PMFORUM Breaking News

Reported by Brenda Treasure in Melbourne

PMForum has been named a "media partner" for the 5th Annual Project Management Australia (PMOZ) Conference incorporating the PMI Australia National Conference that will be held during 18 - 20 August 2008 in Melbourne, Australia. PMI Australia, Engineers Australia and the Australian Institute of Management are proud supporters of the event. The event will be at the Sofitel Melbourne hotel.

Following on the success in 2007, PMOZ will once again co-locate with the SEPG^SM Australia Conference however the benefits to delegates have been increased! In 2008, PMOZ registration will automatically entitle attendees to access the SEPG^SM Australia conference program at no additional cost. Delegates will have the choice of attending sessions from both conferences during the main conference days - access to over 100 presentations!

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.

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 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/.

As a PMForum media partner, PMOZ will receive a listing for the event in PMForum’s online Events Calendar with logo and link to the conference website, pre-event news coverage, live breaking news coverage directly from the event, and post-event reporting. Examples of PMForum event media coverage can be found at http://www.pmforum.org/events/partner_program.htm.

The Project Management Australia Conference (PMOZ) is managed by PMGlobal. PMGlobal through PMOZ, World Project Management Week Conference and PMASIA brands have a long term commitment to advancing Project Management skills in Australia and around the world. Now in its fifth year, PMOZ will again offer a range of dynamic and exciting presentations encompassing Pre-conference workshops; powerful keynote presentations; a business program offering more than 70 streamed sessions and workshops. Visit http://www.pmoz.com.au/.

SM SEPG is a service mark of Carnegie Mellon University


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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.