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Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to address the Microsoft Office Project Conference 2007 in Seattle
Reported by Marc Zocher in Seattle
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will address the 4th annual Microsoft Office Project Conference is being held October 28 – 31, 2007 at the Washington State Trade and Convention Center in Seattle, Washington, USA. In all, three keynote speakers will be featured at the conference, including the following:
STEVE BALLMER
Microsoft CEO
Steven A. Ballmer is Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Corporation, the world's leading manufacturer of software for personal and business computing. Ballmer joined Microsoft in 1980 and was the first business manager hired by Bill Gates. Since then, Ballmer’s leadership and passion have become hallmarks of his tenure at the company. During the past 20 years, Ballmer has headed several Microsoft divisions, including operations, operating systems development, and sales and support. In July 1998, he was promoted to President, a role that gave him day-to-day responsibility for running Microsoft. He was named CEO in January 2000, assuming full management responsibility for the company, which includes delivering on the company’s mission of enabling people and businesses throughout the world to realize their full potential. Together with Bill Gates and the company’s other business and technical leaders, Ballmer is focused on continuing Microsoft’s innovation and leadership across the company’s seven businesses. Microsoft’s goal is to provide an integrated platform to enable a seamless experience across a wide range of computing and non-PC devices and services.
HOWARD PUTNAM
Former CEO of Southwest Airlines
Raised on an Iowa farm and learning to fly out of a pasture in his Father's J-3 Piper Cub, Howard Putnam entered the airline business as a baggage handler at Midway Airport in Chicago for Capital Airlines at age 17. After Capital merged with United, Howard held positions in several cities before being named Group Vice President of Marketing for United Airlines, the world's largest airline, in 1976. In 1978 he was recruited to become President and CEO of fledgling Southwest Airlines in Dallas, TX. While at Southwest Howard and his team tripled the revenues and tripled profitability in three years. They also successfully guided Southwest through airline deregulation and Southwest was the first air carrier to order the Boeing 737-300, which later became the largest selling aircraft ever for Boeing. Howard led the visioning process at Southwest as well as further developing the "fun" culture and excellent customer service that Southwest is still known for today. Southwest has been profitable in every quarter for over twenty-five years, a record unsurpassed by any airline. He is the author of "The Winds of Turbulence" on leadership and ethics.
MICHAEL ANGIULO
General Manager of the Microsoft Project Business Unit
As General Manager of the Microsoft Project Business Unit, Michael Angiulo is responsible for the product development and strategic direction of the Microsoft Project business. While building on the strong foundation of Project on the desktop, he is currently investing in the Enterprise Project Management solution, powered by Project Server and the recently acquired Project Portfolio Server. Prior to this role, Michael was the Group Product Planner for the Information Worker division, leading the worldwide research and strategy teams for the Office System and Real Time Communications groups. Michael has been with Microsoft for over twelve years and has previously held program management roles in Microsoft Research and on the Excel, FrontPage and core Office product teams. He has been awarded seven patents. He earned an undergraduate engineering degree from Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington, where he has been a repeat guest lecturer on Axiomatic Design as applied to software development.
In addition to the keynote speeches, attendees in Seattle will also find
Attendees are expected to see how organizations receive business value out of Microsoft’s Enterprise Project Management Solution. Best practices and approaches will be presented by project management experts, on such topics as requirements for Project Management, organizational project maturity, business process mapping, resource management, time sheets, reporting, and project collaboration. Information on how to adopt, deploy, configure and customize Microsoft Office Project and the Microsoft Office EPM Solution will also be presented.
This is one of two Microsoft Office Project Conferences scheduled for 2007; the second will be held in Madrid, Spain in early December. According to Microsoft, these conferences aim to enable individuals and organizations to develop a better understanding of the end-to end capabilities of the Microsoft 2007 family of products and to help further advance their Project Management Potential.
For more information or to register, visit http://www.msprojectconference.com.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will address the 4th annual Microsoft Office Project Conference is being held October 28 – 31, 2007 at the Washington State Trade and Convention Center in Seattle, Washington, USA. In all, three keynote speakers will be featured at the conference, including the following:
Microsoft CEO
Steven A. Ballmer is Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Corporation, the world's leading manufacturer of software for personal and business computing. Ballmer joined Microsoft in 1980 and was the first business manager hired by Bill Gates. Since then, Ballmer’s leadership and passion have become hallmarks of his tenure at the company. During the past 20 years, Ballmer has headed several Microsoft divisions, including operations, operating systems development, and sales and support. In July 1998, he was promoted to President, a role that gave him day-to-day responsibility for running Microsoft. He was named CEO in January 2000, assuming full management responsibility for the company, which includes delivering on the company’s mission of enabling people and businesses throughout the world to realize their full potential. Together with Bill Gates and the company’s other business and technical leaders, Ballmer is focused on continuing Microsoft’s innovation and leadership across the company’s seven businesses. Microsoft’s goal is to provide an integrated platform to enable a seamless experience across a wide range of computing and non-PC devices and services.
Former CEO of Southwest Airlines
Raised on an Iowa farm and learning to fly out of a pasture in his Father's J-3 Piper Cub, Howard Putnam entered the airline business as a baggage handler at Midway Airport in Chicago for Capital Airlines at age 17. After Capital merged with United, Howard held positions in several cities before being named Group Vice President of Marketing for United Airlines, the world's largest airline, in 1976. In 1978 he was recruited to become President and CEO of fledgling Southwest Airlines in Dallas, TX. While at Southwest Howard and his team tripled the revenues and tripled profitability in three years. They also successfully guided Southwest through airline deregulation and Southwest was the first air carrier to order the Boeing 737-300, which later became the largest selling aircraft ever for Boeing. Howard led the visioning process at Southwest as well as further developing the "fun" culture and excellent customer service that Southwest is still known for today. Southwest has been profitable in every quarter for over twenty-five years, a record unsurpassed by any airline. He is the author of "The Winds of Turbulence" on leadership and ethics.
General Manager of the Microsoft Project Business Unit
As General Manager of the Microsoft Project Business Unit, Michael Angiulo is responsible for the product development and strategic direction of the Microsoft Project business. While building on the strong foundation of Project on the desktop, he is currently investing in the Enterprise Project Management solution, powered by Project Server and the recently acquired Project Portfolio Server. Prior to this role, Michael was the Group Product Planner for the Information Worker division, leading the worldwide research and strategy teams for the Office System and Real Time Communications groups. Michael has been with Microsoft for over twelve years and has previously held program management roles in Microsoft Research and on the Excel, FrontPage and core Office product teams. He has been awarded seven patents. He earned an undergraduate engineering degree from Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington, where he has been a repeat guest lecturer on Axiomatic Design as applied to software development.
- Over 90 educational sessions in multiple tracks
- 40,000 sq foot exhibit hall filled with Microsoft Partners and Solution Providers
- Many networking opportunities with other Project Professionals
Attendees are expected to see how organizations receive business value out of Microsoft’s Enterprise Project Management Solution. Best practices and approaches will be presented by project management experts, on such topics as requirements for Project Management, organizational project maturity, business process mapping, resource management, time sheets, reporting, and project collaboration. Information on how to adopt, deploy, configure and customize Microsoft Office Project and the Microsoft Office EPM Solution will also be presented.
This is one of two Microsoft Office Project Conferences scheduled for 2007; the second will be held in Madrid, Spain in early December. According to Microsoft, these conferences aim to enable individuals and organizations to develop a better understanding of the end-to end capabilities of the Microsoft 2007 family of products and to help further advance their Project Management Potential.
For more information or to register, visit http://www.msprojectconference.com.
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