PMFORUM Breaking News

The PMI Honolulu Chapter and LavaCon have announced that Frank Saladis will deliver a luncheon keynote speech at the 2008 Professional Development Summit being sponsored by the PMI Honolulu Chapter and LavaCon^® during 6-8 November 2008. 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.

Frank Saladis (pictured right), well known project management author, consultant and trainer with the International Institute for Learning based in New York City, will deliver a keynote speech on Saturday (Day 3), November 8, 2008

Frank P. Saladis, PMP, is a Consultant and Instructor / Facilitator within the project management profession and has over 35 years of experience in the IT, Telecom Installation and IT Project Management training environment. He is a senior consultant and trainer for the International Institute for Learning (IIL) Inc. and has been involved in the development of several project management learning programs. He is a Project Management Professional and has been a featured presenter at the Project Management Institute Annual Symposiums, Project World, PMI World Congress, CMMA and many PMI Chapter professional development programs in recent years.

He is the past president elect of the New York City Chapter of PMI and a Past-President of the PMI^® Assembly of Chapter Presidents. Frank is a Co-Publisher of ALLPM newsletter and a contributor to the ALLPM project management website. He has written numerous project management related articles and was an author of the AT&T Corporate ITS Project Management Guidelines. He is a member of the International Executive Guild and the NRCC Business Advisory Council. He has also held the position of Vice President of Education for the Global Communications Technology Specific Interest Group of PMI^® and holds a Masters Certificate in Project Management from the George Washington University

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" in areas 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.