Workshop Announcement
Peer Workshop on Project Management
Dates: November 17, 2005
Location: University of
Portland (Buckley Center, Room
163), Portland, Oregon
Moderators: Bryon Fessler (UP) and Kara
McFall (OHSU)
Description: This peer workshop will enable participants to discuss key
issues of project management in an academic environment. Come prepared
to share your successes, challenges, and stories from the front line in an
open, collaborative discourse. Examples of topics that we will explore
include using project charters, dealing with scope/change management, and measuring
return on investment. Participants are encouraged to share lessons learned
and best practices throughout the workshop. The workshop is aimed at project
management practitioners attempting to bring small or large projects to completion
on time, on scope, and on budget. You do not have to have "project
management" in your title to attend this workshop. The final half
hour of the workshop will be dedicated to discussing the establishment of a "community
of practice" for project management practitioners within NWACC.
Attendees
are encouraged to email copies of templates, charters, ROI formulas,
best practices, and other related documents to Bryon
Fessler (fessler@up.edu) prior to
November 11th so that CDs can be made for all attendees.
Agenda
8:30 am - Continental breakfast
9:30 - Workshop begins
10:45 - Break
11:00 - Workshop resumes
12:00 - Lunch buffet
1:00 - Workshop resumes
2:15 - Break
2:30 - Workshop resumes
3:30 - Workshop concludes
Workshop size: One staff member per NWACC institution may register
on a first-come first-served basis. Additional seats may be available after
the registration
deadline via a waiting list.
Registration: Register for this event is closed.
Food Service: Continental breakfast, snacks, and lunch will be provided.
Dietary preferences may be requested on the web registration form.
Location, Parking and Directions: University of Portland
is located at 5000 N. Willamette Boulevard. Directions can be found at http://www.up.edu/up_sub.asp?ctnt=453&mnu=70&chl=450&lvl=2 and
a campus map is located at http://www.up.edu/pdf/campus_map.pdf.
Parking at for the event will be in the event parking lot which is through
the main entrance and to the right, and is marked.
Travel Reimbursements: Workshop attendees are responsible
for their own travel and lodging costs. Attendees traveling to workshops
from 75 to 200 miles away
(one way) are eligible for a travel reimbursement of up to $100. Those attendees
traveling from more than 200 miles away are eligible for reimbursement of
50% of travel costs, to a maximum of $500. Reimbursement requests need to
be submitted
within 14 days of the event and require original receipts.
Lodging: The following hotels are within an easy drive of University
of Portland. They are listed for your convenience but we do not have group
rates established at any hotel.
Downtown Portland-Four Points Sheraton at 50 SW Morrison.
$89.00 and up. Phone 800-899-0247 or the Mallory Hotel at 729 SW 15th and
Yamhill. $95.00 and up. Phone 800-228-8657.
Airport Area– Sheraton
Inn-Airport at 8235 NE Airport Way. $90.00 and up. Phone 800-325-3535.
Jantzen
Beach Area (north on Interstate 5)- Best Western Meadows at 1215 N. Hayden
Meadows Dr. $69.00 and up. Phone 800-448-5544.
Questions: Please email nwacc@reed.edu or
call 503-777-7254 if you have questions.