and bridges to advance their careers. Come to chat with your chapter board members and volunteers, and representatives from our partners and sponsors!

We will also have a great presentation on self-marketing by Sehrish Pervez and Ehtisham Anwer.

Zoom Links

Please find the meeting links of each participating organization and other details on the below web page.

https://pminac.com/component/content/article/9-event/318-2021-virtual-open-house-meeting-links

Exhibitors: 

• Tricon Solutions
• Smarts Careers
• Global Knowledge
• International Institute of Learning
• PMINAC Women in PM
• Women in Engineering
• Knowledge Adapters
• PM Training
• MacEwan
• NAIT
• Johnson Insurance

Presentation: Self-Marketing Strategies for Project Managers to Accelerate Job Search and Career Growth in a Challenging Environment.

Self-Marketing combines Career Coaching best practices with proven Marketing strategies into a powerful framework for rapid job search and career development. The session introduces project managers to SMarTS Self-Marketing methodology and covers Networking strategies that are key for effective Self-Marketing. The session is filled with practical tips to assist participants to win jobs and ensure career growth quickly in an ever-changing job market.

Learning Objectives

• Appreciate how Self-Marketing can help accelerate job search and career development for Project Managers.
• Understand SMarTS framework for easy application of Self-Marketing strategies.
  • Self-Reflection
  • Market Assessment
  • Target Setting
  • Self-Marketing Matrix
• Ability to leverage Networking for effective Self-Marketing strategies.

Instructional Methods

• Discussion
• Individual/ group exercise
• Case studies and examples
• Polls

Facilitators’ Profiles

Sehrish Pervez is a seasoned Career Counselor, with expertise in full cycle recruitment and employment/ career development. She has worked in key roles with reputable organizations such as Manpower Group and Bredin Center for Learning. Sehrish has a Bachelor’s degree in Art from University of Alberta. She is currently self-employed as a Career and Employment Development consultant in Kamloops BC.

Ehtisham Anwer is a B2B (business-to-business) Marketing and Branding expert. Ehtisham has over 18 years of experience in senior management positions at several leading global organizations. Ehtisham has a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering, Master of Science in Management, and an MBA. Ehtisham is also a seasoned project manager and holds coveted 6 Sigma black belt certification. He is currently working as a General Manager for Cummins Inc., leading operations in interior and northern BC. He is also a sessional faculty at Thompson Rivers University’s School of Business and Economics in Marketing and International Business department.

Both Sehrish and Ehtisham have successfully helped hundreds of professionals find jobs and grow careers using Self-Marketing framework and strategies.

Agenda:

5:00 p.m. - 5:10 p.m. - Welcome Address

5:10 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. – Attendees network and visit virtual exhibits

6:40 p.m. - 7:50 p.m. – Presentation (Self Marketing)

7:50 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. – Door prizes draw and closing

Event Price for attendees:

Free!

This year, we made the open house free to everyone, regardless if you are a chapter member or not.

Note: If you need us to report PDUs for you, please log in before registering, or provide your PMI ID in the registration form.

PDUs

Door Prizes

In addition, we'd happy to have the following companies that will be at the Open House, along with some of the door prizes, more to come!

• $100 Gift Card by Tricon Solutions
• $50 Gift Card by Johnson Insurance
• 3 Free 1-hr Career Consulting Sessions with Experienced Career Coach from Smarts Careers
• 1 Hard copy book, 1 12 months free subscription to all courses from Global Knowledge
• 10% discount to PMP training Courses by IIL
• Free 1 Day Self Paced Introduction to Business Analysis course offered by Knowledge Adapters. Valued at $199.
• $449 Gift Certificate towards MacEwan Continuing Education Project management Course
• 3 hard copy of Choose Your WoW! - A Disciplined Agile Delivery Handbook
• Free 90 days access to one of the PMTraining course
• (2) free tickets to attend WES 2021 online on June 18, 2021 from 8:00am-6:00pm

Sponsors and partners