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IPMA-USA Young Crew
JOINING IPMA YOUNG CREW IS THE BEST CAREER MOVE A YOUNG PROJECT MANAGER CAN MAKE!
Young Crew is a key component of IPMA’s growth and development of the leaders of tomorrow. We are the premier global network for young professionals enthusiastic about project management, a platform for young project management professionals and students up to the age of 35.
Join as a member or student member and select the Young Crew option to get started.
Be a dauntless PM and join today!
What Young Crew can do for you!
- Develop your competences in project, program and portfolio management
- Get global recognition for your accomplishments working in projects, programs and portfolios
- Mentorships for your career in project, programme and portfolio management
- Network and interact with the global project management world
International Events
GeCCo, the Global eCollaboration Competition (GeCCo) is an international virtual 24-hour case study competition organized by IPMA Young Crew.
Let’s face it, one of the best parts of being in a global network of young project managers is the people you get to meet! Most of those contacts happen during our flagship event, the Global Young Crew Workshop, but attending an international event always has an economic barrier for many.
The world is going digital, which is why we have to be in the forefront of that wave in our networking, so we decided to organize an online competition that takes 24 hours and teams in which each team member comes from a different country! With different time zones, 24 hours is almost as three days! Interested? You can be participating, organizing it locally or bring it to the international level!
Why GeCCo:
– to bring together all YCs and enhance the cooperation between them,
– to spread awareness of the importance and benefits of virtual teams, especially among IPMA Young Crews,
– to increase the visibility of IPMA Young Crew and IPMA Young Crew projects.
Who: the project is addressed to all young project management professionals from officially recognized Young Crew countries, disregarding their experience or area of expertise. Participants are chosen among the national YCs that have registered to GeCCo.
The Project Management Championship is a 3 stage competition consisting of a qualification round, the national finals and the international final. The international final will be hosted each year by a different country.
PM Championships is targeted at full time students at higher education studying project related courses. Its core objectives are to enhance student involvement in the field of project management, to rise the interest in professional project management at a national and international level, as well as to advance the dialogue, the knowledge sharing and know-how between research and the business world.
This academic year the Project Management Championships finals will take place in Brijuni, Croatia during the Croatian National Conference between June 9th – 11th 2017.
The Global Young Crew Workshop is a three day event hosted by one of the many Young Crews around the globe.
The event aims to connect cutting edge trainers in the field of project management with students and young professionals from all areas united in their passion for Project Management. Interactive workshops, compelling keynotes and great networking events lie the basis for a workshop experience you can get hardly elsewhere.
Organized by different Young Crews, this event will always surprise you with a different venue each year. It gives you the opportunity to make a truly global experience meeting participants from all continents.
“The Global Young Crew Workshop is a unique opportunity to meet project managers from a wide range of cultures. The networking opportunities and the invaluable knowledge that we get, are with no doubt, something that I don’t want to lose in 2016.” Filipe Figueiredo, IPMA Young Crew Portugal
Previous editions
- 2016 – Porto, Portugal
- 2015 – Panama City, Panama
- 2014 – Rotterdam, Netherlands
- 2013 – Dubrovnik, Croatia
- 2012 – Hersonissos, Greece
- 2011 – Brisbane, Australia
- 2010 – Istanbul, Turkey
- 2009 – Helsinki, Finland
- 2008 – Rome, Italy
- 2007 – Krakow, Poland
- 2006 – Shanghai, China
- 2005 – New Delhi, India
Young PM of the Year Award
The IPMA Young Project Manager Award (YPMY) is awarded annually to recognize and motivate young project management professionals around the world. Introduced in 2006 at the IPMA Young Crew conference in Shanghai, China, the IPMA Young Project Manager Award recognizes rising talent in the project and program management industries by honoring young project managers for their accomplishments early in their careers. The Award was open to professional project managers aged 18 to 35 years at the time of entry.
Young Project Manager of the Year Award final has taken part from 15th to 17th September, and it was organized by International Project Management Association Young Crew.
“GYCW events are excellent. You are able to improve your current skillset, both softskills as well as technical Projectmanagement skills. You will also have the opportunity to learn about and experiment with new developments in the Projectmanagement field. Apart from this, the GYCW is a great way to expand your (international) network and to discuss with and learn from peers from other countries. Last but not least: It’s fun! Be part of this unique gathering of Young Professionals, fast-track your career path and grow together with us!” Jeffry Turfboer, IPMA Young Crew Netherlands
“Well I am thinking about what you could say to someone who never attended the gycw. There is so much great stuff about it that you could point out for me the workshops brought me a whole lot of new insights, the possibility to practice my skills in a playful and funway. I left the workshop with motivation and whole group of new friends all over the world” Lucia Nievergelt, IPMA Young Crew Switzerland
“In Global Young Crew Workshop I have met a lot of great, like spirited, young project professionals. I have been able to develop myself professionally in inspiring atmospheres and locations. Additionally I have had lot of fun in the GYCWs. I know also about the eye of competence.” Juuso Kangas, IPMA Young Crew Finland
“For me probably to see all the other active YCrews. So sort of networking and exchanging good ideas/practices.” Hajnalka Zigmund, IPMA Young Crew Finland