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Based on a better than expected response to this year's Call for Papers, a full two-day program of presentations and learning opportunities will be included in the 2nd Annual UT Dallas Project Management Symposium. The conference will be held during 18-19 August 2008 at The University of Texas at Dallas in Richardson, Texas, USA.

According to symposium chair, James Joiner (pictured), Director of the UT Dallas graduate program in project management, “We had an excellent response to our call for papers this year, with presentation proposals arriving from around the world. The team has selected about 40 speakers, so we will now have a full two days of excellent presentations, speeches and discussions on project management. This is just what we were hoping for!”

The 2 Day Project Management Symposium will focus on topics important to organizations and industries in North Texas, including Agile PM, PM in IS & IT, Health Care PM, Telecommunications PM, Program Management, PM Best Practices & Methodologies, PM Governance and Global PM. The Conference will include an Opening Ceremony with keynote speakers, six tracks of paper presentations over two days, breaks in the vendors’ exhibition area, a Monday evening networking reception, opening and closing keynote speeches on Tuesday, and three panel discussions. UT Dallas President David E. Daniel has been confirmed as opening keynote speaker.

The Symposium will be held on The UT Dallas Campus, in the School of Management, a state of the art facility with audio, visual and multi-media technologies in each room. The symposium will also include a Vendor Exhibition that will include booths and table spaces in the reception area and main halls of the School of Management. Symposium participants will have maximum exposure to exhibitors and sponsors between sessions and during breaks. For exhibition availability, sponsorship or general information, visit http://pmsymposium.utdallas.edu or contact pmsymposium@utdallas.edu.

The symposium is being sponsored by the Graduate Program in Project Management at The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas), in cooperation with the Dallas Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI®) and PMForum, Inc. Both the PMI Dallas Chapter and UT Dallas are registered education providers with PMI, so all attendees can receive Professional Development Units (PDUs). This is now expected to be the largest PM event in North Texas in 2008.

The Project Management Program at UT Dallas provides application-oriented education for professionals with significant project, program or general management responsibilities. Established in the Executive Education center in the School of Management, students have the option of earning a Graduate 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 UT Dallas PM program, originally developed in 1997, is accredited by the Global Accreditation Center for Project Management (GAC) 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. Delivered both on campus and online, the program attracts students from across the United States and around the world. For more information, visit http://som.utdallas.edu/project/.

The PMI Dallas Chapter is a volunteer-based professional association dedicated to supporting the growth and development of project management practitioners, as well as building awareness of the project management discipline and its critical role in business and organization success. With more than 240,000 members in over 160 countries, the Project Management Institute (PMI®) is the world’s leading membership association for the project management profession. Founded in 1984 and with over 4,000 members, the PMI Dallas Chapter is one of the world’s largest PMI components. To learn more about the PMI Dallas Chapter and its service offerings, please visit www.pmidallas.org

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