PMFORUM Breaking News

A Call for Papers has been announced by Project Management Associates (PMA), the Indian national project management association, for their 17th Global Symposium 2009 - Managing Projects, Programs & Portfolios - to be held during 14-16 December 2009 in New Delhi. Indian government and industry leaders, along with world class speakers and professional leaders, will come together in New Delhi to share their experience and knowledge with the expected 800 delegates from over 15 countries.

The Global PM Symposium in India will deal with managing complex projects & programs, and especially those that affect India and the Asian region. The 17th Global Symposium 2009 will have two major streams this year: Social Sector, such as corporate social responsibility, employment, health and education; and Industrial Sector, for example infrastructure, services and manufacturing industries.

Experienced executives, professionals and project management experts are invited to submit an abstract for a professional paper to be presented in one of the two above streams - management of Social or Industrial projects, programs and portfolios - no later than 31 August 2009. Opportunities for exhibitors and sponsors are also available. For more information, visit http://www.cepm.com/gs09/Home.html or contact gs@pma-india.org or info@pma-india.org.

The 17th Global Symposium 2009 is organized under the overall Chair of Mr. B K Chaturvedi, Member, Planning Commission, Government of India. Mr. Chaturvedi was earlier the Cabinet Secretary to Government of India. As a Member, Planning Commission, he enjoys the rank of Minister of State, Government of India. The Programme Director is Adesh Jain, Honorary President of PMA and a visionary leader shaping the PM profession globally. The 17th Global Project Management Symposium is being jointly organized by Project Management Associates (PMA) and the Centre for Excellence in Project Management (CEPM), in association with the International Project Management Association (IPMA) and the International Construction Project Management Association (ICPMA).

Founded in 1993, Project Management Associates (PMA) is a non-profit registered professional body of projects and business managers, aimed at strengthening project management in India. PMA's vision is to be an apex agency for promotion of project thinking in India and worldwide for continuously enhancing delivery potential of programs and projects, thereby providing competitive edge to organizations, and growth to individuals. Based in New Delhi and with branches in Hyderabad, Pune and Ranchi, PMA serves members and stakeholders throughout India. PMA is the Indian national association member of IPMA. For more information about PMA, visit www.pma-india.org. For more information about CEPM, visit www.cepm.com.