ASME
The Society is a corporation, organized April 7, 1880, and chartered under the laws of the State of New York. The purposes of this Society are to:
• Promote the art, science and practice of mechanical and multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences to diverse communities throughout the world;
• Encourage original research;
• Foster engineering education;
• Advance the standards of engineering;
• Promote the exchange of information among engineers and others;
• Broaden the usefulness of the engineering profession in cooperation with other engineering and technical societies; and
• Promote a high level of ethical practice.
In all professional and business relations the members of the Society shall be governed by the Code of Ethics as noted in the Society Policies.
The Society may approve or adopt any report, standard, code, recommended practice, or related conformity assessment program but shall forbid and oppose the use of its name and proprietary symbols in any commercial work or business, except to indicate conformity with its standards or recommended practice.
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PMP
Demand professional certification. Today, there are approximately 60,000 PMPs worldwide. That number is projected to grow to 100,000 by the end of 2005. This may seem like a very large number. However, when you compare it to the 16 million professionals actively employed in project management today, it represents only a very small percentage.
The PMP credential signifies elite standing in the profession. PMPs typically command salaries 10 - 15% higher than non-certified project managers. PMPs are held to high ethical standards and must demonstrate continuing commitment to their profession. The PMP credential signifies a demonstrated adequate baseline knowledge and experience level to practice modern project management within the profession.
IPMA
In 1965 the Association started as a discussion group of managers of international projects. The first international Congress was held 1967 in Vienna with participants from 30 different countries. Since that time INTERNET (which was the name of the organization until 1994) has developed steadily and is now the prime international promoter of project management. A most significant IPMA characteristic is the parallel development of associated national societies that serve the specific development needs of each country in its national language. IPMA has thus emerged as an international network of national project management societies.