REMA CEO Fall ConferenceSeptember 6-8Thumper Pond ResortOttertail, MN

2017

2017 REMA CEO FALL CONFERENCEDAY 1 – WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

DAY 2 – THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Breakfast in Ottertail Lake Room

REMA CEO Board Meeting REMA CEOs Board of Directors meet for breakfast to review agenda & assignments. RUSH / WALKER ROOM

Welcome & Business Meeting Jared Echternach, REMA President Logistics for the conference, introduction of new CEOs and preview board seats for tomorrow’s roundtable.

The Impact of Social Media on the Workplace: HR Law Perspective Josh Heggem, Pemberton Law NRTC Update Steve Hanson, Regional Business Manager

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CIP Future Discussion Jared Echternach and Jeff Haase

National Trends in Safety Corey Parr, Federated Rural Electric Insurance

Electric Co-op Safety MN Update Lidia Jacobson, Director, Safety & Loss Control, MREA Discussion: Lessons Learned from Recent Events and Stand-down Lunch in Ottertail Lake Room Fundraiser and Guest Senator Bill Ingebrigtsen

An afternoon of Innovation... Inside the MiEnergy Merger Brian Krambeer, CEO MiEnergy Co-op

NRECA Business and Technology Strategies Unit Update Venkat Banunarayanan, Associate Director of Distributed Energy, NRECA This session will cover an overview of what NRECA’s BTS Unit is working on, including some specifics on distributed generation, smart home tech program ideas & NRECA initiatives in cyber security.

Innovation and Evolution in the Distribution Business Model Greg Ridderbusch, CEO, Connexus Energy

Adjourn

Manager’s Reception in Ottertail Lake Room Sponsored by MREA Vendor Members

Dinner in Ottertail Lake Room

Attendees meet for lunch in Clubhouse West Loft. Box lunches will be available for those arriving at the last minute. Visit www.thumperpond.com for directions and information about the resort & golf course.

Shotgun Tee-off. The MREA Vendor Members are sponsoring this event. Rules of the Scramble: (1) The highest score a foursome can get is par. (2) Each member of the foursome must use three drives.

Suppliers Welcome Reception in Ottertail Lake Room Sponsored by MREA Vendor Members

Dinner in Ottertail Lake Room Golf Prizes/Award Presentation Retirees honored: Wade Hensel

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DAY 3 – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

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RUSH / WALKER ROOM

Local Democracy Status and Updates on DocketJim Horan, Director, Government Affairs and Counsel, MREA

CEO Roundtable Discussion– Any further safety discussion? – Any further local democracy or CIP discussion? – What are co-ops doing to engage/motivate employees? – Challenges with New RUS requirements– Excel stray voltage case– Statewide communication role – REMA business and section officer elections

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Succession Planning at the Senior Management Level– Michelle Rostom, Director Workforce Development and lead on NextGen Workforce Inititiative

Wrap-up, Evaluations & Closing Remarks– REMA President Jared Echternach, Beltrami Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Adjourn

DIST Name/Office Co-op Term Began Re-Elected Term Ends

1 Jared Echternach, President Beltrami Electric Co-op, Inc. 2013 2016 2019

2 Vacant, Secretary/Treasurer Vacant 2016 2019

3 Robin Doege, Director(looking for his replacement)

Todd-Wadena Electric Co-op 2011 2014 2017

4 Tim Sullivan, Director Wright-Hennepin 2016 2019

5 Tim O’Leary, Director Lyon-Lincoln Electric Co-op, Inc. 2012 2015 2018

6 Syd Briggs, Vice President Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric 2014 2017

7 Greg Ridderbusch, Director Connexus Energy 2016 2019

REMA CEO SECTION OFFICERS

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THANK YOU TO OUR EVENT SPONSORS!

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2017 REMA CEO FALL CONFERENCE

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REMA is affiliated with

Sept. 12: Operations Training on DG Rules and Policy, St. Cloud Sept. 12-15: Overhead School, Marshall Sept. 13-14: Understanding Service Account Collections & Disconnects, St. Cloud Sept. 20-22: NRECA Region 5 & 6 Meeting, Minneapolis Sept. 20-22: REMA Engineers & Operations Conference, Duluth Sept. 25-27: September D.C. Legislative Visits Oct. 4-6: Fall Hot Line School, Baudette Oct. 10: Regional Safety Series 2A, Park Rapids Oct. 11: Regional Safety Series 2B, Litchfield Oct. 11-12: Communicators Network, Maple Grove Oct. 12: Regional Safety Series 2C, Jackson Oct. 17-18: MREA Board Meeting, Maple Grove Oct. 17-18: Leadership Training: Module 3, Braham Oct. 24-25: New Employee Orientation, St. Cloud Oct. 25-26: NRECA Retirement Planning Seminar, St. Cloud Nov. 17: Legislative Summit, St. Paul Nov. 29-Dec. 1: Safety & Loss Control Conference, St. Cloud Dec. 6-8: Line Staking Module 3 of 3, Maple Grove Dec. 7-8: 10-Hour OSHA, St. Joseph Dec. 12-15: Transformer School, Marshall Dec. 13: IT Users Group, Maple Grove Dec. 19-20: MREA Board Meeting, Maple Grove

The Rural Electric management Association (REMA) provides education and training for its members by investigating, compiling, and disseminating information that is critical for effectively managing rural electric cooperatives. It is organized under MREA, which also facilitates REMA’s functions as one way of carrying out MREA’s vision of preparing members for success in an evolving industry. REMA has five sections: CEOs, Financial Managers, Member Services, Line Superintendents, and Engineers & Operations. Each section has a board comprised of member representatives from MREA’s seven districts, which plan the section’s events.

REMA’s sections are comprised of dues paying members from cooperatives in Minnesota and surrounding states. REMA membership dues of $350 per co-op, per section and cover the cost of attendance for one co-op representative per section for conferences held throughout the year. REMA member cooperatives are invoiced for additional attendees at $185. Wisconsin and North Dakota co-op attendees are billed $185 per person. Some REMA sections invite Vendor Members and non-REMA members to participate in their conferences, as well. For those that do, Vendor Members and non-REMA members pay $275 per person to attend.

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