2018 STATEWIDE ANNUAL MEETINGS NCEMC, NCAEC and TEMA APRIL 18 19, 2018 Hilton North Raleigh/Midtown
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18 1:30 PM Annual Meeting Opening Ceremonies Young Leaders Panel Moderated by Lindsey Listrom, CCC, Communications and Media Relations Manager, N.C. Electric Cooperatives Panel members: Shakera Davis, Student at UNC-Chapel Hill, Former Youth Tourist, Tideland EMC Jeremy Dewberry, Communications Specialist, Four County EMC Chetan Singalreddy, Youth Leadership Council Scholarship Winner, EnergyUnited Kenan Fellows Presentation Rebecca Brown, Teacher, Duplin County Schools BREAK Youth Tour Scholarship Presentations Katie Bunch Memorial Scholarship, Julia Murrow, Rutherford EMC Gwyn B. Price Memorial Scholarship, Emily Eget, Union Power Cooperative Youth Leadership Council Scholarship, Chetan Singalreddy, EnergyUnited BREAK Special Presentations CoBank, Gabriel D. Labastida, Vice President CFC, Jill M. Maison, Regional Vice President Federated, Philip D. Irwin, President and CEO Presentation of Awards We will take photos after presentations. 5:30 PM Reception (5:30 PM 7:00 PM) Heavy Hors-d oeuvres Entertainment: Magician Wayne Anderson; Photo Booth by TapSnap 2
2018 STATEWIDE ANNUAL MEETINGS NCEMC, NCAEC AND TEMA THURSDAY, APRIL 19 7:15 AM REAP Breakfast Guest Speaker, Senator Paul Newton Reaching Your Legislators Effective Engagement Methods Moderated by Douglas W. Johnson, CEO, Blue Ridge Energy Panel members: Jeffery T. Clark, CEO, Jones-Onslow EMC Mitchell L. Keel, CEO, Four County EMC H. Wayne Wilkins, CEO, EnergyUnited 9 AM General Session Interview of Mary Powell, President & CEO, Green Mountain Power, by Scott Gates, Senior Editor, N.C. Electric Cooperatives BREAK (HOTEL CHECK OUT) NCEMC President s Remarks Dale F. Lambert, CEO, Randolph EMC Reports to the Membership Curtis Wynn, Roanoke Electric, NRECA Board Secretary-Treasurer Tim Bryan, CEO, NRTC Donald H. Spivey, Pee Dee Electric, NCREA Board President Annual Business Meetings Youth Tour Scholarship & Innovation Center Raffle Results NCEMC CEO s Remarks Joseph P. Brannan, EVP & CEO, N.C. Electric Cooperatives Box Lunches to Go 3
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AWARDS: We will present awards on Wednesday afternoon, and we will take photos after the awards presentations. Please ask all of your award recipients to move to the front of the room after the 4 p.m. break. REAP BREAKFAST: The cost of breakfast is $25 per person, and you may register online. We will not distribute tickets. Please note: The REAP Breakfast fee is a contribution to our political action committee. By state law, you must collect individual contributions from breakfast participants before paying by corporate credit card and company check. Questions? Contact Brenda Yarborough at 800-662-8835, ext. 3073 or brenda.yarborough@ncemcs.com. YOUTH TOUR SCHOLARSHIP RAFFLE TICKETS: Raffle tickets will be on sale in the Grand Ballroom Foyer during the annual meeting. Tickets are $5 each. For additional information, please contact Safy Stevenson at 800-662-8835, ext. 2329, or safaniya.stevenson@ncemcs.com. INNOVATION CENTER: Visit the Grand Ballroom Foyer to see cooperative innovation in action! Experience the components of a microgrid and learn more from our power supply team, find out how Bright Ideas is changing lives from an inventive teacher, learn about Electric Vehicle charging stations, and see how air leaks impact efficiency in a House of Pressure demonstration. The Innovation Center will be open Wednesday afternoon from 1 5:30 p.m. and Thursday morning from 9 a.m. 12 p.m. NEW LOCATIONS: Please note that this year s General Sessions will be in the Grand Ballroom (front of the hotel). The Reception and REAP Breakfast will be in the Capital Ballroom (back of the hotel). Registration will be in the Grand Ballroom Foyer for the General Sessions and in Capital Registration for the Reception. MEETING REGISTRATION INFORMATION COST: Complimentary for member electric cooperatives directors and staff; this includes all events listed on the agenda except for the REAP Breakfast. OTHER: $200 per consultant, supplier, distributor; $75 for each of their guests; these fees include all events listed on the agenda except for the REAP Breakfast. To Register and Pay: https://register.ncemcs.com Registration and payment for the annual meeting are online. We accept VISA, Master- Card and American Express. For more information regarding registration and payment, contact Tonya Howard at 800-662-8835, ext. 3081 or tonya.howard@ncemcs.com. Registration Deadline: Friday, March 16, 2018 Cancellation Deadline: Tuesday, April 10, 2018
2018 STATEWIDE ANNUAL MEETINGS NCEMC, NCAEC AND TEMA HOTEL INFORMATION Hilton North Raleigh/Midtown Hotel 3415 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh, NC 27609 Phone (local): 919-872-2323 Phone (toll-free): 800-445-8667 Fax: 919-878-0557 www.northraleigh.hilton.com RESERVATION DEADLINE: Friday, March 16, 2018 ROOM RATE: $137 single or double occupancy; $147 triple; $157 quad; $30 extra for Executive Level. Rate does not include breakfast. GROUP RESERVATIONS: 919-872-2323 (local), 800-445-8667 (toll-free) GROUP INFO: Ask for the NC Association of Electric Cooperatives group rate, or online enter group code NCAE, or simply click on this link: http://tinyurl.com/18annmtg CHECK-IN/CHECK-OUT: Check-in on the day of arrival is after 3 p.m. Check-out on the day of departure is before 12 p.m. To Book a Room: http://tinyurl.com/18annmtg QUESTIONS? If you have questions regarding this year s meeting agenda, please call 800-662-8835, ext. 3067 for Jane Forehand, or ext. 3050 for Ginny Fountain. If you have questions regarding hotel reservations, please contact Ginny Fountain at 800-662-8835, ext. 3050 or ginny.fountain@ncemcs.com. For more information regarding registration and payment, contact Tonya Howard at tonya.howard@ncemcs.com or 800-662- 8835, ext. 3081, or Kim Abbott, ext. 2429 or kim.abbott@ncemcs.com (Kim s hours are Monday Thursday, 8:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m.). 3