#PIM14 – Where Innovators Take Action | Oct. 18-22 in Denver, CO

Calling all disruptive thinkers, status-quo challengers, risk takers, and change agents…it is time to drive innovation in your organization! 

Join the Product Development and Management Association (PDMA) at our annual conference PIM2014 and get the tools to innovate. Leave with actionable ideas, relationships, tools and skills to immediately drive impact in your organization. 

If you’re ready to drive innovation in your company, save the date for PIM2014, October 18-22 in Denver, Colorado and interact with keynote speakers from Intel, USC, GE and more.

Visit www.pim.pdma.org to learn more.

Nominate an Outstanding Corporate Innovator

PDMA is looking for the 2014 Outstanding Corporate Innovator. 

This prestigious award recognizes companies with sustained quantifiable business results from new products and services. Past award winners have proven to be exceptional at integrating strategy, people, process, and technology to consistently turn creative ideas into successful products.

A company of any size and in any industry that meets the following criteria would be considered a candidate for the award:

• Sustained success in launching new products over a five-year time frame
• Significant company growth from new products                                          
• Well defined new product development practices and processes that can be described to others
• Distinctive innovative characteristics and intangibles                               

Self-nominations are encouraged.  Deadline is March 3, 2014.  Winners will be recognized and will share best practices at the 38^th International Conference in Denver, Colorado in October 2014. To learn more about the award and submit a nomination form, log onto: www.pdma.org

Pittsburgh Recognized By National PDMA as Top Chapter

Just four years after starting the Chapter, Pittsburgh PDMA was recently recognized by the National/International PDMA Organization as a Tier 1 Chapter.  Pittsburgh Joins Chicago, Minnesota, the Carolinas, Cincinnati, and Wisconsin among the top ranked Chapters in the Nation. The total number of Chapters across the US and Canada is 28.

Criteria and scores for the ranking include event and program activity, membership and participation growth, Board and volunteer engagement, and successfully meeting the fiscal responsibilities allocated to each Chapter.

Congratulations to our board, membership, and program participants for your hard work and support. We are proud to have such a dedicated and talented community of product development professionals focused on sharing knowledge and experiences here in the Western Pennsylvania Region.