August 27 2009 Project Management for Librarians and Information Professionals

Dear Colleagues:

The UP Library Science Alumni Association (UPLSAA), in partnership with the Ortigas Foundation, Inc. (OFI), cordially invites you to Seminar on Project Management for Librarians and Information Professionals on 27 August 2009 (Thursday), 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Ortigas Foundation, 2nd Floor, Ortigas Building, Ortigas Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig City.

The ability to manage projects results to better organization performance. Thus, it has become an imperative skill that all library managers should possess. This seminar is developed to:

· - Provide an overview of what Project Management is and its knowledge
areas
· - Discuss the process of project management from conceptualization to
evaluation of the project
· - Present best practices of actual project management application in
libraries and information centers

Conducting the seminar is Mr. Napoleon A. Apolinario, Jr., a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and has years of extensive practice on managing projects. Joining him are library and information professionals from different types of libraries and information centers who had managed successful projects in their respective companies/schools.

Registration fee(inclusive of morning and afternoon snacks, lunch, materials for the workshop and certificates) is PhP1,500.00 for non-UPLSAA members, PhP 1,300.00 for UPLSAA members, and PhP800.00 for undergraduate students (please present your IDs upon registration during the seminar). Slots are limited; reservations are
necessary. All reservations will be on a first come, first served basis.

Please email your reservations, along with your name, institution and contact numbers to uplsaa@yahoo. com. We will send you a confirmation letter once we receive
your email. Questions and inquiries may also be directed at our email address..

Thank you and we hope to see you there.

Sincerely,

UPLSAA Executive Board, 2009-2010
www.uplsaa-online. org