Upcoming Events

A list of upcoming events is at right. Details about our next event can always be found here. Past events are also listed at right.

We host a wide variety of events every year.

Discover the insights of thought leaders from innovative organizations in the area of new product development and management.

Events are typically held in the evening and offer great networking opportunities.

Each event is held at a different company in the Atlanta area. This is an excellent opportunity to visit some of the most innovative organizations in Metropolitan Atlanta.

A small fee is charged for local events - payable at the door:

$25 Non-Members PDMA
$20 Members PDMA
$10 Students w/ ID

You don't have to be a PDMA member to attend.

Please register on the Next Events page. Registration costs nothing.

At right are some of our upcoming events. Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more info.

2007/2008 Schedule

January 17, 2008
Speaker: H. Matthew Chambers – Founder/Managing Director, Confederate Motorcycles
Location: Savannah College of Art and Design/Atlanta (SCAD) more

March 13, 2008
Speaker: Retired Colonel, Chet Richards, Ph.D. – Consultant and Author
Location: GE Energy

April 17, 2008
Student Awards Ceremony
Location: Georgia Tech College of Management

Past 2007/2008 Events

November 15, 2007
Speaker: Dr. Kenneth Kahn, Ph.D. – Assistant Professor of Marketing at the University of Tennessee
Location: Home Depot Corporation
more

September 20, 2007
Summit 2007 - Sustainable Innovation
GAPDMA's yearly summit focused on sustainable innovation this year. more

Past 2006/2007 Events

April 16, 2007
"TheTrue Joy of Life is in the Trip"
Learn how to grow your business and expand your life by being purpose-driven rather than process-driven. more

March 15, 2007
Cara L. Woodland discussed how to understand customer behaviors and motivations in order to create meaningful product innovation. more

January 18, 2007
In "Navigating the Intellectual Property Minefield" we learned how to improve the product development processes with practical intellectual property planning. more

November 16, 2006
We learned about Coca Cola's radical new packaging. Learn the whys and how's at Philips Design. more

September 14, 2006
NPD Summit 2006 - Speakers included Jefferey S. Swanagan, Gerald Haman, Heather Bailey, Ray Chinn, and Thomas Brailsford. more

Past 2005/2006 Events

April 27, 2006
Product Development and Innovation
Sean Corcorran - VP, PolyVision Corporation (formerly with IDEO)

September 22, 2005
NPD Summit 2005 - Keynote speakers: Scott J. Edgett, CEO, Product Development Institute; and Preston Smith, Founder and Principle, New Product Dynamics.

November 17, 2005
Lloyd Ward - Chairman of BodyBlocks (former Chairman and CEO of Maytag, VP Pepsico, and VP P&G)

January 26, 2006
Cara L. Woodland - VP of Consumer Insights, Innovation Focus

March 9, 2006
Strategic Pricing Group – “Optimizing Market Acceptance, Growth and Margin From New Products”