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Sunday. 12 October, 2025 - Saturday. 18 October, 2025

WEEK 42

Monday. 13 October, 2025
7:30 am	Job Search Breakfast Meeting Virtual Event When: Monthly on Second and Fourth Mondays 7:30 am - 9:00 am Where: Virtual Meeting (Registrants will receive joining details from Meeting Leader) Description: This group is established to provide job search support for Silicon Valley project management professionals. It is sponsored by the Silicon Valley chapter of the Project Management Institute - PMI (www.pmisv.org) to help our members in transition improve their probability of landing a future job. In conjunction with the chapter's Career Management Seminars and Career Development Workshops, the Job Search Group focuses on providing: The skills and tools necessary for successful personal marketing and job search Opportunities to share job market intelligence and strategies A forum for mutual support, accountability, and inspiration.
7:00 pm	PMISV Toastmasters Club Meeting – Every 1st, 2nd, 4th Monday 7.00PM-8.00PM Zoom PMISV Toastmasters Club Meeting – Every 1st, 2nd, 4th Monday 7.00PM-8.00PM When: Every 1st, 2nd, 4th Monday 7:00pm-8:00pm Where: Virtual Meeting - Registrants will receive details from the event host. Description PMI Silicon Valley Toastmasters, a Toastmasters Club for PMISV Members, is a place where you develop and grow – both personally and professionally If you are interested in improving your communication skills, improve knowledge of project Management processes and building a network of professional project managers then please attend our meetings Location: Virtual (Zoom) Interested in joining the club: Contact Club President Raj Souda or Bhanu M. Viswanadha Bhanu M. Viswanadha Takeaways: PMISV Toastmasters club is a safe place to practice communication skills. These meetings will provide an opportunity for project management community to: Advance your communication skills Deliver prepared and impromptu speeches Develop leadership potential Provide and receive constructive evaluations Get better at Organize and facilitate meetings Earn 1.0 PDUs per meeting for PMI members Toastmaster International Membership
Tuesday. 14 October, 2025
5:00 pm	PMISV Peninsula Happy Hour – October 2025 Mariners Point Golf Center - Birdie's Bar & Food Trailer PMISV Peninsula Happy Hour When: October 14th (Monthly Each 2nd Tuesday) Where: Mariners Point Golf Center - Birdie's Bar & Food Trailer, 2401 East 3rd Avenue. Foster City, CA 94404 Description: Join team of volunteers from PMISV for an informal get together. This is a facilitated discussion on agenda topics solicited from the attendees during introductions. The intent of the meeting is to promote networking among project managers to discuss current topics in the profession, receive suggestions from the other attendees on current project challenges, or share/receive information on items of interest. The meeting is open to anyone who is interested. Registration: The registration is FREE for anyone interested. Walk-in welcome. Please register online in advance to help the Event Host plan and reserve space. Cost: Only cost is what you order from the menu, separate checks. Please drink responsibly. Event Leader: Dulce Lord Contact Event Host Event Co-Leaders: Larry Staley, Gretchen Peters, Ronnie Gerola
6:00 pm	PMISV - Chapter Leadership Program Cohort 8 (PMI Silicon Valley and other PMI Chapter Members ONLY) Virtual Event
Wednesday. 15 October, 2025
6:00 pm	PM Insights Sunnyvale Virtual Meeting - Make it Quick! The Art of Effective Updates Virtual Event PM Insights Sunnyvale Virtual Meeting Make it Quick! The Art of Effective Updates When: October 15th, 2025 6:00pm-8:00pm New Date Where: Virtual Meeting Last Date for On-line Registration is 10/14/2025 at 10 PM. Registrants will receive meeting joining details from Meeting Leader by afternoon on the event day. The system additionally sends automated messages with meeting details. IMPORTANT Check your email folders including SPAM/JUNK folders Search your email using the event title above IF you believe you are not receiving ANY system emails fill out the form linked HERE Summary: Giving project updates or meeting summaries is critical to successful project management. But it's also challenging: How much should you say? How should you organize the information? How do you customize it for different audiences? During this presentation, you will learn how to communicate updates efficiently and effectively, whether you are speaking to your team, your manager, or senior executives. The focus is on verbal communication, but everything you learn applies to writing as well. We will use breakout rooms to practice, so you feel ready and confident to use your new skills right away. Takeaways: Discover the foundation of effective communication: the “Rule of 3 Find out how backstory (too much or too little) can make or break your updates Learn 2 speaking templates for providing updates on meetings and projects. Practice these speaking templates with your peers in breakout rooms
Thursday. 16 October, 2025
7:00 pm	PMISV Monthly Book Club \| The Everything Store by Brad Stone Virtual Event PMISV Monthly Book Club \| The Everything Store by Brad Stone The Monthly Book Club is a forum for talking about books that touch on the widely varied challenges of project and program management. When: Thursday, October 16th, 2025 - 7:00pm-8:00pm Where: Virtual Meeting
Friday. 17 October, 2025
7:30 am	PM Breakfast Meeting - Milpitas Monthly the chapter holds seven geographically dispersed (Project Management) PM Breakfast Meetings in San Francisco’s Peninsula, South Bay and East Bay. Each of these is a small gathering (10 to 15) project managers.