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Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Further Keynote Speakers Announced for AIPM Annual Conference in October
Reported by Jürgen Oschadleus in Sydney
Don Christopherson of Morning Star Indigenous Inservices has been confirmed as the opening keynote speaker for the AIPM's proceedings on Tuesday, 12 October.
Don
has lived and worked all his life in the Northern Territory, and has
family links in both North West Arnhemland and in Kakadu National Park.
He has worked for numerous Indigenous organisations, as well as in
various Government and tourism agencies in the Top End. These roles
have enabled him to travel to most of the communities and homelands in
the Territory.
The time Don has spent working in the remote and urban areas of the N.T. has provided him with a wealth of experience and knowledge, which he communicates to delegates in a balanced and apolitical interactive learning experience.
Don's opening session is followed by an empirical analysis of the relationship between project team functionality and project performance, presented by Rob Young, the Regional Director Asia Pacific for Independent Project Analysis Inc (IPA).
IPA
provides project benchmarking services to companies in the processing
and extractive industries. IPA globally conducts about 900 project
reviews per year and uses the data to conduct empirically based
research into drivers of project success and failure.
Rob has worked for IPA since it opened an office in Melbourne in 1997 and has been responsible for managing the Asia Pacific region since 2000. Through working with IPA, Rob has gained insights into the performance of hundreds of capital projects conducted in Australia and Asia, and how these projects compare to similar projects conducted in the rest of the world.
Rob has a degree in engineering, and worked in the pulp and paper industry for 23 years before joining IPA. He has both project management and operations management experience.
The
third keynote of the day will be delivered by Francis Chan, the
President of the Hong Kong Institute of Project Management. Mr Chan is
also Chairman of Continue Professional Development and Membership
Committee of Chartered Management Institute (Hong Kong Branch), and is
a Director of Achieve Goal Management Consultants Ltd.
In between his work commitments he is a PhD candidate in Management, and a part time lecturer in the School of Continuing & Professional Studies, Hong Kong Chinese University.
In recent years Mr. Chan has been involved in many large projects in Hong Kong, including the Hong Kong New Airport, West Rail, East Rail Extension, and the Lok Ma Chau Rail, among many others.
Mr. Chan's keynote session marks the end of the formal proceedings on 12 October, and will be followed by the Project Management Achievement Awards dinner.
The 2010 AIPM National Conference runs at the Darwin Convention Centre from 10 to 13 October 2010. For conference information, click here.
The
Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) represents and
promotes professional project management Australia-wide. The
organization also offers a recognition framework for project management
and project managers in Australia. Since its founding in 1976, AIPM has
grown to more than 10,000 individual members and 200 corporate members.
This membership represents a diverse range of industries including
finance, human resources, government, defense, engineering and
construction. For more information, visit www.aipm.com.au.
PMForum is a Media Partner for this event. To see more news coverage, please visit http://www.pmforum.org/events/2010/AIPM-2010
Don Christopherson of Morning Star Indigenous Inservices has been confirmed as the opening keynote speaker for the AIPM's proceedings on Tuesday, 12 October.
The time Don has spent working in the remote and urban areas of the N.T. has provided him with a wealth of experience and knowledge, which he communicates to delegates in a balanced and apolitical interactive learning experience.
Don's opening session is followed by an empirical analysis of the relationship between project team functionality and project performance, presented by Rob Young, the Regional Director Asia Pacific for Independent Project Analysis Inc (IPA).
Rob has worked for IPA since it opened an office in Melbourne in 1997 and has been responsible for managing the Asia Pacific region since 2000. Through working with IPA, Rob has gained insights into the performance of hundreds of capital projects conducted in Australia and Asia, and how these projects compare to similar projects conducted in the rest of the world.
Rob has a degree in engineering, and worked in the pulp and paper industry for 23 years before joining IPA. He has both project management and operations management experience.
In between his work commitments he is a PhD candidate in Management, and a part time lecturer in the School of Continuing & Professional Studies, Hong Kong Chinese University.
In recent years Mr. Chan has been involved in many large projects in Hong Kong, including the Hong Kong New Airport, West Rail, East Rail Extension, and the Lok Ma Chau Rail, among many others.
Mr. Chan's keynote session marks the end of the formal proceedings on 12 October, and will be followed by the Project Management Achievement Awards dinner.
The 2010 AIPM National Conference runs at the Darwin Convention Centre from 10 to 13 October 2010. For conference information, click here.
PMForum is a Media Partner for this event. To see more news coverage, please visit http://www.pmforum.org/events/2010/AIPM-2010