PMFORUM Breaking News

The "Call for Papers" remains open for the 24^th IPMA World Congress in İstanbul, Turkey. In January, the addition of an online abstract submission option was announced, which can be found at the top of the World Congress website - at http://www.pleksus.com.tr/ipma2010/abstract/. Abstracts will be accepted through May 2010. Project management experts and leaders worldwide are again invited to submit proposals for professional papers and presentations for the 24^th IPMA World Congress, which will be one of the biggest events in the project management world in 2010. The congress will be held during 1-3 November, 2010 at the Hilton İstanbul Hotel.

The theme for the 24^th IPMA World Congress this year will be "Challenges & Opportunities." The 24th IPMA World Congress will incorporate research, development and practice, as well as case-oriented streams that identify the changes needed to tackle challenges and seize opportunities in today's world economy.

Streams;

Business Challenges

1. Theories, approaches, principles and applications of Project Management
2. Project, portfolio management and multi-project environments
3. Building and implementing Project Management Strategies in Institutions, Companies and Public Sector Organisations
4. Project management in main public events
5. Project management in Information and Communication Technologies
6. Project management for large infrastructures and industrial plants
   

New Challenges and Future Trends

1. New realities in the world economy affect strategies for Project Management
2. Future trends in Project Management, including the impact of emerging technologies
3. Creating interactive and collaborative Project Management environments
4. Virtual project office, international PM profession as professional virtual community
5. PM of collaborative R&D projects, collaborative projects and intellectual property rights
6. The role of professional associations as IPMA in this new business environment
   

Occupational Challenges

1.  Designing training processes, Innovative teaching methodologies / tools
2. Competences of the PM trainers
3. How the young project managers should be trained
4. PM competence assessment tools and methodologies
   

Leadership Challenges

1. The Human Side of Projects in Modern Business
2. Balancing Leadership and Management
3. Leadership in virtual project teams
4. High performance virtual project teams
   

Challenging Projects

1. Development of Project Management, including global, regional, bilateral and national
2. Strategic Projects
3. Project management in new fields
   

The Chairman of the Organizing Committee Prof. Dr. Çetin Elmas , pictured at right, has indicated that: "Executives, project and program managers, and professionals around the world are welcome to participate in the 24^th IPMA World Congress. Abstracts for presentations on one or more topics by individuals are also welcome. We will be happy to provide more information about the congress, just contact us at info@trpma.org."

Important dates are:

• 30 May 2010 - Abstract Submission Deadline
• 30 July 2010 - Paper Submission Deadline
• 15 August 2010 - Announcement of Accepted Papers
• 15 September 2010 - Deadline for Registration of those presenting papers
• 1-3 November 2010 - 24th IPMA World Congress in Istanbul
  

Information for potential speakers and paper presenters can be found at www.ipma2010.com.

The 24^th IPMA World Congress will be held at the Hilton İstanbul Hotel, located at Cumhuriyet Caddesi, Harbiye, İstanbul, Turkey. İstanbul has been chosen as the host city for the 2010 IPMA world congress because of its historical and cultural heritage, and also for its location. İstanbul is at the center of the economic and political area known as Eurasia, where three regions - Europe, the former Soviet Union and the Middle East - intersect.

The local host of the 24^th IPMA World Congress on Project Management in İstanbul will be Project Management Association in Turkey (TrPMA), based in Ankara. It is the national membership body for Turkey in IPMA. The Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 24th IPMA World Congress is Prof. Dr. Çetin Elmas.

Project Management Association in Turkey (TrPMA) provides projects-related information of Turkish and international levels through various media. The variety of activity and services of the association provide excellent opportunities for developing as projects management professionals. In addition to personal development, the various events and services bring information and help unravel challenges related to corporate and organisational project needs and activities. TrPMA members and partners constitute a comprehensive and versatile network monitoring the current developments in project activity in Turkey and internationally. For further information, visit www.trpma.org.

Founded in 1967 and registered in Switzerland, the International Project Management Association (IPMA) is the world's oldest project management professional organization. IPMA is an international federation of more than 45 national PM societies in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. IPMA's annual World Congress is one of the largest and most important gatherings of project management authorities and leaders each year. The president of IPMA for 2009/2010 is Ms. Brigitte Schaden. Additional information about IPMA is available at www.ipma.ch.