PICMET

What PICMET does

PICMET (Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology) is a non-profit organization founded in 1989 and headquartered at Portland State University's Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science in Portland, Oregon. Its core function is operating the PICMET Conference Series, an annual international conference on technology management that has run continuously since 1991 (with the inaugural PICMET '91 drawing approximately 400 attendees from ~30 countries), and has been held at rotating global locations annually since 2004. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors and an Executive Committee and is technically co-sponsored by IEEE-TEMS Oregon and INFORMS-TIMES.

PICMET monetizes primarily through conference registration fees ($745–$1,595 across attendee categories such as student, senior, PICMET member, IEEE/INFORMS member, non-member, and one-day passes) and recurring $100 annual memberships that bundle access to proceedings from 1997 onward and the International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management (IJITM). Supporting products include a PhD Colloquium, a web-based Online Submission System for peer review, and an awards ecosystem (Fellow, LTM, Medal of Excellence, and the Brad W. Hosler Outstanding Student Paper Award active since 1997). Distribution is global through a network of country representatives in 50+ countries and through co-sponsor member lists, with operational staffing of 13 employees.

PICMET's served audience spans technology executives (CEOs, VPs of engineering, R&D managers), academic researchers and educators in engineering and technology management, government officials responsible for technology policy, engineering and operations managers in technology-based organizations, and graduate students. The 2024 conference is themed 'Technology Management in the Artificial Intelligence Era,' positioning the forum around how AI reshapes technology management practice, research, and policy.

Name

PICMET

Legal name

PICMET Inc.

Website

https://picmet.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PICMET, founded in 1989, is a Portland-based non-profit that operates the annual Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology, serving global technology executives, academic researchers, and government officials across 50+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Conference Services

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAHACAA

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies)

Travel & Hospitality/MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions)/Professional Conference Organizers (PCOs) & Meeting Planners

SECONDARYMPAJABAK

Scholarly Societies & Conference Proceedings Publishing

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Educational & Academic Publishing (Textbooks, Scholarly, STM)

Keywords

• Technology management conferences
• Engineering management events
• Academic research conferences
• Innovation management forums
• Professional development meetings

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Conference Registration Fees: PICMET generates revenue primarily through conference registration fees. Fees range from $745-$1595 for regular attendees, with significant discounts for PICMET members (ranging from $745-$1295). Student and senior rates are available at $745-$1145. One-day passes are also offered. The organization also offers membership which provides unlimited electronic access to all PICMET proceedings from 1997 to current year and the International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management (IJITM).
2. PICMET Membership: Annual membership dues ($100) valid from January 1 to December 31 provide ongoing revenue. Members receive unlimited electronic access to all PICMET proceedings from 1997 to current year and the World Scientific Journal IJITM, plus special discounts on World Scientific publications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

PICMET is a non-profit organization that organizes and delivers the annual Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET Conference Series), the premier international forum on technology management. It sells conference registration, annual membership providing electronic access to all proceedings from 1997 onward and the IJITM journal, awards programs, and PhD Colloquium sessions, supported by an online paper submission and peer-review system.

Product overview

PICMET (Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology) is a non-profit organization established in 1989 that operates primarily as a conference and event series. The core product is the PICMET Conference Series - annual international conferences focused on technology management. The organization also offers the PICMET Online Submission System for peer-reviewed paper management, PICMET Awards Programs including Fellow Awards, LTM Awards, Medals of Excellence, and Student Paper Awards, and PhD Colloquium sessions. The conferences are held at various global locations and cover multidisciplinary topics in technology management including strategic management, R&D management, innovation, manufacturing, and technology policy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PICMET Conference Series Annual international conference series on management of engineering and technology, covering strategic management, R&D management, innovation, manufacturing, and technology policy. Features peer-reviewed paper presentations, keynotes, panel discussions, workshops, and networking events for technology executives, researchers, and government officials.
• PICMET Membership Annual membership providing unlimited electronic access to the complete PICMET proceedings archive from 1997 to current year and the International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management (IJITM), plus discounts on World Scientific publications and reduced conference registration fees for members.
• PICMET Online Submission System Web-based system for paper submissions, peer review, and conference proceedings management supporting multiple submission types including research papers, application papers, panel discussions, sessions, tutorials, and workshops. Used by researchers worldwide to submit and review conference papers.
• PhD Colloquium Educational session for PhD candidates within the PICMET conference covering dissertation defense strategies, career paths in academia and industry, publishing research, and networking with scholars from various countries. Targets students in engineering management, management of technology, and related PhD programs.
• PICMET Awards Programs Award programs recognizing outstanding contributions to technology management, including PICMET Fellow Awards recognizing impact on technology management research, education, and leadership; the LTM (Leadership in Technology Management) Award; the Medal of Excellence for extraordinary achievements in science, engineering, and technology management; and the Brad W. Hosler Outstanding Student Paper Award for graduate research.

Quantifiable outcome

• Proceedings available from 1997 to present through membership
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Portland State University - Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer SciencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPICMET is headquartered at Portland State University's Department of Engineering and Technology Management. The organization benefits from university infrastructure, academic network access, and administrative support. This is the primary institutional host for PICMET operations.
• IEEE-TEMS OregonmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIEEE-Technology and Engineering Management Society (TEMS) Oregon chapter serves as a technical co-sponsor for PICMET conferences, providing professional society endorsement and helping to distribute conference information to members.
• INFORMS-TIMESmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerINFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences) - TIM Division serves as a technical co-sponsor, providing professional society backing and member distribution for PICMET conferences.
• Country Representatives NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPICMET has country representatives in more than 50 countries who report to Co-directors of International Activities (Dr. Kiyoshi Niwa and Dr. Dilek Cetindamar). These representatives facilitate local outreach, promote conferences, and support regional participation.
• World Scientific PublishingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld Scientific is the publisher that PICMET members receive special discounts from for publications. PICMET proceedings and access to the International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management (IJITM) are part of membership benefits.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IAMOT — International Association for Management of Technology: IAMOT is the most direct peer to PICMET: it is an international non-profit association that organizes an annual conference on management of technology for academics, industry executives, and government officials — essentially the same mission, audience, and product as PICMET.
• ISPIM — International Society for Professional Innovation Management: ISPIM runs a flagship annual innovation-management conference and innovation PhD colloquium, serving the same academic and practitioner community PICMET targets (researchers, corporate R&D leaders, policy makers) with a similar event-driven membership model.
• RADMA — R&D Management Conference: RADMA's annual R&D Management Conference is a close peer event focused on R&D and technology management research, with comparable academic and industry audiences, peer-reviewed proceedings, and global rotation of host cities.

Others

• World Scientific Publishing: World Scientific publishes IJITM (PICMET's affiliated journal) and is a strategic publishing partner — adjacent ecosystem participant rather than a competitor, comparable in enabling PICMET's content and membership value proposition.
• Portland State University — Department of Engineering and Technology Management: PSU's ETM Department is PICMET's host institution at Maseeh College, supplying infrastructure, administrative support, and academic credibility — an enabling ecosystem partner rather than a competitive peer.

Broad incumbents

• Academy of Management — TIM Division: The Academy of Management's Technology and Innovation Management (TIM) division runs high-profile technology management tracks within the broader AOM Annual Meeting — a broader-incumbent competitor for the same researcher and educator audience.
• IEEE TEMS — Technology and Engineering Management Society: IEEE-TEMS is a technical co-sponsor of PICMET and runs its own portfolio of IEEE technology and engineering management conferences and journals worldwide — a larger, broader-scope incumbent serving a closely overlapping community.
• INFORMS TIMES — Technology, Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship Section: INFORMS-TIMES is a technical co-sponsor of PICMET and convenes technology and innovation management programming within the much larger INFORMS ecosystem, making it a broad-incumbent peer for PICMET's academic and policy audiences.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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