The Call for Papers has been extended to 15 May for the 1st UTD Project Management Symposium, to be held during 6-7 August 2007 in Plano, Texas, USA. The conference is being sponsored by the Graduate Program in Project Management in the School of Management’s Executive Education Center at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), in cooperation with the Dallas Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI®) and PMForum, Inc. Preliminary Symposium information can now be found at http://som.utdallas.edu/project/executive-symp.htm

According to Jim Joiner, Director of UTD’s graduate program in project management, “We have now formed a team at UTD for this conference, the facilities are reserved, and we’re starting to line up keynote speakers. This will be a good opportunity to have a positive impact on organizations and industries in North Texas, and to expand the presence and visibility of project management in this area.”

The 2 Day Project Management conference will focus on topics important to organizations, industries and the economy of North Texas. Proposed Tracks include the following:

Track 1 – PM for Nanotechnology & Semiconductor Development
Track 2 – Project, Program & Portfolio Management
Track 3 – Agile Project Management
Track 4 – PM for Medical & Healthcare Projects
Track 5 – Big PM: Management of large technology Projects
Track 6 – Micro PM: Management of smaller projects
Track 7 – The Role of PM for Corporate Governance (what executives, directors & shareholders should know)

Abstract Guidelines

Abstracts should be emailed tojxa051000@utdallas.edu no later than 15 April 2007, with the following information:

• Title of paper, author and organizational affiliation
• Abstract of no more than 250 words
• Summary bio of author or co-authors
• Preferred track for the paper

Authors will receive a 40% discount and are expected to enroll, attend and present the paper in a formal presentation. Papers shall not have been previously published.

Both the PMI Dallas Chapter and the UTD’s executive education program in the school of management are registered education providers with the Project Management Institute (PMI®), so a significant number of Professional Development Units (PDUs) will be available for attendees and presenters.

The Symposium will be held at the Plano Center in Plano, Texas. Other Conference Features will include an Opening Ceremony with Keynote Speakers on Monday morning; a Monday evening reception for attendees, speakers and vendors; a Closing Panel of keynote speakers on “The Future of Project Management”; and a vendor exhibition for the entire two days.

Key Dates

15 April 2007 – Abstracts Due
15 May 2007 – Papers selected
30 June 2007 – Full papers due

Registration fees are expected to be: full registration $399; early bird rate $350; early rate for PMI members and UTD students $300; paper presenters $240. Additional information, visit http://som.utdallas.edu/project/project-events.htm or contact jxa051000@utdallas.edu.

 

UTD’s Project Management Program provides application-oriented education for professionals with significant project, program or general management responsibilities. Established in the Executive Education center in UTD’s School of Management, students have the option of earning a Certificate in Project Management, a Master of Science degree with an emphasis in project management, or a Master of Business Administration degree with project management emphasis.

The UTD PM program, originally developed in 1997, is accredited by the Project Management Institute (PMI®) and is registered with the PMI Registered Education Provider Program (PMI R.E.P.). The program is taught by world-class faculty with a blend of industrial project management, consulting and teaching experience. UTD’s PM Program in delivered both on campus and online, and attracts students from across the United States and around the world. For more information, visit http://som.utdallas.edu/project/.

CBP Summit: Strategy & Projects, June 27-29, Hyatt Regency Scottsdale This CBP Summit will be an opportunity for senior-level portfolio, program, project and strategy management executives to examine and debate the most critical issues their organizations are facing today. Participants will discover cutting-edge best practices and lessons learned in managing strategy and projects - integrating strategy, portfolio, program, project and performance management - from management thought leaders and knowledgeable senior practitioners.
Presentations on the following topics are sought:

CBP Benchmarking Forum: IT Project Management, Sept. 17-19, Bellagio Las Vegas This CBP Benchmarking Forum will provide senior IT project practitioners with a participative learning environment to exchange key success factors and core best practices, brainstorm new approaches to overcome the challenges of managing effectively in a project environment, and build a network for ongoing discussion and future problem-solving. The forum involves a high degree of attendee participation. Participants will have the opportunity to provide feedback to case presenters, participate in breakout group discussions, and give reports back to the group at-large.

Presentations on the following topics are sought:

• Agile Project Management
• Measuring IT Performance
• IT Process Management (ITIL, CMMI, PMBOK)
• Enterprise Risk Management
• Integrating Asset, Project, and Portfolio Management

CBP Benchmarking Forum: Government Project Management, Nov. 7-9, Caribe Royale, Orlando This CBP Benchmarking Forum will provide senior government project practitioners with a participative learning environment to exchange key success factors and core best practices, brainstorm new approaches to overcome the challenges of managing effectively in a project environment, and build a network for ongoing discussion and future problem- solving. The forum involves a high degree of attendee participation. Participants will have the opportunity to provide feedback to case presenters, participate in breakout group discussions, and give reports back to the group at-large.

Presentations on the following topics are sought:

• March 30, 2007
• May 18, 2007
• July 20, 2007
• September 14, 2007
• November 9, 2007

UD/TSI is seeking qualified contributors for this event. Each contributor must be a PMP certified Project Manager or a PGmP certified Program Manager. Each presentation should be planned for one hour and should be on a current, important or unique project management subject. Specialized project management subjects are acceptable and encouraged.

What is in it for the Contributors? Contributors can earn valuable Professional Development Units for creating and presenting a formal presentation on project management. And, each contributor also gets the opportunity to talk about their views or specialties in project management and the opportunity to interact with their peers.

How to submit your Proposal to be a Contributor: Only a select few individuals will be chosen to contribute to the UD/TSI Project Management Lunch Series. We encourage each potential contributor to provide the best description available of their proposed presentation.

For more information or to submit a proposal, please go to:
http://www.true-solution.com/cms_pages/Call4contributors.html

The University of Dallas (UD), known as "the Catholic university for independent thinkers," is a private, Catholic co-educational liberal arts university dedicated to the pursuit of wisdom, truth, and virtue as the proper and primary goals of education. Founded in 1957, the University of Dallas received its Phi Beta Kappa charter when the school was just 32 years old, the youngest college or university in the 20th century to be so honored.