IT Users Group Dec. 2024

Description

IT USERS GROUP
December 12, 2024 (Th 9-3:30pm)
MREA, Maple Grove, MN


The MREA IT User Group's mission is to bring co-op IT professionals together to learn and share information. This group recurrently discusses issues from billing software and smart grid, to utility social networking concepts, to identity theft—Just to name a few. The invited presenters and round-table discussions have proven helpful to attendees.  So helpful, in fact, the once-annual event has blossomed into a bi-annual meeting! Those of you who either bear the title of the Information Technology Manager, those who have just assumed these responsibilities over the years as well as employees in the co-op engineering and operations departments will want to attend this one-day meeting.

AGENDA
9:00      Coffee and continental breakfast 
9:15      Welcome & introductions
9:30      CISA - Cybersecurity Coordination Update: Christopher Gabbard, Jennifer Lotz, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency DHS
10:30    AI: Nate Melby, Dairyland Power Co-op, Alison Miles, Connexus Energy
11:30    Roundtable Discussion
12:00    Networking lunch 
12:30    Roundtable Discussion
3:30      Adjourn

*breaks will be inserted at natural transitions in discussion 

Roundtable format:

• Prior to starting the roundtable discussion, we will quickly go around the room and ask what projects/initiatives each co-op is currently working on, please come prepared with 2-3 topics.  
• After creating our list, each person get 3 votes (we will use colored dots).  
• The topics with the most votes get discussed first, and we will move down our list, as time allows.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
The person who bears the title of Information Technology Manager and/or the person who wears the IT hat by default will want to attend. Some topics may also be of interest to employees in the co-ops engineering & operations department.

COST
$206 Education Member 
$306 Non Education Member

HOTEL
Holiday Inn Arbor Lakes
11801 Fountains Way
Maple Grove, MN 
763-425-3800

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. 

2024 LATE REGISTRATION
All events in 2024 will be subject to a $50 late registration fee for anyone that registers less than 2 weeks prior to the published event dates.