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See below the article I wrote for December PMI Netherlands Chapter Newsletter issue, to be published in the coming days
Project Managers strive to meet and exceed expectations of all stakeholders. Coinciding with the 50th Anniversary of the PMI, the 2019 PMI NL Volunteers & New Members event held in The Hague on the 23rd of November definitely did that. With more than sixty enthusiastic participants, the pictures depict the wonderful enthusiasm and gezelligheid that imbued the event.
Shortly after midday, attendants started flowing into Restaurant Milu, where a wonderful private room was dedicated to the PMI. After catching up with some familiar faces and getting acquainted with new folks, lunch time came around. Everyone agreed: the food was truly amazing!
Following lunch the main event took place. The PMI NL Board held a ceremony to welcome New Members and recognise the 10+ Volunteer Teams including over 54 individual Volunteers that fuel the events, services, products, and support to all our membership.
Brim full of excitement, the attendees were ushered out to the front of the Restaurant where two vintage trams awaited to take all on an exclusive private tram tour of The Hague. The Hague is the Netherlands seat of government & monarchy and also known as the global city of peace & justice. With this in mind there was a visit to the Binnenhof of course. It houses the meeting place of both houses of the Dutch parliament and the office of the Prime Minister of the Netherlands. In fact, the Binnenhof is amongst the oldest Parliament buildings in the world still in use!
Before returning back to Restaurant Milu, a short visit to De Passage (a grand, glass-roofed shopping arcade dating from 1885) was in order. Drinks and canapes awaited the crowd at Milu, which provided yet another excellent opportunity to celebrate PMIs 50th year and the great 2019 had in the PMI NL Chapter.
Our President who opened the event, then closed the event by giving out PMI 50th themed cake to all and thanking everyone for making the chapter what it is today! His final words included kudos to the Team involved organising this amazing event.
In summary, a wonderful event that sets the bar high for 2020’s event. Challenge is on!
Posted on: December 09, 2019 09:51 AM |
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