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Plan now to attend our Annual Professional Development Seminar hosted in Coordination with the Alabama Business Technology Foundation

2022 Alabama Business Technology Conference

Location:        Renaissance Montgomery Hotel and Spa

                        201 Tallapoosa St, Montgomery, AL 36104

Date:    Friday, September 23, 2022

Time:   8:00am - 5:00pm 

PDUs Awarded: 8

Pricing:  $100 Early-Bird Discounted Registration, through September 9th (Includes Lunch and Learn). 

                $125 Standard Registration, through September 20th (Includes Lunch and Learn).

                $25 Lunch and Learn Only (Please register for this event separately)

About the seminar

The PMI South Alabama Chapter is pleased to hold this year’s annual Professional Development Seminar in coordination with the Alabama Business Technology Conference promoting innovation and collaboration among Alabama’s IT Business Leaders.

As a registrant with PMI South Alabama, you will attend all the general sessions on Friday, September 23^rd along with your choice of break-out sessions with industry leading speakers from Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, GE Aviation, Hitachi Vantara, Hudson Alpha, Aruba(Hewlett Packard), Warren Averett, Stratice, Coca Cola, and more.  Through your participation in the conference, you’ll not only get to enjoy the sessions, but you’ll also be able to network and connect with many of the companies who are driving change in our region and thus supporting some of the influential and exciting projects and initiatives in the state.

In addition to all the sessions and networking available to you as a PMI South Alabama attendee, you can also attend a special PMI “Lunch and Learn” session provided by the chapter and enjoy a great meal while picking up some great tips on leading your projects. For attendees who participate in all of the sessions, 8 PDU credits are available.

Registration is open now!!

Early Bird Discount Registration is now open through September 9^th at $100, includes lunch and learn. 

Standard Registration is $125

Lunch and Learn Registration only is $25 (Please register for this event separately)

PMI 2022 Alabama Business Technology Conference Agenda

• 8:00a - 8:15a: Registration
•        8:15a -9:30a: Keynote Speaker, Robert Lightfoot, Executive Vice-President, Lockheed Martin Space | 1.5 PDU's
• 10:00a - 11:00a: Multiple Breakout Sessions (3)
  • Breakout Session #1: “World's Fastest Parallel File Systems” by Shawn Moore, Hitachi | 1.0 PDU   
  • Breakout Session #2: "Quantum Computing" by Dustin Bailey, Microsoft | 1.0 PDU
  • Breakout Session #3: "Best Practices for Working Remotely" by Zack Jourdan, Aubrun University Montgomery | 1.0 PDU
•        11:00a - 11:43a: "Workforce Inclusion" by Akia Hill, GE Aviation and Darrell Hill, United States Air Force | 0.75 PDU

•        11:45a - 1:15p: PMI South Alabama “Lunch & Learn” (Seating Limited to 50), hosted by David Hardgrave and Brian Bozeman of PMI South Alabama | 1.5 PDU's 

•        1:30p - 2:30p: Breakout Session: "The Office of the Future" by Will Choat, Aruba/HP | 1 PDU

•        2:30p - 3:00p: Visit Exhibition Hall | 0.5 PDU

•        3:00p - 4:00p: Panel Discussion, "Developing Talent and Keeping Talent", moderated by Charisse Stokes, Tidal IT Solutions | 1 PDU 

•        4:00p - 5:00p: TBA | 1 PDU

•        5:00p: Event Ends