Welcome 2025 Latin America Leadership Institute Meeting: Call For Proposals

The Call for Proposals is Closed.

Any new submissions will not be considered past the deadline.

The 2025 Latin America Leadership Institute Meeting is the premier place to showcase PMI and chapter initiatives and to provide knowledge and training to help Chapter Leaders in the Latin America region to learn and grow, following PMI Culture Values and their activation through chapter activities. This meeting is scheduled to take place from 19-22 Februrary 2025 in Panama City, Panama!

How To Login:
To begin, please select "Login" located at the top navigation menu. If this is your first time logging in to submit an application for the 2025 Latin America LIM, you will need to create an account as a "new user."
Once logged in, complete the "My Profile" tab.  You must complete your profile prior to submitting a proposal in order for the system to save your submission. 

Submit A Proposal:
To submit a proposal, click on the "Submissions" tab to complete your proposal application. You can find some sample submissions and further instructions HERE.

Please reach out to event.speakers@pmi.org if you have questions throughout this process.

What Are We Looking For? 

We are seeking Chapter Leader-led presentations for the 2025 Latin America Leadership Institute Meeting, on topics relevant to the list below:

• Flywheel in Action:

Chapter initiatives made in collaboration with or focused on:

• • ATP (could be linked to Chapters and PMI Certs preparation and promotion success stories)
  • B2B (organizations)
  • B2G (government)
  • B2A (academia)

• Membership Engagement and Retention
  • Membership engagement and retention best practices
  • Marketing best practices
  • New members robust onboarding best practices
  • Successful chapter initiatives focused on aspiring project professionals
  • Community of practices

• Volunteer Engagement and Chapter Sustainability
  • Volunteer engagement best practices
  • Leadership formation – what chapters have done to form new volunteer leaders and guarantee chapter sustainability
  • Leadership transition/onboarding best practices
  • Annual planning best practices

• Regional Focus
  • Country-led chapter initiatives (what a chapter – if there’s only 1 in the country – or chapters from a country are doing to elevate the project profession at national level)
  • Employability – what chapters are doing to position PMI as a key player for employability (job/career fairs, localized job boards, etc)
  • AI and chapters (chapter initiatives that are fostering AI endeavors locally)

Rules of Engagement/Requirements 

• Proposals should be submitted and presented in the speaker's native language (Spanish, Portuguese, or English).

• Only proposals submitted online and by the published deadline will be considered. 

• Must be a current PMI chapter leader in Latin America in order for your submission to be considered.

• Carefully write out your submission in advance before entering it into the system. 

• While more than one proposal may be submitted, please note that acceptances are limited to a maximum of one per person. 

• Submitter is the lead presenter and primary point of contact. 

• One co-presenter may participate and co-presenter information must be shared at time of submission. 

• Use clear, error-free language and note word limits for titles and descriptions. 

• PMI retains the right to modify titles and descriptions for marketing purposes. 

• Avoid all commercial bias; content is to be educational in nature, neutral and unbiased, free of commercial motive/intent. 

• Priority given to proposals that include original content that has not been presented elsewhere. 

• Proposals may be accepted as standalone session, or may be combined with proposals of similar topics (for two applicants to co-present).

• Accepted presenters must adhere to published deadlines (see chart below for milestones). 

• Accepted presenters will prepare a final presentation for review that must be submitted by the posted deadline. 

• Accepted presenters must observe any intellectual property rights. 

• Accepted presenters must register for the event.  Registration fees may apply, according to travel grant information provided to the chapter.

2025 Latin America LIM - CFP Programming Milestones (Timeline)

Developing a Leadership Institute Meeting is just like a project! Below are the milestones for participation. Please take note of the dates as these will impact you. (Note: dates are subject to change). ​​​​​​​