PMI-LA Events

The end of the year is a time of giving thanks and looking toward new beginnings. We are offering members and nonmembers exceptional value and ways to give back in a fun learning environment. 

Bring an unwrapped gift, gift card, or sports equipment valued at $10.00 to support the Los Angeles County Fire Departments, Spark of Love Toy Drive, Spark of Love - Fire Dept, and receive the following pricing and registration refund at the door:

Member - $20.00 and $30.00 without a gift

Nonmember - $30.00 and $40.00 without a gift

Students/Active-Duty Military - $0 and $10.00 without a gift

PMI is evolving with a bold, unifying purpose: “We maximize project success to elevate our world.” But what does that actually look like in the day-to-day work of project professionals—and in the impact we have on our communities and planet?

In this engaging flagship session, we will connect PMI: NEXT, the M.O.R.E. framework, and Project Managers Without Borders (PMWB) to the real-world practice of project management, social impact, and sustainability. We’ll explore how Nurturing our purpose, Empowering ourselves, Expanding our impact, and Tightening our focus (PMI: NEXT) sets the strategic direction, and how Manage Perceptions, Own project success, Relentlessly reassess, and Expand perspective (M.O.R.E.) gives every project professional a practical operating system for maximizing value.

We’ll then bring this to life through inspiring examples from Project Managers Without Borders (PMWB) and other social impact projects aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, showing how project skills directly improve safety, equity, resilience, and community well-being worldwide. Participants will reflect on their own “portfolio of impact” and identify concrete ways to embed purpose, social impact, and sustainability into their projects – whether in healthcare, technology, public sector, non-profit, or beyond.

You’ll leave with a clearer line of sight from your daily project decisions to PMI’s global purpose – and with actionable ideas to help maximize project success to elevate our world.

Agenda

• 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM - Networking/Dinner 
• 6:00 PM - 6:15 PM - Welcome
• 6:15 PM - 6:30 PM - USC Host Announcements 
• 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM - Speaker Presentation and Q&A
• 7:30 PM - 8:15 PM - Chapter announcements
• 8:15 PM - 8:30 PM - Closing remarks

Meal

Meal: 

• Protein: String Bean Chicken Breast, Beijing Beef, Truffle Soy Steak & Shrimp, and Eggplant Tofu.
• Sides: Fried rice, steamed rice, chow mein, and super greens.
• Drinks: water and soft drinks.
• Desserts: assorted cupcakes.

PDUs

A total of 2 PDUs will be awarded to the attendees, with the following breakdown:

• 1.0 PDU - Power Skills 
• 1.0 PDU - Ways of Working 

Parking

Nearest parking structures:

• Royal Street Parking Structure, or across the street at the USC Hotel parking structure, which always has space. Parking at the nearby lots costs $4/hour or $20/day.
• The event will be hosted in Room 211 at the Davidson Conference Center. The sign on the building will say, "USC International Academy at the Davidson Conference Center).
• Map link University of Southern California.
• The two parking lots to Davidson Conference Center are Royal Street Parking Structure, or across the street at the USC Hotel parking structure, which always has space.

For any additional questions, please contact programs@pmi-la.org.

Speakers