The Project Management Institute (PMI®) has announced that the Latin American Global Congress 2008 will be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil in August 2008. Traditionally, this congress was held every year on the month of November. This change of dates leads to a change on dates for presentation proposals.

Four PMI Global Congresses are held each year, in the Asia Pacific region, Europe-Middle East-Africa (EMEA) region, in North America and in Latin America. PMI Global Congresses are often the largest project management related events in the world and include educational seminars, tracks of professional paper presentations, vendor exhibitions, networking and social events, and professional meetings. PMI also conducts regional leadership meetings in connection with each Global Congress, at which leaders of PMI components, committees and operations staff meet on PMI business. For more information about PMI Global Congresses, visit: http://congresses.pmi.org.

With nearly 250,000 members in over 150 countries, the Project Management Institute (PMI) is the world’s largest and best known project management professional society. PMI is actively engaged in advocacy for the PM profession, setting standards, conducting research and providing access to a wide variety of information and resources. PMI also promotes career and professional development and offers certification, networking and community involvement opportunities. PMI was founded in the USA in 1969, but is now a global organization with members, chapters and offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.pmi.org

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El Project Management Institute (PMI) ha anunciado que el Congreso Global Latinoamericano del año 2008 se realizará en Sao Paulo, Brasil, en Agosto 2008. Tradicionalmente, este congreso se realizaba cada año en el mes de Noviembre. Este cambio en fechas lleva a un cambio en las fechas máximas para enviar propuestas de presentaciones.

Cuatro Global Congresses de PMI son realizados cada año, en la región Asia Pacífico, Europa-Medio Este-Africa (EMEA), Norteamérica y Latinoamérica. Los Global Congresses de PMI son usualmente los eventos con más concurrencia en torno al Project Management e incluyen seminarios educativos, presentaciones profesionales, exhibiciones de productos, oportunidad de relacionarse con colegas y eventos sociales. PMI también realiza reuniones regionales de líderes en ocasión de los Global Congresses , en las cuales los líderes de componentes, comités y staff operativo de PMI se reunen. Para más información sobre los Global Congresses de PMI visite:http://congresses.pmi.org.

Con más de 250,000 miembros en aproximadamente 150 países, el Project Management Institute (PMI) es la organización mas grande y reconocida de profesionales del Project Management. PMI está activamente dedicada a la difusión y crecimiento de la profesión del Project Management, definiendo estándares, investigando, y proveyendo acceso a una amplia variedad de información y recursos. PMI también promueve el desarrollo de las carreras profesionales, y ofrece certificaciones, redes de contactos y oportunidades para participación en comunidades de profesionales. PMI fue fundada en 1969 en Estados Unidos, pero es ahora una organización global con miembros, capítulos y oficinas por todo el mundo. Para más información sobre PMI visite www.pmi.org

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Project Management Association of Japan (PMAJ) has announced the “International Project & Program Management Symposium Tokyo 2008 – in pursuit of organizational project management value” – to be held in Tokyo, Japan in March 2008.

This international project management symposium will be the second to be hosted by PMAJ following the International Project Management Congress Tokyo 2001 (IPMC 2001) in 2001, and will celebrate the 10th anniversary of Japan’s foundation of the professional project management society. The symposium will focus on the following topics, among others:

• New domains of project management, including program management and portfolio management
• Organizational pursuit of project management value and governance
• Major project cases
• Building the future of project management

The symposium will challenge to prove “project management as new economic infrastructure and a driver for social development and transformation”. The symposium is being organized in collaboration with leaders of the global project management community and will be supported by major Japanese corporations and agencies promoting project management.

The symposium will be conducted on Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th March 2008 at Tower Hall, Funabori, Tokyo, Japan. Approximately 400 delegates are expected from 20 or more countries. The sponsoring organization is PMAJ, with full support expected from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and The Engineering Advancement Association of Japan, plus five to 10 other public organizations. The Symposium Project Director is Dr. Hiroshi Tanaka, President, PMAJ; the symposium project manager is Mr. Tetsuhiro Yamane, Vice President, PMAJ.

PMAJ is the National Project Management Association of Japan, born in 2005 thorough the integration of two project management bodies, Japan Project Management Forum (JPMF – pioneer of Japan’s project management society) and Project Management Professionals Certification Center (PMCC). PMAJ has 3,000 individual and 110 corporate members from all branches of the Japanese industry and governmental agencies. PMAJ offers its own standard “The Guidebook of Project and Program Management for Enterprise Innovation – P2M” and P2M based certification system. For more information, visit http://www.pmaj.or.jp/.

The 5th International Rebuild Iraq Exhibition will be held during 5-8 May 2008 at the Amman Exhibitions Park in Amman, Jordan.

Project Rebuild Iraq 2008: The 5th International Rebuild Iraq Exhibition is being billed as “Your Gateway to a Reconstruction market worth more than $100 Billion Dollars.”

Project Rebuild Iraq 2008 will be a high-profile event showcasing one of the most ambitious, investment-opportunity-laden reconstruction undertakings of our era. It's going to be the biggest, most comprehensive Iraq reconstruction event ever held. If you are a construction sector player eyeing the Iraq reconstruction market, looking for a well-timed point of entry, seeking to gain maximum exposure and brand consolidation for your projects, or simply looking for potentially-rewarding business contacts, then Project Rebuild Iraq 2008 is the show for you. And if you're already active in Iraq's thriving reconstruction market, then Project Rebuild Iraq 2008 is going to immeasurably polish your profile.

Project Rebuild Iraq 2008 will set a new gold standard for Middle East exhibitions, drawing on the success of past IFP Group-organized Rebuild Iraq conferences. The show will be jointly organized by IFP Group, its Jordanian arm IFP Jordan, and the Riyadh Exhibitions Company. Over 25 years, they have organized more than 320 internationally-accredited trade shows across the Middle East. For more information, visit http://www.rebuild-iraq-expo.com/

PMForum will again team up with the University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) and the PMI Dallas Chapter to co-sponsor the 2nd Annual UTD Project Management Symposium, to be held 18-19 August 2008 in Plano, Texas, USA. The conference is being organized by the Graduate Program in Project Management in the School of Management’s Executive Education Center at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD).

According to James Joiner, Director of UTD’s graduate program in project management (pictured with David Pells of PMForum in 2007), “Our partnership with PMForum worked well for the 2007 symposium. Based on PMForum’s growing visibility around the world of project management, we expect them to shed even more light on our event this year.”

The 2-day symposium is expected to be one of the largest project management conferences in Texas in 2008. The 2008 UT Dallas PM Symposium will again focus on topics important to organizations, industries and the economy of North Texas.

Proposed topics include the following:

• Construction & Property Development PM

• Engineering Project Management

• Global Program & Project Management

• Management of Complex Programs & Projects

• Medical & Healthcare Project Management

• New Ideas & Emerging Trends in Project Management

• Program & Portfolio Project Management

• Project Management in Local Government

• Project Management on Energy, Oil & Gas Projects

• Project Management for New Product Development

• Program & Project Management Tools & Techniques

• Sports & Entertainment Projects (Cowboys, Mavs, Rangers, Stars & more)

• Telecommunications & Technology Project Management

• Transportation Infrastructure PM (trains, planes & automobiles)

In addition to traditional paper presentations by project management authors and experts, other conference events will include opening keynote speakers each day; a vendor exhibition and showcase; a Monday evening reception for attendees, speakers and sponsors; and a closing plenary session that will include either a panel of local executives or a well-known international speaker.

Key Dates include: Abstracts Due 10 February 2008; Full papers due 30 June 2008; onsite registration opens 4 August 2008. Exhibitors and sponsors should sign up immediately. Early registration will begin in mid-2008. For more information, contact Debbie Samac at Debbie@utdallas.edu.

Both UT Dallas and the Dallas PMI Chapter are Registered Education Providers with PMI, so attendees and presenters will receive a significant number of PDUs. Registration fees will be reasonably priced, with fees waived for accepted speakers.

The Graduate Program in Project Management at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) 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 can earn 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.

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

The PMI Dallas Chapter is a volunteer-based non-profit professional association dedicated to supporting the growth and development of project management practitioners, as well as building awareness of the project management discipline and its critical role in business and organizational success. One of the world’s largest components of the Project Management Institute (PMI®), the PMI Dallas Chapter has over 4,000 members from organizations throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area. To find out more about the Chapter and its service offerings, please visit www.pmidallas.org.

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