Lecture Announcement

Organizer:   IEEE Toronto Section, Instrumentation & Measurement Society
Title:               Project Management For Project Success
Speaker:
                      Celia Desmond, M. Eng., PMP
                      President, World-Class Telecommunications Inc.
Place:
                      Jorgenson Hall, Room A60
                       Ryerson University
                       380 Victoria St.
                       Toronto (Downtown)

           Map:               www.ryerson.ca/map/campus.html (building "A")

Date:          Wednesday, January 23rd, 2002, at 6:30 p.m.
                     Refreshments at 6:00 p.m.
Summary:
Do you ever wonder what makes a project successful, or what else you can do to achieve better results on your projects? This short seminar provides broad coverage of project management methods, supplemented by real project examples. Each process area described in the Project Management Institute's "Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge" will be covered, including Project Integration, Scope Management, Cost Management, Time Management, Risk Management, Procurement Management, Quality Management, Communications Management, Human Resources. Techniques addressing each of these areas can be applied to engineering projects large or small, no matter how simple or complex.
Speaker:
Celia Desmond is President of her own firm, World Class - Telecommunications, and is also a Senior Consultant with Procept Associates Ltd. Celia provides training in management skills in business and telecommunications engineering environments. She has lectured internationally on Programs for Success in Today's Changing Environment and also on telecommunications for University of Toronto. She frequently presents courses in Project Management for corporations and universities. Celia is President of IEEE Canada, President-Elect of IEEE Communications Society, and is serving her second term on the Board of Directors of IEEE worldwide. She has been Vice President of IEEE Communications Society, and is currently their Director for North America. Celia holds a Masters in Electrical Engineering from Carleton University, a B. Sc. In Mathematics & Psychology from Queens University, and an Ontario Teaching Certificate.

                                                                                                                                                          
Contacts:
IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Society:
       
        Dennis Cecic, P. Eng.
        Ph. (416)826-8662,
        E-mail: d.Cecic@ieee.org

        Florin Gagiu, M. Sc., Digital Security Controls Ltd.,
        Ph. (905)760-3000, Ext. 2244, Fax (905)760-3020
        E-mail: gagiuf@dscltd.com


NOTES:    All are welcome for this event.

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