(March 16, 2016) \u2013 New this year, the University of Maryland Project Management Center for Excellence has added Construction Management and Building Information Modeling (BIM) session tracks to the Project Management Symposium agenda.<\/p>\n
Taking place May 12-13, 2016, at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md., the third annual symposium has grown to feature nine session breakout tracks and five keynote presentations including those from Catriona M. C. Winter (Clark Constrution Group), W. Michael Hawes (Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company), and Kenneth B. Sheely (National Nuclear Security Administration.)<\/p>\n
In her case study presentation, \u201cThe Wharf at Southwest Waterfront, Washington, D.C.,\u201d Winter will share her experiences as Design Executive for the $457 million mixed-use waterfront project, during which she led Clark and its design partners through an accelerated design period.<\/p>\n
Attendees following the Construction Management session track will hear from Susan Parente, principal consultant at S3 Technologies, as she presents a case study of the New NY Bridge Project to replace the Tappan Zee Bridge. Projected to be one of the world\u2019s longest and widest bridges, the replacement bridge will cost an estimated $4 billion \u2013 placing it on the list of the world\u2019s most expensive bridges, as well. Recognizing this, Parente will demonstrate why this project presents an excellent case of how both risk management and stakeholder management support project management and the achievement of project objectives.<\/p>\n
As part of the BIM session track, Kristen Ambrose, Senior Associate with Ayers Saint Gross Architects, will present, \u201cBIM in Design \u2013 Applications in Architectural Practice,\u201d during which she will provide a case study on the Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center at the University of Maryland. Ambrose will discuss how BIM seeks to explore the boundaries of documentation, coordination, and visualization of space within architectural practice. She will also present the concepts and techniques of digital modeling and explore design opportunities in digital media at key phases of practice.<\/p>\n
Those interested in the Construction Management and BIM tracks can elect to take part in all nine sessions across the two topics, or cherry-pick from these and other tracks offered, including disaster management, project management methodology, and the brand-new Aerospace & Defense Best Practices track, established in partnership with Aviation Week Network.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis year\u2019s symposium features the most robust agenda we\u2019ve ever put forth,\u201d said John H. Cable, Director of the University of Maryland\u2019s Project Management Center for Excellence. \u201cNot only will attendees learn more about big-picture opportunities in project management, but they will also hear from a variety of focus-area experts covering the \u2018hows\u2019 and \u2018whys\u2019 behind many applications of project management today.\u201d<\/p>\n
With more than 50 breakout sessions and five keynote presentations slated for this year\u2019s event, the 2016 Project Management Symposium is on track to be the biggest ever in the center\u2019s history. Those interested in attending are strongly encouraged to register in advance of the April 1<\/strong> early-bird deadline to secure a seat at the Baltimore-Washington region\u2019s premier project management event.<\/p>\n For those looking to maintain a PMI credential, the Project Management Symposium offers an opportunity to earn up to 13 professional development units (PDUs).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" (March 16, 2016) \u2013 New this year, the University of Maryland Project Management Center for Excellence has added Construction Management and Building Information Modeling (BIM) session tracks to the Project Management Symposium agenda. Taking place May 12-13, 2016, at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md., the third annual symposium has grown to feature […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n