The conference panel invites executives, project managers and PM professionals to take part in developing the national and international project management agenda by contributing a presentation to the conference. This will be an interactive forum bringing together project management professionals and decision makers across the public and private sectors

If you would like the chance to join the project management debate as a speaker at the APM Project Management Conference, then submit an outline of your presentation to the Conference panel. The outline should be no more than 250 words and submitted in PDF, Word, or Power Point format. Actual presentation slots will be 20 minutes long with an extra 10 minutes for questions, answers and debate. The deadline for papers is 30th April 2008; send your outline to conference@apm.org.uk.

Full details about the conference can be found at www.apm.org.uk/conference.asp. For further information about speaking, attending or exhibiting at the event, contact conference@apm.org.uk

The conference is for professionals who want continuing education on how to manage projects, stay current on the latest management and communication tools and technology, and develop “soft skills” in areas such as leadership, conflict management, contract and workplace negotiation skills, etc.
Breakout sessions will be 60 or 75 minutes long (mornings), hands-on workshops will be 2 or 4 hours long (afternoons). Longer sessions can be split over two times slots (part I and part II).
Speakers can attend the full three days of the conference. If your organization is unable to cover your travel expenses, the conference can reimburse a limited number of speakers for travel expenses (airfare and two nights at the conference hotel). If travel costs are covered by the conference, the speaker will be required to present two sessions.
If interested in presenting, please email the following:

• A short description of session(s) or workshop(s) you would like to present

• A brief bio, including a list of other conferences at which you have spoken

• Estimated travel costs

Speaker slots are limited and more proposals are anticipated than will be accepted, so do not spend too much time on the initial proposal—just a summary (a paragraph and a few bullets) to start. Speakers whose topics make the “short list” will be asked to provide a more detailed proposal.

Presentations on any of the following topics are invited:

• Project Management

• Program Management

• Portfolio Management

• Earned Value Management

• Government/Military Project Management

• Construction Project Management

• IT Project Management

• Leadership

• Tools and Technology

• Managing Global Information

• Career and Management Skills

• And other topics

Deadline for proposal submission: Friday, April 18, 2008. Submit proposals via email to: pdshi@pmi-honoluluchapter.org. For more information, please contact PMI Honolulu via email at pdshi@pmi-honoluluchapter.org or visit http://www.pmi-honoluluchapter.org/. “Mahalo!” and looking forward to seeing you in November!

The Project Management Institute (PMI®) is the leading professional organization for project management professionals worldwide. Founded in 1997 and with over 300 members, the PMI® Honolulu Chapter is a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of project management practices and standards worldwide and the development of the project management profession. As a nonprofit professional organization, PMI Honolulu does not provide honoraria for presenters. However, the PMI Honolulu Chapter may opt to reimburse a portion of estimated travel costs (i.e. airfare, hotel) if your organization is unable to cover your travel expenses. More information about the chapter can be found at the website http://www.pmi-honoluluchapter.org

LavaCon® is a conference on Advanced Technical Communication and Project Management. The 2008 Professional Development Summit in Honolulu is their sixth annual conference. More information about the LavaCon conferences can be found atwww.lavacon.org.