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Society of Engineers in the UAE has announced organizing the First UAE Project Management Conference for Mastering Project Management in Mega Projects. The conference is scheduled to take place during the period between May 25th and May 27th, 2015, at the Intercontinental Festival City Hotel, Dubai.
Commenting on this announcement, His Excellency Engineer Issa Al Maydour, General Manager of Dubai Health Authority, Chairman of the Society of Engineers, stated that this conference constitutes one of the most prominent events in the region in the field of engineering. He also announced that the conference will enjoy substantial support from various sectors, including media support from organizations such as the National Media Council, the Emirates News Agency, Dubai Media Incorporated, Abu Dhabi Media, and Al-Bayan. Al Maydour highlighted the important role media support plays in achieving goals and supporting development, especially in the engineering sector. The Media, A Maydour added, "is the platform where we can showcase our excellence and best practices to the public, thus elevating the engineering sector at the state level."
Al Maydour also added that the support extended to the event by international engineering organizations, such as the World Federation of Engineering Organizations, the International Federation of Engineering Education, the Global Engineering Deans Council, and the Federation of Arab Engineers; will make this event a successful platform for exchanging engineering expertise, especially in terms of megaprojects. The international presence at the conference, Al Maydour concluded, will be a motivation for adopting best practices, techniques, and theories in project and risk management.
For his part, Mr. Majid Farouk Hanna, Director General of the Society of Engineers, highlighted that the conference comes in line with the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, in promoting national talents and creating a positive spirit of competition between institutions, as well as encouraging creativity and innovation. Hanna reaffirmed the role the society plays in promoting excellence and distinction in the engineering field, which can only be achieved by encouraging the application of best practices and highlighting pioneering projects and achievements. The Society of Engineers, according to Hanna, will be organizing the first Emirates Award for Project Management in parallel to the conference. The ceremony will include institutional and individual awards. Individual awards categories will include "Leader of the Year in Project Management", "Best Project Manager", "Best Team Leader", "Best Project Planner", and "Best Risk Manager". On the other hand, institutional awards will include the following categories: "Best PMO", "Project Design of the Year", "Sustainable Project of the Year", and other categories.
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