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IPMA Young Crew, the global organization dedicated to supporting future leaders in project management, has announced their Call for Nominations for the 2010 IPMA Young Project Manager Award. This award brings visibility to a growing demographic of emerging project managers who are passionate about project management, and who have participated in or led successful projects that have had an impact on international business.

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. These honorees will have demonstrated invaluable impact to both their profession and their companies, and are on the fast track to becoming influential project leaders on an international scale.

The IPMA Young Project Manager Award is open to project managers ages 18 to 35 at the time of application who have worked or are currently working on a project for at least six months. The criteria for evaluation of the award are based upon IPMA's International Competence Baseline (ICB), and finalists will be chosen based upon the strength of their overall nomination package. Members and non-members of IPMA are eligible to apply. Finalists and winner of the award will each receive a financial sponsorship of 1,500€ to attend the IPMA Young Crew Conference and Workshop in Istanbul, Turkey in October 2010.

"The IPMA Young Project Manager Award is the only global award of its kind that acknowledges the burgeoning talent of project managers who are in the beginning stages of their project management careers, " says Jhaymee S. Wilson, IPMA Young Crew Management Board Member and project manager for the award. "We are honored and excited to sponsor the award, and to demonstrate our commitment to future project leaders."

Initial applications for the 2010 IPMA Young Project Manager Award will be accepted until midnight, June 30, 2010 EST (0500 GMT on 1 July). For more information regarding the 2010 IPMA Young Project Manager Award, submission guidelines and requirements, the Award Jury, and sponsorship details, visit http://www.ipma.ch/crew/Pages/YoungProjectManagerAward.aspx. Applicants who have submitted an application by the deadline will be notified of their status and any applicable next steps for consideration of the award in July.

Connect with IPMA Young Crew on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=108563402504809&ref=ts to find more information about upcoming events throughout the year.

IPMA Young Crew is a key component of IPMA's growth and development of the leaders of tomorrow. We are an active network of young project management professionals who believe in community and the building of a worldwide young professional project management family. With over 20 member countries, IPMA Young Crew strives to provide experiential learning through interaction and information exchange with young project managers. Contact: Jhaymee Wilson, IPMA Young Crew, Phone: +1 830 542 9633; Email: jhaymee@jhaymee.com.

Founded in 1967 and registered in Switzerland, the International Project Management Association (IPMA) is the world's oldest project management professional organization. IPMA is an international federation of more than 45 national PM societies in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. IPMA's annual World Congress is one of the largest and most important gatherings of project management authorities and leaders each year. The president of IPMA for 2009/2010 is Ms. Brigitte Schaden. Additional information about IPMA is available at www.ipma.ch.