PM Connect Event

Project Description:

PM Connect Event is a networking opportunity that gives project management students the ability to interact with project management experts in a casual, social setting. The goal of the “PM Connect Event,” a virtual event, was to aid project management students by giving them an evening of knowledge centered on the area of project management in Canada.
The PM Connect Event gave Algonquin Level 1 and 2 students a road map, focusing on how to interact and form connections for employment opportunities. It also gave them the chance to hear from guest speakers about their experiences and highlight how important project managers are to a project. Enhancing student involvement by working together with the section 300 team, who oversaw the first half of the PM Connect event, for the July 28th event.
The event’s first phase began on June 7, 2022, during which point we gathered requirements, met with David once a week to address questions and talked about how the project was going. As the team began to look for suitable guest speakers and prepare the event’s marketing, we were successful in locating one speaker, Yvan Bastien ( Digital Learning at Algonquin College), while we submitted our project plan’s initial draught.
The second phase included putting the marketing plans outlined in the first phase into action. It also included the preparation of the material for the poster, PowerPoint, Eventbrite registration form, and survey link using an online survey tool. To ensure that all the criteria for the event were prepared, we convened a checklist meeting with the section 300 team. At this stage, Penny Mayo, a team lead for the Canadian government, was also finalized as our second guest speaker. Students who registered for this event on Eventbrite were sent an email with a zoom link to access the event as Algonquin College’s ITS department provided the zoom connection.
Phase 3 was the major event day on July 28 (event time: 12 pm to 2 pm) all 4 guest speakers (including 2 from the 300 group) discussed their perspectives as project managers. The host succeeded in introducing the speakers in this instance. After that, all the guest speakers participated in Q&A sessions to provide the students with a chance to ask questions and get answers.
Later, at the last stage of the event, the team sent the students a link to the survey. Where any two students who took part in exchanging survey responses will receive a gift incentive (a $25 Walmart gift card).
The project’s overall goal was received: 49 students participated & 22 students filled the survey.

Contact the Team

Gallery