Sacramento Valley Chapter The Sacramento Valley Chapter chartered in 1985 is the 4th largest chapter in PMI Region 7, an area that covers Hawaii, California, Arizona, and Nevada; and ranked close to the top 10th percentile in chapter size in PMI's international organization of 250 chapters and 175,000 members worldwide. With over 1600 members covering the Sacramento Valley, and San Joaquin Valley areas, PMI-SVC's membership includes over 1000 certified Project Management Professionals (PMPs), a PMP total representing over 60% of the Chapter's membership. The Sacramento Valley Chapter vision embraces, values, applies, and attributes its success to professional project management leadership and practices. Our 2007 Chapter's bylaws are available for download. The Chapter's mission is to promote project management as a profession to the community by: Providing a forum for exchanging project management knowledge & expertise - Creating networking opportunities - Supporting professional development - Advocating PM excellence - Recognizing PM success in achieving results The Chapter holds monthly dinner meetings, breakfast roundtables, and forums with additional programs and events throughout the year - visitors are always welcome to attend meetings and do not need to be accompanied by a member. Attending one of the programs or events is a good opportunity for prospective members to meet professionals involved in project management and to learn more about the profession.