PMFORUM Breaking News

The EVM World 2009 Project Performance Management Conference, being organized by the PMI College of Performance Management (PMI-CPM), will be held at the Naples Grande Resort Hotel in Naples, Florida, USA during 27-29 May 2009. The 25^th Annual International Earned Value Management (EVM) conference, EVM World 2009 Project Performance Management Conference, will be one of the best opportunities in the world this year to learn more about project performance management and earned value management (EVM).

The Naples Grande Hotel is located on three miles of white-sand beach on the Gulf of Mexico and includes the Naples Grande Golf Course, an 18-hole par 72 paradise course designed by Rees Jones, and 15 world-class Har-Tru tennis courts. With multiple restaurants and lounges, and an array of guest services available, the hotel includes extensive conference and meeting facilities and will be the perfect venue for this year's big EVM conference in the United States.

The hotel is located at 475 Seagate Drive in Naples, Florida, USA. Government rates are only $117/night. Conference attendees should ask for the PMI-College of Performance Management Government rate. For more information, contact the hotel at 1-888-722-1270 or www.naplesgranderesort.com.

EVM World 2009 will provide professional education training seminars and workshops, presentations on current topics from practicing professionals, updates from US federal government agencies, access to world leaders in project performance management, networking and the latest in software and consulting services. If you are involved with earned value, performance management or governmental projects and programs, don't miss this opportunity to learn from the best, meet world leaders in this field, and advance your careers. Participants can also earn PDUs for PMP recertification. For information or to register, visit www.pmi-cpm.org

The PMI College of Performance Management (PMI-CPM) is a knowledge-based component of the Project Management Institute (PMI^®), the world's largest professional organization for project management. PMI-CPM was originally established as the Performance Management Association, but became the first college of PMI in 1999. PMI-CPM is an international, non-profit professional organization dedicated to the disciplines of project management and performance measurement. The organization assists earned value professionals and project managers with professional growth, and promotes the application of earned value management globally. PMI-CPM is a growing body of professionals dedicated to managing projects on time and on budget. Visit www.pmi-cpm.org

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