Excellent Lineup of Speakers Takes Shape for the Product Management Educational Conference 2006

Speakers from Microsoft, University of Washington, University of Phoenix among others.

Sacramento, CA (PRWEB) March 7, 2006 -- The Association of International Product Marketing and Management (AIPMM), the resource for all things product management, announced today that an exciting lineup of speakers is taking shape for the Product Management Educational Conference to be held at the Hyatt Grand Champion Golf Resort in Indian Wells, California.

“This is such an incredible group of speakers from varying backgrounds,” said Therese Padilla, AIPMM president. “There is certainly content at the PMEC for all our product and brand management attendees,” added Padilla. “Our speakers aren’t just “speakers” they're also practicing product management professionals who are in-touch with the day-to-day rigors of the job.”

PMEC 2006 boasts a lineup of heavy hitting educators in the field. Steven Haines of Sequent Learning Networks, Brian Lawley of 280 Group, David Gould of University of Phoenix and John Mansour of ZigZag Marketing are industry-leading product management instructors. Leading off the list of heavy hitting working product managers in the field are Matt Pope, Group Product Manager for Groove at Microsoft and George Allen, Director of Product Management for Fluke Technologies. And on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 don't miss the infamous "Help, I'm a Product Manager!" pre-conference workshop, led by the dynamic duo of Mara Krieps and Linda Merrick. Krieps and Merrick bring their expertise as trainers in the field, teaching at the University of Washington Software Product Management Certificate Program as well as Pivotal Product Management, AND their experience as working product managers, to deliver a powerful and practical session.

The Product Management Educational Conference 2006, entitled The Way of the Product Manager, will be held Wednesday April 19, 2006 to Friday April 21, 2006. PMEC 2006 will provide learning and networking opportunities for product and brand managers representing pharmaceutical, software, medical devices, travel & tourism, food services, financial services, and consumer goods.

PMEC 2006 is sponsored by the Association of International Product Marketing and Management (AIPMM), the resource for all things product management. The AIPMM is the only worldwide professional association dedicated to product managers, brand managers, product marketing managers and other professionals who cover the entire discipline of the product life-cycle throughout any industry.

For information or to register go to http://www.aipmm.com/pmec

About the Association of International Product Marketing and Management

The AIPMM provides value to its individual members, corporate members, and sponsors by providing training, education, certification and professional networking opportunities. Membership benefits include the national Product Management Educational Conference, regional conferences, the Career Center, peer Forums, tools, templates, publications and eligibility to enroll in the Certification Programs. The Certified Product Manager (CPM) and Certified Product Marketing Manager (CPMM) program allows individual members to demonstrate their level of expertise and provides corporate members an assurance that their product professionals are operating at peak performance. For more information on issues concerning product management and product managers go to http://www.aipmm.com.

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