The Petroleum Equipment Institute has announced that online registration remains open for the upcoming PEI Convention at the NACS Show 2009, the petroleum equipment industry’s largest annual event. The convention is scheduled for October 20-23, 2009 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Full registration includes admission to all educational sessions, Expo for all three days, the PEI Industry Reception and NACS Welcome Reception. Registration rates are $375 for PEI and NACS members and $525 for all other attendees. This rate is valid through October 9, 2009. Additional rates for one-day registration or expo-only registration are also available.

Author Patti Digh will be the keynote speaker for the 2009 Kick-off Breakfast. Digh is the author of two business books on global leadership and diversity, one named a Fortune magazine “best business book for 2000.” Her comments have appeared on PBS, and in the Wall Street Journal, Fortune, the New York Times, USAToday, the Washington Post, and London Financial Times, among other national and international publications.

Additional topics that will be presented in PEI-sponsored education sessions include E15, Asset Protection, Diesel Exhaust Fluid, BioFuels, PCI Compliance and "Surviving The Great Recession." PEI Executive Vice President Bob Renkes will also present the “State of the Industry” to the Thursday, October 22 Membership Meeting and Industry Lunch. 

The PEI headquarters hotel will be the Las Vegas Hilton (negotiated rates are $155 for single occupancy). Exhibitors and show attendees can go to www.pei.org/show to reserve housing online. Rooms can also be reserved by calling (800) 262-9974 or emailing NACSHousing@connectionshousing.com. Please indicate you are with the PEI housing block. Further assistance with registration or hotel reservations can be obtained by contacting PEI at (918) 494-9696.

Founded in 1951, PEI is comprised of more than 1,500 companies engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of equipment used in petroleum marketing and related operations. Members are located in 50 states and 81 countries. PEI is the international trade association for distributors, manufacturers and installers of equipment used in petroleum-marketing and liquid-handling operations. Users of the equipment include service station and convenience-store owners, terminals, bulk plants and airport refueling operations. The Institute's headquarters are located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. For additional information on PEI or its membership, please contact Chris Bouldin at cbouldin@pei.org or visit www.pei.org.