PMFORUM Breaking News

The organizers of the 24^th IPMA World Congress, being held this year in Istanbul, Turkey during 1-3 November, are reminding companies around the world of the opportunity to gain visibility at the congress as a partner and exhibitor. The conference organizing team, along with IPMA, have announced package rates and benefits for Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze Partners for the 2010 World Congress. IPMA's annual world congress is one of the biggest events in the PM world each year, with over 1,000 professionals expected at this year's event.

The theme for the 24^th IPMA World Congress on Project Management in Istanbul will be "Challenges & Opportunities." The congress will be aimed at identifying and discussing the changes needed to tackle the challenges and opportunities brought about by new realities in the global economy.

Congress partners will receive high visibility, exhibition space, passes to events and opportunities to chair or speak in main streams, conduct workshops, and network with conference leaders and participants. Platinum partners receive the highest visibility and most benefits, followed by Gold, Silver and Bronze. Each year, many of Europe's leading industrial organizations become IPMA partners for the World Congress on Project Management. In 2010, partners can also expect to receive high visibility in the Turkish press and Istanbul industry circles.

All congress partners have an opportunity to participate in the congress exhibition, with participation this year easier than ever before. All exhibitors will receive standard booths to be erected by ZED, the congress exhibition partner. No transport and set up of custom booths will be needed. Each booth will include tables with electricity for information displays and electronic demos. The Exhibition venue will be the Hilton Convention Center. Information for potential partners and exhibitors is available at www.ipma2010.com.

The 24^th IPMA World Congress will be held at the Hilton Istanbul Hotel, located at Cumhuriyet Caddessi, Harbiye, Istanbul, Turkey. Istanbul 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. Istanbul 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. It is the perfect place for project managers and experts to assemble to discuss changes in the world of projects and project management.

The local host of the 24^th IPMA World Congress on Project Management in Istanbul 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 24^th IPMA World Congress is Prof. Dr. Çetin Elmas. 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 Mrs. Brigitte Schaden. Additional information about IPMA is available at www.ipma.ch.