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Vol. XI Issue XII - December 2009

Project Management eJournal
REGIONAL REPORT:
Project Management News from Turkey

By Ahmet Taspinar
International Correspondent for PMForum
& PM World Today
Istanbul, Turkey
November was another busy month for the Turkish Project Management Community; presentations, project activities and preparations for future events occurred, as briefly described below.
International PM Day
The most newsworthy item was the celebration of the International Project Management Day on November 5th; we managed to bring members and leadership of the four Project Management professional organizations in Turkey together with celebrations in Istanbul and Ankara. Nearly 70 people attended each event, which were sponsored and/or supported by TURKISH TELECOM in Ankara and an HP sunsidiary in Istanbul. The most important outcome from these events was the people getting to know one another and showing a sincere interest in collaborating to advance the State of the Art in the application of project management in Turkey.
PMI Turkey
PMI TURKEY delivered a presentation on PMP Certification and earning Professional Development Units (PDUs), another well-attended PMI Turkey monthly event,
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About the Author Ahmet N. Taspinar, MBA, PMP, REP International Correspondent - Turkey
Ahmet N. Taspinar, MBA, PMP, REP is an International Correspondent for PMForum and PM World Today in Turkey. Mr. Taspinar holds an MS degree in Civil Engineering from Harvard University and a MBA degree from Northeastern University in the United States. Ahmet has over 40 years of experience in petrochemical and energy projects, and in management information systems development. A member of the Project Management Institute (PMI ®) since 1977, Ahmet is a former President of the Northern California PMI Chapter and the current President of IPYD. He is also a founding member of both the Istanbul Project Management Association (IPYD) and the PMI Turkey Chapter. Ahmet Taspinar can be contacted at mbpnet@hotmail.com. More information can be found at http://www.pmforum.org/pm%20forum%20team/index.htm#5. |
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