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SUNDAY, MAY 4, 2008
Session	Session Information		Room
7:00am – 5:00pm			Michigan
AACE International’s Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP) Exam	Only open to individuals who will be attending the PMI College of Scheduling Conference
8:30am – 4:30pm			Walton ll
Basic Scheduling Course	Lee Peters John Homer
3:00pm – 8:00pm – Registration			Palm Court Foyer
4:30pm – 6:00pm			Walton l
Public Board Meeting	We are Live and need your participation! Join the PMI College of Scheduling Board of Directors in an open discussion. Meet our three new board members and find out what an exciting year we have planned for you, our dedicated members.
6:00pm – 8:00pm			French Gold Coast
Welcome Reception	Join us for a casual gathering where you can learn how our Sponsor's products and services can enhance your project management solutions while enjoying hor d'oeuvres and refreshments.
MONDAY, MAY 5, 2008
7:00am – 4:30pm – Registration			Palm Court Foyer
7:00am – 8:00am – Breakfast			Gold Coast
7:00am - 4:00pm – Exhibit Hall Hours			French Gold Coast
8:00am - 9:30am - Opening Keynote
The Cutting Edge - Keynote by Gregory Balestrero			Grand Ballroom
9:30am – 10:00am - Break & Exhibit Hall			French Gold Coast
10:00am - 11:15am – Session 1	Speaker	Track	Room
Case Study 101 - Implementing Project Management and Reporting into a Project Alliance	Raphael Dua	Case Study	Astor
Claims 201 - Maintaining Overlapping Activities in PDM	Burak Evrenosoglu	Claims	Superior
Enterprise 301 - Owner Driven Project Controls	Peter Luke	Enterprise	Venetian
Research 501 - Making CPM More Transparent	Ron Winter	Research	Georgian
Risk 601 - Utilizing Schedule Constraints - What are the Risks?	Glen Palmer	Risk	Parkside
Scheduling 701 - The Critical Schedule Design Process-Planning for Schedule Development	Chris Carson	Scheduling	Walton II
SEI - Presentation of the First SEI Best Practices Product	Laura Williams, Pete Oakander	SEI Town Hall Meeting #1	Walton I
11:30am – 1:00pm – Lunch & Annual Business Meeting with special announcement from Brian Weiss, VP Product Management, Project Management Institute, regarding the new PMI Scheduling Professional credential			Gold Coast
1:00pm - 2:15pm – Session 2	Speaker	Track	Room
Case Study 103 - A Case Study of Effective Use of Cost & Resource Loaded Scheduling on the Texas State Highway 130	Jim Garrelts, John Hagan, Joanna Asia Alvord	Case Study	Astor
Claims 202 - Is there an AS-Built Critical Path	John Livengood	Claims	Superior
Enterprise 302 - Lessons Learned in Implementing an Enterprise Based Cost and Schedule System	James Anzalone, Steve Wilchek	Enterprise	Venetian
Research 502 - Basic Schedule Analysis Techniques	Walter Majerowicz	Research	Georgian
Risk 602 - When Is Risky Too Risky? Defining the Metrics for Screening High-Risk Projects	Harold Dorbin	Risk	Parkside
Scheduling 702 - Roadmap Approach for Schedule Implementation	Gabriel Saenz	Scheduling	Walton II
SEI - AACE Recommended Practice 29 (Forensic Schedule Analysis) & SEI Product	Mark Nagata, Phil Apprill	SEI Town Hall Meeting #2	Walton I
2:15pm – 2:45pm – Break & Exhibit Hall			French Gold Coast
2:45pm - 4:00pm – Session 3	Speaker	Track	Room
Claims 203 - Case Study - Evaluation of Contractor's Delay and Damages	Pradip Mehta, Tom Papachristos	Claims	Superior
Enterprise 303 - Establishing the Performance Measurement Baseline	Glen Alleman	Enterprise	Venetian
Research 503 - Introduction of RDM to PertMaster V8.2	Fredric Plotnick	Research	Georgian
Risk 603 - Risk Review of Recovery Schedules	John Ciccarelli Mathew Murch	Risk	Parkside
Scheduling 703 - Integrating Lean Thinking with Project Schedules	John Homer	Scheduling	Walton II
SEI - Schedule Design & Development Tricks	Pete Oakander	SEI Town Hall Meeting #3	Walton I
6:30 - Bus Transportation to Shedd Aquarium begins outside the Drake Hotel. 7:00pm – 10:00pm – Night Out on the Town - Shedd Aquarium
TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2008
7:00am – 8:30pm – Registration			Palm Court Foyer
7:00am – 8:00am – Breakfast & Book Signing			Gold Coast
7:00am - 4:00pm – Exhibit Hall Hours			French Gold Coast
8:15am - 9:30am – Session 4	Speaker	Track	Room
Case Study 102 - Using Critical Chain Project Management to Decrease Work in Progress and Maximize Throughput: A Case Study	Denise Hotchkiss	Case Study	Astor
Claims 204 - Evaluating Delay Issues with Contemporaneous Schedule and Productivity Analysis	Michael Bennink, John Stone	Claims	Superior
Enterprise 304 - Specifying Scheduling Requirement for Enterprise Project Management	Umesh Jois	Enterprise	Huron
Research 504 - Dynamic Minimum Lag (DML) Relationship	Saleh Mubarak	Research	Michigan
Risk 604 - Executing an Uncertain Schedule: Adapting to Reality to Maximize Target Completion Attainment	Annaka Kalton, Robert Richards	Risk	Parkside
Scheduling 704 - The Five Secrets of Project Scheduling	Michelle Colodzin	Scheduling	Walton II
SEI - Common Schedule Review Issues	Chris Carson	SEI Town Hall Meeting #4	Walton I
9:30am – 10:00am – Break & Exhibit Hall			French Gold Coast
10:00am - 11:15am – Session 5	Speaker	Track	Room
Claims 205 - Time Is Money But How Do You Calculate It?	Tim Calvey	Claims	Superior
Enterprise 305 - Risk Based Value Planning for Mega Projects	Tarek Bahgat	Enterprise	Huron
IT 401 - Project Schedule Visualization	Brian Leach	IT	Astor
Research 505 - Graphical Planning Method	Gui Ponce de Leon	Research	Michigan
Risk 605 - In Search of Risk in Time-Interrogate Your Schedule for Risk	Lee Peters	Risk	Parkside
Scheduling 705 - Resolving an Unapproved Prospective Time Impact Analysis (or what to do when your prospective TIA expires)	Chris Carson	Scheduling	Walton II
SEI - Schedule Impact Analysis Topic Discussion	Mark Sanders, Mark Nagata	SEI Town Hall Meeting #5	Walton I
11:30am – 1:00pm – Lunch & SEI Lunch Meeting			Gold Coast
1:00pm - 2:15pm – Session 6	Speaker	Track	Room
Claims 206 - The Use of Forensic Animations in the Resolution of Complex Disruption Claims	Keith Pickavance	Claims	Superior
Research 506 - Analysis of Linear Schedules with Singularity Functions Versus Critical Path Method	Gunnar Lucko	Research	Michigan
Research 508 - Mock Trial Part I	Judge John Marshall, Daniel McMillian, Paula Quist, James O'Brien, Fredric Plotnick	Research	Walton II
Risk 606 - Attention PM Superhero's" Without Tools and Technology, is Risk your projects "Kryptonite"?	Tim Runcie	Risk	Parkside
Scheduling 706 - Schedule Checks for EPC Projects	Rashmi Prasad	Scheduling	Huron
SEI - Revisions vs. Schedule Cleanup	Veena Kumar	SEI Town Hall Meeting #6	Walton I
2:15pm – 2:45pm – Break & Exhibit Hall			French Gold Coast
2:45pm – 4:00pm – Session 7	Speaker	Track	Room
IT 402 - Application of Project Controls in Construction vs. Information Technology	Timothy Mather	IT	Astor
Research 507 - Application of SDPM, Critical Chain and Portfolio Project Management Principles	Peter Berndt De Souza Mello, Russell Archibal, Vladimir Liberzon	Research	Michigan
Research 508 - Mock Trial Part II	Judge John Marshall, Daniel McMillian, Paula Quist, James O'Brien, Fredric Plotnick	Research	Walton II
Risk 607 - Monte Carlo Schedule Analysis: the Concept, Benefits and Limitations	Lev Virine	Risk	Parkside
Scheduling 707 - PMI-Practice Standard for Scheduling	Mike Mosley	Scheduling	Huron
SEI - SEI Editorial Group Discussion	Joanna Alvord	SEI Town Hall Meeting #7	Walton I
6:30pm – 8:45pm – Gala Dinner			Grand Ballroom
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2008
7:00am – 12:00pm – Registration			French Foyer
7:00am – 8:00am – Breakfast & Book Signing			Gold Coast
7:00am - 12:30pm – Exhibit Hall Hours			French Gold Coast
8:15am – 9:30am – Session 8	Speaker	Track	Room
Claims 207 - Review of Recent CPM Case Law and How Scheduling is Treated in the New Standard Form Contracts	Mark Groff, Stephen Hurlbut	Claims	Walton I
IT 403 - Comparative Resource Scheduling using Various Software Packages	Raphael Dua	IT	Superior
Research 509 - What Should Be Included in an Undergraduate College Course in Planning, Scheduling and Project Controls	Panel	Research	Georgian
Risk 608 - Risk Management in the Construction Industry of the Arabian Gulf	Sami Fereig	Risk	Parkside
Scheduling 708 - A Two-Phased Approach to the Integrated Baseline Review Process	James Quilliam	Scheduling	Venetian
SEI - Mock Trial Appeal	Phil Apprill	SEI Workshop Session	Walton II
9:30am – 10:00am – Break & Exhibit Hall			French Gold Coast
10:00am – 11:15am – Session 9	Speaker