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Director & Staff Conference


  • Wyndham Newport Hotel 240 Aquidneck Avenue Middletown, RI, 02842 United States (map)

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The final Conference Schedule is below, or download a copy:

  • Eastons Pavilion

    5:30 pm Welcome Reception -

    Sponsored by WESCO

    6:30 pm Dinner

    Opening remarks, Jeff Wright, NEAEC President

    Gabe Snow, America’s Electric Cooperatives - PAC

  • Atlantic Pavilion

    7:30 - 8:30 am:

    Registration & Breakfast

    8:30 - 9:00 am:

    Welcome & Safety Minute - Jeffery Wright, NEAEC President

    9:00 - 9:45 am:

    Keynote - Peter Kelly-Detwiler, Northbridge Energy Partners, LLC

    9:45 - 10:30 am:

    Economic Update - Sam Kem, CFC

    10:30 - 10:45 am: Break

    10:45 - 11:15 am:

    Real-time Satellite Vegetation Intelligence - Kevin McSweeney, Overstory

    11:15 - 12:00 pm:

    Federal Grant Opportunities - Ginny Beauchemin, NRECA

    12:00 - 12:45 pm: Lunch

    12:45 - 1:30 pm:

    Battery Storage Trends - Andy Glover, CoBank

    1:30 - 2:30 pm:

    Panel: Leveraging Customer-owned Assets to Provide Grid Benefits. Panelists: Noel Chambers, Energy New England; David Stuebe, Camus; Morgan Casella, Dynamic Organics, LLC.

    2:30 - 2:45 pm: Break

    2:45 - 4:30 pm

    Breakout sessions (see sections below)

    Eastons Pavilion

    5:00 - 6:30 pm:

    Vendor Expo & Reception - Sponsored by: FlexCharging

    6:30 pm: Dinner - Sponsored by J.J. Kane Auctions

  • Atlantic Pavilion

    2:45 - 3:30 pm:

    KRTA Review - Colleen Taylor, CFC

    3:30 - 4:30 pm:

    85-15 Rule Review - Bill Miller, Bolinger, Segars, Gilbert, & Moss, LLP

  • Atlantic Pavilion

    2:45 - 3:30 pm:

    KRTA Review - Colleen Taylor, CFC

    3:30 - 4:30 pm:

    85-15 Rule Review - Bill Miller, Bolinger, Segars, Gilbert, & Moss, LLP

  • Sunset Room

    2:45 - 3:30 pm:

    Mapping, Staking, & Outage Map Layers Overview - Ryan Staggemeier, NISC

    3:30 - 4:30 pm:

    Operations & Maintenance in Today’s Cooperatives - Kevin McCutcheon, PSE

  • John Clarke Room

    2:45 - 3:30 pm:

    Field Accident Breakdown: Lessons Learned, John Varney, VEC and Angelea Meyer, Rusty Endicott, Federated

    3:30 - 4:30 pm:

    Manage the EV Future: Leveraging EV-Managed Charging to Reduce Peaks and Provide Member Benefits - Jossi Fritz-Mauer, FlexCharging, & Cyril Brunner, VEC

  • Atlantic Pavilion

    8:00 - 8:30 am: Breakfast

    8:30 - 9:15 am:

    Industry Update - Jan Ahlen, CFC

    9:15 - 10:00 am:

    Wildfires & Integrated Grid Planning - Tim Day, Future Grid

    10:00 - 10:15 am: Break

    10:15 - 11:00 am:

    Capital Credits National Trends - Bill Miller, Bolinger, Segars, Gilbert, & Moss LLP

    11:00 - 11:30 am:

    Real-time Inventory - Dan Freeman, Irby

    11:30 - 12:00 pm:

    Supply Chain Update - Mike Prophater, United Utility Supply

    12:00 - 12:45 pm: Lunch

    12:45 - 1:15 pm:

    NRECA Update - Michael Haire, NRECA

    1:15 - 2:00 pm :

    Advanced Nuclear - Small Modular Reactor Technology - Brent Ridge, Dairyland Power Cooperative

    2:00 - 2:15 pm: Break

    2:15 - 4:15 pm:

    Breakout Sessions (see sections below)

    Eastons Pavilion

    5:30 pm:

    Reception - Sponsored by: Graybar

    6:30 pm:

    Dinner & Aiken Awards - Sponsored by NISC

  • Atlantic Pavilion

    2:15 - 3:15 pm:

    990 Preparation Breakdown - Bill Miller, Bolinger, Segars, Gilbert & Moss LLP

    3:15 - 4:15 pm:

    Rate Design: Solar Impact - Jason Strong, CFC

  • Sunset Room

    2:15 - 3:15 pm:

    Effective Governance: Finding the Balance between the Board and Management - Kim Miller, CFC

    Atlantic Pavilion

    3:15 - 4:15 pm:

    Rate Design: Solar Impact - Jason Strong, CFC

  • John Clarke Room

    2:15 - 3:15 pm:

    Lone Field Worker Scenario - Lessons Learned, Best Practices to Avoid an Accident - Angelea Meyer, Rusty Endicott, Federated

    3:15 - 4:15 pm:

    Operations Roundtable - Kevin Rottingen, Otsego Electric Cooperative

  • Sunset Room

    3:15 - 4:15 pm:

    Remote Work: Changing the Workforce & Member Communication Strategies - Sue Bernier, VEC

  • Atlantic Pavilion

    8:00 - 8:30 am:

    Breakfast

    8:30 am:

    Tour Block Island via chartered boat (to-go lunch provided) - Sponsored by Irby

    Details: Check out of your room after breakfast. Tour returns by 12:30 pm.

Thank you to our Generous Sponsors!

We would like to express our deepest gratitude to our generous sponsors. Your support and contributions are vital in our efforts to offer an annual conference for the members.

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. (CFC)

CoBank

FlexCharging

Graybar

J.J. Kane Auctions

NISC

WESCO

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