My open letter to wet the appetite....
I am delighted that you have expressed a keen interest in Synergy 2011 as its success is very important to both the PMI UK Chapter Board and me personally. I would like to take this opportunity to share some of our plans with you in the hope that you too will begin to feel the same sense of excitement.
Synergy is not ‘just another conference’, in fact it’s not a conference at all rather it’s a landmark occasion aimed at celebrating the Project Management profession. This is important. Whilst being organised by the PMI United Kingdom Chapter we hope to benefit the professional at large. We truly hope all elements of the profession will wish to participate be it Professional Bodies, Corporations, Government, Education or Individuals. We have made it our business to ensure the event is as inclusive as possible.
The PMI UK Chapter is a not-for-profit volunteer-led organisation with almost 3,000 members; we are run by Project Managers for Project Managers. We are Chartered by the worlds largest Professional Body for Project Managers, the Project Management Institute with some 400,000 members world-wide. In total there are over 5,000 PMI members in the United Kingdom.
Given the global dimension to our organisation we expect to attract participants from all over the globe, including the PMI executive leadership team, global Board of Directors and in excess of 200 Chapters worldwide. For us to achieve this we plan to host the event at an instantly recognisable, iconic London venue.
Traditionally Project Management conferences have been costly affairs running into hundreds, if not thousands of pounds. We aim to challenge this model and charge much less, but offer much, much more. For us this is not about profit, it’s about putting something back into the profession of which we are all a part.
An iconic venue, world class speakers and an unparalleled opportunity to celebrate the profession are all important ingredients. Through a combination of professional and personal networks I am confident we will be able to offer an unparalleled bill of speakers and performers from the UK and overseas, acts that inspire, speakers that truly make us proud to be Project Managers, both of which only a global organisation can attract.
For the past five years the UK Chapter has been successfully running an International Project Management Day event to recognise the success of the Profession and to celebrate Project Management. Synergy will continue in this tradition and be held on International Project Management Day in 2011, Thursday 3rd November. On that same day other events will be being held all over the world. We hope these events will share in our celebration and through a variety of media even participate.
We are planning something unique, something that very few organisations have attempted in the past and something we are confident will be a resounding success. I hope I have been able to give you a flavour of what we have in mind and inspired you to be a part of what I expect to be a memorable occasion for all involved.
Should you wish to know more the team will be only too happy to address any of your questions. I’m equally happy to discuss your involvement in much more detail. In the meantime I wish you and your organisation every success both now and in the future.
You can register your interest here: http://bit.ly/8Yqrp0
Really looking forward to this landmark event, and helping to organise it however I can.
Best regards,
Iain B Simpson.
Posted by: Iain Benjamin Simpson | 11/01/2010 at 08:17 AM