DateWednesday 25th January 2012Time6.00pm Refreshments6.30pm Start8.30pm FinishVenueHilton Hotel, Chepstow Road, Langstone, Newport, NP18 2LXPresented byJohn Zachar, FAPMCPDUp to 2 hours (find out more about CPD)CostAPM members:Employees of APM Corporate Members:Non members:FreeFree£10On the 1st March 2011, APM launched a new pan-sector standard for project professionals. APM Registered Project Professional (RPP) recognises competent professionals through their ability to be a responsible leader, manage complex projects and use appropriate tools, processes and techniques. For the first time...
DateWednesday 18th January 2012TimeFrom 5:15 pm Access pass collection 6:00 pm Registration, refreshments and networking6:30 pm Welcome speech6:40 pm First presentation 7:20 pm Coffee break7:50 pm Second presentation8:30 pm CloseVenueMeeting room 401, Crows Nest, Building 405, MOD Corsham, , Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13 9GBPresented byLt Cdr Mark Quinn & Lynden Marsh CITP MBCSCPDUp to 2 hours (find out more about CPD)CostAPM members:Employees of APM Corporate Members:Non members:FreeFree£10 The South Wales and West of England branch is pleased to bring this excellent oppotunity to...
DateWednesday 8th February 2012Time6:00 pm Networking and refreshments6:30 pm PresentationVenueAtkins, The Hub, 500 Park Avenue, Aztec West, Bristol BS32 4RZPresented byTim LyonsCPDUp to 2 hours (find out more about CPD)CostAPM members:Employees of APM Corporate Members:Non members:FreeFree£10This event is now "FULLY BOOKED". Please click here if you wish to be placed on a waiting listThe Crossrail project - a glimpse inside the largest rail infrastructure project in Europe. This presentation will be aimed at project professionals of intermediate/ advanced levels of experience.After...
The South Wales and West of England branch was delighted to host its first event in Bath at the University. This was a joint event with the Bath IET, which was well attended with both APM and IET members.Following networking and a buffet, Peter Wakeling,the Treasurer for the SWWE branch, welcomed all of the delegates and introduced our speaker, Mark Kozak-Holland.Mark is a well known speaker for the APM and has presented at many branch events. He is the author behind the “Lessons from History” series of books which explores the lessons for project management from the past to help us avoid...
DateMonday 9th January 2012Time6.30 pm Registration, networking and refreshments7.00 pm PresentationVenueRoom 2Q49, Frenchay Campus, University of the West of England, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol BS16 1QYPresented byCommander Jim Hawkins MBA MCGI Royal NavyCPDUp to 2 hours (find out more about CPD)CostFreeThis event is now "FULLY BOOKED". Please click here if you wish to be placed on a waiting listThe South Wales and West of England Branch are very pleased to work with the IET Bristol on this joint event.Cdr Jim Hawkins presents a talk focussing on the construction of the largest warships ever...
The South Wales and West of England branch was delighted to host its third Annual Dinner at the Aztec Hotel & Spa in Bristol. Once again we received amazing support with more than 70 members attending. Martin Gosden, Branch Chairman, welcomed all the guests thanking them for their support. Following the excellent three course dinner and wine, Martin then introduced our speaker, Stephen Carver, who, with the help of his colleague, Kim Siddorn, gave us a lesson from history and a look back to what we, as project managers, can learn from the events of 1066, nearly 1000 years ago. Stephen is...
DateWednesday 22nd February 2012Time6:00 - 8:30 pm (including refreshments)VenueRoom 2Q50/51, Building Q- Block, Faculty of Environment & Technology, Frenchay Campus, University of the West of England, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1QY Introductions byBruce Phillips & Paul Johnson - APM SWWE BranchCPDUp to 2 hours (find out more about CPD)CostFreeInterested in a challenging and rewarding career in project management?If so, you need to attend this unique and exciting opportunity for members and non-members alike to listen and talk with experienced...
DateTuesday 15th November 2011Time6.15 pm Registration, networking and refreshments6:45pm Presentation8:30pm Dinner (This is optional and there is a charge of £20 inc VAT) see details below. VenueRoom 5W2.3, University of Bath, Norwood Avenue, Bath, BA2 7AYPresented byMark Kozak-HollandCPDUp to 2 hours (find out more about CPD)CostFree This is the first time that the South Wales and West of England branch has organised an event in Bath, as part of their policy of exploring alternative venues to provide a better service to members. This is a joint event arranged in association...
On 24th May, at the Holiday Inn at Taunton a good attendance of APM members was noted for the event presented by Andy Jones of Pera Innovation Ltd. Andy opened the presentation with some background on Pera Innovation Ltd and how their knowledge and experience have placed them to be at the forefront of adopting BS11000. Furthermore it was emphasised how naturally BS11000 aligned to the APM Project Lifecycle and that the adoption of collaboration assisted in removing “glass walls” that were often evident in collaborative projects; hence how it could be beneficial to project delivery. Andy...
On 28th June, at the Exeter University a good attendance (despite major works being undertaken at the University and including a number attending on the night) afforded an excellent opportunity for Ranjit Sidhu of ChangeQuest to provide a presentation on Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP).Ranjit ensured an interactive experience both between audience and presenter, and also within the audience to gauge experiences and enable exercises to be undertaken. This enabled some of the material being presented to “come to life” and result in further fruitful discussion. An initial capture...
