PMFORUM Breaking News

The Project Management Association of Japan (PMAJ) has announced an impressive International Advisory Board for its “International Project & Program Management Symposium Tokyo 2008 – In pursuit of organizational project management value.” The conference is scheduled to be held in Tokyo, Japan during 10-11 March 2008.

According to information provided by PMAJ, the International Advisory Board for the March Symposium in Tokyo includes the following globally-recognized project management experts and leaders:

• Mr. Adesh Jain, Chair of the International Project Management Association (IPMA) and Honorary President, Project Management Associates, India


• Professor Dr. Christophe Bredillet, Dean of Postgraduate Programmes, ESC Lille Graduate School of Business, France


• Professor Dr. Sergey Bushuyev, President, Ukrainian Project Management Association, Ukraine.


• Dr. Terry Cooke-Davies, Fellow of the Association for Project Management (APM) and Managing Director, Human Systems, UK


• Professor Dr. Lynn Crawford, ESC Lille Graduate School of Management and Bond University, Australia


• Ms. Mary McKinlay, Vice President, IPMA, UK


• Professor Dr. Ralf Müller, Managing Director, PM Concepts AM and Associate Professor Umeå University, Sweden



• Ms. Svetlana Murzabekova, Senior Vice President, Kazakhstan Project Management Association, Kazakhstan


• Mr. Young Min Park, Chair of International Relations Committee, Korean Project Management Association, Korea


• John Patton, President and CEO, Cadence Management Corporation, USA


• Mr. David L. Pells, PMI Fellow, Managing Editor of PM World Today, and CEO, PMForum, Inc. USA


• Mr. Richard Pharro, Fellow of APM, Managing Director, The APM Group, Inc., UK


• Professor Dr. Rodney Turner, ESC Lille Graduate School of Management and Editor, International Journal of Project Management, UK


• Professor Dr. Vladimir Voropajev, President, Russian Project Management Association, Russia


• Mr. Hugh Woodward, PMI Fellow, Former Chair of PMI Board of Directors, and CEO, Macquarie Business Concepts, USA


• Professor Xue Yan, Vice President of Project Management Research Committee, Professor, Beijing University, China

According to Symposium Project Director Dr. Hiroshi Tanaka, “These globally respected professional leaders are demonstrating their support to PMAJ and to global cooperation among PM societies. We are honored and happy for their support and participation in our symposium.”

The March 2008 symposium will celebrate the 10th anniversary of Japan’s foundation of the professional project management society. The symposium will focus on the following topics, among others:

• New domains of project management, including program management and portfolio management


• Organizational pursuit of project management value and governance


• Major project cases


• Building the future of project management

The symposium will demonstrate “project management as new economic infrastructure and a driver for social development and transformation”. The symposium is being supported by major Japanese corporations and government agencies, including the Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry (METI). More information about the symposium can be found at http://www.pmaj.or.jp/ENG/PPM2008/.

The symposium will be conducted on Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th March 2008 at Tower Hall, Funabori, Tokyo, Japan. Approximately 400 delegates are expected from 20 or more countries. The sponsoring organization is PMAJ, with full support expected from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and The Engineering Advancement Association of Japan, plus five to 10 other public organizations. The Symposium Project Director is Dr. Hiroshi Tanaka, President, PMAJ; the symposium project manager is Mr. Tetsuhiro Yamane, Vice President, PMAJ.


The national Project Management Association of Japan (PMAJ) was born in 2005 thorough the integration of the Japan Project Management Forum (JPMF – pioneer of Japan’s project management society) and Project Management Professionals Certification Center (PMCC). PMAJ has 3,000 individual and 110 corporate members from all branches of the Japanese industry and governmental agencies. PMAJ offers its own standard “The Guidebook of Project and Program Management for Enterprise Innovation – P2M” and P2M based certification system. For more information, visit http://www.pmaj.or.jp/.