2025 Lineworker Conference & Tradeshow

Description

LINEWORKER WINTER CONFERENCE 
January 15-17, 2025 (W 1-4:30pm, Th 8-4:45pm, Vendor Show with prizes - 5-6:30pm, F 8-10:30am)
Holiday Inn & Suites St. Cloud
75 37th Ave South
St Cloud, MN 56301

This conference offers numerous technical and safety related presentations, information on the latest tools and equipment, benefit and retirement information, and many networking opportunities.  For additional information on the sessions please download the brochure below. 

AGENDA
Wednesday January 15th
11:30a    Registration
1:00p      MNDOT Driver rules and regulations - Anthony Lenz & Erick Boder, MREA
2:30p      Break
2:45p      Lineworker Ergonomics - Justin Azbill, Milwaukee Tools
4:15p      Adjourn
Dinner on your own

Thursday January 16th
6:30a     Breakfast
7:30a     Open
8:00a     Breakout sessions:
                 Bucket truck inspections
                 Occupational therapy for lineworkers
                 Active threat for field workers
                 Metering
9:15a     Break
9:30a     Breakout sessions:
                 Bucket truck inspections
                 Occupational therapy for lineworkers
                 Active threat for field workers
                 Metering
10:45a   Break
11:00a     Breakout sessions:
                 Bucket truck inspections
                 Occupational therapy for lineworkers
                 Active threat for field workers
                 Metering
12:15p   Lunch
12:30p   Keynote: Drew Moldenhauer, Blue Ethos
2:00p     Break
2:15p     Retirement/Financial planning: Steve Prom, NFP
3:00p     Ted Schick
4:30p      Adjourn
4:45p     Vendor show and drawings      
Dinner on your own

Friday January 17th
7:00a     Breakfast
7:30a     Open
8:00a     Open
9:00a     Mutual aid response - what worked, what didn't?
10:00a   Vendor grand prize drawing and wrap up
10:15a   Adjourn
  

WHO SHOULD ATTEND 
Lineworkers, crew leaders, and operations personnel

QUESTIONS
For registrations: Karen Miller, Karen@mrea.org or 763-424-7245

COST 
Please Click on the Register Now button above for pricing

VENDOR MEMBERS 
VENDOR MEMBER TRADE SHOW AND TOOL TIME PRESENTATION 
Our group - your potential customers, includes about 200 lineworkers from cooperatives throughout Minnesota. Lineworkers, who actually use your products in the field, really enjoy this time to talk wtih you about new products. They are also a great source of feedback about those products.

Indoor large equipment display - Meeting sponsors are invited to display one piece of equipment at the trade show. Email Karen@mrea.org if you plan on bringing equipment.
Tool time - We need presenters on Friday, Jan. 19th to share the features and safe use of a tool. Email karen@mrea.org if interested.
Host a hospitality room -TBD. Ask for the MN Rural Electric Assn. room block.
Rent a snowmobile or ice fishing house from the Snow Center - Early reservations required, call (320) 808-7611

HOTEL 
TBD

EVENT POLICIES
MREA 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 REGISTRATION
All 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.