May 02 - 05, 2010
Calgary, Alberta
100 Years of Scheduling! Gantt, CPM and Beyond...
The PMI COS is proud to announce its seventh annual conference in Calgary, Alberta celebrating 100 years of scheduling.
Be a presenter, please join us in this exciting and informative event.
If you'd like to present a paper at the Conference, please send an abstract to the appropriate track chair or chairs. Deadline for submission of Abstracts is November 15, 2009. The presenters will be selected by December 1st with Papers including PowerPoint presentations, bios and photos due by February 1st. All presenters are required to register for the conference. For peer reviewed papers for the Research Track the timing after submission is a little different. Peer Review will be completed by March 1st with Internet Publication of Accepted Papers set for March 15th. The last chance to revise papers for inclusion in the Conference Proceedings CD is March 15th. Each presentation will be an hour to 75 minutes in length with 15 to 30 minutes for questions and discussion.
Tracks Available
- Innovation (Research) Track—for peer-reviewed papers of academic quality relating to innovation, research & development and/or otherwise offering significant advancements in the field of planning and scheduling. Accepted papers will be published on the PMI College of Scheduling website for discussion and presented at the Conference as (1) part of an authors' panel discussion, and/or (2) a full presentation. For more information on submitting an abstract or volunteering as a peer reviewer, contact the track chair, Fred Plotnick.
- Enterprise Track—for Integrated Enterprise-Wide Project Management System Implementation including project portfolio and priority management, benchmarking and performance measures, role-based reporting, resource management, and using the web for enterprise wide access. For more information or to submit an abstract, contact the track chair, Pradip Mehta.
- Information Technology/Computers Track—for scheduling in the areas of Information Technology, Computers (Hardware and Software) or Technology R&D. For more information or to submit an abstract, contact the track chair, Kristy Tan.
- Risk Management Track—for risk analysis and methods to manage risk in projects. For more information or to submit an abstract, contact the track chair, Harold Dorbin.
- Claims Track—for avoiding and resolving schedule related claims both during the project and at project completion. For more information or to submit an abstract, contact the track chair, Mark Cohen.
- Scheduling—for scheduling domestic projects, international projects and projects involving multi-national participants: methods, techniques and approaches to scheduling including logistical, communication, cultural, virtual project and management challenges. For more information or to submit an abstract, contact the track chair, Raf Dua.
- Building Information Modeling Track—for BIM applications in scheduling, project planning in virtual design and construction (VDC), storyboards and animations, 4D modeling, and all related topics. For more information or to submit an abstract, contact the track chair, Hosney Abdelgelil.
- Case Studies Track—for actual projects and their lessons learned. For more information or to submit an abstract, contact the track chair, Mark Stanton.
- Create Your Own Track—for anyone with a schedule-related topic that cannot be squeezed into any of the above tracks, send me an abstract and we'll do our best to fit you in. For more information or to submit an abstract, contact Gui Ponce de Leon.
Peer Reviewers are also needed to assist in the review of technical paper submissions. Peer Reviewers may be members of the College, faculty of academic institutions having a department teaching project scheduling or recognized authorities in the field of scheduling outside of PMICOS. Interested parties should forward a C.V. to Fred Plotnick.
