This is a vibrant community in the IT field

3. ITtoolbox

This is a vibrant community in the IT field, which is the focus of the site. There is constant activity here on subjects such as PMP and CAPM certification and earning PDUs. There are also interesting conversation threads in areas such as program management, project portfolio management, business  Miu Miu Sunglasses,  analysis certification, ITIL, project management career issues, practical problems solving, soft skills, and more.

4. Social Networking sites such as hubpages, squidoo, facebook, and many more

Social networking sites are places that people congregate, and they tend to gravitate to those with common interests. You can find and start your own pages and groups. Go Bvlgari Sunglasses,check these out and type in keywords of interest and see what you find.

5. PMI chapters

These are an old standby, but still very effective. In my experience, meetings are very well attended, and topics interesting and instructive. A benefit is that you can earn PDUs for attending, and that surely helps keep attendance high. But there is nothing like meeting local professionals in person, and giving it your full presence and attention for a little while.

6. Call groups

Many groups have arisen the past few years that have periodic networking phone calls, combined with an online presence. One such group is PM Lessons Learned. - pmlessonslearned.com.

7. Gantthead

There are many sub-communities that have constant conversations on such topics related to project management in telecommunications, project portfolio management, certification, tools, and much more. Average community size is in the hundreds. There are not only opportunities to network on common interests and collaborate with others to solve some of your problems, but also to build an online network by connecting with individuals, as with linked in below.

8. Linked in

This has been around for a while, but seems to have experienced a resurgence recently. While professionals have for some time been able to connect and build a network online, the emergence of special interest groups, such as project management, has facilitated broadening networks much faster than cheap designer sunglasses,simply getting to know others through those who already know you. At this time, you cannot search for groups, but can review the list of existing groups to see if any are of interest.

The interesting thing about all of this is that it is mostly virtual! A few years ago, most PM networking would surely be more oriented toward in-person events and meetings. Today, however, the opportunity to develop strong and vibrant relationships across the web is a very exciting and powerful development.