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FREE Webinars for CIC Members

Even though this year's Congress has ended, CIC members can still access these webinars and archived webinars for the rest of the year. Simply enter promo code CICMET9 when ordering your webinar on metsig.org.

This promo code also allows access to an extensive list of archived webinars, so be sure to checkout previously recorded webinars.

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Welcome New Chapter Members!

Mr. Bill D Pence

Congratulations New Chapter PMPs!

Mrs. Tammy R Chapman, PMP
Mr. Alston E Hodge, PMP
Mr. Daniel J Stanton, PMP
Lindsay Tucker, PMP
Mr. Nathan W. Zimmerman, PMP

Message from the New Chapter President : 2010 promises to be a challenging and exciting year for PMI-CIC!

As president, I look forward to working with the board to address the things planned for this year. And also with our much appreciated volunteers, without whom we couldn't even ‘keep the wheels on.'

Here are just a few things members can look forward to in 2010:

• Expansion of our chapter meeting offerings (both location and variety).
• Professional Development Conference.
• Continued ‘tweaks' to our new websites.

Chapter Partners with Peoria Dale Carnegie® Training : Bringing world class leadership training to our central Illinois members!

Leadership Training for Project Managers
Dale Carnegie is now a PMI® Registered Education Provider and offering the first workshop of its kind in central Illinois. We are thrilled to be working with Steve Grant to bring you a leadership program which combines the proven results of the Dale Carnegie approach and the context of our PM Body of Knowledge.

This pilot program is being offered to ONLY PMI-CIC members and will be launched in Springfield.
The pilot rate for the program is $1100. This program provides a PMP 18 PDU credits at a substantial discount from the regular workshop rate. We hope you will take advantage of this extraordinary learning opportunity.

Febrary Chapter Dinner Meeting: Agile's Impact on Projects

This month's meeting will explore:

• the painful parts of agile's impact on project managers
• the emergence of self-directed teams
• the obsolescence of traditional project management's focus on planning and controlling in favor of execution,
• presenting the PM and the organization with a real value question to the role, and turning the project org chart upside down placing the manager

PDU Reporting Process to Change for Chapter Meetings: To claim PDUs, please follow the instructions below:

• Log into www.PMI.org/CCRS with your username and password.
• Click "Report Professional Development Units". Select Category 3.
• Select "Report a Component 1-2 PDU Event". Click Next.
  Please note, you should only select this option for PDUs taken from a PMI Component that have not been registered in the course list under "Find an Activity."
• You can enter component ID (C190) and clicking search bar.
• Click on highlight C190 (blue text) and enter the requested information Component Activity Information.
• If no phone number is given, you may enter in all ones to satisfy the field.
• If no contact person is given, please write "N/A" in this field. Click Next.
• Enter the number of PDUs you have earned. You may only enter a number between 1-2.
• On the final page, verify that your claim is accurate and correct and click submit.

Event listing of PDUs

PMBOK® Guide Now Available on Kindle: PMBOK® Guide—Fourth Edition

The PMBOK® Guide-Fourth Edition is ranked in the top 100 bestsellers in books on Amazon.com, and the Kindle edition is currently available on Amazon.com. One lucky attendee at the PMI® Global Congress 2009 - North America won a Kindle pre-loaded with the PMBOK® Guide-Fourth Edition.