BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Central Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:Central Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270922T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270924T120000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:2027 Engineers and Operations Conference & Tradeshow DESCRIPTION:ENGINEERS & OPERATIONS CONFERENCE\nSeptember 22-24\, 2027\nDuluth\, MN\nWednesday September 22 (1-4pm) - Conference at The Garden Event Center\nThursday September 23 - Conference at The Inn on Lake Superior & The tradeshow at The Garden Event Center\nFriday September 24 - Conference at The Inn on Lake Superior\n\nThis annual conference is a venue for the co-op engineering and operations professionals to learn about best practices and emerging issues\, obtain valuable tools to enhance operations\, and have the opportunity to network and share lessons learned and experiences with others from around the state. There is opportunity to share and discover programs that are successful for other cooperatives. Good practices\, education about new practices and tools in system design\, and updates on rules and regulations are reviewed.\n\nAGENDA\nSchedule as it comes inWEDNESDAY - Registration and conference at the Garden Event Center\n12:00pm Registration\n1:00pm Welcome & Introductions \n1:10pm TBD\n1:40pm TBD\n2:30pm Break\n2:45pm TBD\n3:30pm TBD\n4:15pm TBD\n4:30pm Adjourn \n5:30pm Dinner sponsored by Primus MarketingTHURSDAY - Conference at The Inn on Lake Superior\, Tradeshow at The Garden\n8:00am TBD\n9:00am TBD\n10:00am Break\n10:15am TBD\n11:15am TBD\n12:00pm Lunch \n1:00pm TBD\n2:00pm Break\n2:15pm TBD\n3:15pm Vendor Member Presentations\n3:45pm Adjourn\n\n4:30pm - 6:00pm MREA vendor member trade show and reception. The Garden Event Center.\nFRIDAY - The Conference at The Inn on Lake Superior \n8:00am TBD \n9:00am TBD\n10:00am Break \n10:15am TBD\n10:45am TBD\n11:30am Committee Elections\n12:00am Adjourn\n \n Continuing Education Credits (CECs)\nAttendance at this event can be utilized for the submission of CECs. Each participant will be awarded a Certificate of Attendance after the event takes place. Please click the following link to access instructions for printing the certificate\, found in your profile on our website.\n \n Please note that the number of credits listed within MREA's system is an estimation of what this event is worth. Each state calculates CECs differently\, thus individuals should follow recommendations of the state in which they make submissions when calculating CEUs earned for this\, and other\, events and classes attended. For assistance in calculating PDH visit http://mn.gov/aelslagid/contedfaq.html\nHOTEL\nThe Inn on Lake Superior\n350 Canal Park Drive\nDuluth\, MN 55802\n218-726-1111\nPlease call the hotel to make reservations under the MREA September Room Block. Event Policies\nMREA Event Cancellation Policy (Link to Full Policy) updated 12.19.2025MREA Event Code of Conduct (Link to Full Policy)\nMREA 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. 2027 Late Registration\nAll events in 2027 will be subject to a $50 late registration fee for anyone that registers 2 weeks prior to the published event dates. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

ENGINEERS &\; OPERATIONS CONFERENCE
September 22-24\, 2027
Duluth\, MN
Wednesday September 22 (1-4pm) - Conference at The Garden Event Center
Thursday September 23 - Conference at The Inn on Lake Superior &\; The tradeshow at The Garden Event Center
Friday September 24 - Conference at The Inn on Lake Superior

This annual conference is a venue for the co-op engineering and operations professionals to learn about best practices and emerging issues\, obtain valuable tools to enhance operations\, and have the opportunity to network and share lessons learned and experiences with others from around the state. There is opportunity to share and discover programs that are successful for other cooperatives. Good practices\, education about new practices and tools in system design\, and updates on rules and regulations are reviewed.

AGENDA
Schedule as it comes in

WEDNESDAY \;- Registration and conference at the Garden Event Center
12:00pm  \;Registration
1:00pm  \;  \;Welcome &\; Introductions
1:10pm  \;  \;TBD
1:40pm  \;  \;TBD
2:30pm  \;  \;Break
2:45pm  \;  \;TBD
3:30pm  \;  \;TBD
4:15pm  \;  \;TBD
4:30pm  \;  \;Adjourn
5:30pm  \;  \;Dinner sponsored by Primus Marketing

THURSDAY \;- Conference at The Inn on Lake Superior\, Tradeshow at The Garden
8:00am  \;  \; TBD
9:00am  \;  \; TBD
10:00am  \; Break
10:15am  \; TBD
11:15am  \; TBD
12:00pm  \; Lunch
1:00pm  \;  \; TBD
2:00pm  \;  \; Break
2:15pm  \;  \; TBD
3:15pm  \;  \; Vendor Member Presentations
3:45pm  \;  \; Adjourn

4:30pm - 6:00pm  \;  \; MREA vendor member trade show and reception. The Garden Event Center.

FRIDAY \;- The Conference at The Inn on Lake Superior \;
8:00am  \;  \; TBD
9:00am  \;  \; TBD
10:00am  \; Break
10:15am  \; TBD
10:45am  \; TBD
11:30am  \; Committee Elections
12:00am  \; Adjourn

 \;Continuing Education Credits (CECs)
Attendance at this event can be utilized for the submission of CECs.  \;Each participant will be awarded a Certificate of Attendance after the event takes place.  \;Please click the following link to access instructions for printing the certificate\, found in your profile on our website.

 \;Please note that the number of credits listed within MREA'\;s system is an estimation of what this event is worth.  \;Each state calculates CECs differently\, thus individuals should follow recommendations of the state in which they make submissions when calculating CEUs earned for this\, and other\, events and classes attended.  \;For assistance in calculating PDH visit \;http://mn.gov/aelslagid/contedfaq.html

HOTEL
The Inn on Lake Superior
350 Canal Park Drive
Duluth\, MN 55802
218-726-1111
Please call the hotel to make reservations under the MREA September Room Block. \;

Event Policies
MREA Event Cancellation Policy \;(Link to Full Policy) \;updated 12.19.2025

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. \;

2027 Late Registration
All events in 2027 will be subject to a $50 late registration fee for anyone that registers 2 weeks prior to the published event dates.

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