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Thursday, July 16, 2009
PMOZ 2009 Welcomes it’s Speakers to Canberra
Reported by Brenda Treasure in Melbourne

PMOZ 2009, the 6th Annual Project Management Australia Conference incorporating the 2nd PMI National Conference, is please to present a program that will also incorporate the Improving Systems and Software Engineering Conference, Govware, and the PMI Awards, including Project Manager of the Year. These concurrent events in a single conference will be held in Canberra, ACT, Australia during 10-12 August 2009. The event will be held at the National Convention Centre, Canberra, ACT, Australia. Information and registration at www.pmoz.com.au.

PMGlobal and the Australian PMI chapters invite project managers, executives, project team members and anyone involved in managing projects and programs to Canberra for the PMOZ 2009 - the 6th Annual PM Australia Conference incorporating the PMI Australia National Conference. Participants will have access to multiple conference programs including 12 workshops, over 50 session presentations, 10 keynote speakers, panel presentations and interactive workshops.

The PMOZ 2009 conference theme is "Projects Sustaining the Future". Under three sub-themes of "Sustainability of Organizations", "Sustainability of the Environment" and "Sustainability of the Profession", presentations will be grouped by industry focus: Business and/or ITC; Corporate Governance & Organization; Construction, Mining and Engineering; and Academia.

Keynote speakers will include Michael Pascoe, one of Australia's most respected economic commentators; Joe Jarzombek, Director for Software Assurance for the US Department of Homeland Security; Bruce Ferguson, CEO of Helmsman International; Rob Thomsett, Director of the Thomsett Company; Robert McGannon, Director of Mindavation; Lloyd Carter, Chairman of the Carter Management Group; Professor Li Shirong, Deputy Director of the Chngqing Foreign Trade & Economic Relations Commission; Shireane McKinnie, head of electronic and Weapons Systems Division in the Australian Defence Materiel Organization; Richard Turner, Distinguished Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology; Felix Redmill, consultant and trainer; and John Duddy, Managing Director of Boeing Defence Australia. Master of Ceremonies will be Toby Travanner, recently voted Australia's number one master of ceremonies.

This leading Project Management Conference will deliver a not to be missed program yet again. Where: National Convention Centre Canberra; Date: 10-12 August, 2009.

The 6th Annual Project Management Australia (PMOZ) Conference incorporating the PMI Australia National Conference and Project Manager of the Year Awards will include highly sought after keynote speakers backed up by informative workshops and sessions and an extensive trade exhibition.

Managed by PMGlobal, PMOZ is one of the leading Project Management conferences in Australia each year. Now in its sixth year PMOZ will once again offer a range of dynamic and exciting presentations encompassing all aspects of "creating success," from the high level concepts of translating strategy into action through the tools and techniques employed at the coalface to make individual projects a success. For information, visit www.pmoz.com.au

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