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Reported by Brenda Treasure in Melbourne

The 5th Annual Project Management Australia (PMOZ) Conference incorporating the PMI Australia National Conference will be held at the Sofitel Melbourne, 18 - 20 August 2008. PMI Australia, Engineers Australia and the Australian Institute of Management are proud supporters of the event.

Attracting a broad audience including Corporate, Government, ICT, Mining, Engineering, Construction, Academic and Human Resources, PMOZ is a proven, established and valuable educational and networking event for the business community.


THE HON John Brumby MP, Premier of Victoria, stated that he was pleased to welcome both the 2008 Annual Project Management Australia Conference and the Software and Systems Engineering Process Group Australia Conference to Melbourne, Victoria. Melbourne has established itself as Australia’s events capital. Melbourne is home to many of Australia’s leaders in commerce, industry, research and finance. We also have a well deserved international reputation for hosting world class arts, cultural, sporting and business events.

The theme of the 2008 Project Management Australia Conference is “Delivering Benefits in an increasingly complex world through effective Portfolio, Program and Project Management” and the theme for the Software and Systems Engineering Process Group Australia Conference is “Beyond Development”. The focus on sharing skills and knowledge to prepare organisations in meeting the demands of an increasingly competitive global market place is becoming more important as business and industry seek a competitive edge, and ways to enhance and develop their business practices.

Victoria has worked hard to maintain and enhance its reputation as a centre for excellence. Victoria is leading the way in Australia, establishing innovation clusters, encouraging the innovation debate and preparing our businesses and industries to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing global environment. Once again, it is a pleasure to welcome the two Conferences to Melbourne, and I trust that these events will be a great success.

The Conference will showcase the impact of creating change to deliver improvements to infrastructure, products and organizations; optimizing stakeholder value through the use of scarce resources and realizing benefits by using multinational teams. For more information, visit http://www.pmoz.com.au/.

Brenda Treasure International Correspondent Australia based in Melborne Brenda Treasure, PMP, is an International Correspondent for PMForum and PM World Today in Melbourne, Australia. Brenda is also Director & Professional Services Manager for BHE Services Pty Ltd, currently serving as a Senior Project Manager for Telstra Corporation on a National IT Transformation Project. Brenda has over 15 years of Project Management experience in private organisations, government agencies and in the IT & Telecommunications arena. Very active within the Project Management Institute (PMI®), Brenda has been Professional Development Director & President of the PMI Melbourne Chapter and Communications Director for PMI’s Women in Project Management Specific Interest Group (WiPM SIG). She is currently Asia/Pacific Representative for PMI’s Component Services Member Advisory Group and on the Core Team of PMI’s 2nd Edition of the Program Management Standard, as well as Program Chair PMOZ 2008. A graduate of PMI’s Leadership Institute Masters Class, Brenda also has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management from the University of Canberra and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP®). Brenda can be contacted at brenda.treasure@bheservices.com.au. PMI® and PMP® are registered trademarks of the Project Management Institute.