PMFORUM Breaking News

A 2nd Call for Papers has been issued by the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) for the 1st UTD Project Management Symposium, to be held during 6-7 August 2007 in Plano, Texas, USA. The conference is being sponsored by the Graduate Program in Project Management in the School of Management’s Executive Education Center at UTD, in cooperation with the Dallas Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI®) and PMForum, Inc.

Executives, project management professionals, project managers, researchers and graduate students are invited to submit abstracts for proposed papers and presentations for the August 2007 PM Symposium.

According to Jim Joiner, Director of UTD’s graduate program in project management, “We have now formed a team at UTD for this conference, the facilities are reserved, and we’re starting to line up keynote speakers. This will be a good opportunity to have a positive impact on organizations and industries in North Texas, and to expand the presence and visibility of project management in this area.”

The 2 Day Project Management conference will focus on topics important to organizations, industries and the economy of North Texas. Proposed Tracks include the following:

Track 1 – PM for Nanotechnology & Semiconductor Development
Track 2 – Project, Program & Portfolio Management
Track 3 – Agile Project Management
Track 4 – PM for Medical & Healthcare Projects
Track 5 – Big PM: Management of large technology Projects
Track 6 – Micro PM: Management of smaller projects
Track 7 – The Role of PM for Corporate Governance (what executives, directors & shareholders should know)

Abstract Guidelines

Abstracts should be emailed tojxa051000@utdallas.edu no later than 15 April 2007, with the following information:

• Title of paper, author and organizational affiliation


• Abstract of no more than 250 words


• Summary bio of author or co-authors


• Preferred track for the paper

Authors will receive a 40% discount and are expected to enroll, attend and present the paper in a formal presentation. Papers shall not have been previously published.

Both the PMI Dallas Chapter and the UTD’s executive education program in the school of management are registered education providers with the Project Management Institute (PMI®), so a significant number of Professional Development Units (PDUs) will be available for attendees and presenters.

The Symposium will be held at the Plano Center in Plano, Texas. Other Conference Features will include an Opening Ceremony with Keynote Speakers on Monday morning; a Monday evening reception for attendees, speakers and vendors; a Closing Panel of keynote speakers on “The Future of Project Management”; and a vendor exhibition for the entire two days. For more information, visit http://som.utdallas.edu/project/project-events.htm or contact jxa051000@utdallas.edu.

Key Dates

15 April 2007 – Abstracts Due
15 May 2007 – Papers selected
30 June 2007 – Full papers due

Registration fees are expected to be: full registration $399; early bird rate $350; early rate for PMI members and UTD students $300; paper presenters $240.

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

With over 3,800 members, the Dallas Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI®) is one of the oldest and largest PMI chapters in the world. Monthly dinner meetings feature a wide variety of project management experts and topics, and typically attract over 200 attendees. The chapter sponsors workshops, PMP development opportunities, an annual Vendor exhibition, a school outreach program, corporate interaction and other activities. The president of the PMI Dallas Chapter for 2007 is Mr. Dwaraka Iyengar, PMP. The Dallas Chapter fully supports the PMI objective of “Making Project Management Indispensable to Business Results”. For additional information, visit http://www.pmidallas.org/index.phtml.

PMForum, Inc. administers and operates www.pmforum.org, the world’s first project management website and one of the world’s best known and leading sources of project management news and information. PMForum also publishes the monthly online PM World Today e-Journal, where articles, case studies, papers and viewpoints by leading project management authorities and experts from around the world can be found. Free subscriptions are available at www.pmworldtoday.net.