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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Opening Keynote Speakers Announced for AIPM Annual Conference in October
Reported by Jürgen Oschadleus in Sydney
Brigitte Schaden, President of the International Project Management Association, will present the opening keynote address at the 2010 Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) Annual Conference in Darwin on 11 October 2010.
Ms
Schaden comes from the financial insurance industry, where she served
as IT manager for a trading and manufacturing company. She is Chief
Consultant, Coach of BSConsulting, an International Assessor of IPMA,
Chair of Project Management Austria, an Assessor of the Certification
Body of Project Management Austria and First Assessor of the
Certification Body of the Greek and Romanian Project Management
Associations.
She studied at the University of Technology, Vienna, and the University of Michigan, and is a Certified Senior Project Manager.
Brigitte Schaden describes herself as a hedonist who is interested in abstract art, culture, design, politics, travel, cars, a range of sports (including weight lifting, walking, cycling, skiing, and football), cooking, wine and cigars, human beings, discussions and snide humour.
Her session promises to get the Conference off to a great start.
Ms Schaden will be followed by Dr Derek Walker, Professor of Project Management and the Director of Research and Program Director of the Doctor of Project Management (DPM) program at the School of Property, C 
onstruction and Project Management, RMIT University, Melbourne.
Dr
Walker worked in various project management roles in the UK, Canada,
and Australia for 16 years before commencing his academic career in
1986. He obtained a Master of Science from the University of Aston
(Birmingham) in 1978, and a PhD in 1995 from RMIT University
(Melbourne). Since then he has written over 200 peer reviewed papers and
book chapters.
His research interests centre on innovation diffusion of information and communication technologies, knowledge management, project management and project procurement systems. He has supervised 17 doctoral students to completion, along with supervising four research masters candidates and examining 24 doctoral theses.
He is director of the Doctor of Project Management (DPM) academic program at RMIT University and also teaches into the Master of Project Management (MPM) academic program at RMIT. He is also editor of The International Journal of Managing Projects in Business for Emerald Insight and is a member of the editorial board of the Project Management Journal, The Learning Organization, Construction Innovation and several other journals. Dr Walker is a member of both AIPM and PMI.
His presentation has the provocative title: Being a Pracademic - Combining Reflective Practice with Scholarship - Opportunities for Higher Level Professional Development in PM.
The
formal proceedings will be wrapped up with a keynote from Stephen Hayes
MBE, the Chief Executive Officer of the International Centre for
Complex Project Management.
Mr Hayes served in the Royal Australian Air Force for 29 years, and has a broad range of project management and engineering experience in the defence sector. He has a Masters of Management and was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for his project management work whilst on exchange with the Royal Air Force in the United Kingdom.
As the Australian Department of Defence's Executive Director - Complex Project Management, Stephen was responsible for the development and delivery of the Department's Complex Project Management initiatives. These included the competency standard for complex project managers, the Executive Masters in Complex Project Management and formation of the International Centre for Complex Project Management.
In 2008, Stephen was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the International Centre for Complex Project Management. Stephen is working extensively in the international community with other government agencies and corporations to deliver and expand this new global not-for-profit resource.
Steven's keynote will be followed by the AIPM's Annual General Meeting and Happy Hour.
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.
Brigitte Schaden, President of the International Project Management Association, will present the opening keynote address at the 2010 Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) Annual Conference in Darwin on 11 October 2010.
She studied at the University of Technology, Vienna, and the University of Michigan, and is a Certified Senior Project Manager.
Brigitte Schaden describes herself as a hedonist who is interested in abstract art, culture, design, politics, travel, cars, a range of sports (including weight lifting, walking, cycling, skiing, and football), cooking, wine and cigars, human beings, discussions and snide humour.
Her session promises to get the Conference off to a great start.
Ms Schaden will be followed by Dr Derek Walker, Professor of Project Management and the Director of Research and Program Director of the Doctor of Project Management (DPM) program at the School of Property, C
His research interests centre on innovation diffusion of information and communication technologies, knowledge management, project management and project procurement systems. He has supervised 17 doctoral students to completion, along with supervising four research masters candidates and examining 24 doctoral theses.
He is director of the Doctor of Project Management (DPM) academic program at RMIT University and also teaches into the Master of Project Management (MPM) academic program at RMIT. He is also editor of The International Journal of Managing Projects in Business for Emerald Insight and is a member of the editorial board of the Project Management Journal, The Learning Organization, Construction Innovation and several other journals. Dr Walker is a member of both AIPM and PMI.
His presentation has the provocative title: Being a Pracademic - Combining Reflective Practice with Scholarship - Opportunities for Higher Level Professional Development in PM.
Mr Hayes served in the Royal Australian Air Force for 29 years, and has a broad range of project management and engineering experience in the defence sector. He has a Masters of Management and was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for his project management work whilst on exchange with the Royal Air Force in the United Kingdom.
As the Australian Department of Defence's Executive Director - Complex Project Management, Stephen was responsible for the development and delivery of the Department's Complex Project Management initiatives. These included the competency standard for complex project managers, the Executive Masters in Complex Project Management and formation of the International Centre for Complex Project Management.
In 2008, Stephen was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the International Centre for Complex Project Management. Stephen is working extensively in the international community with other government agencies and corporations to deliver and expand this new global not-for-profit resource.
Steven's keynote will be followed by the AIPM's Annual General Meeting and Happy Hour.
The 2010 AIPM National Conference runs at the Darwin Convention Centre from 10 to 13 October 2010. For conference information, click here.