Silicon Valley Product Management Association

THE SILICON VALLEY PRODUCT MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION CONDUCTS AN EVENING SPEAKER SERIES ONCE A MONTH ON TOPICS RELATED TO PRODUCT MANAGEMENT. THESE HAVE INCLUDED TITLES SUCH AS "CREATING NEW PRODUCTS: A CASE STUDY ON APPLICATION OF PROVEN PRINCIPLES THAT WORK" PRESENTED BY ALEX COWAN, CTO LEONID SYSTEMS AND "PM LESSONS LEARNED FROM COMPANIES BIG AND SMALL" PRESENTED BY DANE GLASGOW, VICE PRESIDENT, GLOBAL PRODUCT MANAGEMENT, EBAY. THIS SERIES COMPRISES 60% OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS. MOST OF THE YEARS PRESENTATIONS ARE ARCHIVED AT: HTTP://SVPMA.ORG/MEETING-ARCHIVES/MEETING-ARCHIVES-2013/ THE SILICON VALLEY PRODUCT MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION ALSO CONDUCTS A MORE IN-DEPTH WEEKEND WORKSHOP SERIES. THESE ARE CONDUCTED APPROXIMATELY TWO TO THREE TIMES PER YEAR. THEY HAVE INCLUDED TITLES SUCH AS "PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION - THE 3 MOST IMPORTANT SKILLS YOU NEED RIGHT NOW", BY JULIET ERICKSON, AUTHOR AND COMMUNICATION CONSULTANT. THIS IS 20% OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS. THE SILICON VALLEY PRODUCT MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION ALSO CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL ONE DAY "OPEN CONFERENCE" FOR PRODUCT MANAGERS KNOWN AS P-CAMP. THIS IS 15% OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS. THE SILICON VALLEY PRODUCT MANAGEMENT PUBLSIHES A BLOG COVERING THE ORGANIZATIONS EVENTS AND ARTICLES ABOUT PRODUCT MANAGEMENT. THIS IS 5% OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS. HTTP://SVPMA.ORG/NEWS-BLOG/. THE ACTIVITIES ARE USUALLY HELD AT THE OSHMAN FAMILY JCC IN PALO ALTO OR AT LOCAL HOTEL OR RESTAURANT OR A HOST COMPANY. THE MEETINGS ARE CONDUCTED BY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SVPMA VOLUNTEERS.