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Start Date:	Thursday, April 12, 2012
Start Time:	06:00 PM
End Date:	Thursday, April 12, 2012
End Time:	09:00 PM
Location:	Amgen, Inc.
Members:	USD 25.00
Non-Members:	USD 30.00
Early Bird Discount:	USD 0.00
Early Bird End Date:
Presenter:	Peter de Jager

Please pay very careful attention to the "Special Notes/Instructions" section below.

"The Art of Problem Solving"

For the most part – we don’t typically use any sort of Problem Solving Methodology – unless you call ‘jumping in with both feet’ a methodology. We’re stumped by the simplest problems – even problems with only a handful of possible, and readily identified, solutions routinely confound everyone from the president of a company all the way down to the youngest student.

This presentation will challenge you to think about how you go about solving problems, identify YOUR weaknesses in this area, and provide some surprisingly simple techniques to correct those problems. Peter will present you with a collection of puzzles (no math is involved) and ask you to solve them individually, in small groups and as an audience. You will not solve many of them (The gauntlet has been thrown!), you will be adamant that your answer is correct – you will prove to yourself you were wrong – and most importantly, you will learn the type of mistakes you made along the way.

In reality, the audience members teach themselves the rudiments of problem solving. The presenter, Peter de Jager, is only the person presenting the problems… the audience is the one finding the solution.

On a scale of 1-10 in terms of interaction, this presentation is turn to 11. The problems will challenge the audience, they will confound the audience, but in the end? The audience prevails.

Location:  Amgen, Inc.

Address:  40 Technology Way in West Greenwich, RI 02817 -  Please click here for directions

Date:  April 12, 2012

Time:  6p - 9p

Typical Agenda:

• 6:00 pm  - Registration & Networking
• 6:30 pm  - Welcome Address
• 7:00 pm  - Featured Speaker
• 8:15 pm  - Q&A/Wrap-up
• 8:30 pm  - Adjourn

Cost:  $25 for members and $30 for non-members (please note that because of the buffet-style dinner, there will be no "presentation only" option this month)

If you experience any trouble with registration, please contact our  VP of Administration at vp_administration@ospmi.org

Special Notes/Instructions: Amgen is a 24/7 biotech manufacturing facility that is regulated by the FDA and various European agencies. As guests in their facility, we must be aware of -- and carefully follow -- their guidelines.

• All visitors must present a valid (i.e., current and unexpired) government-issued photo ID (e.g., valid state driver's license, passport, etc.) at the security kiosk entry check-in.
• All visitors must be escorted at all times, and must not venture out of the conference room in which we'll meet (even to use the restroom) unless accompanied by Amgen security personnel.
• No tobacco use is permitted anywhere on the Amgen property (including the parking garage).
• NO WALK-INS will be permitted. Please make sure to pre-register before the registration deadline.
• Registration will close earlier than normal on Thursday evening April 5 at 11:30 PM. This will give them sufficient time to screen all attendees and print individual named badges for each guest.
• Cell phone reception is spotty at best, and visitors will not be allowed outside to take/make cell phone calls.