A number of Invited Tutorials, Special Sessions, Professional Sessions and Workshops will be organized during the conference. Invited Tutorials are brief sessions by leading experts on a particular topic. Special Sessions consist of peer reviewed papers of research/academic merit.  Professional sessions are based upon presentations (no full papers are required)  moderated by the session chair on topics related to best professional practices. Finally, Workshops are based on a main presentation of the main theme by the facilitator and presentetions of selected peer reviewed papers.

PM-05 Invited Tutorials

	Brigitte Schaden President of IPMA  & John-Paris Pantouvakis President of PM-Greece	"IPMA international activities on Project Management & PM-Greece local efforts: A brief tutorial"
	Tom Taylor Vice-President of APM  & Visiting Professor  University of Salford	"Grasping the Opportunities of the PM Decade"
	Dean Kashiwagi Arizona State University	"PM Model for the future: Performance based PM Model"
	Alexandr Tovb IPMA VP Certification	"IPMA Certification in the Greek language : Global Reach & Local Focus"

  PM-05 Professional Sessions

• Professional Session on  Information Systems in Project Management (Code: ITPM) [Session Chair : Mr. A. Maravas, Egnatia Odos S.A.]

PM-05 Workshops

PM-05 Special & Professional Sessions proposals which have been re-scheduled

• The Special Session on the Sustainability Dimension in Project Management will be merged with the Main Conference Sessions
• The Special Session on NGO and NPO Project Management Issues will be merged with the Main Conference Sessions
• The Professional Session on  Construction Site Laboratory Management is cancelled
• The Professional Session on Project Controlling will be merged with the Main Conference Sessions.
• The Professional Session on Project Management in the Energy Sector: A basic facilitator for growth will be merged with the Main Conference Sessions
• The Professional Session on  Project Management in the Public Sector - Case Studies will be merged with the Main Conference Sessions
• The Professional Session on The Value of the IPMA Project Handbook for Design, Construction & Consulting Firms will be merged with the Main Conference Sessions

Further communication for papers and presentations originally submitted to the merged sessions above should be addressed to the Conference Secretariat.