PMFORUM Breaking News

The Project Management Institute (PMI) Honolulu Chapter is excited to announce the Call for Speakers for a Professional Development Summit to be held 6-8 November 2008 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The conference, to be co-hosted by Lavacon®, will present proven best practices in the fields of project management and technical communications as well as innovative techniques for meeting challenges that professionals face in today’s world. The conference will be held at the Marriott Honolulu Waikiki hotel (pictured).

The conference is for professionals who want continuing education on how to manage projects, stay current on the latest management and communication tools and technology, and develop “soft skills” in areas such as leadership, conflict management, contract and workplace negotiation skills, etc.
Breakout sessions will be 60 or 75 minutes long (mornings), hands-on workshops will be 2 or 4 hours long (afternoons). Longer sessions can be split over two times slots (part I and part II).
Speakers can attend the full three days of the conference. If your organization is unable to cover your travel expenses, the conference can reimburse a limited number of speakers for travel expenses (airfare and two nights at the conference hotel). If travel costs are covered by the conference, the speaker will be required to present two sessions.
If interested in presenting, please email the following:

• A short description of session(s) or workshop(s) you would like to present


• A brief bio, including a list of other conferences at which you have spoken


• Estimated travel costs

Speaker slots are limited and more proposals are anticipated than will be accepted, so do not spend too much time on the initial proposal—just a summary (a paragraph and a few bullets) to start. Speakers whose topics make the “short list” will be asked to provide a more detailed proposal.

Presentations on any of the following topics are invited:

• Project Management


• Program Management


• Portfolio Management


• Earned Value Management


• Government/Military Project Management


• Construction Project Management


• IT Project Management


• Leadership


• Tools and Technology


• Managing Global Information


• Career and Management Skills


• And other topics

Deadline for proposal submission: Friday, April 18, 2008. Submit proposals via email to: pdshi@pmi-honoluluchapter.org. For more information, please contact PMI Honolulu via email at pdshi@pmi-honoluluchapter.org or visit http://www.pmi-honoluluchapter.org/. “Mahalo!” and looking forward to seeing you in November!

The Project Management Institute (PMI®) is the leading professional organization for project management professionals worldwide. Founded in 1997 and with over 300 members, the PMI® Honolulu Chapter is a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of project management practices and standards worldwide and the development of the project management profession. As a nonprofit professional organization, PMI Honolulu does not provide honoraria for presenters. However, the PMI Honolulu Chapter may opt to reimburse a portion of estimated travel costs (i.e. airfare, hotel) if your organization is unable to cover your travel expenses. More information about the chapter can be found at the website http://www.pmi-honoluluchapter.org

“LavaCon® is a conference on Advanced Technical Communication and Project Management. The 2008 Professional Development Summit in Honolulu is their sixth annual conference. More information about the LavaCon conferences can be found at www.lavacon.org.