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Aug 1, 2008 12:00 PM

The Petroleum Equipment Institute has announced the educational offerings that will be available to attendees at this year's convention, which will be held October 5-7 in conjunction with the NACS Show at Chicago IL's McCormick Place.

Both October 5 and October 6 will offer a General Session, followed by concurrent workshops. The schedule is:

October 5

• Kick-Off Breakfast, 7:30 a.m.: Pyromania: How To Set a Fire Under Yourself. Mikki Williams shares insight and inspiration for life-changing impact.

• General Session, 9:15 a.m.: Futurist, Technology Strategist and Trends Forecaster. Daniel Burrus will offer insight into the future of technological change.

• Featured Workshop, 10:45 a.m.: Fraud: How It Happens and How to Prevent It. Fraud specialist Ed McMillan will help attendees recognize employee dishonesty before it can ruin their business.

• Concurrent Workshop, 10:45 a.m.: Regulatory Update. Jeff Leiter will review the latest legislative and regulatory trends.

October 6

• General Session, 8:30 a.m.: Preparing Your Company and Customers for PCI Compliance. A panel of industry experts will explain the history and issues behind PCI compliance and what it means to businesses.

• Featured Workshop, 10:15 a.m.: Doing Business in a Cross-Cultural World. This session will be presented by Dr. Zareen Karani Araoz.

• Concurrent Workshop, 10:15 a.m.: Seven Steps to Closing a Profitable Sale. Bob Langdon will present simple techniques to identify the most profitable customers and methods to generate more business from them.

For additional information, visit www.pei.org.