Event Description:

The benefits that cars have brought over the last century can’t be overstated. At the same time, though, related oil use has created profound economic, health and environmental problems, which will get much worse as hundreds of millions in the developing world enter the middle class. Better Place’s goal is to break the monopoly oil has on transportation, by accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles. At our May Green Project Management seminar, Pete Cooper of Better Place will describe the company’s innovative model, which makes driving electric vehicles more practical.

Better Place (www.betterplace.com) is the leading global provider of electric car networks that enable the mass-market adoption of electric cars through an innovative battery-switch model that makes driving electric cars more affordable, convenient, and sustainable than today’s gasoline-powered cars. Better Place owns and operates a network of battery-switch stations and public/personal Charge Spots, along with the supply of batteries that power the cars, to provide drivers with instant range extension and the convenience to drive, switch, and go across an entire region. Where possible, Better Place uses renewable sources of energy to deliver fully zero-emissions driving. The World Economic Forum has named Better Place a “Global Growth Company Industry Shaper” for its innovative approach in advancing the global switch to electric cars.

Refreshments: Coffee, juice and water
Access: A couple blocks from Daly City BART Station, easy access from 280 with free parking available next door

Seminar Series Details:
The Green Project Management seminars are held at the Keller Graduate School's Daly City location from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon PDT on the third Saturday of each month. For more details and to register, visit the Project Management Institute San Francisco Bay Area Chapter website at www.pmi-sfbac.org/calendar.cfm or www.pmi-sfbac.org/calendarshowevents.cfm or the Keller Graduate School website at www.devry.edu.

These events are co-sponsored by the Keller Graduate School Sustainable Management MBA Program.

How does event benefit PMI members?
Provides the audience with an example of green project management and the challenges involved.

PDUs: 3.0

About Pete Cooper:
Pete Cooper, Head, California Region and North America Commercial Partnerships, Better Place. More information about Pete Cooper can be found at: www.betterplace.com

Cancellation and No-Show policy
If you have made a reservation and find that you will be unable to attend please send an email to: finance@pmi-sfbac.org and cancel as early as possible. All cancellations are subject to a minimum $30 fee if done at least 5 days before the event. Cancellations after May 14, 2012 are subject to the full charge to ensure the Chapter does not incur excessive expenses.