Volume IX - Issue V - May 2007
Future PM Events
Registration Still Open for EVM World 2007 Conference The College of Performance Management (CPM) of the Project Management Institute (PMI®) has announced that registration is now open for the PMI-CPM’s 23rd Annual International Conference – May 9-11, 2007 at the Hilton, Clearwater Beach Resort in Florida, USA. This annual conference is one of the world’s leading events with a focus on Earned Value Management (EVM)  Additional information on opportunities for project management experts and professionals worldwide to participate are summarized below: Professional Education Training Seminar: Training Seminars are part of the Professional Education Program of PMI-CPM. Seminars include principles of Project Management, Schedule Management, Earned Value Management, EV Metrics and Analysis, Technical Management and Project Management Integration. Contact Frank Anbari. Practice Symposia: Lessons learned and best practices on the implementation of Earned Value Management, updates on recent developments, and integrating EVM with other management techniques. Contact Ray Stratton . Workshops: Workshops provide a forum to introduce and develop new and emerging practices and techniques to improve program management using EVM. Objectives are to identify potential solutions. Workshops are not intended to provide training or instruction on EVM. Contact Joe Houser. Tools Track: Tools Track covers the range of commercially available, world-class, performance management tools from earned value tracking to scheduling to reporting. Contact Efrain Pacheco.  CPM Members For General Conference Information, visit college@pmi-cpm.org or telephone +1 703.370.7885. The EVM World 2007 Conference Program Manager is Susan Wood, PMI-CPM Vice President for Conferences and Events. The College of Performance Management (CPM) is a knowledge-based component of the Project Management Institute (PMI®), the world’s premier professional organization for project management professionals. CPM was originally established as the Performance Management Association, but became the first college of PMI in 1999. The PMI-CPM an international, non-profit professional organization dedicated to the disciplines of project management and performance measurement. The PMI-CPM assists the earned value professional and project manager in professional growth and promotes the application of earned value management. PMI’s CPM is a growing body of professionals dedicated to managing projects on time and on budget. Additional information can be found at www.pmi-cpm.org/pages/home/index.html.
University of Dallas & True Solutions Sponsors The University of Dallas and True Solutions, Inc. have announced a new program to foster communication and interchange in project management in North Texas. The two organizations have teamed up to produce the “Project Management Lunch Series”, a series of lunchtime project management presentations and seminars. The first event was held on January 26, 2007. The lunchtime presentations are held at the University of Dallas’ Center for Professional Development, 2301 Ohio Drive in Plano, Texas. They are intended for project managers who are actively performing project management in some capacity, students in professional development programs and other individuals who are interested in learning about project management. Project Management Professionals (PMP’s) who want to interact with their peers, share ideas, or learn new information about specialized areas of project management are also welcome to attend and encouraged to participate as contributors. Future events in The Project Management Lunch Series are scheduled for: 
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: 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.
 True Solutions, Inc. (TSI) is a global provider of outsourced project management services, staff augmentation and project management training. The company is a Global Registered Education Provider as recognized by The Project Management Institute (PMI). The company is based in Dallas, Texas and has offices in Atlanta, Europe, Australia and India. It is a supplier to a number of Fortune 100 companies, educational institutions and government agencies. The company was founded in 1999 by Wes Balakian, who currently serves as president and CEO. TSI may be visited on the Internet at www.true-solution.com.
Registration Continues for PMI Global Congress 2007 -  Registration continues for the PMI Global Congress 2007 – EMEA (Europe Middle East Africa), scheduled to be held in Budapest, Hungary during 14-16 May 2007. The congress theme will be “From Contact to Completion —The Well Rounded Project Manager”.
 PMI’s 2007 EMEA Congress Project Action Team includes: Alfonso Bucero, Zolton Czibok, Herbert Gonder, Robert Hierholtz, Isabelle Levavasseur, and Thomas Zimmermann. Alfonso Bucero, pictured at right, is also an International Correspondent for PMForum.org in Spain. For more information, visit the congress website at http://congresses.pmi.org/EMEA2007/.  According to Wikipedia, Budapest is the capital city of Hungary and the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial and transportation centre. Budapest has approximately 1.7 million inhabitants and is the ninth largest city in the European Union. Budapest became a single city occupying both banks of the Danube River with the amalgamation on 17 November 1873 of right-bank (west) Buda and Óbuda (Old Buda) together with Pest on the left (east) bank or the river. More information about Budapest can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest. Four PMI Global Congresses are held each year, in the Asia Pacific region, in the 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 220,000+ 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.
Lech Walesa to Keynote June IPMA Congress in Poland
 Lech Walesa, legendary leader of the Solidarity Trade Union, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate in 1983, and President of Poland during 1990-1995, has been announced as the featured keynote speaker to open the 21st IPMA World Congress on June 18, 2007 in Cracow, Poland. He will speak on the “Management of the Peaceful Revolution – Poland’s largest, most difficult and most successful project.” According to IPMA President Veikko Valila, “Lech Walesa is one of the most famous and most motivating leaders in the world. Project managers everywhere can learn from his attitude and experiences. We are excited to have such a globally recognized figure open our congress this year.” Scheduled for 18-20 June 2007 in Cracow, Poland, IPMA’s 21st annual world congress on project management will have the theme “Project Management: Essential Reality for Business and Government”. Organizers of the congress are the International Project Management Association (IPMA) and the Stowarzyszenie Project Management Association Poland (www.spmp.org.pl). The Chairman of the Congress is Mr. Stanis?aw Sroka. Other keynote speakers at the 21st IPMA World Congress will include: Professor Roland Gareis (Austria) Main streams for the conference will include the following topic areas:
Each stream will include professional paper presentations, lectures and discussions. For registration, schedule and other information, visit the conference website at www.ipma2007.com/.  Founded in 1967 and registered in Switzerland, the International Project Management Association (IPMA) is the world’s oldest project management professional organization. IPMA is an international network of national PM societies that serve the specific development needs of each country in its national language. IPMA provides an umbrella organization to represent them at the international level. IPMA is a global organization with over 40 national representative societies in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. The local bodies promote project management professionalism on the specific cultural requirements across all types of projects. IPMA’s internationally acclaimed 4 Level Project Management Certification Programme continues to grow dramatically, with over 50.000 professionals having now achieved IPMA Certification. The IPMA annually presents project management awards to teams that achieve great feats in project management. IPMA maintains its continuous presence in the global PM arena through its regular hosting of International Symposia, Expert Seminars and its Annual World Congress. The president of IPMA for 2007 is Veikko Velila. Additional information is available at http://www.ipma.ch/Pages/IPMA.aspx
Major Events Set for June IPMA World Congress in Poland The International Project Management Association (IPMA) has announced the final plans for major activities and events for the 21st Global Congress on Project Management, scheduled to occur in Cracow, Poland during June 18-20, 2007, as follows:  International Project Excellence Awards The IPMA annually presents International Project Excellence Award to project management teams that achieve, and can prove, great feats in project management. This year’s awards will be presented in Cracow with ceremony and fanfare to deserving teams. Project Excellence Award Polska Following IPMA members - national Project Management associations in Germany and Austria, for the first time Polish PM association - SPMP - organizes the Polish national award: Project Excellence Award Polska.  Keynote Speeches Special Guest: President Lech Walesa Legendary Leader of Solidarity Trade Union, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 1983, President of Poland 1990-1995, Other featured guest speakers will include leading experts in project management: Prof. Roland Gareis (Austria), Dr Ing Juergen Schloss (Germany), Mr Antii Heinonen (Finland), Prof. Rodney Turner (UK), Prof. Peter Morris (UK). Young Crew Workshop The Young Crew Workshop aims at providing opportunities to students, postgraduates and young professionals from different countries to meet and share cultural and PM experiences. Graduate and undergraduate students are welcome.  IPMA Nation to Nation Forum (IN2F) The whole world is a family. This meet will be an opportunity to share ideas and experience in the field of managing projects to create a sustainable and prosperous globe. This is an exciting new feature to be introduced in Cracow. IPMA Workshop for Member Associations As part of the IPMA Nation2Nation Forum [IN2F] events at the IPMA 2007 Congress in Cracow, a workshop for representatives of IPMA member associations will occur. Global Panel Discussions Project Management for business advantage, Project Management in Public Sector, Project Management in Research Programs. These panels will feature executives and leading project management experts and should not be missed. Gala Dinner A Gala Dinner for delegates, guests and IPMA leaders will take place in the Royal Castle in Niepolomice. This banquet will cap the annual IPMA World Congress, with special speeches, networking and social features – each year a major highlight and showcase for the congress organizers and delegates alike. For registration, schedule and other information, visit the conference website at www.ipma2007.com/.
 Founded in 1967 and registered in Switzerland, the International Project Management Association (IPMA) is the world’s oldest project management professional organization. IPMA is an international network of national PM societies that serve the specific development needs of each country in its national language. IPMA provides an umbrella organization to represent them at the international level. IPMA is a global organization with over 40 national representative societies in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. The local bodies promote project management professionalism on the specific cultural requirements across all types of projects. IPMA’s internationally acclaimed 4 Level Project Management Certification Programme continues to grow dramatically, with over 50.000 professionals having now achieved IPMA Certification. The IPMA annually presents project management awards to teams that achieve great feats in project management. IPMA maintains its continuous presence in the global PM arena through its regular hosting of International Symposia, Expert Seminars and its Annual World Congress. The president of IPMA for 2007 is Veikko Velila. Additional information is available at www.ipma.ch. Inaugural CIO Conference in Breckenridge, Colorado USA Moving Mountains in a Flat World! Are you ready for a select conference designed to improve CIO excellence? Join an elite group of 75 chief information officers (CIOs) for roundtable discussions, experience sharing, and networking activities designed to address the emerging concerns of today’s CIO. These are enticements offered by CIO International, which will host an inaugural CIO conference in Breckenridge, Colorado, USA in September.  The conference will focus on the changing global business climate and concepts popularized by journalist Thomas Friedman in his book “The World is Flat”. The three day CIO event will be held September 10 - 12, 2007 in beautiful Breckenridge, Colorado, USA, a mountaintop setting renowned for breathing fresh life into old thinking, an ideal backdrop for discussions about how emerging global trends affect business. According to CIO International, “we have rewritten the rules on executive conferences -- gone are the days when one spends three ‘out-of-office’ days returning with loose nuggets ofdisconnected information. This conference will be different and will enable CIOs to leverage traditional thinking with that of their peers, and to take back ideas for conquering real business and technical challenges.” Information Communications and Technology (ICT) experts lined up to present at the CIO International conference include: Dr. Bill Curtis, one of the originators of the Software Engineering Institute’s Capability Maturity Model (CMM®); Carol Dekkers, PMP, P.Eng.; Thomas C. Staab, MS; and Dr. Rebecca Staton-Reinstein. To encourage networking and knowledge transfer, all presenters will stay on-site for the duration of the conference. Social events are planned to maximize networking opportunities through a relaxed, environmentally friendly atmosphere against the backdrop of the magnificent Rocky Mountains. According to the conference information, the focus will be on participation, knowledge sharing and creative problem solving. The conference is planned to be a gathering of CIOs for and by CIOs. Accommodations are available at the conference venue, the beautiful Mountain Thunder Lodge, boasting luxurious and elegant all-condominium-suites nestled in a quiet forest, in the heart of Breckenridge. Additional information can be found at www.ciointernational.com.
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