Q. How do I make a reservation for the next Chapter Meeting?
A. You can register (make a reservation and pay for the dinner meeting) by going to the Current

Dinner Meeting link or the Event Calendar and register using your credit card.  Early

registration closes on Monday @ noon prior to the scheduled Chapter Meeting. If you have any

difficulties with registration or have a question send an e-mail message to our VP of Programs. 
We encourage you to pay by credit card on-line by clicking the link on the Current Dinner

Meeting link. If you register, but can't attend the meeting, please cancel your registration by

the Sunday before the meeting and received a full refund minus a processing fee.  Your refund

will be made by check and sent to you after the meeting date.  You can’t cancel your

registration after the Thursday before the meeting, but you can always send a substitute.  If

you have special circumstances, send an e-mail to our VP of Programs.

Q. How do I apply for PMI membership?
A. Membership in PMI does not require PMP Certification. By joining PMI you agree to adhere to

the PMI Member Code of Ethics. Complete the membership applications available apply online. Note

that there are different types of membership; view the PMI website for their rates.

Q. How do I apply for ALAMO PMI membership?

If you are already a member of Global PMI you can become a member of Alamo PMI Chapter here.
The Alamo PMI Chapter provides a 'network of expertise' such as:
•    Discounted Educational opportunities to improve PM skills and maintain your PMP
•    Face-to-face contact with peers from various organizations and industries working in the

project management field.
•    Advancement of project management profession within local businesses, universities and

professional organizations in the Greater San Antonio and surrounding areas.
•    Promotion of project management professionalism through chapter activities, a bi-monthly

newsletter, meetings and other educational programs designed to strengthen the knowledge,

awareness and understanding of project management principles, tools and techniques.
•    Support for PMP Exam preparation through the organization of study groups.

Q. What is my default password when logging on to Alamo PMI Chapter's website for the first

time?
A. Your default password is password when you log on to www.alamopmi.org for the first time. 

Once you log in, you will have the option to change your password. 

Q. How often is the Alamo PMI Chapter's Membership database updated?
A. The Alamo PMI Chapter's Membership database is updated from PMI Global every week.  So if you

just joined PMI and the Alamo PMI Chapter it can take up to one week before your membership will

be in the chapter's database.  That means you must plan ahead if you wish to receive Alamo PMI

discounted member fee for a chapter event.

Q, Each time I log onto the APMI website my information is wrong. Why does it keep changing? I

have corrected it three times on the www.alamopmi.org site.

The Alamo PMI membership database is a slave to the www.PMI.org database and we refresh the data

in the Alamo PMI Chapter database each Friday. Members need to keep the www.PMI.org  profile

up-to- date.  The only field that is not overlaid by www.PMI.org database is the Password field.

Remember that your email address you provided PMI is the one that will be used to verify your

membership. If you use a different email address than the one you gave PMI our website will not

recognize you as a member.

Q. How often does the local PMI chapter meet?
A. The Alamo PMI Chapter of PMI will hold dinner meetings on the fourth Wednesday of every

month. Our last monthly meeting for the year will conclude in October and will resume the

following year in January. In addition to these regularly scheduled meetings, there are a number

of other meetings, workshops, classes and opportunities to meet other PMI members.  See our

Event Calendar.

Q. What is PMP certification?
A. PMI's Project Management Professional (PMP) credential is the project management profession's

most globally recognized and respected certification credential. To obtain PMP certification an

individual must satisfy education and experience requirements, agree to and adhere to a Code of

Professional Conduct, and pass the PMP Certification Examination.  Please review the PMP

Handbook: 

Q. How can I prepare for the PMP exam?
A. We offer PMP classes, see our Event Calendar and for more information, contact the VP of

Professional Development.

Q. How do I download PMBOK 4th Edition?
A. PMI has now posted a secured version of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge

(PMBOK® Guide)—Fourth Edition on PMI.org, at

http://www.pmi.org/Resources/Pages/Members/Library-of-PMI-Global-Standards-Projects.aspx. We

apologize for any previous inconvenience members may have experienced in downloading the PMBOK®

Guide

Technical downloading instructions
• To download the PMBOK® Guide—Fourth Edition, it is recommended that your computer have Adobe®

Reader®, version 7 or later, or Adobe® Acrobat® Professional, version 7 or later.
• If you don't have either of these, you can download the latest version of Adobe® Reader® at

http://get.adobe.com/reader/. A link to this download page is also available from the Library of

PMI Global Standards: Projects page: http://www.pmi.org/Resources/Pages/Members/Library-of-PMI-

Global-Standards-Projects.aspx.
• You do not need a plug-in in order to download a PDF of the PMBOK® Guide.
• When you download or print the PMBOK® Guide from PMI.org, it is marked with your username and

member ID, and it is secured with your PMI.org password. This means the file is licensed to you

for your personal use only.
• If you print the file, it will be identified with a notice that says, “Licensed to (first

name, last name, PMI member ID). This copy is a PMI Member Benefit, not for distribution, sale

or reproduction.” The file is easily opened during and after download using your PMI.org

password.

Q. How do I earn PDUs?
A. To earn PDUs, you must first be a member of PMI. 
There are many ways to earn PDUs.  The Alamo PMI chapter provides a number of these including:

Membership Dinner Meetings, Professional Development Days, Education Workshops, and many

volunteer opportunities within the chapter.
For the Chapter Meetings, the Alamo PMI chapter will submit the PDUs for you. 
For events that will earn you more than 1 PDU, you will need to log-in on the PMI.org’s

Continuing Certification Requirements System (CCR).  Use your PMI.org username and password.

Then, select "Report professional development units (PDUs)" or "View my transcript."

Q. How do I apply for a volunteer position?
A. Thank you for your interest, please contact our VP of Volunteers.
Note: Earning PDUs (Professional Development Units): PDUs are awarded for volunteer service

according to the Project Management Institute’s CCR Program Handbook. For more specifics see

Professional Development Units (PDUs).

Q. Can I count such and such course, project, etc. for PDUs?
A. All decisions on whether an activity qualifies for PMI PDUs is done by the Global Project

Management Institute organization.  Here is the PMI Continuing Certification Requirements

handbook.  If you still have questions after reviewing the handbook on the CCR guideline, the

PMI contact information is listed in the last section of the handbook.

Q. How do I record my new PDUs with PMI HQ?
A. Each PMP is responsible for submitting their PDU’s and maintaining a file to verify each PDU

submitted.  To submit PDU’s is quite simple and can best be done through the www.pmi.org website

or click here.

Detailed Answer:
1. Log on to www.pmi.org.
2. Click View PDUs
3. Logon with your PMI Membership Number, PMP Certification Number, and first 4 letters of your

name and select PMI PDU Self Report Form and click the LOGIN button.
4. Then there are many options depending on the Category you select.
5. The one Category you often use is Category 3.  Either enter the Provider ID and Course ID; or

find the Provider.  To find Alamo PMI; search on "Alamo PMI".  Our chapter's Provider ID is

CO77.
6. If you don't know the Course ID; you will need to look at the Course Name.  The Course ID is

in Month/Day/Year format.
We do not encourage it but you can also submit PDUs by postal mail or fax

Mailing address:

Project Management Institute
Attention: CCR Department
14 Campus Boulevard
Newtown Square, PA 19073

Fax number:
(484) 631-1332

Attention: CCR Department

Q. I teach Project Management classes. How do I record my PDUs with PMI HQ?
A. Use PDU Category 2C – Speaker/teacher on project management topic at a conference, symposium,

workshop or formal course. Submit your 10 PDU’s through the www.pmi.org website or click here.
Detailed Answer:

1. Log on to www.pmi.org.
2. Click View PDUs
3. Logon with your PMI Membership Number, PMP Certification Number, and first 4 letters of your

name and select PMI PDU Self Report Form and click the LOGIN button.
4. Select Category 2c: Speaker on a project management topic at an education program to answer

the prompt – What activity do you wish to claim?
5. Complete the information requested.
6. You are on your honor to correctly answer these questions.
7. Keep some proof in your PDU history file of the class you taught.

Q. What is a PMI SIG?
A. Specific Interest Groups are industry- or interest-based components of PMI. In contrast, PMI

Chapters are geographically based groups of project management professionals. The PMI Bylaws

define a Specific Interest Group as a group of Institute members representing specific

interests, with no distinct and definable geographic location, and where the actual or potential

number of SIG members will create a viable subsidiary organization of the Institute.  For more

information, see PMI SIGS.

Q. How do I advertise in the Alamo PMI chapter newsletter and web site?
A. The Alamo PMI chapter newsletter is published every two months and Web site ads are monthly.

To submit an advertisement, see our sponsorship section and e-mail our VP of Communications at

with any questions.

Q. How do I advertise jobs on the Alamo PMI chapter web site?
A. Project management related employment opportunities can be posted for a month free of charge.

To submit an employment opportunity, please e-mail job opportunities to our VP of Membership.

Q. What are the training and education requirements for PMPs?
A. Inquiries regarding whether certain training and education meet the PMI professional

development requirements can only be answered by the national PMI organization.  Please visit

www.PMI.org for details or download the PMP Handbook and read the Continuing Certification

Requirements (CCR) beginning on page 25.