Newswise — PMI Healthcare SIG, a non-profit organization for project managers in the healthcare sector, and MeetingOne Corp., a provider of audio and web conferencing services, today announced a strategic partnership to expand project managers' virtual meeting capabilities.

Provisions of the partnership include service discounts for all PMI Healthcare SIG members.

"The partnership with MeetingOne will prove to be a very useful instrument in the PMI Healthcare SIG's ongoing efforts to conduct business and educational programs throughout the world, among our developing LIGs (local interest groups) and PMI members as a whole," according to Brian Doby, vice president of the PMI Healthcare SIG board of directors.

According to Pascal Lenoir, MeetingOne CEO, "MeetingOne is pleased to provide audio and web conferencing services and solutions to PMI Healthcare SIG and its members. With MeetingOne, PMI Healthcare SIG will be able to effectively streamline its daily audio conference calls while making its web-based events more robust."

Headquartered in Denver since 1999, MeetingOne also has a presence in European markets with sales offices and operations in Brussels, Belgium, and Montpellier, France.

Chartered by the Project Management Institute in August 2003, the PMI Healthcare SIG has grown to more than 560 members in 23 countries as of this week. Primary services include healthcare specific education & training, Local Interest Groups (LIGs), tools for project managers and networking opportunities for healthcare project managers across the globe.

For information on the PMI Healthcare SIG visit http://www.pmihealthcare.org