PICMET

PICMET (Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology) was established in 1989 as a non-profit organization to disseminate information on technology management through an international conference. It is governed by a Board of Directors and an Executive Committee. The Advisory Council provides advice and counsel on th... e global issues and critical dimensions of technology management and assists the president in the selection of key speakers. Advisory Council members deliver plenary speeches at the Conference. The first PICMET was held as PICMET'91 in Portland, Oregon in October 1991. The theme was "Technology Management: The New International Language". Approximately 400 attendees from about 30 countries attended PICMET'91. Initially there was no plan to make PICMET a continuous conference but the success of PICMET'91 and requests from researchers and practitioners of technology management from around the world prompted the Board of Directors to repeat it as a biennial conference to be held during the last week of July in odd-numbered years. PICMET'97 was held on July 27-31, 1997 with the theme "Innovation in Technology Management: The Key to Global Leadership". The attendance was increased to 500. PICMET'99 was held on July 25-29, 1999. The theme was "Technology and Innovation Management: Setting the Pace for the Third Millennium". The attendance approached 600. PICMET'01 was held on July 29-August 2, 2001. The theme was "Technology Management in the Knowledge Era: Life in the e-World". The attendance reached 650 representing more than 200 universities and 110 non-academic organizations including industrial corporations, research institutes and government agencies in 45 countries. PICMET'03 will be held on July 20-24, 2003.Read More