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TO BUSINESS, EDUCATION, AND NATIONAL EDITORS:
Project Management Symposium Early-Bird Registration Ends Today
COLLEGE PARK, Md., April 15, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tuesday,
April 15, is the last day to receive early-bird registration rates for
the First Annual Project Management Symposium, taking place June 9-10,
2014, in the Stamp Student Union on the University of Maryland campus
in College Park, Md.
Organized by the University of Maryland's Project Management Center
for Excellence and the Silver Spring Chapter of the Project Management
Institute (PMI), this two-day event will bring together project
management professionals from academe, industry and government to
explore and learn best practices for today's dynamic project
environments.
In addition to presentations from representatives of PMI, the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, the Federal Highway Administration, Ron
Taylor Group, the International Project Management Association and the
Maryland State Highway Administration, this can't-miss event will
feature more than 55 esteemed session speakers who will cover topics
ranging from disaster management and human factors to performance
measurement and project management in government.
While the full slate of speakers is available online, a sampling
includes:
-- Cheng, Richard: "Agile Project Management - Truths & Misconceptions
Exposed." Excella Consulting
-- Fanning, Fred: "Adapting PMBoK Guidance for Human Resources
Management." Department of Energy
-- Leroy, Alain: "Business Transformation - Cultivating Agility from
Within." 320 Group
-- Warburton, Roger: "A New Schedule Estimation technique for
Construction Projects." Boston University
-- Yombo, Brenda and Degenova, James: "Time Management: The
Indispensable Force Behind Successful Disaster Recovery." CohnReznick
LLP
This event is being held in partnership between the UMD Project
Management Center for Excellence and the Silver Spring Chapter of the
Project Management Institute with media sponsorship support from
Project Management World Journal.
For additional information on the symposium, visit the University of
Maryland's Project Management Center for Excellence's website.
About the UMD Project Management Center for Excellence
The University of Maryland A. James Clark School of Engineering
Project Management Center for Excellence's mission is to provide high
quality, challenging education in project management that encompasses
breadth and depth, preparing graduates to be proficient as both
contributing members of project teams and excellent project managers,
to maintain a strong research program recognized for excellence in
project management, and to provide project management training and
development service to the university, the profession, and the
community at large. Our academic program was the first program in an
engineering school to be accredited by the Project Management
Institute's (PMI) Global Accreditation Center, and the center is also
designated by PMI as a "Global Registered Educational Provider."
SOURCE University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering
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/CONTACT: Alyssa Wolice, 301-405-7614, awolice@umd.edu
/Web Site: http://www.mtech.umd.edu
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