• PMI Board of Directors Emphasizes Support for Community Transformation
• Find What You Need in the Toolkit on the Component Leadership Online Community
• Download Presentations from the 2008 Asia Pacific Leadership Institute Meeting
• Is Your Component's Contact Information Correct on PMI.org?

• Register now for the 2008 EMEA Leadership Institute Meeting

• Brantlee J. Jacobs Promoted to Director at PMI
• PMI Calls for Leaders to Serve on 2009 Board Other Committees

In a letter to the leaders of PMI’s specific interest groups (SIGs) and colleges, PMI Board of Directors Chair Philip R. Diab, MBA, PMP, shared the support of the Board for actions to enhance PMI’s position as the “go-to place” for project management. You will find Mr. Diab’s letter, which is dated 20 March, on the Component Leadership Online Community > Current News.

As PMI transforms to provide the profession with easy-to-access knowledge and resources, our Board and staff are working with SIG and college leaders worldwide toward the envisioned future for the Institute.

PMI staff resources are available to support and assist SIGs and colleges that embark on this monumental evolution. Please contact any of these PMI leaders to attend or participate in your SIG or college Board meeting.

• Gregory Balestrero, PMI CEO
• Mark Langley, PMI COO
• Brantlee Jacobs, CAE, PMI Director, Practitioner Markets
• David Sabol, M.Ed, PHR, PMI Virtual Communities Program Developer

PMI has significantly improved and modified the resources on the Component Leadership Online Community to provide leaders with information and tools to help run their component organizations.

The Component Services Member Advisory Group and the PMI Component & Community Relations Department reviewed all the files listed on the site and created the Component Officers’ Toolkit, which is on the navigation bar of the community site.

Some of the features in the toolkit include:

• Information on innovative and successful component programs, products and services recognized through the PMI component awards program
• A section dedicated to outreach that contains many useful files contributed from various components

Please review the toolkit and contribute your thoughts by e-mail to PMI Component Relations Coordinator Anne Jenemann.

Presentations from this year’s Asia Pacific Leadership Institute Meeting are now available. You can access information from the general sessions as well as the educational sessions on association governance, individual leadership development and PMI institutional knowledge, which comprise the Leadership Institute’s core knowledge areas.

Discover some of what you missed if you were not at the meeting, or review and share what you learned if you attended the meeting that was held in Sydney, Australia on 1–2 March 2008.

Every PMI chapter, SIG and college has their primary contact information listed under the Get Involved section of PMI.org. Please confirm that your component’s information is correct. If changes are needed, please e-mail the updated contact information to Component Relations Associate Philomena Aiuto.

PMI is pleased to announce that Brantlee J. Jacobs, CAE, has been promoted to director of practitioner markets. In this capacity, she will provide leadership and oversight responsibility for the programs and services offered to PMI’s volunteers, volunteer leaders, members, certified professionals, components and communities. 

Ms. Jacobs joined PMI in 1998 and has served with distinction. Most recently she held the position of manager of component and community relations. Prior to that, she served as manager of member and volunteer relations, and as leadership programs developer.

The news release that announced Ms. Jacobs’ promotion can be viewed on the Component Leadership Online Community > Current News.

PMI is seeking skilled, experienced and knowledgeable leaders for the 2009 PMI Board Other Committees described below. PMI members who are change agents and risk takers, and who are committed to life-long learning are encouraged to apply.

Please note: You cannot be active on any of the PMI Board Other Committees at the same time that you are an active component leader.

Roles of the PMI Board Other Committees are as follows.

• PMI Nominating Committee oversees and supervises the nominating process for directors of the Institute. Committee members implement and oversee the annual election process, and establish and maintain the committee's annual candidate selection and nomination schedule.
• PMI Ethics Review Committee investigates and resolves member ethics complaints.
• PMI Ethics Appeals Committee members investigate and resolve appeals related to PMI member ethics cases.
• The Certification Governance Council (CGC) identifies and supports the implementation of PMI strategic objectives specifically related to PMI’s Certification Program.
• PMI Appointee Qualification Subcommittee (AQS) provides a list of potential appointees to Board Other Committees for Board of Director approval.

For more information, please view the committee charters. If you are interested in participating as a PMI Board Other Committee member, please contact PMI Administrator, Member & Volunteer Relations Rebecca Anderson. Please note that applications will be accepted until Friday, 2 May.

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