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    <title>DAMA Puget Sound upcoming events</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:31:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>DAMA Puget Sound - April Chapter Meeting (April 14, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1 align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1B3445" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;DAMA PUGET SOUND -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;CHAPTER MEETING&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;h3 align="left" style="margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1B3445" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tuesday&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, April 14, 2026&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;h3 align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1B3445" face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hybrid Meeting&lt;/strong&gt; (In-Person at Redmond, WA and Online)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;h3 align="left" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1B3445" face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Social / Networking:&lt;/strong&gt; 5:30 - 6:00 pm with food and refreshments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;h3 align="left" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1B3445" face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Presentation:&lt;/strong&gt; 6:00 - 7:00 pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;April meeting&lt;/span&gt; features -&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Dharmateja Priyadarshi Uddandarao&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;, Senior Data Scientist with Amazon,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;who will discuss&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Designing Non-Traditional Business Metrics to Measure Success in the AI Era&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;img src="https://dama-ps.org/resources/Pictures/EVENT%20GRAPHICS/April%20Chapter%20Meeting.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="283.5" height="284"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abstract:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;AI initiatives are often evaluated using technical performance metrics to measure their success in the real world. However, these indicators rarely reflect whether AI systems generate meaningful business impact. This session explores how organizations can design non-traditional business metrics that measure decision quality, behavioral change, operational efficiency, and economic value. By shifting focus from merely model performance to enterprise outcomes, leaders can bridge the gap between short-term AI outputs and long-term strategic success. Let's understand the leading indicators, intermediate impact signals, and measurable business outcomes that ensure AI investments deliver sustained and trustworthy value.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Speaker Bio:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Dharmateja Priyadarshi Uddandarao is an accomplished data scientist and statistician, recognized for integrating advanced statistical methods with practical economic applications. He has led projects at leading technology companies, including Capital One and Amazon, applying complex analytical techniques to address real-world econometric challenges. He currently serves as a Senior Data Scientist at Amazon. See &lt;a href="http://linkedin.com/in/dtp-uddandarao" target="_blank"&gt;Dharmateja's LinkedIn profile&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Register Now:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://dama-ps.org/event-6578054" target="_blank"&gt;DAMA Puget Sound - April Chapter Meeting&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>CDMP Certification Study Group (April 29, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Become a Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;CDMP Study Group - Free for Members - $200 for non-members&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Are you ready to strengthen your data management foundation and earn a globally recognized certification?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DAMA Puget Sound&lt;/strong&gt; is excited to offer a &lt;strong&gt;CDMP Online Study Group Review Series&lt;/strong&gt;, designed to help you confidently prepare for the &lt;strong&gt;Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)&lt;/strong&gt; exam. Led by CDMP-certified practitioners, this guided series brings structure, accountability, and expert insight to your certification journey.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Registration now&lt;/font&gt; &lt;a href="https://dama-ps.org/event-6533862" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;CDMP Study Group&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;WHY CDMP?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;
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    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Globally recognized credential&lt;/strong&gt; aligned to the DAMA Data Management Body of Knowledge&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

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    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Career-boosting signal&lt;/strong&gt; for recruiters and employers&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;A shared language and framework for succeeding in &lt;strong&gt;data governance, architecture, quality, analytics, and more&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;blockquote style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;
  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;“I gained both the big picture and the detailed knowledge needed to succeed in data projects. Some recruiters actively search for certified professionals.”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  — &lt;strong&gt;Evgeniya Markova, CDMP&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;WHO SHOULD ATTEND?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul style="list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Data practitioners with&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;6+ months of experience&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;(helpful but not required)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

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    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Professionals working in data governance, architecture, analytics, BI, ML/AI, data science or technical professionals&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Anyone ready to&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;formalize their expertise&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;and stand out in the field&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;PROGRAM TIMING&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;
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    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kickoff:&lt;/strong&gt; April 29, 2026 – Orientation, logistics, and exam strategy&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Weekly Review Sessions:&lt;/strong&gt; May–June 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bootcamp:&lt;/strong&gt; June 6, 2026 – Pre-exam intensive review&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

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    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Optional Exam Event:&lt;/strong&gt; June 7, 2026 (or take the online exam on your own schedule) - Exam Fees - $11 for proctor and only pay $300 exam fee if you pass&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;WHAT’S INCLUDED&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;
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    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;6 virtual study sessions&lt;/strong&gt; (Kickoff + 4 content sessions + Bootcamp)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Facilitated by &lt;strong&gt;CDMP-certified leaders&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Aligned to &lt;strong&gt;DMBOK® Second Edition, Revised&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Access to &lt;strong&gt;recorded study sessions&lt;/strong&gt; from the 2025 series&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Optional &lt;strong&gt;Pay-If-You-Pass CDMP Exam Event&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;(added fee)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;WHAT DOES IT COST?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul style="list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
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    &lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Study Group Costs&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

    &lt;ul style="list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Free for DAMA-PS members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;

      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;$200 for non-members (&lt;a href="https://dama-ps.org/Corp.asp" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member and save&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;

      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Includes access to recorded 2025 study sessions for members @&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://dama-ps.org/presentations"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;https://dama-ps.org/presentations&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;

      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;6 virtual study sessions (Kickoff + 4 content sessions + Bootcamp)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;/ul&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Study Materials Costs&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

    &lt;ul style="list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;DAMA-DMBOK® Manual&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(&lt;/strong&gt;discount for&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;DAMA-PS members)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;/ul&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Exam Costs (Optional)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

    &lt;ul style="list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
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        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Proctor Fee $11&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;

      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Exam Fee - $300 - Pay-If-You-Pass June 7 event (Pay Only if you pass)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;/ul&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;STUDY GROUP SYLLABUS&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Each review session focuses on high-weight exam domains as given below. Prepare for the sessions by reading assigned materials and watching content videos at&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://dama-ps.org/presentations"&gt;https://dama-ps.org/presentations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kickoff&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;- 04/29/2026 (6:30 - 7:30pm)&lt;/span&gt; - Preview, logistics, Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Review 1&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;- 05/6/2026&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; (6:30 - 7:30pm) Introduction, Data handling ethics, Data Governance (11%), Data Architecture (6%), Data Storage and Operations (6%)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Review 2&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;- 05/13/2026&lt;/span&gt; (6:30 - 7:30pm)&amp;nbsp; Data Modeling and Design (11%), Data Security (6%), Data Integration and Interoperability (6%), Document and Content Management - Part 1 &amp;amp; 2 (6%)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Review 3&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;- 05/20/2026&lt;/span&gt; (6:30 - 7:30pm)&amp;nbsp; Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence (10%), Data Science, Big Data (2%), Reference and Master Data (10%)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Review 4&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;- 06/03/2026&lt;/span&gt; (6:30 - 7:30pm)&amp;nbsp; Metadata Management (11%), Quality Management (11%)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Boot Camp - 06/06/2026&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;(10:00am - 12:00pm) - Intensive Pre-Exam Review&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Exam -&lt;/strong&gt; 06/07/2026 &amp;nbsp;Pay-if-you-Pass Exam Event (&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;The exam is open-book, 100 questions, 90 minutes). Note: taking exam is optional, separate registration required.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;MORE QUESTIONS??&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;
  &lt;li style="margin-bottom:0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;See DAMA Puget Sound &lt;a href="https://dama-ps.org/CDMPCertification" target="_blank"&gt;CDMP Certification webpage&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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  &lt;li style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Contact &lt;strong&gt;Mahesh Moturu&lt;/strong&gt;, Co-VP of Membership -&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:info@dama-ps.org"&gt;info@dama-ps.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;READY TO GET STARTED?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Join us for a structured and supported path toward your CDMP Certification. Space is limited so&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Register today&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://dama-ps.org/event-6533862</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>CDMP Certification Study Group (May 06, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Become a Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;CDMP Study Group - Free for Members - $200 for non-members&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Are you ready to strengthen your data management foundation and earn a globally recognized certification?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DAMA Puget Sound&lt;/strong&gt; is excited to offer a &lt;strong&gt;CDMP Online Study Group Review Series&lt;/strong&gt;, designed to help you confidently prepare for the &lt;strong&gt;Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)&lt;/strong&gt; exam. Led by CDMP-certified practitioners, this guided series brings structure, accountability, and expert insight to your certification journey.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Registration now&lt;/font&gt; &lt;a href="https://dama-ps.org/event-6533862" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;CDMP Study Group&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;WHY CDMP?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Globally recognized credential&lt;/strong&gt; aligned to the DAMA Data Management Body of Knowledge&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Career-boosting signal&lt;/strong&gt; for recruiters and employers&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;A shared language and framework for succeeding in &lt;strong&gt;data governance, architecture, quality, analytics, and more&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;blockquote style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;
  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;“I gained both the big picture and the detailed knowledge needed to succeed in data projects. Some recruiters actively search for certified professionals.”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  — &lt;strong&gt;Evgeniya Markova, CDMP&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;WHO SHOULD ATTEND?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul style="list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Data practitioners with&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;6+ months of experience&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;(helpful but not required)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Professionals working in data governance, architecture, analytics, BI, ML/AI, data science or technical professionals&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Anyone ready to&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;formalize their expertise&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;and stand out in the field&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;PROGRAM TIMING&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kickoff:&lt;/strong&gt; April 29, 2026 – Orientation, logistics, and exam strategy&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Weekly Review Sessions:&lt;/strong&gt; May–June 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bootcamp:&lt;/strong&gt; June 6, 2026 – Pre-exam intensive review&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Optional Exam Event:&lt;/strong&gt; June 7, 2026 (or take the online exam on your own schedule) - Exam Fees - $11 for proctor and only pay $300 exam fee if you pass&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;WHAT’S INCLUDED&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;6 virtual study sessions&lt;/strong&gt; (Kickoff + 4 content sessions + Bootcamp)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Facilitated by &lt;strong&gt;CDMP-certified leaders&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Aligned to &lt;strong&gt;DMBOK® Second Edition, Revised&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Access to &lt;strong&gt;recorded study sessions&lt;/strong&gt; from the 2025 series&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Optional &lt;strong&gt;Pay-If-You-Pass CDMP Exam Event&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;(added fee)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;WHAT DOES IT COST?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul style="list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Study Group Costs&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

    &lt;ul style="list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Free for DAMA-PS members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;

      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;$200 for non-members (&lt;a href="https://dama-ps.org/Corp.asp" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member and save&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;

      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Includes access to recorded 2025 study sessions for members @&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://dama-ps.org/presentations"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;https://dama-ps.org/presentations&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;

      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;6 virtual study sessions (Kickoff + 4 content sessions + Bootcamp)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;/ul&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Study Materials Costs&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

    &lt;ul style="list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;DAMA-DMBOK® Manual&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(&lt;/strong&gt;discount for&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;DAMA-PS members)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;/ul&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Exam Costs (Optional)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

    &lt;ul style="list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Proctor Fee $11&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;

      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Exam Fee - $300 - Pay-If-You-Pass June 7 event (Pay Only if you pass)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;/ul&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;STUDY GROUP SYLLABUS&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Each review session focuses on high-weight exam domains as given below. Prepare for the sessions by reading assigned materials and watching content videos at&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://dama-ps.org/presentations"&gt;https://dama-ps.org/presentations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kickoff&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;- 04/29/2026 (6:30 - 7:30pm)&lt;/span&gt; - Preview, logistics, Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Review 1&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;- 05/6/2026&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; (6:30 - 7:30pm) Introduction, Data handling ethics, Data Governance (11%), Data Architecture (6%), Data Storage and Operations (6%)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Review 2&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;- 05/13/2026&lt;/span&gt; (6:30 - 7:30pm)&amp;nbsp; Data Modeling and Design (11%), Data Security (6%), Data Integration and Interoperability (6%), Document and Content Management - Part 1 &amp;amp; 2 (6%)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Review 3&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;- 05/20/2026&lt;/span&gt; (6:30 - 7:30pm)&amp;nbsp; Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence (10%), Data Science, Big Data (2%), Reference and Master Data (10%)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Review 4&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;- 06/03/2026&lt;/span&gt; (6:30 - 7:30pm)&amp;nbsp; Metadata Management (11%), Quality Management (11%)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Boot Camp - 06/06/2026&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;(10:00am - 12:00pm) - Intensive Pre-Exam Review&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Exam -&lt;/strong&gt; 06/07/2026 &amp;nbsp;Pay-if-you-Pass Exam Event (&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;The exam is open-book, 100 questions, 90 minutes). Note: taking exam is optional, separate registration required.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;MORE QUESTIONS??&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;
  &lt;li style="margin-bottom:0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;See DAMA Puget Sound &lt;a href="https://dama-ps.org/CDMPCertification" target="_blank"&gt;CDMP Certification webpage&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;
  &lt;li style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Contact &lt;strong&gt;Mahesh Moturu&lt;/strong&gt;, Co-VP of Membership -&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:info@dama-ps.org"&gt;info@dama-ps.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;READY TO GET STARTED?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Join us for a structured and supported path toward your CDMP Certification. Space is limited so&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Register today&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://dama-ps.org/event-6533862</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>CDMP Certification Study Group (May 13, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Become a Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;CDMP Study Group - Free for Members - $200 for non-members&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Are you ready to strengthen your data management foundation and earn a globally recognized certification?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DAMA Puget Sound&lt;/strong&gt; is excited to offer a &lt;strong&gt;CDMP Online Study Group Review Series&lt;/strong&gt;, designed to help you confidently prepare for the &lt;strong&gt;Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)&lt;/strong&gt; exam. Led by CDMP-certified practitioners, this guided series brings structure, accountability, and expert insight to your certification journey.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Registration now&lt;/font&gt; &lt;a href="https://dama-ps.org/event-6533862" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;CDMP Study Group&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;WHY CDMP?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Globally recognized credential&lt;/strong&gt; aligned to the DAMA Data Management Body of Knowledge&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Career-boosting signal&lt;/strong&gt; for recruiters and employers&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;A shared language and framework for succeeding in &lt;strong&gt;data governance, architecture, quality, analytics, and more&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;blockquote style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;
  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;“I gained both the big picture and the detailed knowledge needed to succeed in data projects. Some recruiters actively search for certified professionals.”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  — &lt;strong&gt;Evgeniya Markova, CDMP&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;WHO SHOULD ATTEND?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul style="list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Data practitioners with&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;6+ months of experience&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;(helpful but not required)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Professionals working in data governance, architecture, analytics, BI, ML/AI, data science or technical professionals&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Anyone ready to&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;formalize their expertise&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;and stand out in the field&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;PROGRAM TIMING&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kickoff:&lt;/strong&gt; April 29, 2026 – Orientation, logistics, and exam strategy&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Weekly Review Sessions:&lt;/strong&gt; May–June 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bootcamp:&lt;/strong&gt; June 6, 2026 – Pre-exam intensive review&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Optional Exam Event:&lt;/strong&gt; June 7, 2026 (or take the online exam on your own schedule) - Exam Fees - $11 for proctor and only pay $300 exam fee if you pass&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;WHAT’S INCLUDED&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;6 virtual study sessions&lt;/strong&gt; (Kickoff + 4 content sessions + Bootcamp)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Facilitated by &lt;strong&gt;CDMP-certified leaders&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Aligned to &lt;strong&gt;DMBOK® Second Edition, Revised&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Access to &lt;strong&gt;recorded study sessions&lt;/strong&gt; from the 2025 series&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Optional &lt;strong&gt;Pay-If-You-Pass CDMP Exam Event&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;(added fee)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;WHAT DOES IT COST?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul style="list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Study Group Costs&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

    &lt;ul style="list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Free for DAMA-PS members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;

      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;$200 for non-members (&lt;a href="https://dama-ps.org/Corp.asp" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member and save&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;

      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Includes access to recorded 2025 study sessions for members @&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://dama-ps.org/presentations"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;https://dama-ps.org/presentations&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;

      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;6 virtual study sessions (Kickoff + 4 content sessions + Bootcamp)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;/ul&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Study Materials Costs&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

    &lt;ul style="list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;DAMA-DMBOK® Manual&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(&lt;/strong&gt;discount for&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;DAMA-PS members)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;/ul&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Exam Costs (Optional)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

    &lt;ul style="list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Proctor Fee $11&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;

      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Exam Fee - $300 - Pay-If-You-Pass June 7 event (Pay Only if you pass)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;/ul&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;STUDY GROUP SYLLABUS&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Each review session focuses on high-weight exam domains as given below. Prepare for the sessions by reading assigned materials and watching content videos at&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://dama-ps.org/presentations"&gt;https://dama-ps.org/presentations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kickoff&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;- 04/29/2026 (6:30 - 7:30pm)&lt;/span&gt; - Preview, logistics, Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Review 1&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;- 05/6/2026&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; (6:30 - 7:30pm) Introduction, Data handling ethics, Data Governance (11%), Data Architecture (6%), Data Storage and Operations (6%)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Review 2&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;- 05/13/2026&lt;/span&gt; (6:30 - 7:30pm)&amp;nbsp; Data Modeling and Design (11%), Data Security (6%), Data Integration and Interoperability (6%), Document and Content Management - Part 1 &amp;amp; 2 (6%)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Review 3&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;- 05/20/2026&lt;/span&gt; (6:30 - 7:30pm)&amp;nbsp; Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence (10%), Data Science, Big Data (2%), Reference and Master Data (10%)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Review 4&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;- 06/03/2026&lt;/span&gt; (6:30 - 7:30pm)&amp;nbsp; Metadata Management (11%), Quality Management (11%)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Boot Camp - 06/06/2026&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;(10:00am - 12:00pm) - Intensive Pre-Exam Review&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Exam -&lt;/strong&gt; 06/07/2026 &amp;nbsp;Pay-if-you-Pass Exam Event (&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;The exam is open-book, 100 questions, 90 minutes). Note: taking exam is optional, separate registration required.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;MORE QUESTIONS??&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;
  &lt;li style="margin-bottom:0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;See DAMA Puget Sound &lt;a href="https://dama-ps.org/CDMPCertification" target="_blank"&gt;CDMP Certification webpage&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;
  &lt;li style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Contact &lt;strong&gt;Mahesh Moturu&lt;/strong&gt;, Co-VP of Membership -&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:info@dama-ps.org"&gt;info@dama-ps.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;READY TO GET STARTED?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Join us for a structured and supported path toward your CDMP Certification. Space is limited so&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Register today&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://dama-ps.org/event-6533862</link>
      <guid>https://dama-ps.org/event-6533862</guid>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>DAMA Day 2026 - From Data to Decisions (May 15, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 21px;" align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DAMA Day&lt;/strong&gt; is the Pacific Northwest’s premier data management conference, uniting data and technology professionals for a day of insight, innovation, and networking. This year's program is built around the theme &lt;strong&gt;From Data to Decisions – Powering Intelligence in the Age of AI and Quantum,&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;and is reflective of a&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;pivotal moment for data professionals.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 21px;" align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;As AI adoption accelerates and quantum computing begins to influence real-world applications, organizations must rethink how data is governed, architected and activated. DAMA Day sessions will showcase how forward-looking data strategies, resilient architectures, and emerging technologies come together to turn complexity into clarity and data into decisive, high-value actions&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 21px;" align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CONFERENCE INCLUDES:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; line-height: 21px;" align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;- Keynotes &amp;amp; Sessions by Industry Leaders&lt;br&gt;
- Informative Panels on AI &amp;amp; Quantum&lt;br&gt;
- Networking with Data Management Professionals&lt;br&gt;
- Exhibitor Booths with Exclusive Content &amp;amp; Giveaways&lt;br&gt;
- Provided Breakfast, Lunch &amp;amp; Social Hour&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 21px;" align="left"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://dama-ps.org/event-6578431" target="_blank" data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;&lt;strong data-wacopycontent="1"&gt;REGISTER NOW&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Early Bird Pricing - $75 for Members, $125 for Non-Members, Corporate &amp;amp; Student rates available&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Learn More about event on&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://dama-ps.org/damaday" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DAMA Day Event Page&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://dama-ps.org/event-6578431</link>
      <guid>https://dama-ps.org/event-6578431</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>CDMP Certification Study Group (May 20, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Become a Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;CDMP Study Group - Free for Members - $200 for non-members&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Are you ready to strengthen your data management foundation and earn a globally recognized certification?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DAMA Puget Sound&lt;/strong&gt; is excited to offer a &lt;strong&gt;CDMP Online Study Group Review Series&lt;/strong&gt;, designed to help you confidently prepare for the &lt;strong&gt;Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)&lt;/strong&gt; exam. Led by CDMP-certified practitioners, this guided series brings structure, accountability, and expert insight to your certification journey.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Registration now&lt;/font&gt; &lt;a href="https://dama-ps.org/event-6533862" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;CDMP Study Group&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;WHY CDMP?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Globally recognized credential&lt;/strong&gt; aligned to the DAMA Data Management Body of Knowledge&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Career-boosting signal&lt;/strong&gt; for recruiters and employers&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;A shared language and framework for succeeding in &lt;strong&gt;data governance, architecture, quality, analytics, and more&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;blockquote style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;
  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;“I gained both the big picture and the detailed knowledge needed to succeed in data projects. Some recruiters actively search for certified professionals.”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  — &lt;strong&gt;Evgeniya Markova, CDMP&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;WHO SHOULD ATTEND?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul style="list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Data practitioners with&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;6+ months of experience&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;(helpful but not required)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Professionals working in data governance, architecture, analytics, BI, ML/AI, data science or technical professionals&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Anyone ready to&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;formalize their expertise&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;and stand out in the field&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;PROGRAM TIMING&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kickoff:&lt;/strong&gt; April 29, 2026 – Orientation, logistics, and exam strategy&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Weekly Review Sessions:&lt;/strong&gt; May–June 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bootcamp:&lt;/strong&gt; June 6, 2026 – Pre-exam intensive review&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Optional Exam Event:&lt;/strong&gt; June 7, 2026 (or take the online exam on your own schedule) - Exam Fees - $11 for proctor and only pay $300 exam fee if you pass&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;WHAT’S INCLUDED&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;6 virtual study sessions&lt;/strong&gt; (Kickoff + 4 content sessions + Bootcamp)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Facilitated by &lt;strong&gt;CDMP-certified leaders&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Aligned to &lt;strong&gt;DMBOK® Second Edition, Revised&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Access to &lt;strong&gt;recorded study sessions&lt;/strong&gt; from the 2025 series&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Optional &lt;strong&gt;Pay-If-You-Pass CDMP Exam Event&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;(added fee)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;WHAT DOES IT COST?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul style="list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Study Group Costs&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

    &lt;ul style="list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Free for DAMA-PS members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;

      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;$200 for non-members (&lt;a href="https://dama-ps.org/Corp.asp" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member and save&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;

      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Includes access to recorded 2025 study sessions for members @&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://dama-ps.org/presentations"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;https://dama-ps.org/presentations&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;

      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;6 virtual study sessions (Kickoff + 4 content sessions + Bootcamp)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;/ul&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Study Materials Costs&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

    &lt;ul style="list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;DAMA-DMBOK® Manual&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(&lt;/strong&gt;discount for&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;DAMA-PS members)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;/ul&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Exam Costs (Optional)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

    &lt;ul style="list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Proctor Fee $11&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;

      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Exam Fee - $300 - Pay-If-You-Pass June 7 event (Pay Only if you pass)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;/ul&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;STUDY GROUP SYLLABUS&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Each review session focuses on high-weight exam domains as given below. Prepare for the sessions by reading assigned materials and watching content videos at&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://dama-ps.org/presentations"&gt;https://dama-ps.org/presentations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kickoff&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;- 04/29/2026 (6:30 - 7:30pm)&lt;/span&gt; - Preview, logistics, Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Review 1&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;- 05/6/2026&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; (6:30 - 7:30pm) Introduction, Data handling ethics, Data Governance (11%), Data Architecture (6%), Data Storage and Operations (6%)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Review 2&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;- 05/13/2026&lt;/span&gt; (6:30 - 7:30pm)&amp;nbsp; Data Modeling and Design (11%), Data Security (6%), Data Integration and Interoperability (6%), Document and Content Management - Part 1 &amp;amp; 2 (6%)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Review 3&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;- 05/20/2026&lt;/span&gt; (6:30 - 7:30pm)&amp;nbsp; Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence (10%), Data Science, Big Data (2%), Reference and Master Data (10%)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Review 4&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;- 06/03/2026&lt;/span&gt; (6:30 - 7:30pm)&amp;nbsp; Metadata Management (11%), Quality Management (11%)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Boot Camp - 06/06/2026&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;(10:00am - 12:00pm) - Intensive Pre-Exam Review&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Exam -&lt;/strong&gt; 06/07/2026 &amp;nbsp;Pay-if-you-Pass Exam Event (&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;The exam is open-book, 100 questions, 90 minutes). Note: taking exam is optional, separate registration required.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;MORE QUESTIONS??&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;
  &lt;li style="margin-bottom:0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;See DAMA Puget Sound &lt;a href="https://dama-ps.org/CDMPCertification" target="_blank"&gt;CDMP Certification webpage&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;
  &lt;li style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Contact &lt;strong&gt;Mahesh Moturu&lt;/strong&gt;, Co-VP of Membership -&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:info@dama-ps.org"&gt;info@dama-ps.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;READY TO GET STARTED?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Join us for a structured and supported path toward your CDMP Certification. Space is limited so&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Register today&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://dama-ps.org/event-6533862</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>CDMP Certification Study Group (June 03, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Become a Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;CDMP Study Group - Free for Members - $200 for non-members&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Are you ready to strengthen your data management foundation and earn a globally recognized certification?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DAMA Puget Sound&lt;/strong&gt; is excited to offer a &lt;strong&gt;CDMP Online Study Group Review Series&lt;/strong&gt;, designed to help you confidently prepare for the &lt;strong&gt;Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)&lt;/strong&gt; exam. Led by CDMP-certified practitioners, this guided series brings structure, accountability, and expert insight to your certification journey.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Registration now&lt;/font&gt; &lt;a href="https://dama-ps.org/event-6533862" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;CDMP Study Group&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;WHY CDMP?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Globally recognized credential&lt;/strong&gt; aligned to the DAMA Data Management Body of Knowledge&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Career-boosting signal&lt;/strong&gt; for recruiters and employers&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;A shared language and framework for succeeding in &lt;strong&gt;data governance, architecture, quality, analytics, and more&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;blockquote style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;
  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;“I gained both the big picture and the detailed knowledge needed to succeed in data projects. Some recruiters actively search for certified professionals.”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  — &lt;strong&gt;Evgeniya Markova, CDMP&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;WHO SHOULD ATTEND?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul style="list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Data practitioners with&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;6+ months of experience&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;(helpful but not required)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Professionals working in data governance, architecture, analytics, BI, ML/AI, data science or technical professionals&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Anyone ready to&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;formalize their expertise&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;and stand out in the field&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;PROGRAM TIMING&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kickoff:&lt;/strong&gt; April 29, 2026 – Orientation, logistics, and exam strategy&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Weekly Review Sessions:&lt;/strong&gt; May–June 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bootcamp:&lt;/strong&gt; June 6, 2026 – Pre-exam intensive review&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Optional Exam Event:&lt;/strong&gt; June 7, 2026 (or take the online exam on your own schedule) - Exam Fees - $11 for proctor and only pay $300 exam fee if you pass&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;WHAT’S INCLUDED&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;6 virtual study sessions&lt;/strong&gt; (Kickoff + 4 content sessions + Bootcamp)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Facilitated by &lt;strong&gt;CDMP-certified leaders&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Aligned to &lt;strong&gt;DMBOK® Second Edition, Revised&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Access to &lt;strong&gt;recorded study sessions&lt;/strong&gt; from the 2025 series&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Optional &lt;strong&gt;Pay-If-You-Pass CDMP Exam Event&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;(added fee)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;WHAT DOES IT COST?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul style="list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Study Group Costs&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

    &lt;ul style="list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Free for DAMA-PS members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;

      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;$200 for non-members (&lt;a href="https://dama-ps.org/Corp.asp" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member and save&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;

      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Includes access to recorded 2025 study sessions for members @&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://dama-ps.org/presentations"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;https://dama-ps.org/presentations&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;

      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;6 virtual study sessions (Kickoff + 4 content sessions + Bootcamp)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;/ul&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Study Materials Costs&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

    &lt;ul style="list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;DAMA-DMBOK® Manual&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(&lt;/strong&gt;discount for&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;DAMA-PS members)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;/ul&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Exam Costs (Optional)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

    &lt;ul style="list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Proctor Fee $11&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;

      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Exam Fee - $300 - Pay-If-You-Pass June 7 event (Pay Only if you pass)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;/ul&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;STUDY GROUP SYLLABUS&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Each review session focuses on high-weight exam domains as given below. Prepare for the sessions by reading assigned materials and watching content videos at&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://dama-ps.org/presentations"&gt;https://dama-ps.org/presentations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kickoff&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;- 04/29/2026 (6:30 - 7:30pm)&lt;/span&gt; - Preview, logistics, Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Review 1&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;- 05/6/2026&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; (6:30 - 7:30pm) Introduction, Data handling ethics, Data Governance (11%), Data Architecture (6%), Data Storage and Operations (6%)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Review 2&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;- 05/13/2026&lt;/span&gt; (6:30 - 7:30pm)&amp;nbsp; Data Modeling and Design (11%), Data Security (6%), Data Integration and Interoperability (6%), Document and Content Management - Part 1 &amp;amp; 2 (6%)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Review 3&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;- 05/20/2026&lt;/span&gt; (6:30 - 7:30pm)&amp;nbsp; Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence (10%), Data Science, Big Data (2%), Reference and Master Data (10%)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Review 4&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;- 06/03/2026&lt;/span&gt; (6:30 - 7:30pm)&amp;nbsp; Metadata Management (11%), Quality Management (11%)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Boot Camp - 06/06/2026&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;(10:00am - 12:00pm) - Intensive Pre-Exam Review&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Exam -&lt;/strong&gt; 06/07/2026 &amp;nbsp;Pay-if-you-Pass Exam Event (&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;The exam is open-book, 100 questions, 90 minutes). Note: taking exam is optional, separate registration required.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;MORE QUESTIONS??&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;
  &lt;li style="margin-bottom:0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;See DAMA Puget Sound &lt;a href="https://dama-ps.org/CDMPCertification" target="_blank"&gt;CDMP Certification webpage&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;
  &lt;li style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Contact &lt;strong&gt;Mahesh Moturu&lt;/strong&gt;, Co-VP of Membership -&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:info@dama-ps.org"&gt;info@dama-ps.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;READY TO GET STARTED?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Join us for a structured and supported path toward your CDMP Certification. Space is limited so&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Register today&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://dama-ps.org/event-6533862</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>CDMP Certification Study Group (June 06, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Become a Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;CDMP Study Group - Free for Members - $200 for non-members&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Are you ready to strengthen your data management foundation and earn a globally recognized certification?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DAMA Puget Sound&lt;/strong&gt; is excited to offer a &lt;strong&gt;CDMP Online Study Group Review Series&lt;/strong&gt;, designed to help you confidently prepare for the &lt;strong&gt;Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)&lt;/strong&gt; exam. Led by CDMP-certified practitioners, this guided series brings structure, accountability, and expert insight to your certification journey.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Registration now&lt;/font&gt; &lt;a href="https://dama-ps.org/event-6533862" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;CDMP Study Group&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;WHY CDMP?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Globally recognized credential&lt;/strong&gt; aligned to the DAMA Data Management Body of Knowledge&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Career-boosting signal&lt;/strong&gt; for recruiters and employers&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;A shared language and framework for succeeding in &lt;strong&gt;data governance, architecture, quality, analytics, and more&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;blockquote style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;
  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;“I gained both the big picture and the detailed knowledge needed to succeed in data projects. Some recruiters actively search for certified professionals.”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  — &lt;strong&gt;Evgeniya Markova, CDMP&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;WHO SHOULD ATTEND?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul style="list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Data practitioners with&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;6+ months of experience&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;(helpful but not required)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Professionals working in data governance, architecture, analytics, BI, ML/AI, data science or technical professionals&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Anyone ready to&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;formalize their expertise&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;and stand out in the field&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;PROGRAM TIMING&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kickoff:&lt;/strong&gt; April 29, 2026 – Orientation, logistics, and exam strategy&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Weekly Review Sessions:&lt;/strong&gt; May–June 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bootcamp:&lt;/strong&gt; June 6, 2026 – Pre-exam intensive review&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Optional Exam Event:&lt;/strong&gt; June 7, 2026 (or take the online exam on your own schedule) - Exam Fees - $11 for proctor and only pay $300 exam fee if you pass&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;WHAT’S INCLUDED&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;6 virtual study sessions&lt;/strong&gt; (Kickoff + 4 content sessions + Bootcamp)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Facilitated by &lt;strong&gt;CDMP-certified leaders&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Aligned to &lt;strong&gt;DMBOK® Second Edition, Revised&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Access to &lt;strong&gt;recorded study sessions&lt;/strong&gt; from the 2025 series&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Optional &lt;strong&gt;Pay-If-You-Pass CDMP Exam Event&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;(added fee)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;WHAT DOES IT COST?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul style="list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Study Group Costs&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

    &lt;ul style="list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Free for DAMA-PS members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;

      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;$200 for non-members (&lt;a href="https://dama-ps.org/Corp.asp" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member and save&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;

      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Includes access to recorded 2025 study sessions for members @&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://dama-ps.org/presentations"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;https://dama-ps.org/presentations&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;

      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;6 virtual study sessions (Kickoff + 4 content sessions + Bootcamp)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;/ul&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Study Materials Costs&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

    &lt;ul style="list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;DAMA-DMBOK® Manual&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(&lt;/strong&gt;discount for&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;DAMA-PS members)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;/ul&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Exam Costs (Optional)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

    &lt;ul style="list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Proctor Fee $11&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;

      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Exam Fee - $300 - Pay-If-You-Pass June 7 event (Pay Only if you pass)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;/ul&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;STUDY GROUP SYLLABUS&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Each review session focuses on high-weight exam domains as given below. Prepare for the sessions by reading assigned materials and watching content videos at&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://dama-ps.org/presentations"&gt;https://dama-ps.org/presentations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kickoff&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;- 04/29/2026 (6:30 - 7:30pm)&lt;/span&gt; - Preview, logistics, Q&amp;amp;A&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Review 1&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;- 05/6/2026&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; (6:30 - 7:30pm) Introduction, Data handling ethics, Data Governance (11%), Data Architecture (6%), Data Storage and Operations (6%)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Review 2&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;- 05/13/2026&lt;/span&gt; (6:30 - 7:30pm)&amp;nbsp; Data Modeling and Design (11%), Data Security (6%), Data Integration and Interoperability (6%), Document and Content Management - Part 1 &amp;amp; 2 (6%)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Review 3&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;- 05/20/2026&lt;/span&gt; (6:30 - 7:30pm)&amp;nbsp; Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence (10%), Data Science, Big Data (2%), Reference and Master Data (10%)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Review 4&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;- 06/03/2026&lt;/span&gt; (6:30 - 7:30pm)&amp;nbsp; Metadata Management (11%), Quality Management (11%)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Boot Camp - 06/06/2026&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;(10:00am - 12:00pm) - Intensive Pre-Exam Review&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Exam -&lt;/strong&gt; 06/07/2026 &amp;nbsp;Pay-if-you-Pass Exam Event (&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;The exam is open-book, 100 questions, 90 minutes). Note: taking exam is optional, separate registration required.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;MORE QUESTIONS??&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;
  &lt;li style="margin-bottom:0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;See DAMA Puget Sound &lt;a href="https://dama-ps.org/CDMPCertification" target="_blank"&gt;CDMP Certification webpage&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

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  &lt;li style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Contact &lt;strong&gt;Mahesh Moturu&lt;/strong&gt;, Co-VP of Membership -&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:info@dama-ps.org"&gt;info@dama-ps.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;READY TO GET STARTED?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Join us for a structured and supported path toward your CDMP Certification. Space is limited so&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Register today&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>CDMP Pay-if-you-Pass Exam event - 2026 (June 07, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;&lt;span&gt;DAMA PS 2026 CDMP Pay-if-you-Pass Online Exam Event&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Ubuntu"&gt;DAMA Puget Sound is organizing CDMP Pay-if-you-Pass Online Exam Event for members. You pay a small online proctoring fee of $11 before, and pay the full fee once you pass the exam.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Ubuntu"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;Exams offered at the event:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;Data Management Fundamentals and Special Exams (details to be finalized)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Ubuntu"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Each Exam Duration: 90 minutes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Ubuntu"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Ubuntu"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IMPORTANT NOTICE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Ubuntu"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;***************&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;Registering for this event indicates your interest in taking the CDMP Exam.&amp;nbsp; This does not automatically enroll you for the exam with DAMA International.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;***************&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Ubuntu"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Ubuntu"&gt;About &lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;one week before the exam event date&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; you will receive an email with instructions for enrolling in the exam event. &lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ook out for the email, and if you haven't received it one week before the exam event, please contact us @ info@dama-ps.org.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Ubuntu"&gt;Exam Preparation: &amp;nbsp;DAMA PS is offering a free study group review series and a bootcamp before the exam event. &amp;nbsp;If interested, please register for it separately.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;For additional information regarding CDMP exams, see&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://cdmp.info/faqs/"&gt;https://cdmp.info/faqs/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://dama-ps.org/event-6471523</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>DAMA Puget Sound - June Chapter Meeting (June 09, 2026)</title>
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&lt;h3 align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1B3445" face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tuesday&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, June 9, 2026&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;h3 align="left" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1B3445" face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Social / Networking: 5:30 - 6:00 pm /&amp;nbsp;Presentation: 6:00 - 7:00 pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;h3 align="left" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1B3445" face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Hybrid Meeting (Virtual and In-Person at Redmond, WA)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

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&lt;p style="margin-top:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1B3445" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;REGISTER TODAY&lt;/strong&gt; -&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://dama-ps.org/event-6578057" target="_blank"&gt;DAMA Puget Sound - June Chapter Meeting&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1B3445" face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#1B3445" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Speaker for the Chapter Meeting will be announced prior to event&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#1B3445" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Event Registration reminders will include the updates.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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