Released on = December 9, 2005, 3:01 pm

Press Release Author = Project Management Institute - Houston Chapter

Industry = Small Business

Press Release Summary = HOUSTON, TX - The Project Management Institute (PMI) will
hold a chapter meeting at the Strack Farms, 5707 Louetta, Spring, Texas 77379 on
Tuesday, December 13, 2005. Registration opens at 5:00 p.m. There will be a
"Holiday Social Hour" from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. PMI-Houston North invites you to
celebrate the holidays, and the success of the North Venue over the past year. The
dinner meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. and will feature Henry Garcia of San Antonio
presenting Gen-X versus Gen-Y: "What's the matter with them (younger/older
colleagues) anyway?"

Press Release Body =
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
12/9/2005

Project Management Institute - North Houston presents Gen-X versus Gen-Y: "What's
the matter with them anyway?"

HOUSTON, TX - The Project Management Institute (PMI) will hold a chapter meeting at
the Strack Farms, 5707 Louetta, Spring, Texas 77379 on Tuesday, December 13, 2005.
Registration opens at 5:00 p.m. There will be a "Holiday Social Hour" from 5:30
p.m. to 6:30 p.m. PMI-Houston North invites you to celebrate the holidays, and the
success of the North Venue over the past year. There will be music, appetizers, and
door prices. Spouces and Holiday festive attire suggested! The dinner meeting
begins at 6:30 p.m. and will feature Henry Garcia of San Antonio presenting Gen-X
versus Gen-Y: "What's the matter with them (younger/older colleagues) anyway?"

Along with more time spent on television viewing and Internet surfing, as well as
greater emphasis on personal time for recreational and social activities,
generational differences increasingly make a significant impact on the demographics
of professional societies. Four generational groups - Seniors (1922-1945), Baby
Boomers (1946-1964), Generation X (1965-1979), and Generation Y or Nexters
(1980-1990) - represent volunteers who grew up in the shadow of World War II as well
as those raised in the glow of computer screens and video games. This presentation
will explore the nature and scope of volunteerism in professional societies as seen
through the eyes of these different generational groups.

Mr. Garcia became a member of the Project Management Institute and its local San
Antonio chapter, the Alamo-PMI, in 1995. More recently, he has served the chapter
as its President for the 2005 fiscal year. Mr. Garcia was instrumental in
organizing Alamo-PMI joint meetings with the Institute for Supply Management and the
American Society for Quality. For the past 25 years, he has been teaching
graduate-level courses in business-related subjects, and he currently teaches
courses in economics, finance, operations management and supply management, online
and in-classroom, for Webster University. In addition to his membership in the
Project Management Institute, Mr. Garcia is an active member of the Institute for
Supply Management and the National Association of Business Economists, and he served
as the president of local chapters of both organizations.

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Membership in the Project Management Institute (PMI) or the Houston Chapter of PMI
is not required to attend the meeting. To register or for more information, please
visit: www.pmihouston.org

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Project Management Institute (PMI) boasts more than 200,000 members in 125 countries
and is the world's foremost advocate for the project management profession. PMI
sets industry standards, conducts research and provides education, certification and
professional exchange opportunities designed to strengthen and further establish the
profession. A vital and forward-thinking organization, PMI is comprised of 236
chartered chapters, 34 new potential chapters, 33 Specific Interest Groups (SIGs)
and two colleges. The Houston Chapter of PMI has over 2500 members.
For more information visit: www.pmi.org

For More Information Contact:

Lee G. Jones, PMP
ljones@mgmtsoftware.com
http://www.pmihouston.org/


Web Site = http://www.pmihouston.org/

Contact Details = Lee G Jones, PMP