PMI® CAPITULO MEXICO encourages people interested in Project Management to participate as speakers in the PMTOUR Mexico 2008 “1st National Congress on Project Management”, which will be held along with the SG´08 Congress & Expo.

PMTOUR Mexico 2008, the first national Congress on Project Management organized by the Project Management Institute (PMI®) Capítulo México, aims to offer attendees the opportunity to actively participate in talks and tutorials, to improve their professional development, to enrich their knowledge and to share experiences with colleagues. Thus, their connections will increase, as well as their human, technical, and professional experience. PMI® Capítulo México aims to strengthen the culture of Project Management for Mexico’s benefit. 

PMTOUR Mexico 2008 will be held along with the SG’08 Congress & Expo, - a technical Congress on software development that targets Mexico and Latin America IT professionals. The objective of this Congress is that local professionals become acquainted with the international leading trends and practices in the field. The objective of working jointly in the production of these events is to combine our efforts in order to provide the attendees with higher benefits, since they will be able to participate in a wide range of talks and tutorials.

PMTOUR México 2008 and SG’08 Congress & Expo will be held from June 21st to 24th at the Sheraton Hotel Centro Histórico in Mexico City.

The topics planned for the Project Management sessions include:

·                     Project Management Foundation Skills

·                     Advanced Project Management Skills

·                     Project Management Tools

·                     Project Management Issues

·                     New Project Management Trends

·                     Industry Specific Issues

·                     Teaming

·                     General Business Skills

·                     Sales/Marketing Skills

·                     Consulting Skills

·                     Professional Development

·                     Communication

·                     Software development (languages and technology, software engineering, process development, etc.)

Proposals should be submitted through the Congress management system available in the PMTOUR website (www.pmimexico.org) as of February 18^th, 2008. Proposals should include a 200 to 600 word abstract describing the content of the session, as well as a biographical sketch of the author showing his or her experience as congress speakers, the target audience level and the previous knowledge required to attend the lecture.  Sessions should be planned to take 50-minutes. Proposals related to Project Management will be assessed by a Committee made up by PMI® Capítulo México. Proposals related to the SG’08 Congress & Expo will be assessed by a Committee comprising experts in the different topics.

The selected lecturers will receive one complimentary ticket for the congress.

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