PMI Global Congress 2005—EMEA Region

Registration opens on March 1 for the PMI Global Congress 2005 - EMEA Region which will take place from March 23 through 25, 2005, at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre & Sheraton Grand Hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland.  Please visit http://www.pmi.org  for details on how to register.

Open Call for Volunteers to Participate

on the OPM3 2007 Update Project Team

Together with Tom Keuten, PMP, PMI invites you to participate on the OPM3  2007 Update Project Team to develop the OPM3-Second Edition, scheduled for release in late 2007.   The Project Team will focus on developing an updated organizational project management standard.  

For additional questions concerning OPM3 or volunteering within the OPM3 2007 Update Project Team, contact Tom Keuten, PMP, the Team’s Project Manager, at tomkeuten@yahoo.com or Lisa Jacobsen, PMI Standards Project Specialist, at lisa.jacobsen@pmi.org.

For more information on the original edition of OPM3, visit http://www.pmi.org/info/PP_OPM3.asp.

Focus on Scheduling

The PMI College of Scheduling, the only worldwide organization dedicated solely to advancing the techniques, practice and profession of Project Scheduling, will be holding the 2nd Annual PMI College of Scheduling Conference on May 22 to May 25, 2005 in Scottsdale, Arizona.

For more information visit the PMI College of Scheduling website at http://www.pmicos.org.

Call for Nominations for PMI Educational Foundation 2005 Student Paper Award

Nominations will close on 31 March 2005 for the PMI Educational Foundation 2005 Student Paper Award.   This award jointly recognizes excellence in student development of original concepts in project management and the supporting encouragement from a faculty advisor.

Annually, one graduate and one undergraduate candidate and their sponsoring faculty member will be recognized.  Any individual who is or was a student in good standing at an institute of higher learning during the period covered by the nomination, and who has the support of a faculty member while preparing the paper is eligible.   Please visit http://www.pmi.org/pmief/ispainfo.htm for more information on nominating a candidate for this award.