ALEXANDRIA, VA - The Petroleum and Convenience Alliance for Technical Standards (PCATS) is pleased to announce that Diana Greenhaw, an executive on Visa€™s Global Risk Team and member of the PCI Data Security Standards Organization€™s Management Committee, will be the opening speaker at the PCATS Annual Conference in New Orleans on Monday, January 17 at 9:00 am.

Greenhaw is a key player in managing card payments data risk within Visa and creating programs and best practices for risk mitigation; within Visa and through her work with PCI. She will speak about the current state of card payments risk and what is on the horizon for securing the card payment system. She will also hold a Q&A session to address specific card security issues.

This year€™s PCATS Annual Conference will be held the Loews Hotel in New Orleans from Monday, January 17 to Thursday, January 20. In addition to a rich slate of speakers and committee meetings, a CIO Boot Camp - providing in-depth data security training - will be offered.

There is still time to register for both the Annual Conference and CIO Boot Camp! Register today at pcats.org/ac2011. Do so before January 6 and receive the discounted room rate of $135 per night - a 50% savings off of normal Loews rates.