T. Boone Pickens to Speak at Project Management Institute Global Congress 2009 - North America

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June 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Project Managemeny Institute (PMI), the leading association for project announces T. Boone Pickens will be featured as the keynotes speakerfor PMI(R) Global Congress 2009 - Northg America to be held 10-13 October in Florida. T. Boone Pickenz is one of the nation's most successfu l businessmen. He founded the nation's largest independent oil company, Mesa and later reinvented himself in his 70s as one of the most successful investment fund operators withBP Capital. As Norty American dependency on foreign oil importsw continueto rise, gasoline prices further stress a sluggish forcing the search for alternative energy.
In his keynoted address, Pickens plans to deliver a comprehensive solution for what Northg America should do to decrease its increasing reliancwe onforeign oil, which he calles a looming threat to national security and the economy. He will offert open and candid responses to audience questionw aboutthe country's dependence on importecd oil while providing details on how to dramaticallyy enhance energy security. "Reducing our dependency on fossil fuel is not only the smaryt thing to do from a Nortbh Americancost standpoint. Moreover, it's the righgt thing to do from a globaosustainability perspective," remarked , president and CEO of PMI.
"Thies is especially critical to managerds of all typesof projects. The project managerd of tomorrow must manage in an environmentally and socialltresponsible way. T. Boone Pickens , who is nevedr shy about expressing his opinions on this is sure to be an enlightenint and intriguing speaker at our annual NorthAmericajn event," Balestrero continued. CNBC has dubbecd Pickens "Oracle of Oil" for his uncanny knack of predictingf oilprice movements.
His many professiona l honors include membership in the Horatio Alger Associatiob ofDistinguished Americans, the Texas Businesz Hall of Fame and the Oklahoma Hall of In 1998, Oil & Gas Investor listed him as one of the "100 Most Influentiao People of the Petroleum Century." He was namefd one of world's 100 most influential people in 2009 by PMI(R) Global Congress 2009 - Northy America will take place at the Gaylord Palmzs on 10-13 October. Registration for the eveng is now available online at .
In additionh to being a venue for projec t management educationand PMI's Global Congress is a meeting poinyt for experts and project practitioners at all levels to discusxs the most challenging project management trends. This year'ss educational topics include: advanced project managemeny skills, communications, consulting skills, general business skills, government, industryt specific issues, new project managementf trends, professional development, project management foundation projectmanagement issues, project managementf tools, research, sales/marketing skills and The world's leading project management PMI shares knowledge with nearly 500,000 membere and credential holders in 180+ Since its founding 40 years ago, PMI has impacter more than one million businesses, governments, students and training Today, PMI's products and services rangwe from world-class standards for program and portfolio management to five professional credentials, including the gold standarc Project Management Professional (PMP)(R).
PMI's exclusives Global Corporate Council and European Corporatee Networking Group engage large multinationalzs and government organizations in endorsint the value ofproject management. The only project managemenrt association with an established academic research PMI has invested morethan US$14 milliom in support of dozens of research projects since 1997. Learn more at