PMFORUM Breaking News

A project management vendor exhibition and showcase is being planned for the 1st UTD Project Management Symposium, to be held on Monday 6 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 the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), in cooperation with the Dallas Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI®) and PMForum, Inc. PM vendors interested in participating should contact jxa051000@utdallas.edu or visit http://som.utdallas.edu/project/project-symp.htm.

Suppliers and vendors of program and project management products, services, software and technology are invited to participate in this first major project management conference to be sponsored by UTD.

The 1 Day Project Management Symposium will focus on topics important to organizations, industries and the economy of North Texas. Keynote speeches, professional presentations and discussions in the following tracks are planned:

Track 1 – Program & Portfolio Management
Track 2 – Project Management: Critical Organization Success Factor
Track 3 – Software Development & Agile Project Management
Track 4 – PM for Product Development, including small projects
Track 5 – The Role of Project Management in Corporate Governance
Track 6 – Project Management in the Global Economy

Other Conference Features will include an Opening Ceremony with Keynote Speakers, book signings, all breaks and lunch in the vendors’ exhibition area, and a closing keynote speech.

Venue & Facilities

The Symposium will be held at the Plano Centre, a beautiful full service, multi-purpose facility located in one of the most vibrant communities in the North Dallas Metroplex. It is conveniently located near a variety of hotels and restaurants, shopping malls, historic downtown Plano, numerous golf courses (public & private), and the world famous Southfork Ranch. The beautifully landscaped Plano Centre is an 86,400 square foot facility with a variety of meeting and breakout rooms. Offering the most modern audio-visual equipment and state-of-the-art lighting and sound systems, the Plano Centre was designed with today as well as future convention and meeting technology in mind. Plano Centre is located at 2000 East Spring Creek Parkway in Plano, Texas.

The Vendor Exhibition area at the conference will include booth and table space for exhibitors in a traditional setting (similar to PMI congresses). The symposium schedule is being planned to maximize the exposure of participants to the vendor showcase, with all breaks, meals and social events to be conducted in the exhibition hall. Exhibitions and sponsorships are being offered at the following rates: exhibition space $600; bronze level sponsors $1,500; silver level sponsors $2,500; gold level sponsors $5,000. Conference registration and vendor participation information can be found at http://som.utdallas.edu/project/project-symp.htm..

Both the PMI Dallas Chapter and the UTD’s executive education program in the school of management are registered education providers with PMI, so up to 5 Professional Development Units (PDUs) will be available for attendees plus another five for presenters.

Founded in 1984, the Dallas Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI®) is one of the oldest PMI chapters in the world. With nearly 4,000 members, it is also one of the largest. 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 Dallas Chapter in 2007 is Mr. Dwaraka Iyengar. For additional information, visit http://www.pmidallas.org/index.phtml.

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 a PMI Registered Education Provider (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/.