• PMI Membership Figures Reach the Quarter-Million Milestone. Please Update Your Websites.
• PMI Component Annual Charter Renewal Due 29 February
• Is Your Component's Contact Information Correct on the New PMI.org?
• Showcase your component at PMI^® Global Congress 2008—Asia Pacific 
• Find What You Need in the Component Officers’ Toolkit

• Hoping to Become a More Dynamic PMI Component Leader? Join Us in Sydney

PMI now has over 250,000 members, in more than 170 countries worldwide. The number of Project Management Professional (PMP®) credential holders is over 260,000.

We are proud to share this information with our stakeholders as it reflects the strength and growth of the organization. If you have statistics on your website or other communications, please update them to reflect our current numbers.

It’s annual PMI component charter renewal time. PMI components chartered prior to Tuesday, 1 January 2007 are required to submit their charter renewals to PMI Global Operations Center by Wednesday, 29 February 2008.

The PMI Component & Community Relations Department is happy to introduce to you the new online charter renewal process that is now part of the Component System (CS).

Chartered PMI components provide PMI’s membership with services and networking opportunities and, as such, play a critical role in PMI's member benefits program. The component annual charter renewal provides PMI with validation to ensure the component’s operations align with its charter agreement.

Only officers with the proper permissions set in the CS can access the charter renewal, as follows:

1. Logon to PMI.org
2. Once logged on, click on Get Involved in the top navigation bar
3. From the menu bar on the left, click Components & Communities
4. Component System/DEP will be the last selection under Components & Communities
5. The 2008 Charter Renewal link is located on the first page of the Component System (CS) on the left hand side of the page

Follow the submission process:

Before starting the charter renewal process, it is important that you carefully read the frequently asked questions (FAQ) on the Component Leadership Online Community under Policies. The information contained in the FAQ is critical to the successful completion of the submission process.

If you have questions, please call Anne Jenemann at +1-610-356-4600, ext. 5035, or e-mail to charterrenewals@pmi.org.

Every PMI chapter, SIG and college has their primary contact information listed under the Get Involved section of the new PMI.org.

Please confirm that your component’s information is correct. If changes are needed, please e-mail the updated contact information to Philomena Aiuto.

Take advantage of high-visibility opportunities to promote your organization, membership, programs, products and services at PMI Global Congress 2008—Asia Pacific, 3–5 March, in Sydney, Australia.   

Located in the congress exhibit hall, Components Central will display information from participating chartered components.

To participate, simply submit complete, current information by using the Microsoft^® Word flyer template in the Component Leadership Online Community, Current News section. Your information and materials must be submitted via the template so that PMI can mount a uniform, attractive and high quality display. One flyer per component, please! E-mail your completed template on or before Wednesday, 20 February to gil.marder@pmi.org.

To help you run your component organizations, PMI has significantly improved and modified the information and tools on the Component Leadership Online Community.

Throughout the Component Officers’ Toolkit are new files collected from the 2007 component award applications that will give you ideas and help you succeed in specific operational areas.

Have you explored the toolkit? Sections include:

• Basic tools
• Communications
• Component mentor program
• Component management
• Finance
• Marketing
• Membership
• Outreach
• Performance Management Framework
• Professional development and education
• Strategic planning
• Volunteer program

The toolkit is continuously improved and expanded as new resources are developed and made available.

PMI volunteer leaders are encouraged to engage in thoughtful and open discussions about the toolkit with their Boards and identify additional needs.

Please contribute your thoughts about the toolkit via e-mail to Anne Jenemann.

Register for the Asia Pacific Leadership Institute Meeting in Sydney, Australia on 1–2 March 2008 at the Hilton Sydney Hotel. For more information, please visit the meeting website or contact Gil Marder.

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