2025 Winter Member Services & Communications Conference January 9-10, 2025 (Th 8:45-4:30, F 8:30-12)Embassy Suites by Hilton Minneapolis AirportBloomington, MN 55425
Agenda subject to change Theme: Red, White & Blue - United Under Electrification.
Thursday, January 98:00am Breakfast - Hotel Breakfast area 8:45am Welcome9:00am Beneficial Electrification is a Game Changer for Cooperatives and Your the Key to it's Success - Gary Connett9:30am Improving Your Co-ops Culture - Panel - Tommy Houdek, Jenna Anderson, & Gwen Stevens10:30am Break10:45am MREA Update: Elections in the Rearview Mirror, Now What? - Tricia Elite & Joe Miller11:15am Powering a Brighter Future in Guatemala - Joe Miller11:35am Artificial Intelligence's Impact & Opportunities For Member Experience - Connexus Energy12:15pm Lunch & MNTEG Meeting1:00pm Grid Expansion/Northland Reliability Project Communicating a Complicated Project to Make it Understandable - Lori Buffington1:20pm Understanding Minnesota's Climate with Considerations for Electric Utilities - Ken Blumenfeld2:30pm Break2:45pm Breakouts: Member Services & Communications Communications Topics: Bring your topics to discuss Member Services Topics: Bring your topics to discuss4:00pm DOE Efficiency Updates and Regulation Changes for Water Heaters - Tim Gaughen4:30pm Adjourn5:00-6:00pm Social Event at Woolley's North (inside hotel atrium)
Friday, January 107:45am Breakfast - Hotel Breakfast area8:30am Welcome8:40am Effectively Communicating Rate Adjustments - Amanda Groethe9:30am Crisis Communications: Max Gen Events & Major Storm Outage - Kaylee Cusack & Jocelyn Hovland10:20am Break10:30am What are the Rules? Solar & Net Metering Updates - Kristi Robinson11:00am The Survivor Way - Holly Hoffman - Keynote12:00pm Adjourn
WHO SHOULD ATTEND Energy, member service and communication managers and specialists, government affairs representatives and public affairs managers.
COSTPlease click on the register now for pricing
HOTELEmbassy Suites by Hilton Minneapolis Airport
7901 34th Avenue SouthBloomington, MN 55425952-854-1000To book please click the booking link below or call and ask for the MREA Winter Member Services & Communications Conference block. Use Group Code: CES91W.
Room Block ends December 19th, 2024.
Booking Link EVENT POLICIESMREA EVENT CODE OF CONDUCT (LINK TO FULL POLICY)MREA is committed to providing a safe, productive and welcoming environment for all participants and staff in MREA meetings, conferences, training programs, and events both online and in-person. All Event participants including but not limited to attendees, speakers, exhibitors, staff, students, guests and vendors, are expected to abide by this MREA Event Code of Conduct, and this code applies to all space and situations in which MREA meeting-related activities are being conducted, including virtual meetings and those sponsored by organizations other than MREA but held in conjunction with MREA Events. Participation constitutes agreement to comply with the Code of Conduct as a condition of attendance.
2025 LATE REGISTRATIONAll events in 2025 will be subject to a $50 late registration fee for anyone that registers less than 2 weeks prior to the published event dates.
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