PMFORUM Breaking News

The third day of the 2008 Professional Development Summit (PDS'08) in Honolulu in November will include a dozen presentations on project management topics, plus four two-hour workshop sessions. The PDS'08 conference is being sponsored by the PMI Honolulu Chapter and LavaCon^®, the leading organization for technical communications professionals. The conference, which will present proven best practices in the fields of project management and technical communications, will be held at the Marriott Honolulu Waikiki hotel, in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

According to their latest announcement, Day Three will include the following interesting presentations and workshops.

Morning Presentations

• Evaluating your Company's Capability Maturity Model^®, by Nancy Kelly, HMSA
• Workplace 2.0: The New World of Collaboration, by Emma Hamer, E. Hamer Associates Ltd.
• Wagging the Dog: Mastering the Art of Managing Up, by Kelly Shortt, CORPTAX
• Case Study: Moving from Unstructured FrameMaker to XML and Back Again, by Meg Miranda , HP
• Critical Components of a PMO , by Steve Romero, Computer Associates
• Risk Planning And Disaster Recovery, by Ron Hashiro, HMSA

• Proposal Project Management, by Dick Eassom, Association of Proposal Management Professionals
• Case Study: Migrating to Topic-based Documentation: Observations Along the Journey, by Rajal Shah and Richard Hendricks, Juniper Networks
• Risk Management for Fast-Changing Projects , by Jeff Oltmann, Synergy Professional Services
• Leadership in Technology, by Dan Leaf, Phase Minus 1
• Techniques for Measuring Employee Performance, by Kelly Shortt, CORPTAX
• Content Convergence: The Future is Closer than You Think, by Rahel Bailie, Intentional Design

Afternoon Hands-on Workshops

• Stakeholder Management and Organizational Alignment , by Jeff Oltmann, Synergy Professional Services
• Advance Microsoft Project Workshop, Speaker TBD
• Overcoming Resistance to Change Workshop, by Emma Hamer, E. Hamer Associates
• It’s the Content, Not the Tools! Making Project Decisions to Ensure Smooth CMS Adoptions, by Rahel Bailie, Intentional Design

Saturday, November 8 will also include a luncheon presentation by well known project management author, instructor and professional leader Frank Saladis. The day will conclude with another Farewell Hawaiian Social Event for all participants and guests.

The PMI Honolulu Chapter + LavaCon Professional Development Summit 2008 is for professionals who want continuing education on how to manage projects, the latest management and communication tools and technology, and "soft skills" such as leadership, conflict management, contract and workplace negotiation skills, etc. Choose from over 40 sessions and workshops on technical communication and project management! Participants may earn up to 24 Professional Development Units (PDUs) for attending - a major event in one of the most beautiful places on Earth. For more information, visit http://www.pmi-honoluluchapter.org/PDD_PDS/2008/PDSWelcome.htm.

The Project Management Institute (PMI^®) is the world’s largest professional organization for project management professionals. Founded in 1997, 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. More information about the chapter can be found at http://www.pmi-honoluluchapter.org. For more information about the conference, contact the PDS'08 committee at pdshi@pmi-honoluluchapter.org

LavaCon^® is a conference for technical communication professionals—senior technical writers, documentations managers and other professionals interested in learning how to deploy and manage technical communication projects. More information about previous LavaCon conferences can be found at www.lavacon.org.