Chair Message by Sanjay Swarup, PMP, P.Eng. PMI-ISSIG Chair

	Dear PMI-ISSIG members, I would like to share few things with you in this message. These include our new partnership with Roeder Consulting, Virtual Communities Program of PMI and benefits from volunteerism. All these three subjects link directly to our 2010 slogan of ‘Members First’.
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2009 PMI-ISSIG Volunteer of the Year Award were announced during the 2009 PMI ISSIG Annual Meeting. Theresa Bivens (Project Manager – PDS), Robert Segredo (Deputy Technology Group Lead), Claudio D'Arcangelo (Associate Deputy Director for Volunteers) and Nathalie Kiadi Pati (Project Manager for PM Desk Reference) were the recipients. read more ...

Nancy Summers, PMP, was awarded 2009 PMI ISSIG Academic Scholarship. Daniel Belcher, PMP, was awarded 2009 Wilson-Zells Academic Scholarship (funded by the PMI ISSIG). read more ...

PMI-ISSIG Business Meeting was held at 1:00 PM on October 10, 2009 at the PMI Global Congress North America venue in Orlando, Florida. The meeting was chaired by Sanjay Swarup, PMP, P.Eng. The meeting was attended by large numbers of PMI-ISSIG member. The meeting featured a lively CIO panel discussions - "Follow our Lead: Watch how Executives transform strategies in a declining economy." The panel was moderated by Connie Maldonado, PMP, Trainer and Consultant with SoftKey Inc. read more ...

 

Project Management Institute (PMI), the world's leading project management organization, announces the winners of its 2009 Professional, Component and PMI Educational Foundation(R) (PMIEF) awards. The PMI Awards Program annually recognizes achievement in project management for individuals, groups and organizations.  "The PMI Awards Program recognizes the best in project management and the individuals, organizations and chapters who are leading the future of our profession," said Gregory Balestrero, president and chief executive officer of PMI. "These award winners bring demonstrated value to successful projects and represent the best in project management activities and practices. We are especially gratified this year to have such an outstanding selection of nominees and winners for these prestigious awards."

The following awards were bestowed at the PMI Awards Ceremony at PMI Global Congress 2009--North America to PMI Information Systems Specific Interest Group (ISSIG). read more ...

 

A Hardship Provision is available to any PMI member whose financial condition has changed drastically and sufficiently so that a member would have difficulty renewing their membership.

A member must be in good standing for at least three previous years to qualify for the Hardship Provision. Under this provision, a member is granted waiver for one year of PMI Membership dues and one year of dues for membership in any two PMI Component of which the applicant was a member the previous year.  The Hardship Provision may be granted for a maximum of two years for each member.

To apply for consideration, send a letter explaining the nature of the hardship, along with the invoice, to the attention of the Manager, Membership Services, Glenn Farrow at PMI.  The address for PMI is:
PMI, 14 Campus Blvd, Newtown Square, PA 19073.

 

An Overview Given by Project Management Institute (PMI)

With more than two million copies in circulation, PMBOK® Guide is considered one of the most critical resources for project professionals worldwide. On 31 December 2008, PMI released updates to its four foundational standards. And one of these standards is A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide).

The PMBOK® Guide--Fourth Edition reflects the evolving knowledge within the profession of project management. Like previous editions it represents generally recognized good practice for most projects most of the time in the profession.