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Following Mr. Parella, Day 2 of the symposium will include 23 professional presentations related to Global Project Management; Healthcare Project Management; Project Integration; Agile/IT Project Management; and PM Methods. Three panel discussions will be held in the afternoon on the topics of "The Future of Project Management", "The Future of Outsourcing in a Changing World"; and "Managing Your Career in a Changing World." The symposium will conclude with the following two keynote presentations in plenary session for all participants.

• Ed Andrews, PhD, Director of Academic and Educational Programs for the Project Management Institute (PMI) - 2^nd closing keynote speech: "Researching the Value of Project Management"
  
  
• Veikko Valila, Secretary General of the International Project Management Association (IPMA), based in Switzerland - 1^st closing keynote: "The Latest Trends in Project Management"

Keynote speakers on Day One, 13 August, will include recently retired US Astronaut James Reilly, PhD, and Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert. The symposium will begin with welcomes by Hasan Pirkul, PhD, Dean of The UT Dallas School of Management and James Joiner, Director of the Graduate Program in Project Management at UT Dallas
To see the full list of presenters, abstracts and background summaries, visit http://som.utdallas.edu/graduate/execed/projectMgmtProg/projSymposium/trackroom.php.
To see the entire two day program, visit http://som.utdallas.edu/graduate/execed/projectMgmtProg/projSymposium/program.php.

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 a former astronaut, the Mayor of one of America's largest and most dynamic cities, a successful local executive, and high level representatives of PMI and IPMA on the stage at the same time (perhaps the only such opportunity in the world this year).

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 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. 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. 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 http://www.pmidallas.org/

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