Landmarks in APM's History

APM - A personal history (39kb)

• 13th May 1972, a group of esteemed British engineers and managers meet at the INTERNET World Congress conference in Stockholm, Sweden to form INTERNET UK
• June 1972 INTERNET UK successfully attracts its first 100 members
• July 1975 Bulletin – Project Manager was first published
• July 1975 INTERNET UK changes its name to Association of Project Managers and becomes a limited company
• 1979 first corporate member, Heriot Watt University, joins APM
• 1982 APM membership reaches 1,000
• 1985 launches first annual dinner
• 1987 APM membership reaches 2,000
• 1992 launches first annual awards
• 1992 launches the APM Certificated Project Manager® qualification
• 1992 APM membership reaches 5,000
• 1995 launches its CPD scheme
• 1996 Name is changed to Association for Project Management
• 1996 APM launches its APMP® qualification
• 1998 First meeting of the APM Professional Development Board
• 1998 APM membership reaches 10,000  
• 2000 APM Body of Knowledge 4th Edition published
• 2001 APM membership reaches 15,000 
• 2003 APM launches the APM Practitioner Qualification®
• 2003 APM Publishing formed
• 2004 APM launches the Introductory Certificate in Project Management®
• 2004 APM launches its first annual debate
• 2005 APM’s 2nd generation website launched
• 2005 APM launches its new brand identity
• 2006 APM Body of Knowledge 5th Edition published 
• 2006 Change in governance structure as the Council and Executive Board becomes the Board of Trustees.
• 2007 APM Competence Framework published
• 2007 APM launches the APM Project Management Conference.
• 2008 APM moves into new offices at Ibis House, Bucks.

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