Project Managers meet in Dubai
Posted: 24 June 2004
Overcoming Business Barriers in the Gulf region was the focus of the 10th International Conference hosted in May by the Project Management Institute-Arabian Gulf Chapter (PMI-AGC) in Dubai .
The theme of the conference highlighted ways to surmount obstacles that stand in the way of executing and implementing projects in the Gulf region. Other topics included the latest international developments in project management.
Keynote speakers at the opening ceremony were HE Sheikh Jameel Al-Hejailan, former secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC); HE Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, executive chairman of the Port, Custom and Free Zone Corp., Dubai; and Salim S. Al-Aydh, Saudi Aramco senior vice president of Engineering and Operations Services.
Al-Aydh discussed the effects of a growing population on the economic future of the Gulf region. He emphasized the importance of creating jobs, improving productivity through training and education, and working together to succeed in meeting those challenges to ensure the prosperity of future generations.
Salem H. Shaheen, PMI-AGC president and president and CEO of Petromin Lubricating Oil Co., welcomed the delegates.
The region, he said, has attracted tremendous development in the fields of oil and gas, petrochemicals, power generation, power distribution, water, desalination and infra-structure.
"Attracting local and international investors to participate effectively in these massive opportunities requires a proper business environment," Shaheen said. "Therefore, addressing the barriers requires special attention and needs our full cooperation as businesses and heads of organizations.
"The future will be very challenging for us all, especially the private sector, which needs to position itself to be in the driver's seat for moving and strengthening the economy of the GCC countries."
There were more than 25 tech nical papers presented and discussed during the conference. There were also six seminars conducted in the field of Project Management. An associated exhibit was arranged, with more than 42 consultant offices and construction contractors from throughout the Gulf participating.
PMI-AGC holds conferences under the umbrella of the Project Management Institute, founded in the United States in 1969, which has a world membership of about 125,000.
PMI-AGC was founded in 1992 in Saudi Arabia , supported by Saudi Aramco. The chapter serves project management organizations in the Gulf, with a membership of more than 1,000.
The chapter has received international awards for its performance, with the "2002 Project of the Year" as its most prestigious accolade.
For more information see:
www.saudiaramco.com
www.pmi-agc.com/
www.pmi.org
Posted by Richard Price,
Editor Pipeline Magazine
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