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Don't Miss the GAC Academic Forum at PMI Global
Congress 2007—EMEA in Budapest, Hungary |
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On Saturday, 12 May 2007,
from 12:00–17:00, the GAC has planned
another exciting Academic Forum to be held
in conjunction with the
PMI Global Congress 2007—EMEA. A key
session will address the topic of “Project
Management in Higher Education–Serving the
Needs of Industry.” Views from both academia
and the business will be presented. A panel
and open discussion will follow, addressing
the regional and global aspects of the
discipline of project management. This
interactive session will include questions
and issues elicited from the audience prior
to the discussion.
The GAC is also co-sponsoring a
reception with PMI Research immediately
following the completion of the Forum. For
registration information, as well as more
information about the Forum and the reception,
please download the
GAC Academic Forum Agenda/Registration Form.
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PMI Standards – More Than Just the PMBOK®
Guide! |
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PMI
Standards address a wide range of related
topics, such as earned value, configuration
management, scheduling and work breakdown
structure. If you are thinking of broadening
the current course offerings for your
project management program, consider
ordering a desk copy of these Standards for
review and implementation. Each academic
year, educators may request one desk copy
per PMI title.
For more
information, please review the
process for ordering desk copies from the PMI
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PMI Research Program Announces RFP for
Project Management Research Projects Opening
1 May 2007 |
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As part of its goal to
increase and share new information with
the global Project Management Community
(researchers, universities,
practitioners, members and industries),
PMI Research will hold an open Request
for Proposals (RFP) to enrich, stimulate
and support cutting-edge research into
specifically chosen topics. PMI will
fund seven projects for this RFP.
Interested academics,
researchers and senior project managers
are invited to submit their proposals
during the open period. PMI Research
looks forward to this exciting process
of knowledge sharing and to the results
that will be derived from it!
RFP Topics:
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Stress in
Organizational Roles
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High Innovation
Projects
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Functional vs.
Matrix (Projectized) Organizations
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Concept Stage of
Project Management
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Project Management
Offices
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Open Topic
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Ancillary Topics
RFP Schedule for 2007
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Official start date:
1 May 2007
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3-page pre-proposal
due: 29 June 2007
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Notification of
pre-proposal acceptance: 1 August
2007
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10-page full
proposal due: 14 September 2007
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Notification of
awardees: 24 October 2007
Submissions will not be
accepted prior to the official start
date. See complete submission guidelines
here or contact
research.program@pmi.org for further
information.
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Where in the World is the GAC? |
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Dr. Wang
presenting at GAC Academic Forum |
This monthly article
highlights GAC promotional activities,
where GAC Board Members travel the world
to “get the word out” about the GAC
program.
Looking forward to the
rest of 2007 into 2008, there are many
activities planned to promote the GAC
Program and the schools with GAC
Accredited Programs:
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The GAC has been
invited to make a presentation at
the “pm days 07 academic workshop”
on 5 May in Vienna, Austria
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The GAC is one of
the sponsors for the
“3rd Project
Management Conference: Excellence in
Teaching and Learning," Bournemouth
University, England, 13–14 September
2007
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Another GAC Academic
Forum is scheduled to take place
prior to the
PMI Global Congress
2007—North America in Atlanta,
Georgia, United States on 6 October
2007
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October 2007 PMI
Today® Member Magazine is scheduled
to have a Special Supplement devoted
to PMI Accreditation Programs,
highlighting the activities of the
GAC
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March 2008 will see
another GAC Academic Forum in
Sydney, Australia
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A full day GAC
Academic Forum is scheduled just
prior to the opening of the PMI
Research Conference, on 12 July 2008
in Warsaw, Poland
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Update on GAC Accreditation |
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Interest in the GAC
accreditation program is growing at a
remarkable rate. Currently there are 10
accredited institutions. However, there
are several other schools in the
pipeline, with submitted letters of
intent, self-studies and scheduled
on-site visits:
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On-Site Visit Completed/GAC
Review in Progress:
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University of Sydney, Department
of Civil Engineering
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Saint Mary’s University of
Minnesota
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Submitted Self-Study:
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Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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University of Alaska, Anchorage |
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Submitted Formal Letter of
Intent:
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University of Pretoria
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George Mason University
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Keller Graduate School of
Management, DeVry University
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University College Dublin
Smurfit Graduate School of
Business
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University of New South Wales at
the Australian Defence Force
Academy
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Athabasca University
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Colorado Technical University
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La Salle – International
Graduate School,
Ramon Llull University
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Kemmy Business School,
University of Limerick
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New England College, School of
Graduate and Professional
Studies |
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Expressed Commitment to GAC
Accreditation:
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The Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Institute of Science and
Technology (SZABIST) |
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PMI Statistics of Interest |
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PMI
membership reached 236,871 as of March
2007 an overall increase of 8.8 percent for
the year.
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Total Project
Management Professionals (PMP®) as of
March 2007 is 223,877.
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Total
Certified Associate in Project
Management (CAPM®) as of
March 2007
is 2,252.
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PMI Chapter membership
is at 177,300 in 251 Chapters worldwide.
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For more
information, please visit
PMI member statistics.
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