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management practices,
superior organizational
results and positive
impacts on society. The project budget
must be more than US$100 million and
could be of any type, from any industry,
in the public or private sector.
The three finalists were:
Guaiba 2 Pulp Mill, Guaiba, Brazil.
This US$2.4 billion project launched in
December 2012 and nearly quadrupled
the production capacity of Celulose
ust prior to PMI® Global Congress
2016—North America, held in
San Diego, California, USA, a gala
celebration honored the winners
of the 2016 PMI Professional Awards.
Feted were the best projects and
leading practitioners in the world, as
selected by volunteer judges. Also
celebrated were the best of programs
and organizations dedicated to training
project practitioners.
Here is information on this year’s
“best of the best”:
2016 PMI Project of the Year Award
This award recognizes the large and
complex project that best delivers
superior performance of project
I N S I D E
PMI Board of Directors 6
Election Results Released
PMI China News 12
Grant Brings Students from 15
India to the United Nations
Events Calendar 16
Georgians Participate in Mega 18
Exam Development Workshop
In Memoriam: 20
Robert Lee Kimmons
J
From the Board:
Advocacy—Supporting the
Use of Project Management
in Business and Government
See page 3
2016 PMI Professional Awards
Ceremony Celebrates
“Best of the Best”
2016 PMI Project of the Year Award winner, National Synchrotron Light Source II
NOVEMBER 2016 A SUPPLEMENT TO PM NETWORK® PUBLISHED BY PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE
