PSPMI Professional Development Days and Career Fair: Be the Transformation
About this Event
Puget Sound PMI Professional Development Days and Career Fair 2026
Friday, October 9 and Saturday, October 10, 2026
Seattle University, Pigott Building | 901 12th Avenue, Seattle
14 PDUs * 3 Keynote Speakers * 30+ Sessions over 2 days
Be the Transformation
Get ready to dive into an exciting in-person event designed for project pros like you! Join us at the Puget Sound PMI Professional Development Days 2026 and discover fresh ways to lead, innovate, and be the transformation in your projects and teams. Connect, learn, and grow with fellow enthusiasts in a fun, engaging environment. Don’t miss out on this chance to level up your skills and expand your network! Reduced pricing for PMI members and members of other professional organiations. Register here
Three keynote speakers. More than thirty concurrent sessions across six tracks. A two day Career Fair with employer tables, resume review, and mentorship. The first ever College Project Management Bowl. Friday evening reception. PDD 2026 brings the region's project professionals together for a weekend built on one idea: transformation is something you lead, not something that happens to you.
Meet Your 2026 Keynote Speakers
FRIDAY OPENING PLENARY | 9:00 AM
Rebecca P. Murray
Be the Transformation
Rebecca opens the conference with the address that gives PDD 2026 its name. Her keynote is about the courage transformation actually demands of the people asked to deliver it, the conversations most of us work hard to avoid, and the habits that turn a project leader into someone an organization changes course for. Expect a session that is candid, energetic, and useful the moment you get back to your desk.
SATURDAY MORNING KEYNOTE | 9:00 AM
Jake Hammock
Chief Information Security Officer and Assistant Chief Technology Officer, City of Seattle
Be the Transformation: Why Project Leaders Matter More in the Age of AI
Jake leads technology and security for one of the largest municipal governments in the Pacific Northwest. His keynote takes on the question every practitioner in the room is already asking, which is what artificial intelligence does to the project profession. His answer, drawn from delivering change inside a complex public institution, is that judgment, accountability, and the ability to carry people through uncertainty become more valuable as the tooling gets faster, not less.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON KEYNOTE | 1:00 PM
Bill Dow
ITS PMO Director, University of Washington
From PMO to AI Powered Transformation Office
Bill is a longtime author and practitioner in the project management office space and runs the ITS PMO at the University of Washington. His keynote is the operational companion to the morning: what actually changes inside a PMO when artificial intelligence enters the portfolio, which functions genuinely benefit and which do not, and how a traditional PMO earns its place as a transformation office rather than a reporting function.
Each keynote runs sixty five minutes: a brief introduction, a forty five minute address, and fifteen minutes of audience questions.
INCLUDED WITH EVERY REGISTRATION
The PDD 2026 Career Fair
The Career Fair runs in the PACCAR Atrium across both Friday and Saturday, and it costs nothing beyond your conference registration. Whether you are actively searching, quietly looking, or simply want to know what the regional market is paying for your skills, this is the room to be in.
Employer Tables
Regional employers hiring project professionals, on site across both days. Bring questions, leave with names.
Resume Review
Sit down with a reviewer who reads project management resumes for a living and walk out with specific edits.
Mentorship
Meet chapter mentors face to face, run by our Mentorship program. A good place to start a relationship that outlasts the weekend.
Military Connected Career Services
Dedicated support from our Military Outreach team for active duty, veteran, and military connected attendees translating service experience into project roles.
Professional Headshots
A photo booth is open on both days, so your LinkedIn profile can stop using the cropped wedding photo.
Early Career and Career Transition Meetup
One of six facilitated meetups that close Saturday, for candid group conversation about breaking in, switching lanes, and what the market is actually paying.
When the Career Fair is open
Friday, October 9: 1:00 PM through the evening reception, closing at 7:00 PM
Saturday, October 10: 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM
What Your Registration Includes
- Up to 14 PDUs across both days
- Three keynote addresses from leaders in transformation, public sector technology, and PMO practice
- More than thirty concurrent sessions across six tracks: PM and CAPM Foundations, AI and Digital Transformation, Leadership and Career Development, PMO and Portfolio Governance, Agile and Project Execution, and Change Management and Organizational Development
- Session formats built for how you actually learn, including ninety minute workshops, sixty minute breakouts, panels, and forty minute Community of Practice meetups
- Full access to the two day Career Fair, including employer tables, resume review, mentorship info, professional headshots, and dedicated services for military connected attendees
- The inaugural College Project Management Bowl, a live case competition among regional student teams
- Breakfast and lunch on both days, plus reception on Friday evening
Registration Pricing
$225.00 PMI Member
$275.00 after 11:59 am October 2
$175.00 Earlybird rate before August 31
$300.00 Partner Organization Member
$350.00 after 11:59 pm October 2
$250.00 Earlybird rate before August 31
$350.00 General Public
$400.00 after 11:59 pm October 2
$300.00 Earlybird rate before August 31
$168.75 Military PMI Member
$218.75 after 11:59 pm October 2
$118.75 Earlybird rate before August 31
$225.00 Military Partner Organization Member
$275.00 after 11:59 pm October 2
$175.00 Earlybird rate before August 31
$262.50 Military General Public
$312.50 after 11:59 pm October 2
$212.50 Earlybird rate before August 31
$100.00 Student Ticket (for October 9th only)
$150.00 after 11:59 pm October 2
$50.00 Earlybird rate before August 31
$150.00 Student Two Day Conference Ticket
$200.00 after 11:59 pm October 2
$100.00 Earlybird rate before August 31
Military Discount
Active duty, veteran, and military connected attendees receive 25 percent off any registration tier. Select the corresponding military ticket type at checkout and the discount applies automatically.
October 9th
🕑: 08:00 AM - 07:00 PM
October 9 - Opening plenary, breakout sessions, tCollege PM Bowl & reception
Info: Friday, October 9
Opening plenary, breakout sessions, the College PM Bowl, and the evening reception.
8:00 AM Registration opens, coffee and networking
8:30 AM Welcome and opening remarks
9:00 AM Opening Plenary Keynote: Rebecca P. Murray, Be the Transformation
10:15 AM Morning session block, six concurrent sessions
12:00 PM Lunch and networking, with two early breakout sessions running alongside
1:00 PM Career Fair and sponsor exhibition open
2:15 PM Breakout Block 1, five concurrent sessions, with College PM Bowl preliminary rounds running in parallel
3:45 PM Breakout Block 2, five concurrent sessions, with the College PM Bowl final round running in parallel
5:30 PM College PM Bowl winner announced
5:30 PM Evening reception with sponsors, speakers, employers, and fellow attendees
October 10th
🕑: 08:30 AM - 06:00 AM
October 10th
Info: 7:00 AM Registration opens, breakfast and networking; Career Fair and exhibitor tables open
8:30 AM Welcome and opening ceremony
9:00 AM Morning Keynote: Jake Hammock, Why Project Leaders Matter More in the Age of AI
10:20 AM Session Block 1, seven concurrent sessions, including two workshops; PMO Roundtable, Session 1
12:00 PM Lunch and networking
1:00 PM Afternoon Keynote: Bill Dow, From PMO to AI Powered Transformation Office
2:00 PM Session Block 2, seven concurrent sessions; PMO Roundtable, Session 2
3:15 PM Session Block 3, seven concurrent sessions
4:00 PM Career Fair closes
4:20 PM Community of Practice meetups, six facilitated rooms. The day closes on conversation rather than a lecture: bring your takeaways and work through them with people who do what you do. Rooms cover AI, PMO and Portfolio Management, Agile, Government and Public Sector, Consultants and Independent Practitioners, and Early Career and Career Transition.
5:15 PM Awards, raffles, and recognition
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 0.00 to USD 375.32
