Hello, Starting July 1, 2018, the Kentucky Revenue Cabinet has enacted a Tax Reform bill that will affect the amount the chapter charges to your event fees. As your chapter president I am committed to transparency in our chapter financial interactions and wanted to make sure that all chapter members have full visibility to why there is a difference in registration before and after the July 1 date. We will be charging a 6% tax on all events, monthly meetings, Holiday Party, Professional Development Days, the upcoming Fall Symposium (October), and all other events and opportunities that require admission. Our summer events including the July ballgame and August Chapter Meeting have already been changed to reflect this update from our legistature. There are efforts to try and adjust this by the Representatives when the legislature re-convenes in January 2019. Most Kentucky businesses, including the media outlets, did not anticipate the effects to non-profit groups like our chapter in...

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The KIPMI Project of the Year Award achieves multiple purposes: Recognition for local organizations that embrace project management techniques in their project Recognition for project managers and PMOs that produce outstanding results Provides experience for organizations interested in applying for the PMI Project of the Year or PMI Award for Project Excellence Increased engagement of KIPMI members in the local chapter Sharing of project management knowledge within KIPMI The award recognizes complex projects that best deliver: Superior performance of PMBOK defined project management practices Superior organizational results Eligible Project of any type, from any industry, in public or private sectors. Must meet PMBOK’s definition of a project. Project management team must be based in the KIPMI region. No Budget restrictions. The project must have been completed no more than 18 months before the nomination deadline. Companies that have an employee on the KIPMI board may be eligible,...

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Both PMI and KIPMI use the primary email address on your PMI member profile on www.pmi.org for member communications.  You could be missing invitations to monthly chapter meetings, announcements about local PMP certification training, upcoming events and activities to earn PDU’s, and opportunities to network with fellow chapter members and business leaders. It's simple!  Here are 5 easy steps to update your primary email address on www.pmi.org: Log into your www.pmi.org account Select “My Profile” Select “Profile” Under the heading "EMAIL ADDRESSES" enter your current email address in the text box and make sure it's marked as "Primary Email". Click “Save”. That’s it!

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