PMFORUM Breaking News

The Portuguese Project Management Association (Associação Portuguesa de Gestão de Projectos) APOGEP has announced that PMForum has been named their Media Partner for the 2009 APOGEP National Project Management Conference & Workshops - ENTREGAR O FUTURO HOJE! The conference will be held during 16-18 September 2009 at the Hotel VIP Executive Art's in Lisbon.

The following keynote speakers have also been announced for the APOGEP conference in September:

• Nuno Domingues - Ex Program Director at Odebrecht - Tripoli Airport-Lybia , Green Islands -Azores Project Director, Apogep-IPMA certificate level A in 2008
• Paulo Jorge Freitas - Professor and researcher at IST, International Iberian Nanotechnology Institute Director
• Brigitte Schaden - President of IPMA for 2009/2010
• Tom Taylor - Past Chair of APM in UK and well known author and advisor
• Paulo Trezentos - Professor at ISCTE and Managing Director at Caixa Magica

The September conference in Lisbon will include a combination of keynote speakers, panel discussions and workshops on specific aspects of managing programs and projects. For more information about the conference, including pricing and registration, visit http://www.apogep.pt/ or contact info@apogep.pt.

Founded in 1998 and based in Lisbon, Associação Portuguesa de Gestão de Projectos (APOGEP) is the Portuguese national member society of the International Project Management Association (IPMA). It is a non-profit organizations formed to advance professional project management, to support project managers, and to design and execute the National Competence Baseline program for Portugal. APOGEP conducts regular meetings and seminars, and organizes an annual conference, all in the Portuguese language to serve local organizations. For more information, visit www.apogep.pt.

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