Within IAPPM, there are two types of
SIGs you may form: regular professional SIGs and student
branch SIGs.
Regular Professional SIGs
This type of SIG are subunits of IAPPM Greater China
Chapter and established by written notification to
IAPPM Greater China Chapter. SIGs are concerned with
representing and fulfilling the needs of the member
in their specific industrial disciplines area. SIGs
allow members to meet face-to-face and host local
activities.
In order to form a SIG you will need to have a President
and three members, above student grade, who are members
of the Association.
Student SIGs
In order to form a student SIG it is necessary to
have a college, university or educational institution
endorse a written application to IAPPM Greater China
Chapter. You will need a faculty advisor who is also
a member of IAPPM and three student members. Campus
based student SIGs offer students the opportunity to
develop professional and technical perspectives associated
with the PM services profession while pursuing their
academic programs. Student participation in IAPPM events,
at the regional or international level, provides valuable
networking opportunities for future employment, and
the educational programs offered by IAPPM contribute
to the early professional development of the project
practitioner.
If you are interested in starting a SIG, please read
further.
SIG Benefits
IAPPM exists to promote the use of Project and Program
management as a professional service and to enhance
the quality of project practice. As future members
of the profession, project practitioners share an
interest in these goals. In immediate terms, IAPPM
serves the SIG as:
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A source of information about what is happening
in the project industry and the project/program
profession |
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A contact for obtaining speakers experienced
in project and program management |
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A means to getting published through qualified
papers, research results, and opinions of interest
to practitioners |
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A means of building a network of contacts in
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IAPPM benefits from SIGs as well. They not only provide
a network of on-going contacts in academia which is
a potential source of leading edge thinking on new directions
for the project and program management profession, but
is able to promote the profession to a large number
of practitioners.
If you are interested in starting a student or regular
professional SIG and would like a copy of our SIG guidelines,
please email us at info@iappm.org.hk.
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