PMFORUM Breaking News

Exhibition opportunities still remain open for suppliers of project and program management products, services and technology at the 22^nd IPMA World Congress on Project Management, ROMA 2008 – Project Management to Run – scheduled for November 9-11, 2008. The 22nd IPMA World Congress, which will also include one of the largest Project Management Exhibitions in the world this year, will be held at the Palazzo dei Congressi near the heart of downtown Rome.


Exhibitors will have an opportunity to showcase their products and services to over 1,000 delegates from more than 80 countries. An additional 2,500 are expected to visit the trade exhibition. Covering more than 4,000 sqm of space, the Exhibition will be the must-see event of the year for those shopping for project management products or resources.

Main areas for the Exhibition will include the following:

1. Information and Communication Technologies Exhibition


2. Banking and Financial Area


3. Engineering and Construction Centre


4. Architecture and Design Arena


5. Media Village


6. Books Shops

The 22nd IPMA World Congress and Exhibition in Rome will provide a highly flexible environment in which a wide range of sales and marketing objectives can be achieved, from generating sales leads to launching new products, building brand image, and maintaining customer relations. Exhibitors will also be allowed to directly sell their products and services to visitors.

Show Dates and Hours       Sunday, November 9 3:00pm - 6:00pm

                           Monday, November 10 9:00am - 6:00pm

                           Tuesday, November 11 9:00am - 6:00pm

Exhibit space starts at 9 square meters, with raw space priced at €300 per sqm. To see the exhibition area, visit www.ipmaroma2008.it . For more information about exhibiting, contact Fabio Casiraghi at exhibition@ipmaroma2008.it.

The 22nd IPMA World Congress also represents an important opportunity for sponsors who wish to present themselves to an audience of global experts and leaders in the fields of industrial plant, energy and infrastructure works as well as in the fields of financing, information and communications technology, organization development, research, health and consulting. Certainly project management leaders from across Europe and around the world will be there. In lieu of the central location, a large number of participants from Mediterranean countries are also expected. Join such organizations as Ansaldo Energia, GOGEL, FOSTER WHEELER, LPL Projects & Logistics, MAIRE TECNIMONT, SIEMENS, ASTALDI, GE OIL& GAS, TECHINT, Technip, PENSOTTI, OICE, etc. as Congress Sponsors. For more information on sponsorship opportunities, please contact committee@ipmaroma2008.it.

The local host organizations for the ROMA 2008 World Congress in Rome, Italy are the Italian Project Management Academy and the Italian National Association of Industrial Plant Engineering (ANIMP). The President of ANIMP is Mr. Fabrizio Di Amato; the President of the Italian PM Academy is Roberto Mori; the Congress Chairman is Luigi Iperti; and the Project Manager for IPMA 2008 is PierMarco Romagnoli. For registration, schedule and other information, visit the conference website at www.ipmaroma2008.it.

Founded in 1967 and registered in Switzerland, the International Project Management Association (IPMA) is an international federation of more than 40 national PM societies in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. Local societies serve each country in its national language. IPMA provides an umbrella organization at the international level. IPMA’s internationally acclaimed 4 Level PM Certification Programme continues to grow worldwide. The IPMA annually presents awards to teams that achieve great feats in project management. IPMA maintains its continuous presence in the global PM arena through regular International Symposia, Expert Seminars and its Annual World Congress. The president of IPMA for 2008 is Veikko Valila. Additional information is available at www.ipma.ch.