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Welcome to Rome - 1st day of 22nd IPMA World Congress on Project Management Concludes with Welcome Party, Reunions & Fun
Reported live from the IPMA World Congress in Rome
The IPMA 22nd World Congress on Project Management opened in Rome, Italy on Sunday 9 November 2008 with keynote speeches, an Italian music show and stories about Projects of the Roman Empire. The first day of the Congress at the Palazzo dei Congressi in Rome concluded with a Welcome Party for delegates, guests and IPMA leaders.
The Congress was opened in the Palazzo dei Congress auditorium at 15:00 by Luigi Iperti, Congress Chairman; Fabrizio Di Amato, president of the ANIMP (co-host of the congress); and Veikko Valila, President of IPMA. (Photo: Luigi Iperti opening 22nd IPMA World Congress in Rome)
These executives were followed by keynote speeches by Mary McKinlay, Vice President of IPMA; Fabio Gallia, CEO and General Manager of BNL; and Toni Ruttimann, international builder of bridges for poor people worldwide. (Please see previous PMForum breaking news articles about those keynote presentations.)
Following the opening session and a coffee break, delegates were rewarded by two fantastic concerts and entertaining presentations on Rome Incorporated. The first concert featured Ms. Linda Buttà, concert pianist, who performed beautiful music by E. Morricone. Ms. Buttà was accompanied by a concert performers on viola and flute. The music was absolutely beautiful!
The audience was then entertained by Stanley Bing, contributing editor for Fortune Magazine, who provided a slide presentation on the topic of Rome, Inc., the World’s First Multinational Corporation. Mr. Bing argued that the early Roman Empire was created through a series of strategies and projects very similar to those of current large corporations – acquisitions (mostly unfriendly), reorganizations, forced alliances, etc. The presentation was based on Mr. Bing’s recently published book on the same topic.
The Italian music group KanTango then came on stage and performed some of the most beautiful and stunning music we have ever hear. Combining jazz, traditional Neapolitan songs and one of the most amazing voices imaginable, KanTango performed for 45 minutes. It was absolutely fantastic. Their music was followed by a champagne, wine and and deserts reception in the foyer of the congress auditorium. Here are a few photos.
(Photos: Alan Harpham, Martina Huemann, David Pells & Gilles Caupin; Jackie Ryan & Carla Pells; Prof. Rajat Basya, Prof. Qian Fupei & David Pells)
The local host organizations 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 Mr. Fabrizio Di Amato; the President of the Italian PM Academy is Mr. Roberto Mori; the Congress Chairman is Mr. Luigi Iperti; and the Project Manager for IPMA 2008 is Mr. 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 the world’s oldest project management professional organization. IPMA is an international federation of more than 45 national PM societies in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. IPMA’s Annual World Congress is one of the largest and most important gatherings of project management authorities and leaders each year. The president of IPMA for 2008 is Veikko Valila; president-elect for 2009/10 is Brigette Schaden. Additional information about IPMA is available at www.ipma.ch.
Reported live from Rome by David Pells and Nelson Soucek who were covering the IPMA world congress for PMForum, along with a number of PMForum global advisors and international correspondents.
The IPMA 22nd World Congress on Project Management opened in Rome, Italy on Sunday 9 November 2008 with keynote speeches, an Italian music show and stories about Projects of the Roman Empire. The first day of the Congress at the Palazzo dei Congressi in Rome concluded with a Welcome Party for delegates, guests and IPMA leaders.
These executives were followed by keynote speeches by Mary McKinlay, Vice President of IPMA; Fabio Gallia, CEO and General Manager of BNL; and Toni Ruttimann, international builder of bridges for poor people worldwide. (Please see previous PMForum breaking news articles about those keynote presentations.)
Following the opening session and a coffee break, delegates were rewarded by two fantastic concerts and entertaining presentations on Rome Incorporated. The first concert featured Ms. Linda Buttà, concert pianist, who performed beautiful music by E. Morricone. Ms. Buttà was accompanied by a concert performers on viola and flute. The music was absolutely beautiful!
The audience was then entertained by Stanley Bing, contributing editor for Fortune Magazine, who provided a slide presentation on the topic of Rome, Inc., the World’s First Multinational Corporation. Mr. Bing argued that the early Roman Empire was created through a series of strategies and projects very similar to those of current large corporations – acquisitions (mostly unfriendly), reorganizations, forced alliances, etc. The presentation was based on Mr. Bing’s recently published book on the same topic.
The Italian music group KanTango then came on stage and performed some of the most beautiful and stunning music we have ever hear. Combining jazz, traditional Neapolitan songs and one of the most amazing voices imaginable, KanTango performed for 45 minutes. It was absolutely fantastic. Their music was followed by a champagne, wine and and deserts reception in the foyer of the congress auditorium. Here are a few photos.
The local host organizations 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 Mr. Fabrizio Di Amato; the President of the Italian PM Academy is Mr. Roberto Mori; the Congress Chairman is Mr. Luigi Iperti; and the Project Manager for IPMA 2008 is Mr. PierMarco Romagnoli. For registration, schedule and other information, visit the conference website at www.ipmaroma2008.it.
Reported live from Rome by David Pells and Nelson Soucek who were covering the IPMA world congress for PMForum, along with a number of PMForum global advisors and international correspondents.
