PMFORUM Breaking News

Reported by Miles Shepherd from London, UK

The 2007 APM national Project Management Conference - The Business of Projects - has been announced and will be held at The Brewery conference centre, London, 30-31 October 2007.

The APM Project Management Conference 2007 will be an interactive forum bringing together project management professionals and key decision makers across the public and private sector. The aim is to set out and debate key subjects on the national project management agenda.

The conference will be structured around five topics representing key issues on the current project management agenda. The topics graduate from tactical elements of delivering business benefits through projects, through strategic issues of governance and the project management skills gap, to national issues of mega projects such as the Olympics and the global issue of sustainability.

The APM Project Management Conference panel invites you to take part in developing the national and international project management agenda by attending and participating in this important conference.

Presentations by some of the country's leading thinkers in project management will be featured, in the following subject areas:

• The business of projects


• Governance - an obligatory seat on the board


• The project management skills gap


• Learning from mega projects - The Olympic milestone


• Project management in a sustainable society

More details about these topics can be found at www.apm.org.uk/conference.asp.

For your opportunity to join the debate, complete the form which can be downloaded from www.apm.org.uk/conference.asp. There are discounts for groups of 4 or more delegates.

Sponsorship

There are a range of sponsorship opportunities available at this event. For more details please contact conference@apm.org.uk

The Association for Project Management (APM) is the UK’s national body for professional project management. With over 15,000 individual and 390 corporate members throughout the UK and abroad, APM is one of the largest organizations of its kind in Europe. The organization develops and promotes project management across all sectors of industry and beyond. APM's mission is: "To develop and promote the professional disciplines of project and programme management for the public benefit." At the heart of APM is the APM Body of Knowledge; containing fifty-two knowledge areas required to manage any successful project. APM promotes the use of the APM Body of Knowledge through qualifications, accredited training, research, publications and events. APM is the UK member of the International Project Management Association (IPMA). With headquarters in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, APM has twelve regional branches throughout the UK and one in Hong Kong. Additional information can be found at www.apm.org.uk.

Miles Shepherd International Correspondent UK based in London Mr. Miles Shepherd is an International Correspondent for www.pmforum.org in London, UK. . Miles has over 30 years experience on a variety of projects in UK, Eastern Europe and Russia. His PM experience includes defence, major IT projects, decommissioning of nuclear reactors, rail and business projects for the EU. Past Chairman of the Association for Project Management (APM), Miles is also past president and chair of the International Project Management Association (IPMA). Additional information about Mr. Shepherd can be found at www.pmforum.org/pm forum team/. Miles can be contacted at miles.shepherd@msp-ltd.co.uka