The project management team for the 22
nd IPMA World Congress on Project Management -
ROMA 2008 Project Management to Run - have announced the social programme for the November congress. The IPMA 22
nd World Congress on Project Management will be held in Rome, Italy during 9-11 November 2008.
www.ipmaroma2008.it.
According to the latest announcement, the main Social Events for participants at the World Congress in Rome will include the following:
Sunday, November 9, 2008 19:00 -
Reception for congress participants and guests at the
Palazzo dei Congressi, World Congress Venue and location of the Exhibition. This annual evening networking reception will allow friends and colleagues from around the world to reunite, and new business and social relationships to be established. An Italian folk show will give a warm welcome to the participants
Monday, November 10, 200819:00 -
Gala Dinner with IPMA Project Excellence Awards and Opera Music Show at
Parco della Musica. One of the most important and most enjoyable evenings of the year for IPMA members, leaders and award winners, this year’s gala dinner will be even more spectacular - with a musical presentation of Italian Operas in Rome's most renowned music venue, created by the famous Italian architect Renzo Piano.
Tuesday, November 11, 200820:00 - Aperitivo,
Farewell Dinner and “Each Nation”: Music and Dances, at the
Salone delle Fontane where attendees will enjoy historic ambiance with fountains, music and great food. Each year, congress organizers, IPMA leaders, participants and guests gather on the last night of the congress to celebrate the conclusion of IPMA’s largest annual event with singing, dancing and fun. This year it will occur with Italian entertainment and flair - a global celebration.
The
“ROMA 2008 – Project Management to Run” World Congress will include keynote speeches, 12 streams of presentations over three days with discussions and presentations on important project management topics, and an international exhibition of project management products and services. Over 1,000 participants from the 45+ countries represented by IPMA membership are expected to attend, making it one of the largest project management events in the world this year.
The 22
nd IPMA World Congress and Exhibition will be held at the Palazzo dei Congressi near the heart of downtown Rome. For registration, schedule and other information, visit the conference website at
www.ipmaroma2008.it.
The local hosts for the
ROMA 2008 World Congress are the Italian Project Management Academy and the Italian National Association of Industrial Plant Engineering (ANIMP). The President of ANIMP is
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.
Founded in 1967 and registered in Switzerland, the
International Project Management Association (IPMA) is an international federation of more than 45 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. Additional information is available at
www.ipma.ch.