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	Date	0007-01-10
	Time	7
	Venue	HKPC
	PDU	1
	Fee	HK$0 (PMI-HK member) HK$0 (non-PMI-HK member)

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PMI HK Chapter has the honor to invite Mr. Emil Chan, Mr. Thomas Ding and Ms. Joyce Wong as our guest speakers to share with us the captioned subject.

About the Speaker:
Mr. Emil Chan



Emil has over 20 years of experience in IT, Projects and back-office operations of foreign banks in Hong Kong and is currently the First Vice President of BayernLB Asia Pacific. Emil is a Certified Master Practitioner on NLP, a Master Practitioner of American Board of Hypnotherapy and also a member of the ISACA (Information Systems Audit and Control Association) with a certificate of CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor). Emil is the Chairman of the Hong Kong IBM User Group, a non-profit-making organization to facilitate networking and idea exchanges for the IBM users in Hong Kong and the Co-chairman of the Offline Club of iProA to create opportunities for the members to get closer together and exchange views in a fun and relaxing atmosphere. He is also the committee member of the iProA e-Inclusion committee, chairing the Webcare Award 2009 event to encourage the public to build no-barrier web site for the physically impaired.



Mr. Thomas Ding



Thomas has over 20 years of experience in IT and is currently the Project Manager of Hewlett-Packard HKSAR Limited. Thomas is a Certified Master Practitioner of NLP and Certified e-Business Associate in Customer Relationship Management. Thomas has explored the power of communication skills in project management with the use of NLP and is committed to applying those skills to family, at work and in social network, as well as to sharing his thoughts with the society. Thomas holds a Master Degree in Business Administration and a B.Sc. in Computing and Information System from South Illinois University of Carbondale and University of London respectively.



Ms. Joyce Wong



Joyce has 15 years’ experience in guest service and sales industry, inclusive of 9 years’ experience in hotel operations and management within The Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. Joyce is currently the Reservations Manager of L'hotel Island South, participating in the pre-opening project. Joyce is a Certified Master Practitioner of NLP. Joyce has good experience in the high-impact communication skills in management and relationships with the use of NLP. Meanwhile, she is committed to applying those skills to herself and to sharing her thoughts with her family, at workplace, in social network as well as in the community.

About the Program:
“Delivering your project with ease through NLP ”



Have you ever been frustrated by team conflict? Have you ever suffered from poor leadership in your team or by other stakeholders in a complex project? Does your project team have issues with regard to finding common expectations and goals? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, then you can make use of the powerful communication methodology of NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) to create a positive working environment for your project team.



NLP was created in the 1970s as a method to promote personal change and communication by combining the best parts of different fields, including neurology (brain), linguistics (language) and systems (body) theory. From the NLP perspective, it is the interaction among the parts that produce effective or ineffective behavior, and those responsible for the processes behind both human excellence and pathology.



Project Managers in organizations are striving to streamline behavioral processes in order to align the technology advantage with an engaged and talented pool of team members. Despite the sophisticated project management discipline and tools that have been developed over many years, many projects are difficult to be managed efficiently due to a lack of understandings and appropriate communication between team members and other stakeholders.



This NLP live and interactive seminar addresses the underlying issues of project team management and explores with the attendees how to use NLP skills to achieve a relationship of trust, to understand different thought styles and identify the common goal to communicate, as well as dealing with the underlying tensions and issues effectively.



To register, please fill in the required information and submit. A confirmation letter will be sent on 22 Feb 2010 (Monday) to all successful applicants. As seats are limited, the seats will be confirmed by payment. If you have any inquiries, please contact us at 2784 1880.



Reminder: As a courtesy, audiences are recommended to stay till the end of the seminar. PMI Hong Kong Chapter may consider not issuing PDUs to members if their attendance is less than 75% of the session.



PMI HK would like to thank the following organization for its support and contributions to the seminar:



Hong Kong Polytechnic University

PMI HK Chapter has the honor to invite Mr. Winston Siu and Ms. Alison Siu as our guest speakers to share with us the captioned subject.

About the Speaker:
Mr. Winston Siu

Winston Siu holds the following professional qualifications: Fellow, The Society of Builders, Hong Kong; Fellow, Hong Kong Institute of Construction Managers; Member, American Society of Engineers; Certified Project Manager, Stanford University; Member, World Presidents’ Organization Hong Kong Chapter; Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR), London, trained mediation assessor; Accredited Mediator, Hong Kong Mediation Centre; Accredited Mediator, CEDR, London. His mediation experience includes practicing at the Young Presidents’ Organization and World Presidents’ Organization, Lands Tribunal, Hong Kong Family Welfare Society, commercial Disputes, workplace disputes. His teaching experience includes teaching at Young Presidents’ Organization and World President’s Organization in Asia, Middle East and North America, Faculty of Law, LLM for Arbitration and ADR, HKU SPACE, the Law Society of Hong Kong, Law Costs Draftsmen Association and Hong Kong Mediation Centre.


Ms. Alison Siu

Alison Siu is an accredited mediator of CEDR (Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution), UK and Hong Kong Mediation Centre. She is a CEDR trained mediator accreditation assessor. Alison is also a trainer, coach and assessor for various mediation programmes organized by the HKU SPACE, HKU Faculty of Law, LLM in Arbitration & ADR, The Law Society of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Mediation Centre and g2g.

Alison’s mediation experience includes commercial, communal, workplace and family practices. Before she became an accredited mediator, she had applied mediation skills from 1995 to 2007 during the employment under Hang Seng Bank.

Alison is now a full-time mediation practitioner and trainer, CEO of g2g and Council Member and Membership Chair of Hong Kong Mediation Centre.

About the Program:
“Mediation has helped complex projects come in on time and within budget. Want to learn more?”

The HKSAR government and the Judiciary are promoting mediation in a big way. They have found mediation to be a very effective way to deal with disputes in the Chep Lap Kok Airport project.

In this seminar, Winston and Alison will give us a presentation on those skills involved in Mediation and how these skills are applicable in project management. There will be a demonstration of a mediation meeting, so that attendees can experience what it is all about.

To register, please visit our website and fill in the required information and submit. A confirmation letter will be sent on 25 Jan 2010 (Monday) to all successful applicants. As seats are limited, the seats will be confirmed by payment. If you have any inquiries, please contact us at 2784 1880.

Reminder: As a courtesy, audiences are recommended to stay till the end of the seminar. PMI Hong Kong Chapter may consider not issuing PDUs to members if their attendance is less than 75% of the session.

PMI HK would like to thank the following organization for its support and contributions to the seminar:

Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC)

PMI HK Chapter has the honor to invite Mr. Joseph Wong, Manager of HP Education Services, as our guest speaker to share with us the captioned subject.

About the Speaker:
Mr. Joseph Wong

Joseph Wong is the manager of HP Education Services, Hewlett-Packard HK SAR Ltd. He leads HP Education Services in developing and delivering education solution to enterprise customers. Joseph has over twenty years experience in IT and education services. He has held management positions in business planning and development, IT service and support, people development and quality management.

Joseph is a certified ITIL Expert in IT Service Management, PMP and NLP master practitioner. He holds a Master degree in lifelong learning and a Bachelor degree in electronics engineering. With this combination, Joseph is specialized in people development and service management for enterprises.

About the Program:
“Working in Teams”

Joseph will lead you through the seminar with experiential learning activities and give insights to
• improve self understanding through personality type identification
• understand and appreciate the difference between people
• apply type understanding to improve interpersonal relationship, teamwork and personal leadership

To register, please fill in the required information and submit. A confirmation letter will be sent on 24 Nov 2009 (Tuesday) to all successful applicants. As seats are limited, the seats will be confirmed by payment. If you have any inquiries, please contact us at 2784 1880.

Reminder: As a courtesy, audiences are recommended to stay till the end of the seminar. PMI Hong Kong Chapter may consider not issuing PDUs to members if their attendance is less than 75% of the session.

PMI HK would like to thank the following organization for its support and contributions to the seminar:

Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC)

PMI HK Chapter has the honor to invite Mr. Sean Lin, Hong Kong Ten Outstanding Young Persons Awardee 2006 and Division Governor of Hong Kong, Toastmasters International 2009/10, as our guest speaker to share with us the captioned subject.

About the Speaker:
Sean LIN MBA MSc BBA CISSP CISA CISM ProM MHKIM CC ALB

Mr. Sean Lin is Hong Kong’s Ten Outstanding Young Persons Awardee 2006, Division Governor of Hong Kong, Toastmasters International 2009/10, Director of Corporate Communication of the Hong Kong Institute of Marketing, Membership Director of ISACA (China Hong Kong Chapter), Past President of HKUST Alumni Association and the list goes on... Sean, a Crisis Negotiator by profession, is a seasoned presenter and trainer on a wide range of topics from negotiation, leadership, pubic speaking, motivation, information security, photography, podcasting to parenting.

About the Program:
"Public Speaking: Practice Doesn't Make Perfect"

In this presentation, Sean will let you know why practice alone doesn't make you a perfect public speaker and what the three key elements are to make you one.

What will be your Take Away?
After attending the seminar, you will be able to know:
- what public speaking skills can do for you,
- how to effectively improve your public speaking and presentation skills, and
- what is the missing link between practice and becoming the kind of effective speaker that you always want to be.

To register, please fill in the required information and submit. A confirmation letter will be sent on 21 Sept 2009 (Monday) to all successful applicants. As seats are limited, the seats will be confirmed by payment. If you have any inquiries, please contact us at 2784 1880.

Reminder: As a courtesy, audiences are recommended to stay till the end of the seminar. PMI Hong Kong Chapter may consider not issuing PDUs to members if their attendance is less than 75% of the session.

PMI HK would like to thank the following organization for its support and contributions to the seminar:

Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC)

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PMI HK Chapter has the honor to invite Mrs. Patty Wong, Founder and Past President of PMI HK Chapter, as our guest speaker to share with us the captioned subject.

About the Speaker:
Mrs. Patty Wong

With her Master degrees in Mathematics and Physics, Mrs. Wong obtained her MBA in Information Science in the United States, and focused in business and IT management ever since. For 30 years, Mrs. Wong had extensive multi-national and multi-industry operations and project experiences to drive business performances and service excellence. These successes were, in part, results of her extensive work in business process and audit, based on Six Sigma, Capability Maturity Model (CMM), and International Standards Organization ISO 9000 Standards. In May 2009, Mrs. Wong took her sabbatical.

Over the years, Mrs. Wong had directed and launched numerous projects, including: the National SWIFT Fund Transfer System for First Bank Chicago and Minneapolis, USA; the Hospital Information Systems in Columbus Hospital and American Hospital in Chicago, USA; the CIM Systems in Shinjin, Taiwan; the Beijing Computing Center in Beijing, China; the POS Retail Banking System in Macau and Hong Kong. In the past 10 years as GM of Information Technology and Operations in Hongkong International Terminals and Hutchison Ports, Mrs. Wong led and re-engineered the Productivity Plus Program (3P) terminal systems (winner of the Computerworld Smithsonian Award in Transportation) to the Next Generation (nGEN) terminal solution (also winner of the APICTA and HKICTA), which became the standards for Hutchison Ports operations worldwide.

In continuous professional development, Mrs. Wong is most passionate. Since 1997, she had founded and chaired the Hong Kong Chapter of US-based Project Management Institute (PMI). In 2007, she retired from the presidency and concentrated her development of portfolio and project professionals in the community, across the industries, and possibly, across the geographies. Now, Mrs. Wong is the Council member and Advisory to CPDA, HKCS, HKMA, Social Services ITJC, and universities, such as CityU, Polytechnic,..., and various organizations.

About the Program:
"PM – the CXO"

As a project practitioner, a PMP, a project manager, a project director, what is the next step in your career? What is your aspiration to get to your next step? What do you have to take you to the next step? What do you NOT have to take you to that next step??

PMBOK is only the means, YOU are the end… I have something to share!

To register, please fill in the required information and submit. A confirmation letter will be sent on 24 August 2009 (Monday) to all successful applicants. As seats are limited, the seats will be confirmed by payment. If you have any inquiries, please contact us at 2784 1880.

Reminder: As a courtesy, audiences are recommended to stay till the end of the seminar. PMI Hong Kong Chapter may consider not issuing PDUs to members if their attendance is less than 75% of the session.

PMI HK would like to thank the following organization for its support and contributions to the seminar:

Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC)

PMI HK Chapter has the honor to invite Mr. H P Suen, the Chairman of itSMF HK Chapter and Head of Stem Assurance at the Hong Kong Jockey Club, as our guest speaker to share with us the captioned subject.

About the Speaker:
Mr. Suen is the Chairman of itSMF HK Chapter and Head of Stem Assurance at the Hong Kong Jockey Club. In his 25+ years’ experience of IT profession, his assignments include working at IT operations department of HK Jockey Club, HSBC, Bank of America, Bank of China, Hongkong International Terminals, and Bank of Montreal as MVS system programmer and IT auditor.

Mr. Suen obtained B. Comm. Degree from McGill University, Canada, and completed the Kellogg-HKUST Executive MBA Degree in 2001. His professional qualifications include Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Manager’s Certificate (Distinction) in IT Service Management, Certified Software Tester (CSTE), and ITIL Expert. He was the Honorary Treasurer and VP (Internal) of HK Computer Society from 1999 to 2003, member of Committee on IT Training and Development of Vocational Training Council of the Hong Kong SAR Government from 2000 to 2006. Mr. Suen is a popular and frequent speaker on different IT forums not only in Hong Kong but also in China, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and USA .

About the Program:
“The value of Testing, Implementation and Operations in Project”

Time, costs and effort spent on testing, implementation and operation are usually ranked lower in projects. Some projects fail because of inadequate attention to testing and operations. Real life cases and recommendations will be shared in the presentation.

To register, please fill in the required information and submit. A confirmation letter will be sent on 27 July 2009 (Monday) to all successful applicants. As seats are limited, the seats will be confirmed by payment. If you have any inquiries, please contact us at 2784 1880.

Reminder: As a courtesy, audiences are recommended to stay till the end of the seminar. PMI Hong Kong Chapter may consider not issuing PDUs to members if their attendance is less than 75% of the session.

PMI HK would like to thank the following organization for its support and contributions to the seminar:

Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC)

PMI HK Chapter has the honor to invite Dr. Winnie Tang, Chief Executive Officer of ESRI China (Hong Kong) Limited, as our guest speaker to share with us the captioned subject.

About the Speaker:
Dr. Winnie Tang
Chief Executive Officer
ESRI China (Hong Kong) Limited
Personal Website: www.winnietang.hk

Dr. Winnie Tang holds a Ph.D. degree from The University of Hong Kong. She is the Founder and CEO of ESRI China (Hong Kong) Limited, one of the international offices of ESRI which is among the top 100 software companies and the 4th largest privately-owned software company in the world.

With her vision that Geographic Information System (GIS) can make a difference, Dr. Tang is one of the pioneers in bringing the latest GIS solutions to the public and private sectors in Hong Kong, which has significantly contributed to high performance for organizations and betterment of our lives. Some of the major GIS applications she introduced include the Schematic Display System for Air Cargo Movement of Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminal Limited, Passenger Hotline Enquiry System of Kowloon Motor Bus and New World First Bus, Yellow Pages Map, and Electronic Maintenance Management System for Road Maintenance of Civil Engineering and Construction companies.

ESRI China (Hong Kong) Limited is now a preferred supplier in GIS applications and handles over 90% of the Hong Kong SAR Government GIS projects, and is one of the market leaders in the private sector. During the SARS outbreak in 2003, Dr. Tang was the first volunteered to develop a SARS Mapping Website and managed a territory-wide project helping the Hong Kong Government to track the spread of the pandemic in the city.

Dr. Tang is a frequent guest speaker and guest professor for universities in Hong Kong and abroad. She is enthusiastic about the development of GIS and has published over 50 research papers, books and journals, including “Connecting Our World: GIS Web Services” and “Spatial Portals: Gateways to Geographic Information”. Serving the community and industry, Dr. Tang is a member of the Information Technology Election Committee Subsector, member of the Advisory Council on Food and Environmental Hygiene, member of ‘Digital 21 Strategy Advisory Committee’ of the Government of Hong Kong SAR and President of Internet Professional Association (iProA).

Dr. Tang received the “Ten Outstanding Young Digi Persons Selection Award” in 2001, the “Women of Influence – Young Achiever of the Year Award” from the American Chamber of Commerce in 2004, and the “Ten Outstanding Young Persons Award” in 2006.

About the Program:
“GIS Serving our World: Innovative Applications in Hong Kong”

Project Managers (PMs) often play an important role of leading their clients on the effective and innovative use of new technology during project implementation. Therefore, it is crucial for PMs to stay abreast with technology innovations applied in different areas. As such, it is beneficial for PMs to develop technical knowledge in diverse domains in order to strengthen their competence in project management with added versatility in terms of the strategies and solutions to be adopted.



Geographic Information System (GIS) is not just a tool, but a new technology that helps improve organizational efficiency and management. Moving away from the basic steps in project execution, this seminar will highlight the value of innovative GIS applications contributing to the result of the overall project management process. Dr. Winnie Tang will showcase GIS applications in public and private sectors to bring insights to the audience about the benefits of a new technology contributing to the successful delivery of projects which benefit our society as a whole as well.

To register, please fill in the required information and submit. A confirmation letter will be sent on 22 June 2009 (Monday) to all successful applicants. As seats are limited, the seats will be confirmed by payment. If you have any inquiries, please contact us at 2784 1880.

Reminder: As a courtesy, audiences are recommended to stay till the end of the seminar. PMI Hong Kong Chapter may consider not issuing PDUs to members if their attendance is less than 75% of the session.

PMI HK would like to thank the following organization for its support and contributions to the seminar:

Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC)

You are cordially invited to attend the following seminar of the PMO Club of PMI HK Chapter.

About the Speaker:
Mr. Simon Kong

Mr. Kong is a Director of Client Service at Resources Global Professionals, a multinational professional services firm with Big Four heritage. Simon has over 18 years of Information Management experience across industries. At Resources Global Professionals, Simon supervises seasoned consultants in managing and delivering projects for a diversified clientele in Hong Kong and China. Prior to joining Resources Global Professionals, Simon was a Managed Services Account Executive with Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), where he led a team of Project Managers and IT professionals to deliver regional business projects and IT services for global clients. Prior to CSC, Simon held a number of management positions at Sun Microsystems Inc. Throughout his 10+ years of tenure at Sun, Simon ran various global and regional projects on process improvement, organization transformation, and business solution implementation both within IT and across business units. Simon holds a MBA from HKUST and a Master of Science degree from the University of Southern California.

About the Program:
Managing Changes – From Stakeholder Resistance to Commitment


Managing change is a complex and major undertaking. Companies spend billions of dollars on projects and corporate initiatives; and achieving the right result is essential. But what should organizations focus on to make their initiatives more successful? In other words, how can companies take a practical and effective approach to change management?
Change management is loosely defined as the processes, tools and techniques utilized to manage the people side of change. Making change management practical means performing specific actions that help a company achieve a business objective and address the issues without making them more complicated. The practical and proven-effective way to accomplish this is with a defined process to: Communicate, Train, Align Roles & Responsibilities and Compensate & Motivate; or, adopting a CTAC© approach.

The number of participants is limited to 100 and applications will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis. Priority will be given to members of the PMO Club. To join the PMO Club, you only have to pay HK$100 a year. To register, please fill in the required information and submit. A confirmation letter will be sent on 5 Jun 2009 (Friday) to all successful applicants. If you have any enquiries, please contact us at 2784 1880.

Reminder: As a courtesy, audiences are recommended to stay till the end of the seminar. PMI Hong Kong Chapter may consider not issuing PDUs to members if their attendance is less than 75% of the session.

We look forward to seeing you in the seminar.

PMI HK Chapter has the honor to invite Mr. Anthony Solimini, Corporate Solutions Director of Dale Carnegie Training in Hong Kong, as our guest speaker to share with us the captioned subject. Mr. Herman Li, Assistant Project Manager of Gammon Construction Ltd., will also share with us his real leadership experience.

About the Speaker:
Mr. Anthony Solimini

Anthony Solimini is the Corporate Solutions Director of Dale Carnegie Training in Hong Kong. He has been enthusiastically involved in the training field for over 6 years. In addition to his extensive coaching and training experience, Anthony has vast sales and marketing experience gained from the financial services industry.

Originally from Boston, Massachusetts in the USA, he has worked in Asia for the past 15 years for such prestigious companies as HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank and ABN Amro.

Apart from running sales and product management teams across Asia, he has trained and coached senior management executives from a broad cross section of industry sectors including Financial Services, IT, Consumer Goods, and Government. His clients include Lenovo, JP Morgan, Heineken, HKTDC, USA Consul, Mentor Graphics, Xomox, Bentley Graphics, Parenty Consulting, and many others.


Mr. Herman Li Wai Hong

Herman Li is currently the Assistant Project Manager of the Gammon Construction Limited. He is a Chartered Civil Engineer with more that 10 years experience in the construction industry. He has involved in many civil/structural projects, including Tuen Mun Road Improvement Works, Hong Kong Airport Authority – North Satellite Concourse, KCRC Lok Ma Chau Terminus & Associated Works. He has front-line experience in people management among government departments, clients, consultants, private sectors and subcontractors. Mr Li has also got the merit of "Best Project Manager/ Site Agent in Construction Safety 2008" from Occupational Safety and Health Council.

About the Program:
"Project Leadership Mastery: Increasing the Motivation and Commitment of Your Team"

Scope Statements, WBS’s, Gantt and Pert Charts, and all the other great technical tools of project management can’t guarantee success because, at the end of the day, people make projects happen. And, it’s your job to lead these people – from different departments, with separate agendas, with divided loyalties – to bring the project in successfully, on time and within budget.

In this workshop, Mr. Anthony Solimini, Corporate Solution Director of Dale Carnegie Training® will show you how to apply Dale Carnegie’s proven human relations principles to the unique people problems faced by the project managers. At the end of this workshop, you will know how to use the secrets of motivation and influence to gain the confidence and trust of all the stakeholders; communicate clearly – with authority; and handle conflicts that could tear the team apart.

You will learn how to:
• Build successful relationships with all stakeholders
• Gain commitment to the project goal
• Keep a team focused and productive
• Communicate clearly during the planning
• Manage team expectations

At the end of the program, Mr. Li will share with us his real experience in applying these principles in his project management.

To register, please fill in the required information and submit. A confirmation letter will be sent on 20 May 2009 (Wednesday) to all successful applicants. As seats are limited, the seats will be confirmed by payment. If you have any inquiries, please contact us at 2784 1880.

Reminder: As a courtesy, audiences are recommended to stay till the end of the seminar. PMI Hong Kong Chapter may consider not issuing PDUs to members if their attendance is less than 75% of the session.

PMI HK would like to thank the following organization for its support and contributions to the seminar:

Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC)

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PMI HK Chapter has the honor to invite Mr. Stephen K.M. Lau, Chairman of EDS Hong Kong and the first Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data for Hong Kong (1996-2001), as our guest speaker to share with us the captioned subject.

About the Speaker:
Mr. Stephen K.M. Lau, MBE, JP
The Chairman of EDS Hong Kong
The first Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data for Hong Kong (1996-2001).

Mr. Lau has 30+ years' experience in the information technology and banking industries in both the government and private sectors where he held a number of senior management positions, including Head of Operations and Technology for Citicorp Asia Pacific, President of North Asia for EDS, and Department Head of the Hong Kong Government Data Processing Agency.

In 1984, Mr. Lau was awarded Member of the British Empire (MBE) for his outstanding service to the Hong Kong Government and the community in the area of information technology. In 1986, he was made a Distinguished Fellow of the Hong Kong Computer Society. In June 2001, he was made a Justice of the Peace.

Active in community affairs, he holds chairmanships/ memberships of a number of advisory committees of the Government and Universities. As an Adjunct Professor at the City University of Hong Kong, he has been since mid 2007 the elected Chairman of APICTA (Asia Pacific ICT Alliance) , an umbrella organization of 16 Asia Pacific economies which hosts the annual Asia Pacific ICT Awards to recognize the best-of-the best ICT products and applications to showcase product excellence, bridge the digital divide, and enhance business and professional relationships across the region. In August 2008, he was appointed a Member of the Multistakerholder Advisory Committee for the UN’s Internet Governance Forum.

Mr. Lau has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Manchester, a master’s degree in Computer Science from London University, and has completed a senior executive program at the Harvard Business School.

About the Program:
"Personal data Privacy - What you should know as a PM and as an Individual"

The fight against terrorism in national security, new technological advances in ICT like RFID and data mining, genetic engineering, and the rise of social networks have all eroded personal data privacy, a basic human right. Identity theft and frauds are now the number one commercial crime in the US, with millions of individuals affected and corporations which had data lost or stolen spending million of dollars in damage control and regulatory fines, not to mention the loss of customers, of branding and reputation.

Project Managers have the obligation to ensure the systems under design and implementation should incorporate the relevant data protection and security principles to ensure protection of customers' and employees' personal data,, not only in compliance with privacy laws, but also to supplement proper corporate governance and instill business differentiation and competitiveness.

To register, please fill in the required information and submit. A confirmation letter will be sent on 27 April 2009 (Monday) to all successful applicants. As seats are limited, the seats will be confirmed by payment. If you have any inquiries, please contact us at 2784 1880.

Reminder: As a courtesy, audiences are recommended to stay till the end of the seminar. PMI Hong Kong Chapter may consider not issuing PDUs to members if their attendance is less than 75% of the session.

PMI HK would like to thank the following organization for its support and contributions to the seminar:

Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC)

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PMI HK Chapter has the honor to invite Mr. Andrew Moses, Senior Manager of HSBC Securities Services, as our guest speaker to share with us the captioned subject.

About the Speaker:
Mr Andrew Moses
Senior Manager, Best Practice, Global Custody and Treasury Services, HSBC Securities Services

Stationed in Hong Kong under Asia Pacific's Global Custody Business, Andrew is responsible for 'Best Practice' - driving change and improvements in the business through effective management of improvement projects in Asia Pacific. His academic qualifications include an MBA with specialization in Finance & Six Sigma Black Belt. Andrew has served in banking for more than 30 years. Andrew was one of our monthly program speakers in 2006, sharing with us his experience in Six Sigma. His presentation was exciting & knowledge-transferring!

About the Program:
“Managing an Offshoring Programme - a Banking Experience”

International banks have been conducting projects to migrate processes to overseas processing centres (i.e. the action of offshoring) for the purpose to optimize operational cost and efficiencies. Andrew, our honorary Speaker, will share with us his experience and understanding of the offshoring project management process in the context of banking. His presentation will include:
• the rationale supporting the decision to offshore processes
• the selection of suitable processes for offshoring
• the effective management of an offshoring project
• the post-implementation issues in quality & cost control

To register, please fill in the required information. A confirmation letter will be sent on 23 March 2009 (Monday) to all successful applicants. As seats are limited, the seats will be confirmed by payment. If you have any inquiries, please contact us at 2784 1880.

Reminder: As a courtesy, audiences are recommended to stay till the end of the seminar. PMI Hong Kong Chapter may consider not issuing PDUs to members if their attendance is less than 75% of the session.

PMI HK would like to thank the following organization for its support and contributions to the seminar:

Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC)

We are grateful for the support from members like you and all volunteers. PMI Hong Kong Chapter has achieved flourishing development since its establishment in 1997. In the AGM to be held on 10 March (Tue), we have much pleasure to share with you our successful achievements over the past years and introduce to you our new Executive Committee. You may also learn more about the new PMP certification requirements and ways to develop your leadership skills through participation as volunteers. All eligible PMP® will be granted 1 PDU after participating in this event.

About the Speaker:
"Update on 2009 PMP Certification Arrangements" - by Mr. Anthony Lung (VP-Certification, 2009 -2011)
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"Leadership Development Through Participation as Volunteers" - by Mr. Eddie Lam (VP-Volunteer, 2007 -2009)
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About the Program:
Agenda :
- Welcome
- Review on 2007-08 Achievements
- Meeting PMI Hong Kong 2009-11 Executive Committee
- Seminar on:
 "Update on 2009 PMP Certification Arrangements"
 "Leadership Development Through Participation as Volunteers"
- Networking

Don’t miss this chance to network with other professional project management executives and to enhance your leadership skills. The number of seats is limited. To join, please click here or fill in the enclosed registration form and return it to us on or before 2 March 2009. For more information, please contact us at 2784 1880.

Look forward to seeing you there!

PMI HK Chapter, jointly with the PMSG of the Hong Kong Computer Society, has the honor to invite Mr. Stephen Lee, President, Bright China Group & Chairman of Peter Drucker Academy/Bright China Foundation, as our guest speaker to share with us the captioned subject.

About the Speaker:
Mr Stephen Lee (李志剛先生)
President, Bright China Group
Chairman, Peter Drucker Academy & Bright China Foundation

Mr. Lee holds a Master Degree in Engineering Business Management from the Warwick University of the UK. Also, he is the member of Institute of Electrical Engineers in the UK and one of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Hong Kong in 2002.

As Chairman & President of the Bright China Group, Mr. Lee is responsible for integrating the Group as a unique “Social Enterprise” business model. During the past 20 years, Mr. Lee has accumulated broad cross-industry, cross-culture and cross-region professional experiences in a diversity of fields, including gas & energy, environmental, chemical and investment for the public and multinational companies in Hong Kong, the Mainland China, and Asia Pacific region.

He has continued to serve as volunteer, director and advisor for a number of prisoner services organizations, non-profit organizations, universities, and government departments in Hong Kong, the Mainland China and abroad. Among the committees would be the poverty alleviation committee of the HKSARG.

About the Program:
"To be an Effective Executive"

Effectiveness is what executives are being paid for. As project management professionals steering towards corporate advancement, effectiveness for Executives is among the key significant soft skills to acquire.

Effectiveness can be learned. Mr. Lee will focus on the discussion of the most important management tasks of today's senior executives. As Peter Drucker advices, Executives can greatly improve their performance through 3Time management? "What can I contribute?", 3Making strength productive? And 3Focus on tomorrow? As well as 3Effective decision making?


About Bright China Foundation
Bright China Holding Ltd. (BCHL) is the one of the first reputable social enterprises in China, recognized by its charity work via its Bright China Foundation. BCHL has silently supported philanthropies both in China and abroad since 1996, and has donated over 80 million Yuan for various philanthropies.

To register, please fill in the required information. A confirmation letter will be sent on 23 Feb 2009 (Monday) to all successful applicants. As seats are limited, the seats will be confirmed by payment. If you have any inquiries, please contact us at 2784 1880.

Reminder: As a courtesy, audiences are recommended to stay till the end of the seminar. PMI Hong Kong Chapter may consider not issuing PDUs to members if their attendance is less than 75% of the session.

PMI HK would like to thank the following organization for its support and contributions to the seminar:

Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC)



Event Co-organizer:

On behalf of the Project Management Institute Hong Kong Chapter, I have the pleasure to invite you to our annual event - the Annual Project Management Enrichment Workshop. This year’s event will take on a different format. Training sessions will be held in the morning followed by a luncheon session.

About the Speaker:
Mr John Seah - Innovating Your Way out of Recession

John is a veteran with more than 20 years’ of experience in the Service and High Tech Industry. As a speaker and trainer across 15 countries throughout Asia Pacific, John has delivered a variety of topics including innovation, value creation, customer service excellence, sales, management and leadership.

Throughout his seminars and consulting activities on Innovation and Breakthrough Thinking, John shared numerous examples of how facts could be proven wrong and how the impossible could be attained. Some of his achievements include:
1) Being an inventor and creator of WORLD’s first Electronic Vaulting Service,
2) Created the Mt. Everest vision despite the effect of Asia’s Worst Economic Crisis in 1997
and leading his team to achieve productivity and profitability growth beyond expectations and Best Customer Satisfaction Award from ComputerWorld Magazine in the same year.

John is currently founder and Managing Director of Everest Innovation Pte Ltd. Prior to his current role, John was the Asia Pacific Products Director for Education Services with Hewlett Packard where he led a team of professionals to develop products and services in e-Learning, enterprise solutions, classroom training, industry-focused programs and blended learning.

John graduated from the University of Essex with a Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence. He is a member of the British Computer Society, a Chartered Engineer with the British Engineering Council and the Chartered President of the IT Management Association Toastmasters Club.


Mr T. K. Kang - Managing Emotions in tough times

As a Clinical Psychologist with 20 years of practice in medical, educational and social service settings, T. K. specializes in Clinical/Counselling Psychology, Rehabilitation/Health Psychology, Community Psychology and Cross-Cultural Psychology.

During his career, T. K. has developed an interest in business psychology, organisational culture, leadership and career development. He believes in empowering people and organizations for change in any of the 4 domains: Cognition, Action, Relationship and Emotions for better integrated outcomes. For more than 20 years, T. K. has been helping and nurturing people of all ages with their life issues, he is convinced how the human spirits recover with right services support and learning.

T.K. is currently Clinical Psychologist and CEO of The Nurturing Education (TyNE), he holds a MSocSc in Clinical Psychology from the Hong Kong University and a BSc (Hons.) in Psychology from the United Kingdom. He is an Associate Fellow of the Hong Kong Psychological Society and a registered psychologist of the Victorian Psychological Registration Board in Melbourne, Australia.


Dr Edith Mok - Managing Challenges in Life – from Negative to Positive

Dr Edith Mok has been the Pacific Area Information Systems Director of Dow Chemical, ITS Director of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University , CIO of Asia-Pacific of AT&T/NCR, and IT Director of the Hong Kong Jockey Club until she retired 11 years ago after a major stroke. Since that incident, she has actively rebuilt her life and career, rebounding from the resulting paralysis to gaining her Doctor of Business Administration in 2003.

After her doctorate, Edith has been a Dissertation Supervisor and have graduated 20+ MBA’s and MSC (eBusiness)’s. Edith is currently pursuing an MSocSc (Behavioral Health) program with the HKU and expected to graduate in 2009. She is an Executive Committee member of the Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation, the Convener of Braincare (a brain injury self-help group), a Fellow of the Hong Kong Computer Society, and an Advisor of PMI – Hong Kong Chapter.

About the Program:
Event theme: Managing Challenges with Innovation and Healthy Minds.
Agenda: 8:45am-9:15am Registration
9:15am-9:20am Opening Speech
(By Mr. Raymond Wong, President, PMI HK)
9:20am-10:40am Innovating Your Way out of Recession
(By Mr. John Seah, Managing Director, Everest Innovation Pte Ltd)
10:40am-11:10am Break
11:10am-12:30am Managing Emotions in tough times
(By Mr. T.K. Kang, CEO, The Nurturing Education (TyNE))
12:30pm-1:00pm Managing Challenges in Life – from Negative to Positive
(By Dr. Edith Mok, Advisor, PMI HK)
1:00pm-2:00pm Lunch starts

Imminent speakers in this important annual event will share their experience and knowledge on the above project management topics. With participants in this Workshop being industry leaders and corporate managers who influence policy making in their organizations, a useful exchange of ideas will help us to rise to the challenges brought about by the current global financial crisis.

Please fill in the required information online or post the enclosed registration form together with a cheque (payable to 'Project Management Institute Hong Kong Chapter') to us on or before 15 January 2009 (Thursday). A confirmation letter will be sent on 16 January 2009 (Friday). As seats are limited, please act immediately. Should you require more information regarding this event, please feel free to contact our administrators at admin1@pmi.org.hk or by calling 2784 1880.

PMI HK Chapter has the honor to invite Mr. Benny Lam & Mr. Mickey Yan, as our guest speakers to share with us the captioned topic.

About the Speaker:
Mr. Benny Lam Kwan Leung (林君量先生)

Mr. Benny Lam Kwan Leung was born in Hong Kong. He is currently working as a Senior Auditor with K. W. Lam & Co. He is also the Head for the Audit and Tax Department and a member of the Management Committee of the firm. Founded by its early partners, K. W. Lam & Co. was established some twenty years ago. It is one of Hong Kong’s most experienced and well established international accounting firms.

Mr. Lam has a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce (Accounting & Finance) from the University of New South Wales in Australia, and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Queen’s University of Brighton. Mr. Lam’s accounting expertise on Hong Kong include company law, business law, taxation, business management, company bankruptcy, corporate merger and acquisition, business operation, and in particular, public listing and securities issuing. Mr. Lam has published a number of articles to his client concerning company law and business law in Hong Kong.

Mr. Lam has been the president of a number of non-government organizations / business organizations in Hong Kong. He was the 2002 President of Victoria Junior Chamber, Chartered President of Leo Club of South Kowloon, Chartered President of New Century Lion Club, and President of Asia Pacific Junior Elite Association. In addition, Mr. Lam is a member of the Chinese Peoples’ Political Consultative Conference, GuangXi Committee, a member of the Guangdong Association of Youth Enterpriser and National Executive Vice President of Junior Chamber International Hong Kong in 2009.


Dr. Yan Wai Kiu Mickey (甄韋喬先生)

Dr. Mickey Yan is the Outstanding Young Persons of the World for 2008 and Hong Kong Ten Outstanding Young Persons 2007. In addition, he got the award of World Outstanding Chinese 2006 organized by the World Outstanding Chinese Association and World Chinese Business Investment Foundation. Mickey is also a successful entrepreneur specialized in the cleaning business and he was awarded as the Innovative Entrepreneur of the Year 2005 organized by City Junior Chamber.

Dr Yan contributes himself to society through active participation in various organizations. His public services include:
• Labour and Welfare Bureau – Commissioner (Cleaning Services Industry Consultancy Committee & Skills Upgrading Scheme – A Board of Environmental Sanitation Services Industry)
• Education and Manpower Bureau (Employees Retaining Board) – Consultant (Cleaning Service Consultancy Committee)
• Hong Kong Cleaning Association – Consultant
• Environmental Services Contractors Alliance (Hong Kong) – Founder & Secretary
• Environmental Contractors Management Association – Chairman of Tendering Principle
• United Hearts Youth Foundation – The President & Founder
• Hong Kong-Hunan Youth Exchange Promotion Association – Vice Chairman & Founder
• Hong Kong-Guangxi Youth Exchange Promotion Association – Chairman
• The Outstanding Young Persons’ Association – Executive Committee Members

About the Program:
PMIHK has the honor to invite Mr. Benny Lam, the President of the “The Ten Outstanding Young Persons (TOYP) Selection 2008”, & Dr. Mickey Yan, the Outstanding Young Persons of the World for 2008, to share with us their precious experience on the two programs.

About The Ten Outstanding Young Persons (TOYP) Selection 2008 (Hong Kong)
The theme of "The Ten Outstanding Young Persons (TOYP) Selection 2008" is "傑青視野，成就未來" and the eight awardees this year are excellent role models who have outstanding performance in their careers and are willing to take the responsibility in shaping a better future for the society. During the event, the awardees share their mottos with young people and encourage them to seek further advancement in personal achievement as well as public services.

The Outstanding Young Persons of the World (TOYP) Program

Through The Outstanding Young Persons of the World (TOYP) Program, Junior Chamber International (JCI) formally recognizes young individuals who excel in their chosen fields and exemplify the best attributes of the world's youth.

Honorees selected in past years have represented the heights of progress in numerous human endeavors. Many have gone on to even greater achievements. All have continued to serve humanity in a variety of ways. In 2008, JCI received a total of 126 entries for the TOYP program from 46 national organizations and countries. The entries were all carefully evaluated by the judges.

Please fill in the required information. A confirmation letter will be sent on 11 Dec 2008 (Thursday) to all successful applicants. As seats are limited, the seats will be confirmed by payment. If you have any inquiries, please contact us at 2784 1880.

Reminder: As a courtesy, audiences are recommended to stay till the end of the seminar. PMI Hong Kong Chapter may consider not issuing PDUs to members if their attendance is less than 75% of the session.

PMI HK would like to thank the following organization for its support and contributions to the seminar:

Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC)

To download the presentation file


PMI HK Chapter has the honor to invite Mr. Mark Wales, the Chief Information Officer of ING Insurance Asia Pacific, as our guest speaker to share with us the captioned subject.

About the Speaker:
Mark Wales
Chief Information Officer
ING Insurance and Investment Management Asia Pacific

Mark is the Chief Information Officer of ING Insurance Asia Pacific, a position he has held for 4 years. He is responsible for coordinating IT in the Group’s Insurance, Pensions and Investment Management Business Units across 13 countries in the Asia Pacific region. Mark joined ING in 2000 commencing with ING Australia, holding several roles in their IT department before joining the Regional Office in 2003 as the Regional Head of Applications and Architecture. He has previously worked at Macquarie Bank, Rothschilds, and the Australian Stock Exchange. He has over 20 years experience in IT in the Financial Services industry and has a B.App.Sci from University Of Technology Sydney, Australia.

About the Program:
Please fill in the required information, a confirmation letter will be sent on 24 Nov 2008 (Monday) to all successful applicants. Seats are available on first-come-first-served basis. If you have any inquiries, please contact us at 2784 1880.

Reminder: As a courtesy, audiences are recommended to stay till the end of the seminar. PMI Hong Kong Chapter may consider not issuing PDUs to members if their attendance is less than 75% of the session.

PMI HK would like to thank the following organization for their support and contributions to the seminar:

Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC)

To download the presentation file


PMI HK Chapter has the honor to invite Mr. Alexander Lo, the General Manager of D&B Hong Kong, as our guest speaker to share with us the captioned subject.

About the Speaker:
Mr. Alexander Lo

Alexander Lo is the General Manager of D&B Hong Kong since July 2006. With good start in HK, he further expanded his role in leading the Taiwan business in February 2007. Alex is also a board director of TransUnion Ltd in Hong Kong. Alex has rich background in IT and various industries with 20 years global business experience. Prior to joining D&B, Alex worked in GE for 6 years. First assignment in GE Medical was to build the Asia sales team to grow its Medical IT business. Since then, he was assigned various regional positions in GE Medical and GE Plastics. Alex graduated from University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada with a Bachelor of Science degree, Specialized Honors in Computing & Information Science, and Minor in Statistics. He also holds an Executive MBA from University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

About the Program:
“Managing Your Boss”
In general, everyone wants to perform well and to be recognized by his/her boss so that one gets better salary increase or promotion. From this point of view, your boss is your most important customer in life. However, this is the customer that we are always puzzled about how to satisfy him/her.
Sometimes, you may be puzzled by what your boss really wants and how to meet his/her standard. If your boss is located somewhere else, the cultural differences may increase these challenges.
To survive, you need to "manage your boss" to optimize his/her expectation and your workload so that you can achieve your goals, as well as to get the best pay you deserve.
Using the technique of QNTIFY, you will be able to start managing your boss right after this workshop! The result will come within 3 days.


管理上司的藝術

身為員工的你，一定希望可以獲得上司的認同，那麼「你的上司」應該就能夠算是你最重要的顧客，有效完成你的工作，並且迅速達到他的預期，是你理想中想要獲得的結果，例如像是：薪資、工作發揮的空間、甚至是工作環境的氣氛等。有效使用 QNTIFY「有效量化」的技巧能夠更快、更順利達到更好的效果，並且會在三天內立即得到效果。
歡迎來參加此次研討會，學習如何與上司相處的技巧，讓您的工作生涯更愉悅、更值得令人期待，也期待您與我們分享交流您寶貴的職場經驗。

Please fill in the required information, a confirmation letter will be sent on 3 Nov 2008 (Monday) to all successful applicants. Seats are available on first-come-first-served basis. If you have any inquiries, please contact us at 2784 1880.

Reminder: As a courtesy, audiences are recommended to stay till the end of the seminar. PMI Hong Kong Chapter may consider not issuing PDUs to members if their attendance is less than 75% of the session.

PMI HK would like to thank the following organization for their support and contributions to the seminar:

Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC)

To download the presentation file

PMI HK Chapter has the honor to invite Dr. Philip Fung, a popular speaker and trainer in Hong Kong, as our guest speaker to share with us the captioned subject.

About the Speaker:
Dr. Philip Fung

TRAINER AND CONSULTANT
Dr. Fung is a popular speaker and trainer in Hong Kong. He has more than 20 years experience in human resources management and management development. He is also a specialist in organizational development and knowledge management. Dr. Fung has provided training and consulting services to clients across different industries such as British Petroleum, Body Shop, Liz Claiborne, Cargill, Citysuper, Lenscrafters, Heep Hong Society, Sik Sik Yuen, Christian Family Service Centre and some Hong Kong government departments (Social Welfare Department, Land Registrar and Civil Service Training & Development Institute).

MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
Dr. Fung held senior management positions in three public-listed companies from 1996 to 2005. He was the Executive Director and the Director of Human Resources and Knowledge Management for Bossini International Limited, the General Manager (TQM and HR) of Group Sense Limited and the Human Resources Director of TSL Jewellery Company Limited. He was also the Training and Development Manager of DHL International (Hong Kong) Limited from 1993 to 1996. One of his major career achievements was to work with the top management of Bossini to turnaround the company from an annual loss of HK$75 million in 2002 to a profit of HK$180 million in 2004. He was also the champion in TSL’s organizational development program back in 1996, which transformed this company’s culture within 3 years. TSL received 3 HKMA awards in 1998, namely marketing award, training excellence award and quality award.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Dr. Fung holds a doctoral degree in business administration, from the Macquarie University of Australia. His research was in the area of knowledge management and its application to improve information security. He was among the first generation of knowledge management practitioners in Hong Kong. He served as the Vice Chairman of Knowledge Management Development Centre (KMDC), a non-profit professional body, until 2006. Dr. Fung is also very active in social services. Currently, he is a committee member and advisor of Heep Hong Society, the Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs Association (BGCA), Hong Kong Anti-cancer Society and the Hong Kong Government’s Advisory Committee on Social Work Training and Manpower Planning.

About the Program:
“The Latest Trend of Knowledge Management”

Knowledge management (KM) can help your organization to increase its speed to market, reduce costly mistakes and enable rapid absorption and diffusion of new ideas. This is a powerful approach to get the right information and knowledge to the right person, at the right time, the right place and in the right way. In the last ten to fifteen years, KM has gone through several generations. The early approach tends to focus on building repositories using IT system, while the later generations take a more balance approach by considering business process, social and cultural issues. Dr. Fung will share with you different approaches to implement KM in an organization, their common pitfalls, and the latest trends in KM.

Dr. Fung was among the first generation of KM practitioners in Hong Kong. He served as the Vice Chairman of Knowledge Management Development Centre (KMDC), a non-profit professional body, until 2006. He has successfully implemented KM in different organizational setting, from retail operations, hi-tech industry to non-profit organizations.


To register, please click HERE and send the completed form together with a cheque (payable to 'Project Management Institute Hong Kong Chapter') to us on or before 19 Sept 2008 (Friday). A confirmation letter will be sent on 22 Sept 2008 (Monday) to all successful applicants. As seats are limited, the seats will be confirmed by payment. If you have any inquiries, please contact us at 2784 1880.

Reminder: As a courtesy, audiences are recommended to stay till the end of the seminar. PMI Hong Kong Chapter may consider not issuing PDUs to members if their attendance is less than 75% of the session.

PMI HK would like to thank the following organization for their support and contributions to the seminar:

Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC)

PMI HK Chapter has the honor to invite Mr. Horace Cheung, Managing Director of Yui Kee Co. Ltd., an admirer and importer of German wine, as our guest speaker to share with us the captioned subject.

About the Speaker:
Horace Cheung, Managing Director of Yui Kee Co. Ltd., an admirer and importer of German wine.

He has all the good reasons to travel to Germany regularly since 1986 and short time before 2000 as he was attracted by Riesling, a noble variety of grape in the world. This grape is referred to as the queen of grapes. Since then his “good reason” got stronger and he keeps on searching his way into the wonderland of German wines.

He spent more time exploring the valleys in the wine regions of Germany, looking for wineries with rich culture and traditions, family history, vineyards, wine making and grape varieties. He often stayed at the wineries for days, getting hands-on experience and discussing with the winemakers.

Other than normal marketing studies on wine presentation and customer service level at the local wine shops, he found that site visits to the vineyards and cellars are important. He likes to collect samples at the vineyards; examine and compare the traditional cellars and equipment with state–of–the–art technology.

In 2005, he was ready to introduce German wine to the Hong Kong market. The wine came from the lower section of the Mosel River in the Mosel–Saar-Ruwer region. In 2006 he introduced other twenty-seven wines from Pfalz, the second biggest wine region in Germany, which is also known to the world as “the wine road of Germany”.

By making such rich and rare varieties available here in HK, Horace is able to work with many channels for trade and education. He wishes to attract more interest in wine tasting by associating German wine making with our Chinese tea culture & food paring.

He often arranges wine tasting and dinners. He has also organized wine tours to Germany and France to visit wineries & offer unique opportunity to his tour members with some involvements in the vineyards & cellars. A planning for New Zealand in 2009 is also under going.

About the Program:
“Wine, a gift from Mother Nature”
Wine as the result of many works & processes involved in the wine making; management are applied into every level but Mother Nature still has a crucial & dominant affect.

To register, please click HERE and send the completed form together with a cheque (payable to 'Project Management Institute Hong Kong Chapter') to us on or before 19 Sept 2008 (Friday). A confirmation letter will be sent on 22 Sept 2008 (Monday) to all successful applicants. As seats are limited, the seats will be confirmed by payment. If you have any inquiries, please contact us at 2784 1880.

Reminder: As a courtesy, audiences are recommended to stay till the end of the seminar. PMI Hong Kong Chapter may consider not issuing PDUs to members if their attendance is less than 75% of the session.

PMI HK would like to thank the following organization for their support and contributions to the seminar:

Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC)

PMI HK Chapter and PMIHK IT Club have the honor to invite Professor K F Wong, Associate Dean (External Affairs), Faculty of Engineering, Chinese University of Hong Kong, to share with us on the subject of “Putting Innovation Technology in Practice”.

About the Speaker:
Professor K F Wong, Associate Dean (External Affairs), Faculty of Engineering; Director, Centre for Innovation and Technology; Professor, Dept. of Systems Engineering & Engineering Management, CUHK; Founding Editor of ACM Transactions on Asian Language Processing; President, Hong Kong Information Technology Joint Council.
Professor Wong obtained his PhD from Edinburgh University, Scotland, in 1987. After his PhD, he has performed research in Heriot-Watt University (Scotland), UniSys(Scotland) and ECRC(Germany). At present he is the Associate Dean (External Affairs) of the Faculty of Engineering, professor in the Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and in parallel serves as the director of the Centre for Innovation and Technology (CINTEC), CUHK.
His research interest centers on Internet prpgramming and applications, Chinese computing and parallel database and information retrieval. He has published over 100 technical papers in these areas in various international journals and conferences and books. He is a member of the ACM, CLCS, IEEE-CS AND IEE (UK). He is the founding Editor-In-Cheif of ACM Transactions on Asian Language Processing (TALIP) and a member of the editorial board of the Journal on Distributed and Parallel Databases, International Journal on Computer Processing of Oriental Languages and International Journal on Computational Linguistics and Chinese Language Processing.

About the Program:
"Putting Innovation Technology in Practice"

"Universities are cradles for innovation technology. Professors lead teams of students trying hard day in and day out to achieve research excellence. While they are brilliant technology inventors, they are inexperienced in putting their innovation technology in practice. From another angle, technology companies in Hong Kong are also unfamiliar with how to captitalise these inventions. In this talk, I shall outline how technology transfer is achieved in the Chinese University of Hong Kong."

To register, please click HERE and send the completed form together with a cheque (payable to 'Project Management Institute Hong Kong Chapter') to us on or before 22 August 2008 (Friday). A confirmation letter will be sent on 25 August 2008 (Monday) to all successful applicants. As seats are limited, the seats will be confirmed by payment. If you have any inquiries, please contact us at 2784 1880.

Reminder: As a courtesy, audiences are recommended to stay till the end of the seminar. PMI Hong Kong Chapter may consider not issuing PDUs to members if their attendance is less than 75% of the session.

PMI HK would like to thank the following organization for their support and contributions to the seminar:

Hong Kong Information Technology Joint Council
Hong Kong & Mainland Software Industry Cooperation Association
PMSG & HKSPIN of Hong Kong Computer Society
Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC)

PMI HK Chapter has the honor to invite Mr. Sean Lin, Hong Kong’s Ten Outstanding Young Persons Awardee 2006, a Senior Inspector of Police, as our guest speaker to share with us the captioned subject.

About the Speaker:
Mr. Sean Lin

“Live in Excellence, Forwarding the Best.” Sean Lin, Hong Kong’s Ten Outstanding Young Persons Awardee 2006, has been known for walking this talk. Sean instilled this giving spirit to the youth of Hong Kong by personal actions – founding President of the HKUST Students’ Union, Chairperson of Friends Unlimited, President of HKUST Alumni Association, HKUST Court Member, mentors of over a hundred students and board members of many professional associations. Sean, a Senior Inspector of Police, is a seasoned presenter and trainer from negotiation, leadership, pubic speaking, motivation, information security, photography to parenting. Want 48 hours a day? Ask Sean.

About the Program:
"Negotiation"

Our speaker Mr. Sean Lin will share with you his practical negotiation experience for you to use in managing your next negotiation project.


To register, please click HERE and send the completed form together with a cheque (payable to 'Project Management Institute Hong Kong Chapter') to us on or before 25 July 2008 (Friday). A confirmation letter will be sent on 28 July 2008 (Monday) to all successful applicants. As seats are limited, the seats will be confirmed by payment. If you have any inquiries, please contact us at 2784 1880.

Reminder: As a courtesy, audiences are recommended to stay till the end of the seminar. PMI Hong Kong Chapter may consider not issuing PDUs to members if their attendance is less than 75% of the session.

PMI HK would like to thank the following organization for their support and contributions to the seminar:

Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC)

PMI HK Chapter, jointly with the ISACA HK Chapter, has the honor to invite Mr. James O’Callaghan, the Senior Manager, Risk Advisory Services, KPMG, as our guest speaker to share with us the captioned subject.

About the Speaker:
James O’Callaghan

James O’Callaghan is a Senior Manager in the Risk Advisory Services which is part of the IT Advisory (ITA) practice in KPMG Hong Kong. He has more than 9 years of experience in project risk management and has conducted numerous reviews around project management, technology infrastructure projects, business process reengineering and business systems and controls. He also has experience in the areas of business and technology risk management and has performed extensive work in supporting clients operating in a wide range of industries, including banking and finance, insurance, government and communications.

About the Program:
Driving growth in the global markets relies on projects and programs that translate organizational strategy into reality. Due to increasing regulation or demand for high performance, global projects and programs now involve greater complexity within a dynamic business environment, which is given an added dimension with geographically and culturally diverse cross border teams.
Our aim in this presentation is to share some of the key challenges our clients are facing when managing their global projects. We also aim to share a range of experiences to help in your own global projects – both the challenges and the opportunities.


To register, please click HERE and send the completed form together with a cheque (payable to 'Project Management Institute Hong Kong Chapter') to us. Seats are available on first-come-first-served basis. If you have any inquiries, please contact us at 2784 1880.

Reminder: As a courtesy, audiences are recommended to stay till the end of the seminar. PMI Hong Kong Chapter may consider not issuing PDUs to members if their attendance is less than 75% of the session.

PMI HK would like to thank the following organization for their support and contributions to the seminar:

Hong Kong Joint Professional Centre (HKJPC)

PMI HK Chapter, jointly with the TechMatrix Research Centre, has the honor to invite Mr. Frank Yam, the International VP for IT Governance Institute, the Chairperson of the Hong Kong Computer Society's Information Security Specialist Group, and the Governor of Institute of Internal Auditors Hong Kong Chapter, as our guest speaker to share with us the captioned subject.

About the Speaker:
Frank Yam, FHKCS, FHKIoD, CISA, CIA, CFE, CSP, CCP, CDP, CFSA, FFA

Mr. Yam is currently the International VP for IT Governance Institute, the Chairperson of the Hong Kong Computer Society's Information Security Specialist Group, and the Governor of Institute of Internal Auditors Hong Kong Chapter. He is also a Past President of ISACA Hong Kong Chapter.

Mr. Yam is a renowned leader in the fields of corporate governance, IT governance, and information security. He has received numerous awards and honors for his outstanding contribution to the IT profession. Mr. Yam is currently the CEO of Focus Strategic Group, a consulting firm providing Business and Technology advisory services, with special focus on Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance, internal auditing, IT auditing, IT project management, and IT system implementations. He is also the Managing Director of Handshake Networking Limited, which is a Hong Kong-based company providing comprehensive network and security services.

About the Program:
Title: Experience Sharing in IT Governance Projects and IT Project Governance

Topic Outline:
- Overview of IT Governance Projects
- Impact of US Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), J-SOX, C-SOX and Euro-SOX
- Reliance on third party vendors
- FOCUS on the Road Map
- IT Project Governance
- How to deal with Runaway IT Projects
- Getting Management to understand the Sunk-Cost Concept
- Suggested areas of FOCUS

To register, please download the application form and send the completed form together with a cheque (payable to 'Project Management Institute Hong Kong Chapter') to us on or before 24 June 2008 (Tuesday). A confirmation letter will be sent on 26 June 2008 (Thursday) to all successful applicants. As seats are limited, the seats will be confirmed by payment. If you have any inquiries, please contact us at 2784 1880.

Reminder: As a courtesy, audiences are recommended to stay till the end of the seminar. PMI Hong Kong Chapter may consider not issuing PDUs to members if their attendance is less than 75% of the session.

PMI HK would like to thank the following organization for their support and contributions to the seminar:
- Hong Kong Productivity Council

PMI HK Chapter has the honor to invite Mr. Alex Hung, Managing Director of Crossover International Co. Ltd, as our guest speaker to share with us the captioned subject.

About the Speaker:
Mr. Alex Hung
Managing Director of Crossover International Co. Ltd.

Mr. Alex Hung is the founder and current Managing Director of Crossover International Co., Ltd. which is an IT and Business Consulting company, being awarded the Caring Company Logo for 3 years. He has extensive experience in international business development, project management and alliance development, as well as participating in several global investment and financial projects. He spent the last few years in managing big ERP and ELV projects in southern part of China.

Mr. Hung earned his MBA and MSc in Information Systems Management from HKUST, and a Computer Science degree conferred by HKU.

Devoted to contributing his talents to the academia and IT industry in Hong Kong, Mr. Hung is a Council Member of Director Board and External Course Advisor of local post-secondary institutions including The University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Institution of Vocational Education (Tsing Yi). Being a wunderkind with aspiration, Mr. Hung is also the Founding Member of Hong Kong Professionals and Senior Executives Association.

About the Program:
“Practical IT project management in Southern part of China”

- What is the current situation?
- What theoretical approach can be applied?
- What practical skills are needed?
- Problem solving stories in that area.
- Areas of improvement in future.

To register, please send the completed form together with a cheque (payable to 'Project Management Institute Hong Kong Chapter') to us on or before 23 May 2008 (Friday). A confirmation letter will be sent on 26 May 2008 (Monday) to all successful applicants. As seats are limited, the seats will be confirmed by payment. If you have any inquiries, please contact us at 2784 1880.

Reminder: To respect the speaker, audiences are recommended to stay till the end of the seminar. Also, PMI may consider not issuing PDUs to members if their attendance is less than 75% of the session.

PMIHK would like to thank the following organization for their support and contributions to the seminar: Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC)

PMI HK Chapter has the honor to invite Mr. Danny Chung, Regional Director of Project Management Office (PMO) in a leading Canadian Financial Services organization, as our guest speaker to share with us the captioned subject.

About the Speaker:
DANNY CHUNG - Danny has been in Information Technology industry for almost twenty years. His projects portfolio covered Europe, North America and Asia. He is currently the Regional Director, Project Management Office in the Asia Regional Headquarter of a leading Canadian Financial Services organization. His current responsible areas include China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, and Philippines. Aside from his regional Project Management Governance function, he has also developed strategic Project Management Methodology from conception through to delivery and successfully implemented it in the region.

Danny actively participated in the Chinese Canadian IT community in Toronto and also serviced in PMI Southern Ontario Chapter (SOC) and Greater Toronto Information System Special Interest Group (GT IS SIG).

Danny holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree, in addition to having professional designations as a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) from Project Management Institute (PMI).

About the Program:
Danny will share his “true story” of setting up a regional PMO in 2004 when he was sent to Hong Kong, including but not limited to the following highlights:

‧ Why PMO?
‧ Preparing for a PMO
‧ Toolkit ‧ Running a PMO
‧ PMO 2.0

Danny will also share the “Myths & Truths” about PMO and his global PMO experience with us. For those who are preparing a PMO, please don’t miss his “real life” stories in “Dos and Don’ts”. For those who are running a PMO, Danny would be delighted to share/exchange the “toolkit” with you.

To register, please download and send the completed form together with a cheque (payable to 'Project Management Institute Hong Kong Chapter') to us on or before 18 April 2008 (Friday). A confirmation letter will be sent on 21 April 2008 (Monday) to all successful applicants. As seats are limited, the seats will be confirmed by payment. If you have any inquiries, please contact us at 2784 1880.

Reminder: To respect the speaker, audiences are recommended to stay till the end of the seminar. Also, PMI may consider not issuing PDUs to members if their attendance is less than 75% of the session.

PMIHK would like to thank the following organization for their support and contributions to the seminar: Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC)

PMI HK Chapter has the honour to invite Mr HP Suen, the Founding Chairman of itSMF Hong Kong Chapter, as our guest speaker to share with us the captioned subject.

About the Speaker:
Mr. H P Suen is the founding chairman of itSMF Hong Kong Chapter since its inauguration in Jan 2005. The Chapter has organised many seminars in promoting ITSM and sharing of knowledge between IT professionals.

Before becoming the Head of System Assurance, Mr. Suen spent ten years managing IT Operations at the Hong Kong Jockey Club. His other assignments include IT operations department of HSBC, Bank of America, Bank of China, Hongkong International Terminals, and Bank of Montreal as MVS system programmer and IT auditor.

Mr. Suen obtained B. Comm. Degree from McGill University, Canada, and completed the Kellogg-HKUST Executive MBA Degree in 2001. His professional qualification includes Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) in 1993 and Manager’s Certificate (Distinction) in IT Service Management in 2004. Mr. Suen is a frequent speaker on ITSM not only in Hong Kong, but also in China, Singapore and Taiwan.

About the Program:
On 30 May 2007, the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) v.3 was published. V.3 adopts a life cycle view and is an improvement over the past emphasis on point solutions. The life cycle approach can best be described by the name of the five core volumes, namely Service Strategy, Service Design, Service Transition, Service Operation and Continual Service Improvement. The successful implementation of ITSM requires good project management, together with many other important elements. This presentation will examine the role of project management in ITSM life cycle.

As seats are limited, the seats will be confirmed by payment. If you have any inquiries, please contact us at 2784 1880.

PMIHK would like to thank the following organization for the support and contributions to the seminar:

Hong Kong Productivity Council

PMI HK Chapter has the honour to invite Mr Ronald Wah as our guest speaker to share with us the captioned subject. Ronald has served in a number of key IT management and executive positions, including vice president of derivatives technology at Hong Kong Exchange, CIO at Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) Interbank Clearing, and head of software technology both at Hong Seng Bank and Citibank prior to co-founding of WisageTech(TM).

About the Speaker:
Ronald has had opportunities throughout his career to manage projects that involved project requirements that were gathered from 92 courtiers for a single global system and high volume transaction-based payment and delivery instructions, in a mission-critical financial environment, with daily turnover of billions of dollars in magnitude. For these projects, time-to market was the key to competitive advantage, and down-time of any system would cause heavy financial losses. Projects with such characteristics were complex, and competent project management skills were a key to their success. The aspect of human resources management was also a key success factor, since large projects of such magnitude involved hundreds of people working towards the same set of goals at the same time.

Ronald received a bachelor’s degree in Computing Science from Virginia Tech, and he attended Carnegie Mellon University’s Master of Science program in Computer Science.

About the Program:
One of the most apparent results of enterprise portfolio management is the introduction of a transparency that is unprecedented. When all the cards are on the table, it becomes easier to identify the pet projects, the questionable decision making, the empire building, the poorly executed plans, etc.

It is obvious that good decisions need good data. Obtaining good data is more elusive than one might expect. Leaders today are constantly managing escalations, researching status of projects, or trying to digest a constant barrage of updates. How much time is being spent on understanding the impact of the deployment of the effort? Have you identified the stakeholders for the initiative? Are you working with them by preparing and supporting their needs to adopt the changes required for a successful outcome? In other words, are you investing time in preparing your business constituents so that they can accept, adopt and advance the effort? When all of these efforts are performed by a team of people, leaders must optimize their performance by enabling solutions that provide for increased visibility, accountability, and control.

How to capture and disseminate certain key information that can influence project team behaviors and their abilities to judge what makes sense to do is the main theme of this presentation. If we can make project management practices common sense to every project team member, then it is the most effective way to run projects.

PMI HK Chapter has the honour to invite Ms. Alice Yue, the Manager of Service Enablement and Deployment of EDS Electronic Data Systems (HK) Ltd., as our guest speaker to share with us the captioned subject.

About the Speaker:
Ms Alice Yue brings a dynamic international background with experience in corporate sector. As the Manager of Service Enablement and Deployment of EDSHK, Alice oversees the infrastructure projects within the delivery functions in Greater China and Korea.

About the Program:
You may have already known that different skills should be applied to run a global project vs a local project. On top of mitigating the risk of language barrier and managing cultural difference, is there anything else that we have to pay attention to? This session will examine the challenges and critical success factors in relation to the implementation and deployment of global programs/projects..