Project Management Institute - North Houston presents 'Gen-X versus Gen-Y'

HOUSTON, TX – The Project Management Institute (PMI) will hold a chapter meeting at the Strack Farms, 5707 Louetta, Spring, Texas 77379 on Tuesday, December 13, 2005. Registration opens at 5:00 p.m. There will be a “Holiday Social Hour” from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. PMI-Houston North invites you to celebrate the holidays, and the success of the North Venue over the past year. There will be music, appetizers, and door prices. Spouces and Holiday festive attire suggested! The dinner meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. and will feature Henry Garcia of San Antonio presenting Gen-X versus Gen-Y: “What’s the matter with them (younger/older colleagues) anyway?”

Along with more time spent on television viewing and Internet surfing, as well as greater emphasis on personal time for recreational and social activities, generational differences increasingly make a significant impact on the demographics of professional societies. Four generational groups – Seniors (1922-1945), Baby Boomers (1946-1964), Generation X (1965-1979), and Generation Y or Nexters (1980-1990) – represent volunteers who grew up in the shadow of World War II as well as those raised in the glow of computer screens and video games. This presentation will explore the nature and scope of volunteerism in professional societies as seen through the eyes of these different generational groups.

Mr. Garcia became a member of the Project Management Institute and its local San Antonio chapter, the Alamo-PMI, in 1995. More recently, he has served the chapter as its President for the 2005 fiscal year. Mr. Garcia was instrumental in organizing Alamo-PMI joint meetings with the Institute for Supply Management and the American Society for Quality. For the past 25 years, he has been teaching graduate-level courses in business-related subjects, and he currently teaches courses in economics, finance, operations management and supply management, online and in-classroom, for Webster University. In addition to his membership in the Project Management Institute, Mr. Garcia is an active member of the Institute for Supply Management and the National Association of Business Economists, and he served as the president of local chapters of both organizations.

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Membership in the Project Management Institute (PMI) or the Houston Chapter of PMI is not required to attend the meeting. To register or for more information, please visit: www.pmihouston.org

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Project Management Institute (PMI) boasts more than 200,000 members in 125 countries and is the world’s foremost advocate for the project management profession. PMI sets industry standards, conducts research and provides education, certification and professional exchange opportunities designed to strengthen and further establish the profession. A vital and forward-thinking organization, PMI is comprised of 236 chartered chapters, 34 new potential chapters, 33 Specific Interest Groups (SIGs) and two colleges. The Houston Chapter of PMI has over 2500 members.
For more information visit: www.pmi.org

For More Information Contact:

Lee G. Jones, PMP
ljones@mgmtsoftware.com
http://www.pmihouston.org/

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