Volunteer Recognition and New Board Constitution

PMI Mumbai Chapter organized its 13th annual general meeting on 15 February to comply with the statutory norms. It was also an opportunity to felicitate 74 active volunteers and 73 speakers who have contributed to the development of chapter in the following areas:

• Functioning of chapter, including board of directors, committee members, branch development, training etc.
• Advisory role
• Upgrading of study material from A Guide to Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) fourth to fifth edition
• PM Conclave 2013
• Elections
• Speakers in PMP Club meetings
• Chapter development, including student chapter

To encourage more volunteers and spread the awareness of project management, the chapter board has also felicitated the following members with special awards as in Table 1.

Volunteer Name	Award Category
Anand Kumar Subramaniam	Volunteer of the Year 2013
Yagna Boorada	Volunteer Excellence of the Year 2013
Minaxi Vaishnav	Volunteer Excellence for Ahmedabad Branch Program 2013
Ahmed Ashfaq	Volunteer Excellence for Membership Program 2013
Nimish Panchal	Student Volunteer of the Year 2013
Rohan Gupta	Student Volunteer Excellence of the Year 2013

(table 1)

During this meeting, a new board of directors was constituted to manage chapter activities from 1 April 2014. The new chapter board is as in Table 2.

Board Position	PMI Member Name
President	President
Secretary	Mr. Yagna Boorada
Vice President – Finance	Mr. Ketan Vyas
Vice President – Certifications and Training	Mr. Bharat Bhagat
Vice President – Professional Development	Mr. Sreegith Nair
Vice President – Branches	Mr. Oscar D. Souza
Vice President – Outreach	Mr. Manoj Sarasappan
Vice president – Volunteer Development	Mr. Jay Raval
Vice President – Membership	Mr. Ahmed Ashfaq
Vice President – Marketing	Mr. Bhavesh Thakkar

(table 2)