MALTA – Project Management Institute (PMI), the world’s leading member association for the project management profession, will convene in island nation of Malta at the PMI Global Congress 2008 — EMEA (Europe-Middle East-Africa) on 19-21 May.The three-day event will be held at the Hilton Hotel in Malta, and it will offer opportunities for project managers to learn about worldwide trends as they apply to everyday decisions.

“Organizations around the world are feeling the competitive pressures that come with globalization, such as schedule compression, shorter time-to-market windows and managing in longer and longer supply chains,” said Gregory Balestrero, chief executive officer of PMI. “To achieve success in the marketplace, organizations must recognize that project management is critical not only to project goals but to the ultimate success of the organization.”

Project management is a growing profession, and membership in PMI in the EMEA region grew 11.5 percent to almost 30,000 members during 2007. Worldwide, PMI has more than 260,000 members in 170 plus countries.

PMI Global Congress 2008 — EMEA is the premier project management, educational and networking event in the Europe-Middle-East-Africa region. Project managers learn new techniques, tools and best practices, gaining a global and regional perspective of their profession.

The congress offers attendees more than 60 educational presentations within 13 areas of focus to meet a variety of career development paths. Some of this year’s areas of focus include advanced project management skills, communications, consulting skills, general business skills, industry specific issues, new project management trends, professional development, project management foundation skills, project management issues, sales and marketing skills and teaming.

Registration for the 2008 PMI Global Congress—EMEA is now open. The deadline for advance registration is 9 May 2008 after which on-site fees will apply. To register online and for more information on PMI Global Congress 2008—EMEA, visit http://congresses.pmi.org/EMEA2008/  Congress sponsors include Cadence Management Corporation (www.cadencemc.com), ESI International (www.esi-intl.com), George Washington University (www.gwu.edu), International Institute for Learning, Inc.(IIL) (www.iil.com) and Primavera (www.primavera.com).

About PMI

With more than 260,000 members in 170 plus countries, the Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) is the leading membership association for the project management profession and the largest association dedicated to project management in the world. As the leading advocate for the profession, PMI is actively engaged in setting professional standards, providing a professional career path for project managers and maintaining a family of globally-transferable professional credentials: Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM^®), Project Management Professional (PMP^®) and Program Management Professional (PgMP)^®.  Additionally, the Institute provides members with access to the knowledge, skills, educational support and networking opportunities needed to drive business results through project management, program management and portfolio management.  PMI is highly regarded for its extensive research capabilities.  PMI was founded in 1969. Please visit www.pmi.org for more information.