Berlin's Institute of Technology to host IRNOP IX
Reported by Miles Shepherd in London, UK
IRNOP – the International Research Network on Organising by Projects have announced that their biannual research conference for 2009 will be held in Berlin over the period 11 – 13 October.
The Berlin Institute of Technology will act as host and the Conference Chair is Prof Dr Hans-Georg Gemünden (pictured below left) , the renowned researcher and author of books and papers on a wide range of management topics related to project, programme and innovation.
The conference theme is ‘Organizing by Projects’ so the range of topics is likely to be wide indeed. The formal call for papers has not yet been made available publicly but the conference website is http://www.irnop2009.org/ where further details will be posted.
The IRNOP Project Research Conference aims to bi-annually gather scholars from all over the world who have a research interest in projects. Founded in 1993 as a loosely coupled network of researchers, IRNOP has developed from there, adding researchers in countries all over the world. The IRNOP network connects scholars with a background in business, economics, engineering and other fields, with a common interest in projects, project organizations and temporary systems. So far, IRNOP has organized eight conferences including Brighton, UK, in 2007 and Xi’an, PR China in 2006.
For further details, see http://www.irnop.org/
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23rd IPMA World Congress on Project Management
to be in Helsinki, Finland during June 2009
Reported live from the the IPMA World Congress in Rome
The 22nd IPMA World Congress on Project Management was held during 9-11 November 2008 in Rome, Italy. The 23rd IPMA World Congress will be held in Helsinki, Finland during June 15-17, 2009. The Helsinki congress team had a booth in the Exhibition at the Roma 2008 congress in Rome and was distributing information about next year’s world congress.
In addition, the closing ceremony on 11 November in Rome included a presentation about the Helsinki Congress by Jyry Louhisto, General Manager of Projektiyhdistys (Project Management Association Finland) and Program Director for the 2009 congress, along with a short video about Helsinki, Finland and the next congress.
(Photo: David Pells of PMForum with Jyry Louhisto of Projektiyhdistys at the 23rd IPMA World Congress promotional booth in Rome on 11 November.)
The theme for the 23rd IPMA World Congress on Project Management in Helsinki next year will be “Refresh Yourself – Project World 2.0.” According to the project brochure, “A next-step endeavor aimed at regenerating project professionalism and helping to move a valuable industry forward. A learning opportunity guided by leading thoughts. Designed to be attractive to management and leadership...” This should be an interesting and exciting event.
(photo at left: Jyry Louhisto and his team at their booth in the PM Exhibition in Rome)
The local host of the 23rd IPMA World Congress on Project Management in Helsinki will be Projektiyhdistys, Project Management Association Finland, based in Espoo, Finland. Projektiyhdistys is the national membership body for Finland in the International Project Management Association (IPMA). The general manager of Projekiyhdistys is Jyry Louhisto, who is also the project director for the 23rd IPMA World Congress in Finland.
For further information, visit www.pry.fi.
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 federation of more than 45 national PM societies in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. IPMA’s Annual World Congress is one of the largest and most important gatherings of project management authorities and leaders each year. The president of IPMA for 2008 is Veikko Valila; president-elect for 2009/10 is Brigitte Schaden. Additional information about IPMA is available at www.ipma.ch.
Reported live from Rome by David Pells and Nelson Soucek who were covering the IPMA World Congress for PMForum, along with a number of PMForum global advisors and international correspondents.
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P3O Conference Announced for March 2009 in Birmingham, UK
The 15th Conference for the Programme and Project Support Office Specialist Interest Group (PPSOSIG) will take place on Wednesday 18th March 2009. The conference theme is "P3O (Portfolio, Programmes and Project Office) - P3O Examined". What does it mean for your PPSO?
Guidance on how to implement a PMO, dozens of checklists on the services your PMO could offer, pointers on how to make your PMO more successful and insights into the different models of PMOs in existence are just some of the latest guidance from the UK’s Office of Government Commerce (OGC) in the form of Portfolio, Programme and Project Offices (P3O). So what will the new P3O guidance mean to your role, your PMO and your organisation?
Early Bird Rates: #140.00 (bring a boss #125.00 available with each early bird booking, one per booking) Early Bird Rates until 31/12/08 Wednesday 18th March 2009. Location: Aston University Conference, Birmingham, UK. Further information: www.ppsosig.co.uk
The PPSOSIG (Programme and Project Support Office Specialist Interest Group) is a not for profit organisation which is owned by its members. It is not aligned with any methodology or industry. Membership is free and open to anyone employed or interested in Programme and Project Support in any industry. Its aim and objectives are to provide a forum for PPSO professionals to meet and discuss matters of mutual importance. The PPSOSIG is run entirely by volunteers with years of experience within PPSOs. For more information please visit www.ppsosig.co.uk or contact Lindsay.scott@ppsosig.co.uk.
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Advice from the Front Lines - Business Boot Camp Announced for February 2009 BPUG Congress in UK
Managers facing challenging circumstances as they steer their organisations through the recession are invited to a 40 minute Business Boot Camp, taking place at the International Congress for Programme and Project Management on 10 February 2009.
Colonel Bob Stewart DSO – a former UN Commander and master military strategist - will kick off the event with this intensive training session. “I will provide delegates with a unique insight into business management and strategy, drawing upon lessons from real-life military scenarios,” Colonel Stewart says.
He will look at how business situations can be assessed using highly practical Intelligence techniques: “I’m going to show how to set realistic targets, providing the tools to ensure these targets are achieved within time and on budget. I’ll illustrate how military planning techniques can be applied as an invaluable aid to business decision-making.”
The Congress will represent an opportunity for delegates to gain insights into the latest news regarding the update of PRINCE2; the event will feature a broad programme of speakers from both the public and private sectors. The event will also provide excellent networking opportunities during the day and evening at its Gala Dinner. The 2009 International Congress on Programme and Project Management will take place on 10-11 February 2009 at the Radisson Edwardian Hotel, Heathrow, UK. A full conference pass costs £550 + VAT.
For further details and to register visit www.bpugcongress.com.
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PMForum Named Media Partner for 23rd IPMA World Congress
on Project Management in Finland
PMForum has been named a Media Partner for the 23rd IPMA World Congress to be held in Helsinki, Finland during June 15-17, 2009. The media partner agreement was signed during the PM Days Project Management Symposium in on 18 November 2008.
According to Jyry Louhisto, General Manager of Project Management Association Finland (PMAF) and Director for the 2009 congress, "We are very happy to have PMForum as our partner for the 2009 IPMA World Congress. They have provided good visibility for the last two IPMA congresses, so we plan to take advantage of their expertise, global network and well-known websites. We are preparing an exciting program and expect the 23rd IPMA World Congress to be the biggest project management event ever conducted in Finland."
(Photo: Jyry Louhisto of PMAF, IPMA President Veikko Välilä, and PMForum’s David Pells at PM Days event in Finland)
David Pells, PMForum’s Management Editor who was in Finland for the 2008 PM Days conference, stated, “We are pleased to continue our support of IPMA’s annual world congresses, and to be entering a new and exciting relationship with PMAF in Finland. Plans for the 2009 congress in Helsinki are well underway and I think it will be an exciting and ground breaking conference. I look forward to working with them, and to attending the event next June.”
The theme for the 23rd IPMA World Congress on Project Management in Helsinki next year will be “Refresh Yourself – Project World 2.0.” According to team in Helsinki, the event will be “a next-step endeavor aimed at regenerating project professionalism and helping to move a valuable industry forward; a learning opportunity guided by leading thoughts and designed to be attractive to management and leadership…” For more information, visit http://www.refresh09.com/.
The 2009 IPMA world congress will be held in the Helsinki Fair Centre, Finland’s International Convention Center in downtown Helsinki. Welcome party is organized by the City of Helsinki at the city hall. A traditional Gala Dinner will be held in Helsinki’s world famous Finlandia Concert Hall, and a special Finnish Summer Garden Party is being planned for the historic Kalastajatorppa hotel (now Hilton Helsinki Kalastajatorppa). Mr. Louhisto provided David Pells with a tour of those beautiful facilities on 20 November 2008.
Here are some photos of those facilities.
(photos: Kalastajatorppa, Finlandia Hall, Helsinki Fair Centre)
The local host of the 23rd IPMA World Congress on Project Management (PMAF) in Helsinki will be Project Management Association Finland, based in Espoo, Finland. It is the national membership body for Finland in the International Project Management Association (IPMA). The general manager of PMAF is Jyry Louhisto, who is also the project director for the 23rd IPMA World Congress in Finland. For further information, visit www.pry.fi.
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 federation of more than 45 national PM societies in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. IPMA’s Annual World Congress is one of the largest and most important gatherings of project management authorities and leaders each year. The president of IPMA for 2008 is Veikko Valila; president-elect for 2009/10 is Brigitte Schaden. Additional information about IPMA is available at www.ipma.ch.
Established in 1995, www.pmforum.org was the world’s first website devoted to professional project management and is one of the world’s most popular sources of project management news and information. PMForum operates the pmforum.org website and produces the monthly PM World Today eJournal where articles, papers, stories and viewpoints by leading PM authorities from around the world can be found; free subscriptions at www.pmworldtoday.net. PMForum’s media partner program provides global visibility for major PM events worldwide. More information can be found at http://www.pmforum.org/events/partner_program.htm.
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16th Global Project Management Symposium in New Delhi
Ready to begin on 16 December 2008
According to the conference team in New Delhi, the 16th Global Project Management Symposium 2008 in India is all set to roll. The Annual Global Symposium is to be held at the Hotel Ashok in New Delhi during 16-18 December 2008. The theme of the 16th Global Symposium, catcheing the attention of current situation in the market place, is 'Project Management - at the Centre Stage of Economic Transformation'.
Since 1992, the Global PM Symposium in New Delhi has been held on a regular basis, almost equivalent to the World Economic Forum that meets on an annual basis held in Davos, Switzerland. Instead of dealing with global issues, the Global PM Symposium in India deals with managing complex projects & programs.
World class speakers are getting together in New Delhi to share their experience and wisdom among the expected 800 delegates from over 15 countries. IPMA President Veikko Valila will speak on ‘Risk management in Complex Projects’ whereas visionary global PM leader Adesh Jain will talk about ‘Breaking Boundaries - the 5th Generation of Project Management’. All together, ten international speakers and eight nation leaders have been announced as speakers for the symposium. For more information, visit http://www.cepm.com/symposium_2008/Home.html.
Registration is open and organizers will provide necessary assistance to obtain Visa and stay in Delhi. Symposium Secretariat address is Arvind Agarwal, B.E. (Hons.), MBA, IPMA-C, Director, Project Management Associates, A-48, Sector-5, Noida – 201301, India. Tel.:(91-120) 2420444, 2421757, 2420463, Cell:9999684621 or 9999684630, Fax: (91-120) 2421482, 2421484. Email: gs@pma-india.org or info@pma-india.org.
The Global symposium is organized under the overall Chair of Mr. Anil Razdan, Secretary to Government of India in the Ministry of Power. The Programme Director is Adesh Jain. The 16th Global Project Management Symposium is being organized by the Centre for Excellence in Project Management (CEPM) and Project Management Associates (PMA), in association with the International Project Management Association (IPMA) and the International Construction Project Management Association (ICPMA). PMA is the Indian national association member of IPMA. For more information about PMA, visit www.pma-india.org. For more information about CEPM, visit www.cepm.com.
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