PMFORUM Breaking News

Reported by Ahmet Taspinar in Istanbul

The Istanbul Project Management Association (IPYD) has announced that PMForum has been named Media Partner for the DYNAMICS 2010 Project Management Conference that will be held in Istanbul, Turkey during April 2-3, 2010. This will be the 11^th International Project Management Symposium sponsored by IPYD. Every year this international symposium brings together prestigious speakers from various sectors and countries to present different topics related to the theme of that year's conference.

Dynamics, organized by the IPYD but with a wide range of participants, is the oldest and best established project management symposium in Turkey. It aims to promote professionalism and quality in the practice of project management in Turkey, by bringing together professionals, academics and practitioners to exchange views and experiences. Participants will learn the application of widely accepted global standards within the frame of professional ethics, as adopted by international organizations such as the Project Management Institute (PMI®) and the International Project Management Association (IPMA).

According to Alev Akin, IPYD's project manager for Dynamics 2010, "We are happy to have PMForum as a media partner again this year. We also expect PMForum's Managing Editor David Pells to attend our conference and to deliver a major speech about the future of project management, from his unique viewpoint. Dynamics 2010 will be another important event for project management professionals in Turkey."

DYNAMICS 2010 is expected to have the largest international participation in the event's history. The conference venue will once again be THE MARMARA Hotel in Taksim, at the heart of Istanbul, one of the most spectacular venues in the city. Most rooms have breathtaking views of the Bosporus and one of the most beautiful cities in the world - Istanbul, Turkey.

DYNAMICS 2010 is the annual project management conference organized by IPYD, with the support of local universities and business partners. The Project Manager for DYNAMICS 2010 is Ms. Alev Akin. The project team includes Mr. Tolga Ozdemir, PMP, Deputy Project Manager, Marketing Team Leader); Ms. Selime Oziskender, PMP, Technical Programme Team Leader; Ms. Ayse Birinci, PMP, Editorial Team Leader, Ms. Fusun Eris, Logistics Team Leader; and Mr. Tevfik Bakan, PR and Communication Team Leader. For more information about the conference, visit http://www.dinamikler.org/?page_id=9 or contact mbpnet@hotmail.com.

International visitors are advised to allow a few days prior to and following the symposium, to visit the many historical sites and to sample one of the richest cuisines in the world.

Officially founded in March 1997, IPYD is an association for project management with approximately 500 members in various industrial sectors including construction, IT and finance. IPYD works in cooperation with Turkish members of the Project Management Institute (PMI) and delivers to its members knowledge on practices and developments in the international project management world. For more information, visit www.ipyd.org.

PMForum operates www.pmforum.org, the world's oldest website devoted to professional project management and one of the world's most popular sources of project management news and information. PMForum also produces the monthly PM World Today eJournal where articles, reports and stories about projects and project management around the world can be found; free subscriptions at www.pmworldtoday.net. PMForum's media partner program provides global visibility for major PM events worldwide. More information can be found at http://www.pmforum.org/events/partner_program.htm.