{"624676":{"#nid":"624676","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Georgia Tech Supply Chain and Logistics Institute Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Project Management Institute","body":[{"value":"\u003Ch3\u003EDid you know:\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EThe Project Management Institute is the world\u0026#39;s professional society for project management, maintains robust body of knowledge and certification programs\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAtlanta is home to the world\u0026#39;s 3rd highest number of certified project managers\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EPMI was founded 50 years ago, at Georgia Tech, by Georgia Tech alum Jim Snyder, with assistance by SCL\u0026#39;s predecessor organization\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EProject Management methods are crucial to the success of engineers, consultants, analysts and a key differentiator in job search and career progression\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOn September 9, a number of events associated with the 50th anniversary will take place on campus. Including SCL\u0026#39;s program:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat: Project Management Profession \u0026ndash; its Roots, Growth, and Future\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EThe World of Project Oriented Work \u0026ndash; From 1960 to 2019\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EHistory of PMI and Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s\u0026nbsp;Role\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EA Celebration of 50 Years\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EThe Changing World of Managing Projects\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESpeaker:\u003C\/strong\u003E PMI founder and Tech Alum \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pmi.org\/about\/learn-about-pmi\/founders\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EJim Snyder\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMr. Snyder is a founder of the Project Management Institute, a Fellow of the Institute, and a past Volunteer Executive Director, President and Chairman of the Board. He is Chair Emeritus of the Board of Directors of the PMI Educational Foundation, and Advisor to the Board of the Delaware Valley Chapter.\u0026nbsp;Mr. Snyder, who is casually referred to as the \u0026quot;Father of PMI,\u0026quot; has been awarded the PMI Man of the Year Award and is an Honorary Life Member of the Institute. He is also a founding member of the PMI Delaware Valley Chapter and the Pharmaceuticals Specific Interest Group (SIG).\u0026nbsp;Mr. Snyder served as the project manager for the construction of PMI\u0026#39;s World Headquarters in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, USA. The PMI James R. Snyder Center for Project Management Knowledge and Wisdom, located in the headquarters building, is named in his honor.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhere:\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.manufacturing.gatech.edu\/contact-us-0\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Manufacturing Institute Auditorium\u003C\/a\u003E (813\u0026nbsp;Ferst\u0026nbsp;Drive, N.W., Atlanta, GA 30332-0560)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhen:\u003C\/strong\u003E Monday, September 9, Noon to 1:30 (Pizza and Drinks provided)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/seminar\/pmi\u0022\u003ERegister Online to Attend\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAttendance to the sessions is complimentary for SCL corporate partners, SCL Industry Advisory Board members, SCL affiliated faculty and students, and students enrolled in the Masters in Supply Chain Engineering program.For the general public, there is a $12 meal\u0026nbsp;fee.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo take advantage of the included meal, you must register by deadline noted on the registration page.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you have any questions, please email event@scl.gatech.edu.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJim Snyder discusses\u0026nbsp;\u0026quot;Project Management Profession \u0026ndash; its Roots, Growth, and Future\u0026quot; as part of multiple\u0026nbsp;events associated with the PMI 50th anniversary taking\u0026nbsp;place on the Georgia Tech\u0026nbsp;campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"PMI founder and Tech Alum Jim Snyder speaking as part of week long activities"}],"uid":"27233","created_gmt":"2019-08-16 19:58:04","changed_gmt":"2019-08-30 13:56:07","author":"Andy Haleblian","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2019-09-09T13:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2019-09-09T14:30:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2019-09-09T14:30:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2019-09-09 17:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2019-09-09 18:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2019-09-09 18:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"625054":{"id":"625054","type":"image","title":"James Snyder, PMI founder and Tech Alum","body":null,"created":"1566566778","gmt_created":"2019-08-23 13:26:18","changed":"1566566778","gmt_changed":"2019-08-23 13:26:18","alt":"James Snyder","file":{"fid":"237984","name":"james-snyder_480px.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/james-snyder_480px.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/james-snyder_480px.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":32750,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/james-snyder_480px.jpg?itok=U3IzBjJc"}}},"media_ids":["625054"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/seminar\/pmi","title":"Register Online to Attend"}],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"},{"id":"1243","name":"The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"6667","name":"project management"},{"id":"182035","name":"PMI"},{"id":"143871","name":"Physical Internet Center"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"10377","name":"Career\/Professional development"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPlease email event@scl.gatech.edu with any questions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}