{"id":1205,"date":"2016-12-20T20:25:35","date_gmt":"2016-12-21T01:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pmsymposium.umd.edu\/pm2017\/?p=1205"},"modified":"2016-12-20T20:29:28","modified_gmt":"2016-12-21T01:29:28","slug":"two-day-symposium-to-feature-speakers-from-the-whiting-turner-contracting-company-u-s-census-bureau-nasa-goddard-space-flight-center-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pmsymposium.umd.edu\/pm2017\/two-day-symposium-to-feature-speakers-from-the-whiting-turner-contracting-company-u-s-census-bureau-nasa-goddard-space-flight-center-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Two-Day Symposium to Feature Speakers from the Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, U.S. Census Bureau, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"

COLLEGE PARK, Md. \u2013 \u2013 The University of Maryland Project Management Center for Excellence is proud to name five in-demand keynote speakers to headline its fourth annual\u00a0Project Management Symposium<\/a>, taking place May 4-5 at the University of Maryland campus in College Park, MD.<\/p>\n

Jeff Gravatte<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0of CADD Microsystems,\u00a0Lisa Blumerman<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0of the U.S. Census Bureau,\u00a0Patricia Carper<\/strong><\/a> of the Whiting-Turner Contracting Company,\u00a0Dr. Karl Wunderlich<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0of Noblis, and\u00a0Stephen A. Shinn<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center will provide symposium participants with a big-picture view of how project managers play an integral role in government, industry, and academe.<\/p>\n

To kick things off on May 4th<\/sup>, Gravatte will pull from experience as the CEO and Owner of CADD Microsystems during his presentation, \u201cTechnology trends affecting project management in building design and construction.\u201d With CADD Microsystems, Gravette maintains a focus on\u00a0the business aspects of applying design technology. He works with Architects, Engineers, Contractors and Building Owners to provide strategic technology planning.<\/p>\n

During lunch, Blumerman will divulge how project management is crucial at the Census Bureau in her presentation, \u201cCounting Our Nation: How Project Management Paves the Way.\u201d As the Associate Director for the Decennial Census programs, she provides executive leadership for three major programs within the Census Bureau\u2013the 2020 Census,\u00a0the American Community Survey, and the Geographic Programs.<\/p>\n

Carper will wrap up Day 1 of the Symposium with a monumental presentation titled, \u201cMGM National Harbor Project.\u201d As Vice President and on-site Project Executive for the MGM project for the Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, Carper will cover the many facets of the $1.3B development in Oxon Hill, MD slated to open in December 2016.<\/p>\n

The next morning, Wunderlich will present, \u201cCreating a System of Automated and Connected Vehicles,\u201d and share his world-view on how decentralized control of the shared transportation system resource can be influenced to reduce risks and meet the demands of the emerging mobility consumer.<\/p>\n

Rounding out the keynote presentation list, Shinn discusses the cultural challenges project managers face when leading complex technical missions and will share approaches to ensure success in a changing environment.\u00a0 He reveals common cultural barriers and will discuss his change initiatives at Goddard to overcome barriers and provide a process for lasting change in his presentation, \u201cChallenges in a Changing Environment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Symposium attendees can customize their event experience by choosing from a dozen session tracks on topics including agile\/IT, construction management (including building information modeling (BIM)), disaster management, education, federal programs, integrated program performance management, risk and big data, and technology in project management. New this year, attendees can also participate in a people in projects track and choose from four specific focuses including, change management, conflict resolution, motivation, and negotiation.<\/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) in the PMI Talent Triangle.\u00a0 Each presentation will specify which of the three talent triangle skills they will address.<\/p>\n

With this year\u2019s symposium projected to draw record-breaking attendance, those interested in participating are strongly encouraged to\u00a0register<\/a>\u00a0in advance of the\u00a0April 2nd <\/strong>early-bird deadline.<\/p>\n

For more information, or to register, visit the UMD Project Management Symposium website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This event is made possible, in part, by Conference Sponsor Whiting-Turner Contracting Company<\/a>, Gold Sponsor CADD Microsystems<\/a>, track sponsors Project Management Institute (PMI) Government Relations Office<\/a> and Maryland Center for Construction Education & Innovation (MCCEI)<\/a> plus media sponsor Project Management World Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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About the Project Management Center for Excellence
\n<\/strong>The University of Maryland A. James Clark School of Engineering Project Management Center for Excellence\u2019s<\/a> mission is to provide high quality, challenging education in project management that encompasses breadth and depth, preparing graduates to be proficient as both contributing members of project teams and excellent project managers, to maintain a strong research program recognized for excellence in project management, and to provide project management training and development service to the University, the profession, and the community at large. Our academic program was the first program in an engineering school to be accredited by the Project Management Institute\u2019s (PMI) Global Accreditation Center, and the center is also designated by PMI as a \u201cGlobal Registered Educational Provider.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

COLLEGE PARK, Md. \u2013 \u2013 The University of Maryland Project Management Center for Excellence is proud to name five in-demand keynote speakers to headline its fourth annual\u00a0Project Management Symposium, taking place May 4-5 at the University of Maryland campus in College Park, MD. Jeff Gravatte\u00a0of CADD Microsystems,\u00a0Lisa Blumerman\u00a0of the U.S. Census Bureau,\u00a0Patricia Carper of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pmsymposium.umd.edu\/pm2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pmsymposium.umd.edu\/pm2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pmsymposium.umd.edu\/pm2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pmsymposium.umd.edu\/pm2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pmsymposium.umd.edu\/pm2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1205"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pmsymposium.umd.edu\/pm2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1205\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pmsymposium.umd.edu\/pm2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pmsymposium.umd.edu\/pm2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pmsymposium.umd.edu\/pm2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}