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:20270223T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270224T120000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:2027 MREA Annual Meeting\, Reception\, and Tradeshow DESCRIPTION:MREA 2027 86th Annual Meeting \nFebruary 23-24 2027 (T 8-3\, W 8-12) \nInterContinental St. Paul Riverfront \, St Paul\, MN \n\nAGENDA - subject to change Monday\, February 22\n8:00-4:00 NRECA BLC 909.1 Effective Governance in the Face of Crisis Tuesday\, February 23\n6:30 Breakfast - MN Ballroom\n7:00 Registration - MN Ballroom\n8:00 Legislative Day programming - MN Ballroom\nFederated\n10:00 Bus service to Capitol - last bus returning from the Capitol will be at 4:20pm\n4:30 - 6:00pm Membership Reception & Vendor Trade Show - Great River Ballroom \n**Please remember to plan extra time for increased security measures at the Capitol Complex \n\nWednesday\, February 24\n6:30 Breakfast buffet - MN Ballroom \n7:00 Registration - MN Court\n7:30 District Caucuses\n8:00 MREA Business Meeting - MN Ballroom \nWelcome\nPledge\nDeclare Quorum/Call to Order\nNotice & Minutes Chair's address\nCFC Update \nResolutions\nNRECA Update\nCoBank Update\nTouchstone Award \nMREA Updates \nNew Business\nSending prayer \n12:00 Adjourn VENDOR MEMBER RECEPTION & TRADESHOW\nAnnual Meeting February 23-24\, 2027\nTrade Show: February 23\, 2027\, Great River Ballroom\nIntercontinental Saint Paul Riverfront\, 11 E. Kellogg\, St. Paul\, MN MREA is offering a way for our vendor members to network with member co-op CEOs\, directors and managers at the 2026 MREA Annual Meeting. Vendors are invited to join the Annual Meeting on Tuesday February 23\, 2027 4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m.COST\nPlease see registration page for pricingHOTEL INFORMATION \nIntercontinental St Paul Riverfront\nSt Paul\, MNbooking link coming soonEvent 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:

MREA 2027 86th Annual Meeting \;
February 23-24 2027 (T 8-3\, W 8-12)
InterContinental St. Paul Riverfront \, St Paul\, MN \;

AGENDA \;- subject to change \;

Monday\, February 22
8:00-4:00 NRECA BLC \;909.1 Effective Governance in the Face of Crisis \;

Tuesday\, February 23
6:30 Breakfast - MN Ballroom
7:00 Registration - MN Ballroom
8:00 Legislative Day programming - MN Ballroom
Federated
10:00 Bus service to Capitol - last bus returning from the Capitol will be at 4:20pm
4:30 - 6:00pm Membership Reception &\; Vendor Trade Show - Great River Ballroom \;
**Please remember to plan extra time for increased security measures at the Capitol Complex \;

Wednesday\, February 24
6:30 Breakfast buffet - MN Ballroom \;
7:00 Registration - MN Court
7:30 District Caucuses
8:00 MREA Business Meeting - MN Ballroom \;
Welcome
Pledge
Declare Quorum/Call to Order
Notice &\; Minutes Chair'\;s address
CFC Update \;
Resolutions
NRECA Update
CoBank Update
Touchstone Award \;
MREA Updates \;
New Business
Sending prayer
12:00 Adjourn \;

VENDOR MEMBER RECEPTION &\; TRADESHOW
Annual Meeting February 23-24\, 2027
Trade Show: February 23\, 2027\, Great River Ballroom
Intercontinental Saint Paul Riverfront\, 11 E. Kellogg\, St. Paul\, MN \;

MREA is offering a way for our vendor members to network with member co-op CEOs\, directors and managers at the 2026 MREA Annual Meeting. \;

Vendors are invited to join the Annual Meeting on Tuesday February 23\, 2027 4:30 p.m. &ndash\; 6:00 p.m.

COST
Please see registration page for pricing

HOTEL INFORMATION \;
Intercontinental St Paul Riverfront
St Paul\, MN

booking link coming soon

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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