2010 Symposium

Driving Change: The Key is to Know Your Destination

Every organization and Project Manager experiences change and the roads one can take are numerous. However, in order to drive successful changes, the key is to Know Your Destination. Whether you are a seasoned Project Manager or on the road to a new career in project management, this year's Symposium will focus on real world experiences to transform your professional and personal life.

Key Note Speakers:

• Joe Navarro, a former FBI agent, is recognized as one of the world's foremost authorities on reading body language and non-verbal communications.
• LeiLani Munter, a professional NASCAR driver and avid ecologist, striving to drive change in both worlds.

Full Day Workshops:

• UMT - Change Management
• Anthony Reed - Debits and Credits for Project Managers: The Fundamentals of Accounting and Business Related Cycles

Panel Discussion:

• Conflict Resolution During Change: Real World Conflict Management Techniques That Work

Track Sessions:

• Choose from 16 Speaker Track Sessions

Tampa Bay Convention Center

Hotel Accomodations

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Symposium Success Story

"I was unemployed eighteen months when I attended last year's Symposium. Two of the workshops I attended addressed searching for employment and, more importantly, job interviews. I learned the following: Explain to the interviewers what a Project Manager brings to the organization. Explain the skills I have that makes be a good project manager. Explain to the interviewers how much I love being a Project Manager. Let the interviews see my enthusiasm for what I do.

Also, I was able to spend time with other Project Managers. This interaction helped to pump me up. In my very next interview, I took the advice. I took control of the interview and let my employer know benefits I would bring to the position. I was offered the job the next week. In the first week, I asked my manager why she hired me. She told me that she and the other interviewers were impressed with my skills and, and most important, my enthusiasm. I later found out that I was hired over those who had industry experience, where I did not. What I took away from the Symposium is directly responsible for me obtaining my current job". Bill Hughes, PMP PMI Tampa Bay Chapter Member