On July19-21, 2004, you are invited to join Senior Project and Program Managers from across the nation at the 2004 Annual Enterprise Project Management (EPM) Summit. This landmark event, supported by an impressive array of speakers, will showcase leading innovations in EPM strategies – effective EPMO implementation, innovative project management approaches, successful project investment techniques, and more.

Develop an Enterprise Project Management Strategy

You and your team will emerge from this summit with timely strategies for enhancing your IT organization's project delivery process for maximum efficiency. From choosing and implementing process improvement frameworks to measuring project delivery performance. Projects are crucial to the enterprise. Their selection, performance, and management across the enterprise are critical to determining your organization's success. Project performance is tightly linked to the management of the project environment. At the summit you will receive the latest information on the best practices and project delivery techniques used to optimize your project environment.

Six Key Reasons to Attend this Summit

You will be able to:

• Implement an effective Enterprise Program Management Office.
• Identify the process improvement framework that is appropriate for your organization.
• Manage your project investments as a portfolio and implement the metrics you need to monitor their performance.
• Develop and implement an integrated Enterprise Project Management strategy.
• Increase your ROI with innovative multi-project management strategies and resource utilization techniques.
• Earn PDUs. (You will earn 10 PDUs for attending the Summit and 6 PDUs for attending the workshop)
  

Learn from Field Leaders

Top experts will present emerging innovations, best practices, and lessons learned. The 2004 Annual Enterprise Project Management Summit offers a diverse speaking faculty with a wide range of valuable information for the EPM implementer. Take advantage of this experienced rich environment, and walk away with the tools to improve your own organization's EPM implementation strategy.

Space at the Summit will be limited, so don't delay and miss out on the timely solutions the 2004 Annual Enterprise Project Management Summit offers your organization! For more information or registration discounts, contact 703-476-2424.

Registration Fee:
The registration fees for attending the 2004 Annual Enterprise Project Management Summit:

Summit ................................ $1,295
PMO Workshop ...................... $645

Take advantage of our early registration discount by registering by June 28th, 2004 ($100).

Group Discounts:
Current group discounts are $100 (each) for three or more delegates. For eight or more delegates, please call for discount amount. To arrange for special group discounts, contact the Business Knowledge Consortium at 703-476-2424.

Hotel Information:
2004 Annual Enterprise Project Management Summit will be held at the Grand Hyatt Seattle Hotel in Seattle, Washington. A limited number of rooms have been reserved at the hotel at a discounted rate $179. Please contact the hotel by July 2nd, 2004. To make reservations directly, call 206-774-1234 or 800-233-1234 and ask for the Business Knowledge Consortium rate. The Grand Hyatt Seattle will ensure that your conference experience is not only educational but also comfortable and enjoyable in every aspect. For additional information on accommodations and a variety of area attractions, please visit the hotel’s web site at Grand Hyatt Seattle.

Administrative Notes:
You may substitute delegates at any time. A cancellation fee of 10% will be charged for cancellations less than three weeks from the date of the summit.

BKC shall assume no liability whatsoever in the event this conference is cancelled, rescheduled or postponed due to a un-fortuitous event, Act of God, unforeseen occurrence or any other event that renders performance of this conference impracticable or impossible. For purposes of this clause, an un-fortuitous event shall include, but not be limited to: war, fire, labor strike, extreme weather or other emergency.

Speakers are confirmed 6 months before an event. However, circumstances beyond the control of the organizers may necessitate substitutions, alterations or cancellations of the speakers and/or topics. As such, BKC reserves the right to alter or modify the advertised speakers and /or topics if necessary. Any substitutions or alterations will be updated on our web site as soon as possible. In all substitution cases BKC will work to ensure a comparable speaker is located to participate in the program. . BKC is not responsible for any loss or damage as a result of a substitution, alteration, or cancellation/postponement of an event.

Future Speakers and Sponsors:
If you wish to be a speaker or a sponsor in a future Enterprise Project Management events, please send an e-mail to: info@bkc-inc.com .