In the field of project management, conferences provide a good opportunity to hear new ideas and network with professional peers. At the same time, certified project managers can acquire learning hours or units that are required to maintain their respective certificates by attending project management conferences.

A big number of project management conferences are hosted by associated project management bodies like the Project Management Institute (PMI), Association for Project Management (APM), or International Project Management Association (IPMA). There are also independent conferences, which veer away from the traditional approaches of project management. Scroll down for the full list of project management conferences. The list will be regularly updated, so come back to check it out whenever you are planning to visit a new conference.

The list includes only conferences that are dedicated to project management. It does not include Agile conferences, which are also often attended by project managers. If you know of any project management conference that is not in this list, please let us know in the comments and we will add it.

The distribution of conferences throughout the year follows holiday seasonality. The high peaks are in the spring and autumn, and activity almost grinds to a halt during the summer months of July and August. In terms of location, most of the conferences take place in Europe and North America.

Notable Conferences

PMI Global Conference

PMI Global Conference (by PMI)

Project Management Institute (PMI) is one of the premier organizations for project managers. The institute is responsible for various popular certifications like the Project Management Professional (PMP) and for maintaining and updating the Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK). Thus, no wonder that their flagship conference draws in an amazing crowd of project managers from around the world. Additionally, PMI will host regional conferences in Africa and the EMEA region (Europe, Middle East, and Africa).

APM Conference

APM Conference (by APM)

Another organization, similar to PMI, is the Association for Project Management (APM). The association unites project management professionals in the UK and hosts conferences in London, Edinburgh, Manchester, as well as the Women in Project Management conference (date not yet announced).

SeminarsWorld

SeminarsWorld events (by PMI)

SeminarsWorld is a series of events also hosted by PMI. These events focus on the practical side of learning and offer various workshops to learn new skills. They are hosted in various cities all around the United States, which creates opportunities to meet peers from your local area.

Project Summit Business Analyst World

Project Summit Business Analyst World (by PMBA)

Another series of conferences is the Project Summit Business Analyst World. They are hosted in Orlando, Washington DC, Toronto, Boston, Vancouver, and Chicago. Participants can earn up to 26 PDUs (Professional Development Units) or CDUs (Continuing Development Units) by attending these conferences.

PMO Conferences

Gartner Program & Portfolio Management Summit (by Gartner)

Interest in Project Management Office (PMO) best practices has been growing exponentially, as witnessed by the increase in the number of dedicated conferences from three in 2019 to eight in 2020. Strangely enough, the conferences are congregated in the same three areas:

• FuturePMO, PMO Conference, and Gartner Program & Portfolio Management Summit in London, UK
• PMO Symposium and Gartner Program & Portfolio Management Summit in Orlando, Florida
• PMO Leadership Forum, PMO Leadership Summit, and PGCS in Australia

Digital PM Summit

Digital PM Summit (by Bureau of Digital)

Digital PM Summit, as the name suggests, connects project managers working with digital projects. Speakers include project management professionals from both big and small companies, as well as agile practitioners. There is also a day workshop, which features more hands-on learning in smaller groups.

Change Management Conference

Change Management Conference (by ACMP)

Change management has become a big field in project management with rapid technological progress. The Association of Change Management Professionals (ACMP) hosts the yearly Change Management Conference. Speakers include both internal change management professionals and external consultants, who guide companies during times of change. The conference is relevant to all project managers whose companies are undergoing big changes—like a digital transformation, for example.

Full List of Conferences in 2020

January

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS PROJECT MANAGEMENT (ICBPM)

• Date: Jan 9-10, 2020
• Location: Singapore, Singapore
• Price range: $280–$550

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INDUSTRIAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND DESIGN (ICIPMD)

• Date: Jan 9-10, 2020
• Location: Singapore, Singapore
• Price range: $280–$550

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOFTWARE PROJECT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ICSPRM

• Date: Jan 9-10, 2020
• Location: Singapore, Singapore
• Price range: $280–$550

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY CONTROL ICPMQC

• Date: Jan 13-14, 2020
• Location: Zurich, Switzerland
• Price range: $280–$550/€250–€500

February

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOFTWARE PROJECT AND RISK MANAGEMENT (ICSPRM)

• Date: Feb 6-7, 2020
• Location: Mumbai, India
• Price range: $280–$550/€250–€500

PMO LEADERSHIP SUMMIT

• Date: Feb 10-13, 2020
• Location: Melbourne, Australia
• Price range: $1,240–$3,100/AU$1,800–AU$4,500

STEP CONFERENCE

• Date: Feb 11-12, 2020
• Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Price range: $100–$500

PMO LEADERSHIP FORUM

• Date: Feb 19-20, 2020
• Location: Sydney, Australia
• Price range: $1,650–$2,130/AU$2,400–AU$3,100

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LEAN SIX SIGMA AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• Date: Feb 20-21, 2020
• Location: Paris, France
• Price range: $280–$550/€250–€500

SPMI REGIONAL SYMPOSIUM

• Date: Feb 20-21, 2020
• Location: Singapore, Singapore
• Price range: $540–$950

SEMINARSWORLD® IN SCOTTSDALE

• Date: Feb 24-27, 2020
• Location: Scottsdale , USA
• Price range: $720–$3,690

March

BUILDING AGILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• Date: Mar 2, 2020
• Location: Toronto, Canada
• Price range: $150–$230/CA$195–CA$295

PMI SWEDEN PASSION FOR PROJECTS

• Date: Mar 9-10, 2020
• Location: Malmö, Sweden
• Price range: $310–$440/SEK2,950–SEK4,150

SEMINARSWORLD® IN SAN ANTONIO

• Date: Mar 9-12, 2020
• Location: San Antonio, USA
• Price range: $720–$3,690

THE DELIVER CONFERENCE

• Date: Mar 12-13, 2020
• Location: Manchester, UK
• Price range: $120

THE DIGITAL LEADERSHIP FORUM

• Date: Mar 16-17, 2020
• Location: Vienna, Austria
• Price range: $540–$1,330/€490–€1,200

APM POWER OF PROJECTS CONFERENCE EDINBURGH 2020

• Date: Mar 17, 2020
• Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
• Price range: $30–$390/£30–£300

CONFERENCE TOGETHER IN EXCELLENCE 2020

• Date: Mar 17-18, 2020
• Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia
• Price range: $90–$220/€80–€200

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT AND PROJECT PORTFOLIO OPTIMIZATION (ICPMPPO)

• Date: Mar 30-31, 2020
• Location: Singapore, Singapore
• Price range: $280–$550/€250–€500

April

SEMINARSWORLD® IN MCLEAN

• Date: Apr 6-9, 2020
• Location: McLean, USA
• Price range: $720–$3,690

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND SCHEDULING

• Date: Apr 15-17, 2020
• Location: Toulouse, France
• Price range: $260–$500/€230–€450

PM WELT

• Date: Apr 21, 2020
• Location: Munich, Germany
• Price range: $640–$750/€580–€680

ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT SUMMIT

• Date: Apr 23-24, 2020
• Location: Berlin, Germany
• Price range: $1,880/€1,700

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON KANBAN AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT ICKPM

• Date: Apr 23-24, 2020
• Location: Tokyo, Japan
• Price range: $280–$550/€250–€500

INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE ON PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• Date: Apr 23-24, 2020
• Location: Riga, Latvia
• Price range: $60–$210/€50–€190

May

THE CHANGE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

• Date: May 3-6, 2020
• Location: Anaheim, USA
• Price range: $1,400–$2,800

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT (ICBSEPM) SINGAPORE

• Date: May 4-5, 2020
• Location: Singapore, Singapore
• Price range: $280–$550/€250–€500

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOFTWARE CASE TOOLS AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOOLS (ICSCTPMT) SINGAPORE

• Date: May 4-5, 2020
• Location: Singapore, Singapore
• Price range: $280–$550/€250–€500

PROJECT SUMMIT BUSINESS ANALYST WORLD

• Date: May 4-6, 2020
• Location: Washington, USA
• Price range: $710–$2,220

HAPPYPROJECTS 20

• Date: May 7, 2020
• Location: Vienna, Austria
• Price range: $650/€590

THE UMD PROJECT MANAGEMENT SYMPOSIUM

• Date: May 7-8, 2020
• Location: Maryland, USA
• Price range: $300–$580

PORTFOLIO AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUMMIT

• Date: May 13-14, 2020
• Location: Munich, Germany
• Price range: $1,330–$13,310/€1,200–€12,000

PM SUMMIT 2020 IRELAND

• Date: May 13, 2020
• Location: Dublin, Ireland
• Price range: $250–$440/€230–€400

LEARNFEST CARIBBEAN JAMAICA

• Date: May 13-14, 2020
• Location: Kingston, Jamaica
• Price range: $100–$850

THE GARTNER IT INFRASTRUCTURE, OPERATIONS & CLOUD STRATEGIES CONFERENCE

• Date: May 14-15, 2020
• Location: Mumbai, India
• Price range: $740–$1,010/₹52500–₹71500

IPMA SENET PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE – CHALLENGES OF GROWING ECONOMIES

• Date: May 17-19, 2020
• Location: Šamorín-Čilistov, Slovakia
• Price range: $110–$320/€100–€290

SEMINARSWORLD® IN PITTSBURGH

• Date: May 18-21, 2020
• Location: Pittsburgh, USA
• Price range: $720–$3,690

THE ACE! CONFERENCE

• Date: May 20-22, 2020
• Location: Kraków, Poland
• Price range: $350+/€320+

APM POWER OF PROJECTS CONFERENCE LONDON 2020

• Date: May 21, 2020
• Location: London, UK
• Price range: $65–$590/£50–£455

ICIM 2020: INNOVATION AND MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

• Date: May 21-22, 2020
• Location: Berlin, Germany
• Price range: $280–$330/€250–€300

15TH BRAZILIAN CONGRESS ON MANAGEMENT, PROJECTS AND LEADERSHIP

• Date: May 28-30, 2020
• Location: Asa Sul, Brazil
• Price range: $100-$350/R$378-R$1,370

June

THE RESOURCE PLANNING SUMMIT

• Date: Jun 1-3, 2020
• Location: St. Louis, USA
• Price range: $1,000–$2,000

THE PMO 2020 CONFERENCE

• Date: Jun 2-3, 2020
• Location: London, UK
• Price range: $460–$1,330/£350–£1,020

GARTNER PROGRAM & PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT SUMMIT LONDON

• Date: Jun 10-11, 2020
• Location: London, UK
• Price range: $2,440–$3,190/€2,200–€2,880

PMI EMEA CONGRESS

• Date: Jun 14-16, 2020
• Location: Prague, Czech Republic
• Price range: $630–$3,180/€570–€2,870

IRNOP2020

• Date: Jun 14-17, 2020
• Location: Uppsala, Sweden
• Price range: N/A

SEMINARSWORLD® IN PRAGUE

• Date: Jun 17-18, 2020
• Location: Prague, Czech Republic
• Price range: N/A

MEGA SEMINARSWORLD® IN ORLANDO

• Date: Jun 22-25, 2020
• Location: Orlando, USA
• Price range: $720–$3,690

GARTNER PROGRAM & PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT SUMMIT ORLANDO

• Date: Jun 23-25, 2020
• Location: Orlando, USA
• Price range: $2,650–$3,280

APM POWER OF PROJECTS CONFERENCE MANCHESTER 2020

• Date: Jun 24, 2020
• Location: Manchester, UK
• Price range: $30–$370/£30–£280

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• Date: Jun 25-26, 2020
• Location: Paris, France
• Price range: $280–$550/€250–€500

PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN PRACTICE

• Date: Jun 25-26, 2020
• Location: Boston, USA
• Price range: $110

AACE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

• Date: Jun 28-Jul 1, 2020
• Location: Chicago, USA
• Price range: $800–$1,530

July

SEMINARSWORLD® IN CHICAGO

• Date: Jul 20-23, 2020
• Location: Chicago, USA
• Price range: $720–$3,690

August

SEMINARSWORLD® IN BOSTON

• Date: Aug 3-6, 2020
• Location: Boston, USA
• Price range: $720–$3,690

PROJECT AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SYMPOSIUM 2020

• Date: Aug 25-26, 2020
• Location: Canberra, Australia
• Price range: $460–$1,370/AU$670–AU$1,990

September

PMI AFRICA CONFERENCE

• Date: Sep 6-8, 2020
• Location: Lagos, Nigeria
• Price range: $150–$700

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PROJECT MANAGEMENT, SCHEDULING AND MONITORING (ICPMSM)

• Date: Sep 8-9, 2020
• Location: Singapore, Singapore
• Price range: $280–$550/€250–€500

IPMA RESEARCH CONFERENCE

• Date: Sep 10-11, 2020
• Location: Berlin, Germany
• Price range: $170/€150

IPMA WORLD CONGRESS

• Date: Sep 22-24, 2020
• Location: St. Petersburg, Russia
• Price range: $430–$830/€390–€750

October

THE FUTURE PMO

• Date: Oct 1, 2020
• Location: London, UK
• Price range: $380–$1,160/£295–£890

SEMINARSWORLD® IN SEATTLE

• Date: Oct 13-16 & Oct 20-21, 2020
• Location: Seattle, USA
• Price range: N/A

PMA FOCUS 2020

• Date: Oct 14, 2020
• Location: Vienna, Austria
• Price range: $140–$360/€130–€330

PMI GLOBAL CONFERENCE

• Date: Oct 17-19, 2020
• Location: Seattle, USA
• Price range: N/A

THE DIGITAL PM SUMMIT

• Date: Oct 18-20, 2020
• Location: Orlando, USA
• Price range: $800–$1,100

LEARNFEST CARIBBEAN BAHAMAS

• Date: Oct 27-28, 2020
• Location: TBA, Bahamas
• Price range: N/A

November

PMO SYMPOSIUM

• Date: Nov 8-11, 2020
• Location: Denver, USA
• Price range: N/A

SEMINARSWORLD® IN SAN DIEGO

• Date: Nov 9-12, 2020
• Location: San Diego, USA
• Price range: $720–$3,690

PM-SUMMIT 2020 GERMANY

• Date: Nov 19-20, 2020
• Location: Munich, Germany
• Price range: N/A

AIPM NATIONAL CONFERENCE

• Date: Nov 22-24, 2020
• Location: Gold Coast, Australia
• Price range: N/A

December

SEMINARSWORLD® IN LAS VEGAS

• Date: Dec 7-10, 2020
• Location: Las Vegas, USA
• Price range: $720–$3,690

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT (ICBSEPM) EGYPT

• Date: Dec 14-15, 2020
• Location: Cairo, Egypt
• Price range: $280–$550/€250–€500

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOFTWARE CASE TOOLS AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOOLS (ICSCTPMT) EGYPT

• Date: Dec 14-15, 2020
• Location: Cairo, Egypt
• Price range: $280–$550/€250–€500

PMI LITHUANIA CONFERENCE

• Date: N/A
• Location: Vilnius, Lithuania
• Price range: N/A

APM WOMEN IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• Date: N/A
• Location: N/A
• Price range: N/A

DUBAI INTERNATIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT FORUM

• Date: N/A
• Location: N/A
• Price range: N/A

PMI AUSTRALIA CONFERENCE (PMIAC)

• Date: N/A
• Location: N/A
• Price range: N/A

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