November 2019 - Chapter Dinner Meeting

November 20th 2019 Dinner - PMI Vancouver Island Chapter

Enjoy a fantastic view of the beautiful Victoria Harbour while connecting with colleagues, new members and the Board of Directors. The PMI Vancouver Island Chapter wants to open de doors to all Project Managers in Victoria to show their work, and to enjoy a drink mingling with chapter members.

November 20th Chapter dinner:

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Speaker: Ivan Rincon B. Eng., MBA, PMP

Executive Director, Project Management, BC Provincial Government

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Ivan Rincon, B. Eng., MBA, PMP is an experienced project and program manager with more than 25 years of experience. He has been a dedicated volunteer with PMI since 2007 both at the local and global level. He is alumni of the prestigious PMI Leadership Institute Master Class. Thanks to his engagement with this leadership program, he has been invited to speak about project management topics in many venues including Dominican Republic, Norway and most recently, Tanzania. Ivan was born in Colombia and came to Canada in 2004. He has worked in small and large organizations in areas like government, oceanographic and marine research, and emergency management. He is also an Advanced Communicator in Toastmasters.

In his most recent speaking engagement, Ivan was invited to Tanzania. In his interactions with local project managers and practitioners, he learned that although it is a global profession, the issues and challenges are different. He spoke about project culture, and little he knew the content of his presentation help him survive the visit to the birthplace of modern humans. Telling his own story about engaging with wonderful professionals, he will bring a global perspective to the challenges of being a project manager in our magnificent global village.