Social Events Announced for 22nd IPM World Congress
on Project Management in Rome

IPMA selects APMSA to host 2010 World Congress

Reported by Miles Shepherd in London, UK

The International Project Management Association (IPMA) has selected its South African member APM South Africa (APMSA) as the host for the 2010 World Congress. The decision was taken by the Council of Delegates at their Copenhagen meeting at the end of September 2008.

Wessel Pieters presented APMSA's plan to host the Congress in Sandton, a suburb of Johannesburg in July 2010, while the FIFA World Cup is being hosted in South Africa.

Sandton is located in the northern part of Johannesburg and enjoys a reputation as a fashionable shopping venue. A prosperous business, commercial and residential district, it is known as the ‘richest square mile’ in Africa and many major financial institutions have their headquarters in Sandton. It is also home to many Information Technology corporations as well as the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and Dimension Data campus. Many local and international events have been held at the Convention Centre.

The Association for Project Management South Africa is a non-profit section 21 company whose membership compromise of Individual Project Managers through Southern Africa and organizations in the region. APMSA offers both individual and Corporate membership and has operated the IPMA 4 level Certification system for several years. This will be APMSA’s first International Congress.

Founded in 1967 and registered in Switzerland, the International Project Management Association (IPMA) is an international federation of more than 45 national PM societies in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. Local societies serve each country in its national language. IPMA provides an umbrella organization at the international level. Additional information is available at www.ipma.ch.

IPMA Announces Golf Tournament for ROMA 2008 World Congress on Project Management in November

Following the success of the Golf tournament held on the occasion of the 21^st IPMA World Congress (Cracow 2007) - evidence of the likeness between project management and golf philosophies of strategic games - the organizers of Roma 22^nd World Congress have announced that an Open Golf Cup 2008 tournament is now planned for 8^th November 2008. The tournament will be held at the Sheraton Golf Parco de' Medici Hotel & Resort in Rome.

In its magnificent grounds, located some 15 minutes from the Congress venue, you will have an 18-hole master class golf course as well as a 9-hole executive course, plus a Driving Range along with related hotel and restaurants on the premises.

In addition to the tournament, the Sheraton Golf will welcome the Delegates in other pre- and post-Congress days offering course availability at a very special fee. For more information about the course and resort, visit www.golfparcodemedici.com.

The IPMA 22^nd World Congress on Project Management, "ROMA 2008 - Project Management to Run", will be held in Rome, Italy during 9-11 November 2008. The congress will include keynote speeches, professional presentations with discussions on important project management topics, and an international exhibition of project management products and services. Over 1,000 participants from the 45+ countries represented by IPMA membership are expected to attend, making it one of the largest project management events in the world this year.

The 22^nd IPMA World Congress and Exhibition will be held at the Palazzo dei Congressi near the heart of downtown Rome. For registration, schedule and other information, visit the conference website at www.ipmaroma2008.it.

The local hosts for the ROMA 2008 World Congress are the Italian Project Management Academy and the Italian National Association of Industrial Plant Engineering (ANIMP). The President of ANIMP is Fabrizio Di Amato; the President of the Italian PM Academy is Roberto Mori; the Congress Chairman is Luigi Iperti; and the Project Manager for IPMA 2008 is PierMarco Romagnoli.

Founded in 1967 and registered in Switzerland, the International Project Management Association (IPMA) is an international federation of more than 45 national PM societies in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. Local societies serve each country in its national language. IPMA provides an umbrella organization at the international level. Additional information is available at www.ipma.ch.

Project Portfolio Day Announced for December 15th in Madrid

Reported by Alfonso Bucero in Madrid

BUCERO PM Consulting is organizing a unique event in Madrid on December 15^th. The event will be focused on "Project Portfolio practice", and it will count on seven international experts and practitioners.

Dr. Ginger Levin, Randall L. Englund, Dr. Davidson J. Frame, Jim De Piante, Jean Claude Dravet, Giorgio Beghini and Alfonso Bucero will be the speakers. These speakers will share international experiences with the audience.

A round table for discussion will be managed in the evening before. About two hundred people from different nationalities are expected to attend this great event. This event will be video recorded. It will be streamed live for non Europeans.

The ideal audience for this event is PMO managers, Project Portfolio Managers, Operations Managers, IT Managers, Senior PMs and Executives.

For more information please visit: www.abucero.com

or send an e-mail: alfonso.bucero@abucero.com

Major EPC Projects to be Discussed at ROMA 2008 - IPMA 22nd World Congress on Project Management during 9-11 November

The project management team for the 22^nd IPMA World Congress on Project Management - ROMA 2008 Project Management to Run - has announced more interesting paper presentations for the November World Congress. The IPMA 22^nd World Congress on Project Management will be held in Rome, Italy during 9-11 November 2008. According to the "ROMA 2008 - Project Management to Run" project team, with keynote speeches and 10 streams of presentations over three days, as many as 250 presentations on important project management topics can be anticipated. For information, visit www.ipmaroma2008.it.

The management of large engineering, procurement, construction (EPC) projects will be the subject of several presentations in Rome, including the following:

Management of a Complex EPC Project, Aromatics Plant in Kuwait; designed and constructed under exceptional market conditions, by Giovanni Sala, Tecnimont, Italy. On February 2006, Kuwait Paraxylene Production Company (KPPC) awarded the Consortium (TSK) formed by TECNIMONT S.p.A of Italy and SKEC of Korea with an over 1.2 billion USD Project for the development of a green field Project for the production of paraxylene and benzene (Aromatics Project) to be fully integrated into the Greater EQUATE Project. The contract is under execution by the consortium under the leadership of TECNIMONT S.p.A. "Time is of the essence" for all the Projects and moreover the present size of the investments requires different and multi-cultural players to be involved to meet the Owner’s requirements. Therefore the development of a custom tailored execution plan and integrated of a control/risk analysis system among the partners is a key success factor as experienced for the Aromatics Project.

Project Management of a 400 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant, Which were the success factors? by Giuseppi Zuccaro, Foster Wheeler Italiana, Italy. Foster Wheeler Italiana built a 400 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant in Teverola, Caserta, Italy. Scope of work included engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning through start-up, performances and reliability testing. Early procurement was one of the targets of the project team in consideration of vendor information being essential for the timely execution of the engineering of the plant. Another success factor was the execution of a construction study to overcome the limitations imposed by the limited accessibility and storage areas available.

The "Double Project", Project Management of a Gas Recovery Plant in Kursaniyah, Saudi Arabia, by Erasmo Valente, Technip Italy, Italy. The "Double Project", consists of a very large Gas recovery plant for Aramco (Kuraniyah, Saudi Arabia). Its execution complexity has required top class Project Management culture and expertise. Main issues/complexities faced during project implementation have been:realization of a World Scale Mega-Project (Project Value in excess of 4 Billion US $), a First Class and highly demanding Client like Aramco, a Project Execution by a Joint Venture Technip Italy and Bechtel UK with two main centres of operations. The highest Quality and Safety standards of Aramco, Bechtel and Technip Italy were extensively applied. All of the above was executed in a turbulent market environment with fully booked suppliers/manufacturers and with unpredictable price variations, with Construction Contractors unable to properly provide the necessary/qualified construction resources, facing highly complex logistics.

These and more than 200 other papers on various aspects of technical, social and commercial projects will be presented in ten different streams and a poster session. Over thirty Ministries, Universities and other leading Organizations operating in various technological fields are giving their patronage and sponsoring the event. Over 1,000 delegates are expected for the Congress, with a further 5,000 attendees visiting the exhibition. Rome's splendid conference centre, the Palazzo dei Congressi, with its comprehensive facilities, will host the Congress. Covering over 4,000 square metres of space, the exhibition to accompany the congress will be the must-attend event for the global project management industry.

The magnificent historical city of Rome with its unrivalled monuments and wonderful food will ensure attendees a stay to remember. Participants will enjoy special Social Events, including a Gala Dinner and Concert at the Parco della Musica, the outstanding musical complex designed by the worldly famous Architect Renzo Piano. For registration, schedule and other information, visit the conference website at
www.ipmaroma2008.it.

The local hosts for the ROMA 2008 World Congress are the Italian Project Management Academy and the Italian National Association of Industrial Plant Engineering (ANIMP). The President of ANIMP is Fabrizio Di Amato; the President of the Italian PM Academy is Roberto Mori; the Congress Chairman is Luigi Iperti; and the Project Manager for IPMA 2008 is PierMarco Romagnoli.

Founded in 1967 and registered in Switzerland, the International Project Management Association (IPMA) is is an international federation of more than 40 national PM societies in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. Local societies serve each country in its national language. IPMA provides an umbrella organization at the international level. IPMA’s internationally acclaimed 4 Level PM Certification Programme continues to grow worldwide. The IPMA annually presents awards to teams that achieve great feats in project management. IPMA maintains its continuous presence in the global PM arena through regular International Symposia, Expert Seminars and its Annual World Congress. The president of IPMA for 2008 is Veikko Valila. Additional information is available at www.ipma.ch.

Day 3 of November Professional Development Summit in Honolulu
to Include 12 PM Presentations & 4 Workshops

The third day of the 2008 Professional Development Summit (PDS'08) in Honolulu in November will include a dozen presentations on project management topics, plus four two-hour workshop sessions. The PDS'08 conference is being sponsored by the PMI Honolulu Chapter and LavaCon^®, the leading organization for technical communications professionals. The conference, which will present proven best practices in the fields of project management and technical communications, will be held at the Marriott Honolulu Waikiki hotel, in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

According to their latest announcement, Day Three will include the following interesting presentations and workshops.

Morning Presentations

• Evaluating your Company's Capability Maturity Model^®, byNancy Kelly, HMSA

• Workplace 2.0: The New World of Collaboration, by Emma Hamer, E. Hamer Associates Ltd.

• Wagging the Dog: Mastering the Art of Managing Up, by Kelly Shortt, CORPTAX

• Case Study: Moving from Unstructured FrameMaker to XML and Back Again, by Meg Miranda , HP

• Critical Components of a PMO , by Steve Romero, Computer Associates

• Risk Planning And Disaster Recovery, by Ron Hashiro, HMSA



• Proposal Project Management, by Dick Eassom, Association of Proposal Management Professionals

• Case Study: Migrating to Topic-based Documentation: Observations Along the Journey, by Rajal Shah and Richard Hendricks, Juniper Networks

• Risk Management for Fast-Changing Projects , by Jeff Oltmann, Synergy Professional Services

• Leadership in Technology, by Dan Leaf, Phase Minus 1

• Techniques for Measuring Employee Performance, by Kelly Shortt, CORPTAX

• Content Convergence: The Future is Closer than You Think, by Rahel Bailie, Intentional Design

Afternoon Hands-on Workshops

• Stakeholder Management and Organizational Alignment , by Jeff Oltmann, Synergy Professional Services

• Advance Microsoft Project Workshop, Speaker TBD

• Overcoming Resistance to Change Workshop, by Emma Hamer, E. Hamer Associates

• It’s the Content, Not the Tools! Making Project Decisions to Ensure Smooth CMS Adoptions, by Rahel Bailie, Intentional Design

Saturday, November 8 will also include a luncheon presentation by well known project management author, instructor and professional leader Frank Saladis. The day will conclude with another Farewell Hawaiian Social Event for all participants and guests.

The PMI Honolulu Chapter + LavaCon Professional Development Summit 2008 is for professionals who want continuing education on how to manage projects, the latest management and communication tools and technology, and "soft skills" such as leadership, conflict management, contract and workplace negotiation skills, etc. Choose from over 40 sessions and workshops on technical communication and project management! Participants may earn up to 24 Professional Development Units (PDUs) for attending - a major event in one of the most beautiful places on Earth. For more information, visit http://www.pmi-honoluluchapter.org/PDD_PDS/2008/PDSWelcome.htm.

The Project Management Institute (PMI^®) is the world’s largest professional organization for project management professionals. Founded in 1997, 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. More information about the chapter can be found at http://www.pmi-honoluluchapter.org. For more information about the conference, contact the PDS'08 committee at pdshi@pmi-honoluluchapter.org

LavaCon^® is a conference for technical communication professionals—senior technical writers, documentations managers and other professionals interested in learning how to deploy and manage technical communication projects. More information about previous LavaCon conferences can be found at www.lavacon.org.

Community Service Day announced for PMI Honolulu Chapter
+ LavaCon Professional Development Summit in November

A Community Service Day has been announced by the management team for the 2008 Professional Development Summit being sponsored by the PMI Honolulu Chapter in partnership with LavaCon^® during 6-8 November 2008. The conference, which will present proven best practices in the fields of project management and technical communications, will be held at the Marriott Honolulu Waikiki hotel, in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

An environmental conservation event has now been scheduled in conjunction with the University of Hawaii's Marine Biology Department and Marine Option program.

According to Sharon Rundell, PMP, Special Projects Director for the PMI Honolulu Chapter "We are still in the processes of securing the needed permits, but we are tentatively scheduled to do a beach cleanup day on Sunday, November 9^th (the day after the conference). Reserve the date, and see the conference website for news and details as they become available!"

Jack Molisani, Executive Director for The LavaCon Conferences, adds, "Attendees of the 2007 LavaCon – PMI Greater New Orleans PDS volunteered with Habitat for Humanity^® to help rebuild homes in the Ninth Ward that were destroyed by hurricane Katrina. Participants had so much fun and found last year's event such a rewarding experience that we decided to make the community service day an annual event, wherever we are."

The PMI Honolulu Chapter + LavaCon Professional Development Summit is for professionals who want continuing education on how to manage projects, the latest management and communication tools and technology, and "soft skills" in areas such as leadership, conflict management, contract and workplace negotiation skills, etc. Choose from over 40 sessions and workshops on technical communication and project management! Participants may earn up to 24 Professional Development Units (PDUs) for attending - a major event in one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

The Project Management Institute (PMI^®) is the world’s largest professional organization for project management professionals. Founded in 1997, 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. More information about the chapter can be found at http://www.pmi-honoluluchapter.org . For more information about the conference, contact the PDS'08 committee at pdshi@pmi-honoluluchapter.org

LavaCon^® is a conference for technical communication professionals—senior technical writers, documentations managers and other professionals interested in learning how to deploy and manage technical communication projects. More information about previous LavaCon conferences can be found at www.lavacon.org.

The Time Dimension in Project Management!
Major Panel discussion announced for
22nd IPMA World Congress in Rome

The project management team for the 22^nd IPMA World Congress on Project Management - ROMA 2008 Project Management to Run - has announced several major panel discussions for the November World Congress. The IPMA 22^nd World Congress on Project Management will be held in Rome, Italy during 9-11 November 2008. For information, visit www.ipmaroma2008.it.

According to the latest congress announcement, a Panel discussion on the Time Dimension of Project Management will be held in Rome.

Project Management has always been the way to carry out projects when the time available is limited. But today time is more important than ever. Running hard against time is now necessary for everybody and project management must respond to this new need. We need to halve the time it takes from the first idea to project start and halve the time from start to project completion and the delivering of its benefits.

The panel will discuss the instruments needed to control and reduce the time required for project design and implementation, and to link time to the uncertainty of projects and to project risk management. Where time is essential, risks will increase and they have to be managed.

The Panel will be moderated by Adesh Jain (pictured), Chair of the IPMA Council of Delegates. Panel participants have not yet been announced. Congress participants who are involved with or interested in advanced time management, project scheduling and other related issues will want to attend this discussion.

The 22^nd IPMA World Congress and Exhibition will be held at the Palazzo dei Congressi near the heart of downtown Rome, during 9-11 November 2008. The "ROMA 2008 - Project Management to Run” World Congress will include keynote speeches, 12 streams of presentations over three days with discussions and presentations on various programme and project management topics, and an international exhibition of products and services. Over 1,000 participants from the 45+ countries represented by IPMA membership are expected to attend, making it one of the largest project management events in the world this year.

For registration, schedule and other information, visit the conference website at www.ipmaroma2008.it .

The local hosts for the ROMA 2008 World Congress are the Italian Project Management Academy and the Italian National Association of Industrial Plant Engineering (ANIMP). The President of ANIMP is Fabrizio Di Amato; the President of the Italian PM Academy is Roberto Mori; the Congress Chairman is Luigi Iperti; and the Project Manager for IPMA 2008 is PierMarco Romagnoli.

Founded in 1967 and registered in Switzerland, the International Project Management Association (IPMA) is an international federation of more than 45 national PM societies in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. Local societies serve each country in its national language. IPMA provides an umbrella organization at the international level. Additional information is available at www.ipma.ch.