8:30 am

Welcome

8.35 am

Gregory Balestrero, President & CEO, Project Management Institute, USA

9:00 am

Introduction to the Global Accreditation Center for Project Management (GAC)

Forum Chair Opening Remarks:
John Cable, R.A., PMP, Board Chairperson & Director, Project Management Program, University of Maryland, USA

9:10 am

Recognition of Recently Accredited Academic Institutions

9:20 am

Panel Speakers (40 minutes each)

• A Perspective of the Future of Project Management Education
  Ginger Levin, PhD, PMP, PgMP, Adjunct Professor- ESC Lille, France and University of Wisconsin-Platteville, USA

10:00 am

• Building a Positive Classroom at the University of Maryland
  Jocelyn S. Davis and Kathryn H. Britton, University of Maryland, USA

10:40 am

Break

11:00 am

• Innovative Techniques in Teaching Project Management Online
  Moe Shahdad, PhD., Professor and Program Director, Graduate School of Management and Technology, University of Maryland University College, USA

11:40 am

• Integrated Curriculum On Campus And Online
  Jim Joiner, PMP, Director, Project Management Program, University of Texas, Dallas, USA

12:20 am

Briefing for Afternoon Witness Group Workshop Sessions

12:30 am

Luncheon

• Networking opportunity with colleagues

1:20 pm

Witness Group Workshop Sessions

• Guided interactive workshop with presenters and audience, exploring innovations in classroom & distance education, and visualizing the future project management educational landscape.  10 minutes for each Witness Group rotation.

Set Questions:

• Q1 What innovations should be transferred more widely in distance education?
• Q2 What innovations should be transferred more widely in classroom education?
• Q3 What will our educational landscape look like in 20 years?
• Q4 How will education, training and academia develop in 20 years?

2:00 pm

Witness Groups Report Back on Workshop Sessions & Panel Discussion

2:45 pm

Closing Remarks

3:00 pm

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