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PMForum is pleased to announce that Tom Taylor, former Chairman and Fellow of the Association for Project Management (APM) in the UK, has joined the PM AmbassadorsTM Speakers Bureau. Based in London, UK and with over 30 years of professional experience, Tom has advised organizations and spoken on project management across the UK and in Western Europe. He has now announced his availability to

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Alcatel-Lucent announced on April 28 that it has engaged in an Asia Pacific communications pilot project that will help the world-renowned Club Med resort group target the fast-growing corporate travel market. Club Med is widely recognized for having invented the "all-inclusive resort" concept, which is now a popular vacationing style for people of all ages. Club Med advocates an "enriching

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Reported by Getachew Alemu in Addis Ababa The World Bank group has launched a new Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) for Ethiopia. The new CAS for Ethiopia announced on April 29, 2008 will cover a period from July 2008 - June 2011. It has an aim of scaling up the assistance that has been given to Ethiopia with regard to economic growth and protection of basic services. According to the country

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Cyclone Nargis, which made landfall in the Irrawaddy delta region of Myanmar late Friday, May 2, with winds of 125 mph and a 12 foot wave of water, left tens of thousands of people dead in its wake and hundreds of thousands without shelter. The storm, which also hit Myanmar's largest city Yangon (Rangoon) later that same night, tore down trees and power lines and caused widespread flooding. As of

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In Search of Innovative Project Management Research, the Project Management Institute (PMI) has issued official Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for 2009 Research Funding. According to the PMI announcement, "In response to the rapid growth of the profession and in our quest to advance the science and body of knowledge in Project Management, we must consistently discover and understand trends,

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Reported by Getachew Teklemariam in Addis Ababa ERSHA (Ethiopian Rural Self Help Association) is an Ethiopian local NGO working on food security, water supply and sanitation, health, animal husbandry, afforestation, soil and water conservation, and poverty reduction. Quoted by ENA, on May 1, 2008, speaking at a workshop to rejoice the 10th anniversary of the association, the manager of the

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NASA has announced that the duration of the international Cassini-Huygens mission has been extended by two years. The historic spacecraft's stunning discoveries and images have revolutionized mankind's knowledge of Saturn and its moons. Cassini's mission originally had been scheduled to end in July 2008. The newly-announced two-year extension will include 60 additional orbits of Saturn and more

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PMForum is pleased to announce that Alan Harpham, Chairman of The APM Group and Fellow of the Association for Project Management (APM) in the UK, has joined the PM AmbassadorsTM Speakers Bureau. Based in Bedford, UK and with over 40 years of professional experience, Alan advises organizations and speaks on project management throughout the UK and Western Europe. He has now announced his

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Sovereign wealth funds have mushroomed 24 percent annually over the past three years to hold a total of $3.5 trillion in 2007, a US economic firm said Monday. Global Insight said that projected on that annual growth pace, sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) would surpass the entire current economic output of the US by 2015, and the EU by 2016. ...Global Insight, a Massachusetts-based company

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The International Young Project Manager Award recognizes rising talent with an international perspective. It is awarded to those individuals who, despite being in the early stages of their project management careers, are already demonstrating that they can make a difference to the project management profession and the companies and clients for whom they work. The Young Project Manager Award is

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Reported by Miles Shepherd in the UK The Association for Project Management (APM) has announced preliminary track topics for their 2008 Project Management Conference, scheduled for 29-30 October 2008. The 2008 conference will be held at the historic Brewery Conference Centre in London. According to the APM Project Management Conference Panel, the following five major topic areas have been

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La Salle Business Engineering School (BES) in Barcelona, Spain has received accreditation from the Project Management Institute (PMI). The accreditation recognises La Salle BES as a Registered Education Provider of the Project Management Institute. The school was recognized by PMI for its Master Degree in Project Management. The La Salle BES Project Management Master's program has been running

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Reported by Peter Mello in Brazil Mundo PM has announced a new "Special Day 2008" with a seminar about Competences Management in Project Management. The event happens on May 8th in Senac/Sao Paolo and some of the international speakers invited to the seminar are: Christophe Midler, PhD. (France), Gilles Caupin – former Chairman of IPMA (France), and Darli Rodrigues Vieira, PhD (Brazil).

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Reported by Ana Maria Rodríguez en Argentina El próximo 15 de mayo se realizará en Park Suites la presentación del PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE, BUENOS AIRES CHAPTER, MENDOZA BRANCH; un evento que espera convocar a más de 100 participantes relacionados con la Dirección de Proyectos en la región Cuyo. El evento presentación se denomina "Primeras Jornadas Cuyanas de Project Management" y

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Reported by Ana Maria Rodriguez in Argentina On May 15th the presentation of the PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE, BUENOS AIRES CHAPTER, MENDOZA BRANCH, will be held at Park Suites, Mendoza. This event is expected to gather more than 100 assistants related to the Project Management industry in the Cuyo region, where the city of Mendoza is located. The event has been called “First Cuyo Meeting of

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Mr. Bob Owen has been named an International Correspondent for www.pmforum.org. Mr. Owen has been involved with project management in various guises for more than 30 years. Most of these projects have been in the defence sector and many have been large or extremely large and international in nature. Bob qualified in electronics in the Royal Air Force before being commissioned as a Pilot (Fast

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On 1 May 2008, Primavera Systems, Inc. celebrated the 25th anniversary of the company's founding by CEO Joel Koppelman and Executive Vice President Richard Faris. Over the past quarter century, Primavera has developed project, program and portfolio management software solutions that have helped organizations plan and manage more than $6 trillion worth of projects. According to the company’s news

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The Project Management Institute (PMI) has announced that econsense official Thomas Koenen will deliver the keynote address at the Project Management Institute (PMI) Global Congress 2008 – EMEA (Europe-Middle East-Africa), being held in Malta during 19-21 May 2008. Mr. Koenen topic will be corporate social responsibility, a topic of growing global significance for project managers and

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Reported by Alcides Santopietro in Montreal PMI-Montréal, the Project Management Institute (PMI®) chapter located in the city of Montreal, Canada, has celebrated its 30th anniversary! The day was separated in two; a full day symposium which regrouped 280 project managers followed by a Gala/dinner organized especially for the PMI-Montreal chapter celebrating 30 wonderful years of existence!

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Reported by Jaycee Krüger in South Africa Every second year, Project Management South Africa (PMSA) hosts a conference for South Africa’s project management professionals that offers delegates the opportunity for exposure to international thought leaders at a local conference price. A compelling programme brings together topical, trend related presentations, reviewed academic papers and industry

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The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors have approved a loan of $200 million to the People's Republic of China for roads infrastructure improvements in Anhui Province in support of social and economic development in the region. Located in eastern China with about 65 million people, Anhui’s geographic location makes the province a natural crossing area for the flow of industrial products

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According to the World Bank on Thursday, 24 April, "Japan will build about 1,000 elementary schools in Africa over five years, Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura (pictured) said on Wednesday, 23 April. Komura announced the African assistance plan at an international forum on education held in Tokyo. To build the schools, Japan will offer some 30 billion yen under the official development assistance

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Max Wideman has announced the latest updates to his popular project management website. According to the email from Max this month, here are the items that Max discusses or has added to his website this month.. This month Max has two Guest articles: Authors of the Dynamic Baseline Model add the following to their ground-breaking research: DBM & Personality Types: A Supplementary Explanation;

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Dr. David E. Daniel, president of the University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) has been announced as the opening keynote speaker for the 2nd Annual UT Dallas Project Management Symposium in August. The conference will be in the School of Management building on the UT Dallas campus in Richardson, Texas, USA during 18-19 August 2008. Dr. Daniel is the fourth president of The University of

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The 6th Annual Best Practice Showcase, an event showcasing best practices in programme and project management, will take place at the QE11 Conference Centre in Westminster, UK on June 24th 2008. Project and programme managers are invited to attend this free learning event. According to event director Emma Hilditch, “This year’s event will include several important briefings, a guidance

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