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Vol. XII Issue VII - July 2010
Project Management eJournal
REGIONAL REPORT:
Project Management Update from Houston
By Quang Ton, PMP
International Correspondent for
PMForum
& PM World Today
Houston, Texas, USA
In June, the PMI Houston Chapter did not have their regular monthly meetings at the North, Galleria, SouthWest, Houston Central Library, and University of Houston venues. Instead they invited the project management practitioners for the PMI Houston's main professional development event of the year: 2010 PMI Houston Conference & Expo.
Their theme for this year was "Optimize Business Results through Innovative Project Management Practices".
The conference took place between Monday 14th June 2010 and Wednesday 16th June 2010 at the George R. Brown convention center in downtown. Over 500 attendees participated to this successful event featuring various topics around: Professional Development, Project Management (PM), PM from an Oil & Gas Perspective, Program Management, Agile Project Management and Tools used in Project Management.
Among many presentations, the following keynote speakers made this conference unique and magnificent:
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Traci Duez – returned to apply her background in science and coaching to help project managers and executives measurably improve their thinking and leadership skills using the breakthrough science of neuro-axiology.
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Pat Johns – A keynote speaker, an author, a global adventurist, an international photo-journalist and a corporate leadership trainer. Pat was recently featured on Fox TV as an authority on leadership and perseverance. Pat has been … regularly working in Washington, DC with several high profile groups including, General Dynamics, CIA, US Marshals Service and the Project Management Institute. His diverse programs are intended to show us how we can create greater efficiencies in the way we communicate, realize our dreams and have genuine fulfillment in our lives…
More…
Read Complete Regional Report (Click Here)
Quang Ton
Quang Ton, CABM, CISM, CGEIT, PMP, is an international correspondent for PMForum based in the Houston metropolitan area of South Texas, USA. He is also the IT Security Manager – North & Latin America for Schlumberger Limited, the leading oilfield services provider, trusted to deliver superior results and improved E&P performance for oil and gas companies around the world. Through well site operations and in research and engineering facilities, the organization is working to develop products, services and solutions that optimize customer performance in a safe and environmentally sound manner. He has been working on global projects, programs and strategy to secure information and offer security solutions, implementation and integration for the enterprise of 70,000+ employees located world-wide, his main focuses are in service quality, business processes and operational excellence. He currently holds a Masters degree in Computer Engineering from the Université de Technologie de Compiègne (UTC) in France as well as a Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering from the Institut Universitaire de Technologie de Créteil (IUT) in France and he has also acquired several credentials such as Certified Associate Business Manager (CABM), Project Management Professional (PMP®), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM®), Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT®) and Foundation Level in Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL). Quang has been active in leadership positions with the Project Management Institute (PMI®) (Director at Large and VP of Communications) and Schlumberger Limited (Eureka SIG Leader in Process Management). Quang lives in Houston, Texas, USA and can be contacted at pmi.qton@yahoo.com. |
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