Call for Papers
The PMINZ 2012 annual national conference theme is ‘Faces and Facets of Project Management'.
Project Management as a profession continues to mature and is now a key feature in the organisational landscape. The 2012 conference will provide a platform to reflect on the changing face of project management practice and the many and varied facets of the profession. The conference will also use this platform to look to the future of project management as we become the change agents for our own profession.
You can participate by presenting a (concise) paper, facilitating an interactive workshop or organising a panel session. We invite you to submit proposals for consideration for inclusion in the conference programme. Submission details for each type are included in this document.
Please note that in order to participate as a presenter or session leader, you must register for the conference by 15 July 2012. Conference registration will open in May 2012. Presenters will be eligible to register at reduced conference fees. Please note that expenses will not be paid.
The themes for this conference (together with some thought starters) are:
1. The Faces of Project Management
What will Project Managers look like in the future? How will they reflect the wider workforce? Who are we now? What is diversity in Project Management? How do we present ourselves as Project Managers? Where do we fit within organisations? Putting a face to the name - networking, virtual teams. Putting on your best face - managing troubled projects, ethical issues, teams... the show must go on. Communication - interpersonal and intrapersonal - soft skills that are not so easy to master.
2. Facets of Project
Management
Multi-faceted approaches to projects - applying the PMBOK framework, agile teams, flexible workplace, lean principles - What is the right path to follow...is there a right path? Tackling a project from different angles - the overall framework for project-based work (portfolios, programmes, projects).
3. The Future of Project
Management
How do we influence progression to Project Management as a profession from the early years? What will our future horizons look like? How do we look to the future whilst not forgetting the lessons from the past? What might training and development in Project Management look like in the future? Where does mentoring and coaching fit in building capacity in this profession?
Linda Weterman Sean Whitaker
PMINZ Research Director PMINZ President
research@pmi.org.nz
TIMELINE - IMPORTANT DATES
20 January
Opening date for submission of concise papers, interactive workshops and panel session proposals
(NOTE: Complete papers, workshop plans and panel proposals must be submitted - we will NOT accept abstracts)
6 April
Deadline for concise papers, interactive workshop and panel proposals (please see the note above, abstracts and outline proposals will not be accepted)
7 April - 7 May
Reviewing process
8 May - 11 May
Submitters advised of the outcome of the review and selection process. Feedback with recommendations for change provided.
2 July
Revised materials due - concise papers, interactive workshops and panel sessions.
24-26 September
Conference
INVITATION TO SUBMIT
You are invited to submit in the following categories:
A. Concise Paper (20 minutes presentation, 5 minutes questions)
B. Workshop (120 minutes)
C. Panel Session (60 minutes)
All submissions will be accepted through the following email address from 20 January to 6 April 2012 confpaper@pmi.org.nz
Your submission must clearly relate to at least one of the main conference themes.
1. The Faces of Project Management
2. Facets of Project Management
3. The Future of Project Management
All submissions will be subject to review. Authors should ensure that the following criteria are met:
a) the topic is relevant and important to the chosen theme(s);
b) the subject matter is original; and
c) the submission adds to the knowledge of delegates.
Authors are reminded that all papers must be original and must not have been published elsewhere. Once selected for inclusion in the conference programme, papers become the property of PMINZ.
SUBMISSIONS
Submissions will open 20 January 2012. From this date you will be able to email your submission to confpaper@pmi.org.nz
It is the responsibility of the presenting author to ensure that the submission is submitted correctly. The conference team will not be held responsible for submissions not received via the submission email address, or for submission errors caused by internet service outages, hardware or software delays, power outages or unforeseen events. Faxed or mailed submissions on CD will not be accepted.
After final proof reading of your submission, and before submitting it for review, please check the conference web site for any additional instructions that may have been posted since the initial call for submissions.
NOTE: To ensure a balanced and varied programme, any individual can only be the first author of one accepted concise paper. However, there is no limit on the number of times an individual can appear as an author.
Whilst presenters may use the traditional "lecture" format, you are strongly encouraged to present in a more interactive way. Authors whose submissions are accepted will be provided with presentation guidance notes to encourage interactive presentation formats.
PMINZ reserves the right to invite or accept other types of programme papers and activities if this enhances and balances the conference programme.
Concise Papers
Papers should not exceed four pages. Page limits include references. In addition to the page limits, there is a file size limit of 2 MB. Please refer to the concise paper template for details of page size, margins and fonts. Presentations for concise papers will be 20 minutes plus 5 minutes for questions.
You are limited to one first authorship for a paper, although there is no limit on the number of times a person may appear as an author other than first.
Concise papers are intended to provide an avenue for real workplace case studies, lessons from experience, work-in-progress, for pilot studies, small scale exploratory projects, reports on highly specialised topics or conceptual papers on recent developments. Concise papers also encompass presentations that review key new directions for developing best practices and for research into practices in project management teaching and learning.
Papers will be published on the conference web site shortly after the conference has taken place.
IMPORTANT: Author and affiliation details must be included in the email accompanying the submission. Do not include author, affiliation details, acknowledgement and biographical notes in the paper submitted. Please check that you have deleted author and affiliation details from the file properties. You will be asked to add these later should your paper be accepted.
Interactive Workshops
Workshops constitute the conference's most direct contribution towards professional development in project management related topics. Workshops enable participants to engage with colleagues and experts in specific fields, to acquire knowledge, enhance skills and develop broader perspectives. The format of a workshop differs substantially from that of a paper presentation.
Workshop proposals must be no longer than 1,500 words and you must note the following information:
> Length of interactive workshops will be 120 minutes.
> As we do not pre-book or limit attendance at specific sessions, workshops must be designed to work effectively with a range of audience sizes (25 to 250).
> Clearly state the stream - faces, facets or future.
> Clear statement of the objectives of the workshop.
> A detailed description of the workshop format including the activities workshop participants will be expected to engage in. The majority of time in a workshop must be devoted to the participants engaging in activities, including significant time for small or whole group discussions.
> A list of previous presentations (if any) of the workshop and web site or publication references (if any). Optionally, the proposers may nominate one or two referees whom the submission evaluation team may contact.
> A brief biography including workshop presenter's qualifications.
The workshop proposal template already contains the relevant fields and the correct styles.
Panel sessions
These sessions involve a panel of presenters in discussion or debate of a topical issue. Debate is an important element that differentiates a panel session from a series of presentations followed by questions and discussion. Panel members are expected to work together to present different perspectives on a chosen theme, and to pose questions or raise points for participants to debate. These may challenge or defend a position, theory, model or concept; identify areas of dispute; or offer alternative interpretations of well-known studies and findings. A panel session might also take the form of a traditional debate with panel members presenting cases for and against a motion.
The expected outcome of a panel session is that, with contributions from the delegates, an aspect of knowledge has been reviewed or redefined or that new ways of understanding have emerged.
Please note that a panel session, of 60 minutes length, does not count towards the limit of one first authorship for papers.
Panel session proposals of a maximum 500 words in length should include the following information:
> An outline of the focus area with reference to relevant studies and/or industry link.
> A summary of the ideas to be explored and why the topic will attract an audience.
> The names of proposed panel members and a description of the range of views that panel members will represent.
> An outline of the panel session format, including strategies to engage those attending.
> Details of the intended audience and expected outcomes.
Please refer to the formatting guide below for details of page size, margins and fonts for symposium proposals. The panel session proposal template already contains the relevant fields and the correct styles.
PAGE SET-UP FOR ALL
SUBMISSION TYPES
The templates provided for submissions already contain the correct page set up.
• A4 page
• Portrait orientation
• Margins: left margin of 2.54 cm; right margin of 2.54 cm; top margin of 2.54 cm; and bottom margin of 2.54 cm.
• No page numbers or header and footer text
• Do not include identifying details, bibliographies and so forth in paper submissions to be sent for review. Excluding these details helps facilitate the blind review process. Enter personal and biographical information into the email accompanying the submission.