PMISSC Monthly Chapter Meeting - March 14, 2012 - No Early Show - Registration desk opens at 6:30pm for badge pickup

Main Event: PMISSC: Project management at the speed of sound on March 14

Kelly Johnson was the founder of Lockheed's supersecret "Skunk Works" and the designer of the world's fastest and highest-flying aircraft - the SR-71 Blackbird. Even now, more than two decades after his passing, he remains a legend in the field of aircraft design.

The idea of attaining and staying at Mach 3.2 (more than three times the speed of sound) over long flights was the toughest job the Skunk Works ever had, and it was the most difficult challenge of Kelly Johnson's storied career.

Aircraft operating at those speeds would require development of special fuels, structural materials, manufacturing tools and techniques, hydraulic fluid, fuel tank sealants, paints, plastics, wiring, and connecting plugs. Everything about the aircraft had to be invented.

On March 14, 2012, at the monthly meeting of the Silver Spring Chapter of PMI, Buz Carpenter, former SR-71 pilot who logged 777 hours flying the plane, will be sharing the story of Kelly Johnson's greatest design challenge: The Blackbird. Some of the points that Buz will be sharing are as follows:

• The challenge: President Eisenhower’s challenge to Kelly’s team
• Requirements: A special aircraft (Operational insights into its capabilities)
• Driving Success: How Creative Innovation Management style drives unparalleled successes
• Implementation: The development of the SR-71
• Project Close: Why retirement?

Please join us for what will surely be an unforgettable evening as we look back on the vision of a man whose record of design achievements broke new ground and set new heights in the field of aviation.

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Main Event Speaker Information

Former SR-71 Pilot Buz Carpenter
VP, Business Development
L3 Communications - ComCept Division, Washington Operations

Buz Carpenter logged 777 hours flying SR-71 planes. He flew Blackbirds as an aircraft commander and later as an instructor pilot, with over 60 operational missions. He also flew in the C-141, RF-4C, and T-38 planes, flying 150 combat hours in Vietnam. He worked in the Pentagon and served as Wing commander at Ramstein Air Base in German during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He retired as a Colonel after serving as the 2nd Air Force Vice Commander, responsible for all the USAF Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance flying assets.
Meeting Agenda

6:30-7:00 - Sign-in and Networking
7:00 - Dinner
7:30 - Announcements and Preview of the Main Event
8:00-9:00 - Main Event

Location: Blair Mansion Inn (7711 Eastern Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20912).

Cost/PDUs: $35 (payment in advance, or $40 at the door). This event is worth 1.5 PDUs.

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