Frequently Asked Questions

A: Dinner meetings are held on the second Tuesday of most months. Check calendar for details.

A: Dinner meetings are held at the Wyndham Hotel, Costa Mesa

Wyndham Orange County 
3350 Avenue of the Arts 
Costa Mesa, CA 92626 
Phone: 714-751-5100

A: Online registration is available until 10:00pm PT two days before a scheduled event, unless otherwise specified. Special events may have an earlier event registration deadline and will include such notice on their event postings on our website. If you register for an event and receive an error message or are unsure if something is wrong, send an email to finance as soon as possible.

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A: To cancel an event, please notify PMI-OC by sending an email to registration_cancel.  All cancellations are subject to an administrative fee.  

A: Cancellations of registrations for chapter events will be honored and refunds granted when the cancellation notice is received on or before the deadline for registration of the specified event.  All cancellations are subject to an administrative fee 

A: We will not be able to accommodate this request.  Please notify PMI-OC.org at by sending an email to registration_cancel  prior to the event

A: To join visit the PMI Membership page on the PMI Global website. Follow the links for the appropriate type of membership (Individual, Student or Retiree). Once you have added the Membership to your cart, select the Orange County chapter by browsing the communities through the link at the bottom of the PMI Marketplace screen.

Click here to learn how to become a member or visit www.PMI.org.

PMI Global Operations Center
Four Campus Boulevard
Newtown Square, PA 19073-3299
Tel: +1-610-356-4600
Fax: +1-610-356-4647
E-mail: customercare@pmi.org

A: PDUs are short for \"Professional Development Units\".  They are used  to measure professional activities for the purpose of PMP certification renewal.  More information is available here.

A: Yes, there are classes offered by the PMI-OC chapter for the purpose of PMP certification.   PMI-OC offers a PMP Prep class several times a year. 

A: A SIG is an abbreviation for Special Interest Groups.  Being part of a SIG allows members to network with specialized groups/professions within project management.  Examples of SIGs include Information Systems, Risk Management and Human Resources.  More information about SIGs can be found at www.pmi.org/GetInvolved/Pages/PMI-Components-and-Communities.aspx

A: To obtain reimbursement, you must submit your expenses by completing an expense reimbursement form, corresponding receipts and approval from the sponsoring Board Director. 

A: Beginning in January of 2009, PMI-OC has implemented a new registration process that requires an id and is more efficient.Click how-to-register.pdf for the step by step instructions.

A: It's a Category 3 PDU.  Follow these steps.
1. Log on to www.PMI.org
2.  Click on View PDUs (left nav, middle of the page).
3.  Under "PDU Activity as of (todays date is shown)",  click on Report PDU
4.  Under "PDU Activity", select Category 3 Registered Education Provider from the drop down menu
5.  Under "Activity Type" select Find an Activity & click NEXT
6.  Enter "Provider Number:"  C026, and "Activity Number" type the activity number, or the date of the activity
7.  Click "Search" to display the activity.   Click on the activity number and you'll be at Step 3.
8.  Enter the date started, date completed, and check the boxes in the two questions.  Click NEXT.
9.  Verify PDU's, click to Agree this claim is accurate.
10. Click Submit.

A: Some of the new features do not show up until you log in.

A: Your user name is your email address you provided the PMI Global when you joined. If you do not know your user name, you can look it up by logging into www.PMI.org.

A: Your user password  is the PMI number provided by the PMI Global when you joined. If you do not know your PMI number, you can look it up by logging into www.PMI.org.

A: PMI-OC receives your contact information from PMI Global. In order to change our information you need to change theirs. Please note that there can be up to a month delay in the delivery of the data from PMI Global.

A: PMI-OC receives your contact information from PMI Global. In order to change our information you need to change theirs. Please note that there can be up to a month delay in the delivery of the data from PMI Global.

A: To join visit the PMI Membership page on the PMI Global website. Follow the links for the appropriate type of membership (Individual, Student or Retiree). Once you have added the Membership to your cart, select the Orange County chapter by browsing the communities through the link at the bottom of the PMI Marketplace screen.

A: To recieve your PMI-OC member discount,you must login with your membership number as the id. Not your guest login ID.

 If you require additional information, you can inquire further via email info or view the PMI-OC Event Calendar for the next scheduled class.