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PMI Academic Director Ed Andrews to deliver closing Keynote Speech at 3rd Annual UT Dallas Project Management Symposium on 14 August
Reported by Ann R. Miller in Dallas
Ed Andrews, Director of Academic and Education Programs & Services for the Project Management Institute (PMI), has been announced as the closing keynote speaker at the 3rd Annual UT Dallas Project Management Symposium in August. The regional project management conference, which will be held on The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) campus in Richardson, Texas during 13-14 August 2009, is being sponsored by the Graduate Program in Project Management (PM) in the School of Management's Executive Education Center at UT Dallas, in partnership with the Dallas Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI®) and PMForum. The theme for this year's UT Dallas Project Management Symposium will be "Managing in a Changing World".
Dr.
Edwin J. Andrews, V.M.D., Ph.D., Dipl. A.C.V.P., Dipl. A.C.L.A.M.,
joined PMI in 2005 as the Manager of Research, having had a
distinguished record in both industry and academe. Ed was educated as a
veterinarian and obtained a PhD, establishing himself as an academician
and sponsored researcher at The Pennsylvania State University's College
of Medicine and at Cornell University. He was recruited to industry and
rose to the vice president level in several Johnson & Johnson
companies. During his tenure with J & J he was also a Director of
Global Marketing.
His alma mater, The University of Pennsylvania, called on his management and financial expertise by recruiting him as Dean of Veterinary Medicine, a position he held until his return to industry with Mallinckrodt, Inc as Senior Vice President for Science & Technology. In addition to his academic and industrial experience he was an active consultant to industry and not-for-profit organizations. Dr. Andrews' project management experience was gained at Johnson & Johnson and Mallinckrodt where he established a Project Management Office and a Portfolio Management Program.
Dr. Andrews is the author of over 50 refereed publications and books and has been an active presenter at seminars, congresses and symposia worldwide. Dr. Andrews has served on many boards as well as academic, corporate, government and international committees including an ISO standards committee. In 1992 he was appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to the Research Resources Advisory Council of the National Institutes of Health.
Project managers and PM experts, leaders and professionals living and working in North Texas are invited to register now for this major regional project management conference. Don't miss this opportunity to meet and hear this executive from PMI, the world's largest member-based project management organization. Dr. Andrews will speak on the subject of "Researching the Value of Project Management."
The
2009 UT Dallas PM Symposium will include five keynotes, 40 speakers,
300+ participants and numerous networking opportunities. The Symposium
will be held on The UT Dallas Campus, in the School of Management, a
state-of-the-art facility (pictured) with audio-visual and multi-media
technologies in each room. Participating PMI members will receive up to
16 professional development units (PDUs) for PMP recertification. For
information, visit
http://som.utdallas.edu/graduate/execed/projectMgmtProg/projSymposium/.
The
symposium is organized and hosted by the Graduate Program in Project
Management at The UT Dallas, in cooperation with the Dallas Chapter of
the Project Management Institute (PMI®) and PMForum, Inc. Both the PMI
Dallas Chapter and UT Dallas are registered education providers with
PMI, so attendees will receive PDUs for PMP recertification. Corporate
sponsorships are also available; for information contact
Debbie@utdallas.edu .
The Project Management Program at UT Dallas provides application-oriented education for professionals with significant project, program or general management responsibilities. Established in the Executive Education Center in The UT Dallas' School of Management, students have the option of earning a Certificate in Project Management, a Master of Science degree with an emphasis in project management, or a Master 
of Business Administration degree with
project management emphasis.
The UT Dallas PM program, originally developed in 1997, is accredited by the Global Accreditation Center for Project Management (GAC) of Project Management Institute (PMI®) and is a PMI Registered Education Provider Program (PMI R.E.P.). The program is taught by world-class faculty with a blend of industrial project management, consulting and teaching experience. The UT Dallas PM Program is delivered both on campus and online, and attracts students from across the USA and worldwide. For more information, visit http://som.utdallas.edu/project.
The PMI Dallas Chapter is a volunteer-based professional association dedicated to supporting the growth and development of project management practitioners, as well as building awareness of the project management discipline and its critical role in business and organization success. With more than 250,000 members in over 160 countries, the Project Management Institute (PMI®) is the world's leading membership association for project management. Founded in 1984 and with over 4,000 members, the PMI Dallas Chapter is one of the world's largest PMI components. To learn more about the PMI Dallas Chapter and its service offerings, visit www.pmidallas.org
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Ed Andrews, Director of Academic and Education Programs & Services for the Project Management Institute (PMI), has been announced as the closing keynote speaker at the 3rd Annual UT Dallas Project Management Symposium in August. The regional project management conference, which will be held on The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) campus in Richardson, Texas during 13-14 August 2009, is being sponsored by the Graduate Program in Project Management (PM) in the School of Management's Executive Education Center at UT Dallas, in partnership with the Dallas Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI®) and PMForum. The theme for this year's UT Dallas Project Management Symposium will be "Managing in a Changing World".
His alma mater, The University of Pennsylvania, called on his management and financial expertise by recruiting him as Dean of Veterinary Medicine, a position he held until his return to industry with Mallinckrodt, Inc as Senior Vice President for Science & Technology. In addition to his academic and industrial experience he was an active consultant to industry and not-for-profit organizations. Dr. Andrews' project management experience was gained at Johnson & Johnson and Mallinckrodt where he established a Project Management Office and a Portfolio Management Program.
Dr. Andrews is the author of over 50 refereed publications and books and has been an active presenter at seminars, congresses and symposia worldwide. Dr. Andrews has served on many boards as well as academic, corporate, government and international committees including an ISO standards committee. In 1992 he was appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to the Research Resources Advisory Council of the National Institutes of Health.
Project managers and PM experts, leaders and professionals living and working in North Texas are invited to register now for this major regional project management conference. Don't miss this opportunity to meet and hear this executive from PMI, the world's largest member-based project management organization. Dr. Andrews will speak on the subject of "Researching the Value of Project Management."
The Project Management Program at UT Dallas provides application-oriented education for professionals with significant project, program or general management responsibilities. Established in the Executive Education Center in The UT Dallas' School of Management, students have the option of earning a Certificate in Project Management, a Master of Science degree with an emphasis in project management, or a Master
The UT Dallas PM program, originally developed in 1997, is accredited by the Global Accreditation Center for Project Management (GAC) of Project Management Institute (PMI®) and is a PMI Registered Education Provider Program (PMI R.E.P.). The program is taught by world-class faculty with a blend of industrial project management, consulting and teaching experience. The UT Dallas PM Program is delivered both on campus and online, and attracts students from across the USA and worldwide. For more information, visit http://som.utdallas.edu/project.
The PMI Dallas Chapter is a volunteer-based professional association dedicated to supporting the growth and development of project management practitioners, as well as building awareness of the project management discipline and its critical role in business and organization success. With more than 250,000 members in over 160 countries, the Project Management Institute (PMI®) is the world's leading membership association for project management. Founded in 1984 and with over 4,000 members, the PMI Dallas Chapter is one of the world's largest PMI components. To learn more about the PMI Dallas Chapter and its service offerings, visit www.pmidallas.org