2014 Annual Symposium

"Audacious Undertakings: Mega-projects and Programs"

October 6-7, 2014

PMI Silicon Valley Chapter

Call for Presentations 

Last Date for Submissions - Jul 14, 2014

Presentations

We are now inviting submissions from speakers who wish to participate in this year’s event. The program will include approximately twenty presentations in two tracks. Presentations will be scheduled for 55 minute time slots (containing time at the end for questions). Poster sessions will be roughly one hour.

Content

Proposed topics are to be aligned with the symposium theme of “Audacious Undertakings : Mega-Projects and Programs” and should be compelling to the attendees. Topics should be practical and applicable to individuals and organizations. Interpretation of this theme is welcome, and presenters from any industry, discipline, or project environment are encouraged. Possible topic categories include:

• Methodology – What benefits large scale projects/programs in your organization or company? 

  What methods and processes are tried and true in your experience?

• Success Stories or valuable lesson learned – What have you learned from completing recent 
  mega project/programs you have contributed to?

• Skills and techniques – What specific ideas have you successfully applied to your mega projects 
  and programs? What tips and practical advice do you have in areas such as: stakeholder 
  management, training, communications, organizing scale and complexity, geographical 
  distributed project teams, change management, multi‐cultural teams, risk and disaster 
  recovery?

• Case studies – What have you seem go awry in big projects? What did you do to resolve the 
  problems?

Preference will be given to presentations that:

• Reflect current best practices in Program and Project management
• Illustrate emerging project management techniques or developments
• Provide practical value for our audience comprised largely of seasoned project leaders of the Silicon Valley industries here in the San Francisco Bay Area 
• Have not previously been done at other conferences.

Speaker Credentials

Speaker selection will also be based on proven presentation skills and good project management credentials, reputation and credibility.

Your Submission

If you wish to propose a presentation for consideration, please provide the following information:

1 - Presenter details
Your name, organization, job title, contact details (email, telephone, mailing address), and a short (~100-word) biography.

2 – Your preference (if you have one) to speak at a track session or participate in a poster session 

3 ‐  Presentation abstract 
       A short (100 word) description of your main message 

4 ‐  Presentation details 
     A detailed (1000 words or less) summary or outline of your proposed presentation (or poster session) 
 
5 ‐  Learning outcomes 
      Three to five bullet points detailing the main learning points from your presentation.

Please provide your submission information in a Word or Plain Text format, and submit it as an attachment by email to symposium_paper@pmisv.org. 

The closing date for submissions is July 14, 2014.

Selections will be made by July 31. All submitters will be contacted. If selected, final presentations will be due on September 8, 2014.

Speaker and Poster Participant Benefits

Accepted presenters will receive one complimentary symposium registration, including access to all 
conference presentations and keynotes, refreshments, and meals provided during the conference, and 
entry into all other scheduled conference activities.  (Note:  Presenters will be responsible for their own 
travel and accommodation arrangements, if any.) 

All presentations will be made available in PDF format to all attendees, with abstracts summarizing each 
presentation printed in the symposium program. 

Individuals (not organizations) can be provided exhibit space to display their educational material 
(books, tapes, etc.) upon request.

For Further Details on this Call for Presentations

If you have any queries or need any further details, please contact us at symposium_paper@pmisv.org. 

Sponsorship Inquiries

If your organization is interested in becoming a Sponsor for this event, please contact the Sponsorship Office at sponsorship@pmisv.org. 

Registration Inquiries

If you are interested in attending this event, please visit the PMI-SV web site (www.pmisv.org). Early bird registration open soon. Additional event information will be periodically updated at the Symposium website and redirected from the Chapter's homepage and events calendar.