The abstract submission process is now closed. The call for papers for the 2017 Project Management Symposium will open in September 2016.
Topic Areas
The Project Management Center for Excellence at the University of Maryland invites abstracts for the 2016 Maryland Project Management Symposium to be held on May 12-13, 2016 in College Park. Individuals and organizations are invited to submit abstracts of papers and case studies to be included in program sessions for the symposium. These papers and case studies should be of interest to project managers, consulting engineers and architects, construction managers, policy and agency personnel, and researchers and educators. The theme for the symposium will be “Turning Knowledge into Practice.” Successful submissions should fit within this theme.
Abstracts are sought in the following program and project management topic areas:
- Agile/IT
- Building Information Modeling (BIM)
- Construction management
- Disaster management
- Federal Programs
- People in Projects
- Education
- Acquisition – including Public Private Partnerships (P3) & IPD
- Risk and Big Data
- Sustainability
- PM Methodology
What’s Next?
If your abstract is selected, you will be notified via e-mail on or before Monday, December 14, 2015. Below is a list of important deadlines for potential speakers.
| October 1, 2015 | Call for papers and case studies opens |
| December 11, 2015 | Last day to submit your abstract |
| January 15, 2016 | Acceptance notifications released via e-mail |
| March 1, 2016 | Registration deadline for all speakers |
| March 15, 2016 | Completed papers or case studies due |
| April 25, 2016 | Completed presentations due |
| May 3, 2016 | Final program completed |
Please note that all selected speakers will need to register for the two day symposium by March 1, 2016 at the speaker rate of $325.
