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Product Development in the Digital Industry
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Product Portfolio Management Best Practices TBD TBD
Product Development Opportunities for Academics TBD 2012
Designing Products for Women - joint event with IDSA-LA TBD/Panel of Experts
Outsourcing & Insourcing NPD - Asia Region / Why Outsourcing New Product Development Can Fail TBD Product Development in Healthcare Industry TBD/Panel of Experts
Additive Manufacturing & 3-D Printing Revolution
TBD TBD
Product Management Bootcamp Series TBD New Product Forecasting - beyond the crystal ball
TBD Supercharging Your NPD Teams TBD TBD
Executive Round Table on Innovation Best Practices- Luncheon Event
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NPDP Certification Study Group TBD TBD
Best Practices for Protecting Intellectual Capital TBD TBD
Design-Centered Product Development TBD TBD
Sustainable Product Development & Green Products Showcase TBD TBD
Business Plan Workshop for Product Entrepreneurs TBD
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Product Development in the Digital Industry
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2012
TBD/Panel of Experts
TBD/Panel of Experts
Additive Manufacturing & 3-D Printing Revolution
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New Product Forecasting - beyond the crystal ball
Executive Round Table on Innovation Best Practices- Luncheon Event
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Congratulations to 2011 Honorees!
pdmaLA Distinguished Innovator Award
Eric P. Rose , MBA, NPDP
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Resource Links Updated
Resources pages have been updated with new useful information and links for product innovators. Navigate to Resource / Assorted Links at top right of this page.
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Lead PDMA Los Angeles Chapter into 2011 and beyond.
Now recruiting the next chapter president for pdmaLA. Experienced LA product innovators encouraged to find out more about the mutual benefits of this leadership opportunity. Other key positions available also. Resolve to get involved in 2011 and make a difference. Share or hone your skills; network with other product professionals; make valuable contacts.
Contact current president, Rafael M. Lopes at:
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213-673-7684
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ProductCamp Los Angeles
Are you interested in attending or helping produce a free ProductCamp "unconference" in Los Angeles in 2011? Let us know...email rafael.lopes@pdmaLA.org Responders will be entered to win a ProductCamp t-shirt from the ProductCamp event in Orange County.
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Why Outsourcing New Proudct Development Can Fail
TOPICS COVERED:
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- Why total outsourcing often ends up failing
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Past Events Archive
We have enjoyed bringing the Los Angeles product innovation community valuable programming. Below are some of our past events.
| PDMA LA Events | ||
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
| 9/29/2011 | New Product Development Process in Action Sports Industry | Panel of Experts |
| 8/25/2011 | Food Innovation - What you can learn from the experts developing everyone's favorite product
| Panel of Experts |
| 6/15/2011 | Using Desire & Emotion To Create Better Products | Mark Capper |
5/19/2011 | Tours of Karten Design studios & Awards Presentation | |
| 9/9/2010 | Adrian C. Ott | |
| 6/24/2010 | Embracing Social Media as a Tool in the NPD Toolbox | Dubin/ Rosenberger |
| 6/2/2010 | (Live event in Los Angeles) | Panel of Experts |
5/19/2010 | (Choose from any of our 3 simultaneous locations) | N/A |
| 04/22/2010 | Fast-track to Product Development -- From ideation to product plan in 3 days (Live event in Los Angeles) | Andrea Belz |
| 03/25/2010 | Good / Fast / Cheap Pick Two? (Webinar) | Dr. Stephen P. Hoover (XEROX) |
| 03/04/2010 | Kenneth B. Kahn | |
| 02/11/2010 | The Current State of Product Management in Financial Services (Webinar) | Experts from MIDIOR; Moderated by Rafael Lopes |
01/13/2010 | Virtual Telenetworking Event for Product Professionals (Topic: Online Seminars to Promote Your Product) | Shelly Ryan - The Online Seminar Maven |
| Other Special Events | ||
| 10/29/11 to 11/2/11 | Global Conference on Innovation Management (PDMA Conference - Phoenix) | Various |
7/26/11 | 12 Ways to Screw Up VOC (National Webcast Series) | Gerry Katz Moderated by LA Chapter President Rafael M Lopes |
| 6/27-28/2011 | Various | |
| 10/16-20/10 | Global Conference on Innovation Management (PDMA Conference) | Various |
9/22-24/10 | OpportunityGreen sustainability conference | Various |
| 3/18/10 | The Ideal Project Manager - a Product Manager's Perspective (PMI Breakfast Event @ Kaiser Pasadena) | LA Chapter President Rafael M Lopes |
| 3/13/10 | (Free in Sunnyvale @ Yahoo) | Various |
| 3/8/10 | PDMA LA Board Meeting & New Member Orientation | New Board Members |
| 2/27/10 | (Free in Irvine) | Various |
TBD | NPDP "New Product Development Professional" Certification Prep Workshops | T.B.D. |
Various | Various | |
Various | Various | |
| Various | Various |
2009 Events Archive below:
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
| 02/04/09 | "Building Your Product Portfolio With Government Partnerships" | Susan Ward |
| 04/01/09 | "Sparking Your NPD Team's Potential" | KT Connor |
| 06/10/09 | Interactive Discussion/Networking Event 1) social media 2) PD best practices 3) PD challenges/solutions) | Various Topic Leaders |
| 08/12/09 | Elegance by Design | Matthew E. May |
| 09/16/09 | Summer Networking Social for Product Professionals (Free; Downtown LA) | N/A |
| 10/15/09 | Intellectual Property Considerations In Product Development (in collaboration with IDSA at Otis College) | Panel of Experts |
10/31/09 to 11/4/09 | PDMA's 33rd International Conference (Anaheim, CA) link | Various Noteworthy |
11/11/09 | Panel of Experts | |
| 12/01/09 | Webinar - The NPD Funnel | Gerry Katz |
Other Special Events | ||
9/10/09 | Eric P. Rose - PDMA LA's past President | |
11/7 to 11/8/09 | (Ask PDMA LA about discounts & Look out for PDMA LA's Sustainable Product Development Event in early 2010) | Various Noteworthy |
Note: Meetings are typically held on Wednesdays or Thursdays for consistent planning unless otherwise noted or for special events. Contact rafael.lopes@pdmala.org for details or date preference.
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