Delegates flock to register for the inaugural BPPM Summit

Delegates from over 50 UK based organisations, both public and private sectors have registered to attend the inaugural BPPM summit.

[ClickPress, Thu Mar 30 2006] VNU Exhibitions Europe organiser of the BPPM Summit has seen an incredible take up for the new addition to its portfolio, The BPPM summit. The two day hotel based conference has been greeted with open arms by the business community with an exceptionally high calibre of visitor registering. Among those attending are: The Scottish Parliament, NSPCC, Alliance and Leicester, BBC, MOD and the Met Office to name but a few, for further details visit: http://www.bppmsummit.com/bppm06s/confirmed_delegates.html

The summit was developed through extensive research and consultation with senior project directors, associations and industry experts to ensure it addresses the challenges facing those leading critical programmes and portfolios of projects. Key issues addressed will include:
• PPM as a strategic differentiator
• Aligning programmes with business objectives
• Approaches to embedding project delivery capabilities within the organisation
• Influencing change in complex organisational landscapes
• Delivering planned business benefits
• Understanding the role and value of the strategic project office

The BPPM Summit, sponsored by Mindjet, Mindmanager Pro 6, the leading provider of visualisation software, brings together senior business strategists and executive level decision makers from the public and private sector giving delegates the opportunity learn from industry leading organisations and academia’s most respected thought leaders in how to achieve business performance through the effective use of project management.

The summit will comprise a series of plenary sessions and keynote addresses along with intimate, targeted workshops where delegates and speakers can interact to gain practical and in-depth knowledge on the subjects addressed. The workshops will explore topics such as: Influencing change in complex organisational landscapes, Mastering change: putting people, passion and pragmatism back and a proven path from ideas to bankable benefits.

The summit’s evening entertainment includes a champagne reception and a gala dinner with after dinner speaker and military hero Major Phil Ashby QGM. The evening will provide unrivalled networking opportunities in a relaxed environment.

BPPM Summit will run from 27th– 28th April 2006 at London Heathrow Marriott
To view the full programme, and register as a delegate for the event visit: www.bppmsummit.com

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About VNU Exhibitions
1. VNU Exhibitions Europe (formerly Imark Communications) is a B2B media company which specialises in producing highly focused trade exhibitions for the information technology and telecommunications industries.

VNU Exhibitions Europe also comprises Dutch and Italian operations (formed of the companies previously known as Jaarbeurs Exhibitions & Media and BIAS Group).

VNU Exhibitions events in the U.K. are divided into four distinct categories:
• Information: the market-leading Online Information event as well as Online Information Online, and the Content Management Europe exhibition (now in its second year).
• Softworld: software events focused upon specific business communities, including accounting & finance, HR & payroll, supply chain and IT.
• Project management: events for professionals seeking to optimise their business performance through effective use of project & programme management.
• IT & telecoms: five events focusing on the comms channel, computer hardware, mobile telephony and retail computing.

For more information, please visit: www.vnuexhibitions.co.uk

About Mindjet
Mindjet Corporation is a leading provider of software for visualising and managing information. With headquarters in California and operations throughout the world, the company develops software applications that improve business productivity by employing the power of information visualisation for more effective planning, collaboration, and business process management. MindManager, the acclaimed flagship product with more than 750,000 licenses sold worldwide, helps business professionals from the majority of Fortune 500 companies leverage corporate knowledge, shorten decision-making cycles and quickly shift from planning to action.

For more detailed information about Mindjet please visit http://www.mindjet.com/uk.

MindManager is a registered trademark of Mindjet. All other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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