Institute for Innovation in Information Management - Fall 2008 Symposium - Registration Open

Institute for Innovation in Information Management (I3M) is hosting its fall
symposium on November 20, 2008 at Waterfront Activities Center, University
of Washington. Registration for the event is now open and its free of cost.
Follow up the below link to get registered

http://ischool.turnstilesystems.com/ProgramDetail.aspx/I3MFall2008Symposium

The main theme of discussion is around Project Management. Below is brief
description from I3M website.

According to most estimates, information systems projects succeed slightly
more than 20 percent of the time. The Fall 2008 Institute for Innovation in
Information Management (I3M) Symposium will help project managers apply
lessons learned from successful and unsuccessful examples to ensure their
projects succeed - while refocusing efforts on the impact to a business's
bottom line.

I3M Fall 2008 Symposium
November 20, 2008
Waterfront Activities Center, University of Washington
8 am - 6 pm

Michael A. Fors, Director of Strategy in Microsoft's Mobile Division, will
deliver the keynote, "Real-World Project Measurement Portending Success or
Doom." At Microsoft, Fors works with Vice Presidents to set business and
engineering strategy. Fors's presentation asks the provocative questions, Do
projects fail because of project leaders, sponsors, partners, or the project
itself? Or, is the failure a symptom of a larger organizational issue?
Project management strategies and measurement within major organizations
will be discussed.

University of Washington Information School Assistant Professor Hazel Taylor
will also share lessons gleaned from in-depth interviews with experienced
project managers as they reflect on the skills most critical to IT project
management. Her presentation will incorporate concrete suggestions for
developing managers and building learning channels in complex organizations.

In the second half of the Symposium, Taylor will moderate a lively panel
discussion, "Views from Industry on Managing Complex Technology Projects."
Panelists include:

Christopher Rivinus, Leader of Knowledge Systems (Parsons Brinckerhoff) Jim
Salmon, Deputy Chief Engineer (Boeing) Rick LeFaivre, Venture Partner (OVP
Venture Partners) Peter Wilson, Engineering Director (Google) Neal Myrick,
Managing Director of Technology (Casey Family Programs)