Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Registration open for 1st Annual PMI Panama Project Management Symposium in March
Registration is open for the 1st Annual PMI Panama Project Management
Symposium scheduled for March 19, 2009, in Panama City, Panama. The
Panama Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI) will welcome
participants to this major project management. Subtitled "The Land
Divided - The Project World United", the 1st Annual PMI Panama Project Management Symposium will showcase the Panama Canal Expansion program.
Project
managers, Engineers, IT professionals and executives throughout the
Americas are invited to attend this major event, which will feature
three major tracks: General Project Management, Construction Project
Management & Technology Project Management (IT, product
development, communications).
The symposium will feature keynote speeches by Jorge Quijano, executive vice president of the Panama Canal Authority, and Jhan Schmitz, senior vice president of CH2M Hill, prime contractor for the Panama Canal expansion. Professional presentations, discussion sessions, focused workshops and networking opportunities will also be included, with bilingual translation available (Spanish or English). Registration fees are $225, $195 for PMI members, and $125 for students. Attendees can receive up to 7 PDUs for PMP recertification for each day attended. The symposium venue will be the Panama Canal Authority Auditorium and facilities.
For symposium information, visit http://www.pmi-panama.org/simposio2009/ or contact Tom Sheives (U.S.) at tom@BetterProjectResults.com or Luis Fasano (PMI Panama) at lfasano@pmi-panama.org.
Local sponsors include the Panama Canal Authority and CH2M HILL, prime
management contractor for the expansion. Participants will have an
opportunity to tour the canal and meet the program manager. For
sponsorship opportunities, contact Luis Fasano at the above email
address.
The PMI Panama Chapter is a chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI®), the world's largest member-based organization devoted to professional project management. Founded in 1969 in the United States, PMI now has more than 265,000 members in 170 plus countries. Founded in 2001, the PMI Panama Chapter is a volunteer based professional association dedicated to supporting the growth and development of the project management discipline and its critical role in business and organization success. The PMI Panama Chapter has approximately 150 members and serves the project management and business communities of Panama and nearby countries. For more information, visit http://www.pmi-panama.org/.
PMI® and PMP® are registered trademarks of the Project Management Institute.
The symposium will feature keynote speeches by Jorge Quijano, executive vice president of the Panama Canal Authority, and Jhan Schmitz, senior vice president of CH2M Hill, prime contractor for the Panama Canal expansion. Professional presentations, discussion sessions, focused workshops and networking opportunities will also be included, with bilingual translation available (Spanish or English). Registration fees are $225, $195 for PMI members, and $125 for students. Attendees can receive up to 7 PDUs for PMP recertification for each day attended. The symposium venue will be the Panama Canal Authority Auditorium and facilities.
The PMI Panama Chapter is a chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI®), the world's largest member-based organization devoted to professional project management. Founded in 1969 in the United States, PMI now has more than 265,000 members in 170 plus countries. Founded in 2001, the PMI Panama Chapter is a volunteer based professional association dedicated to supporting the growth and development of the project management discipline and its critical role in business and organization success. The PMI Panama Chapter has approximately 150 members and serves the project management and business communities of Panama and nearby countries. For more information, visit http://www.pmi-panama.org/.
PMI® and PMP® are registered trademarks of the Project Management Institute.