To:
Bennett, Tate[Bennett.Tate@epa.gov]; Hupp, Millan[hupp.millan@epa.gov]
From: Kevin Condon
Sent: Mon 11/13/2017 6:06:11 PM
Subject: Details for Iowa Visit
lAEC Annual Meeting Agenda 2017.pdf
Requested Tk r o ' for Iowa Annual Meeting.docx
Good Morning Tate & Millan:
As we are just under 3 weeks out from the visit to Iowa, I was hoping that we could start nailing down some of the details and logistics regarding the Administrator's time here. I know you all have a million balls in the air while we only have one...but I just wanted to make sure that I'm doing everything I can on my end to be helpful.
Attached is the most recent draft of our annual meeting run-of-show. You will see that we have the Administrator (Placeholder is still Mr. Gulliford) slated to speak to the General Session from 9:15 to 10 am on 12/1. If there are other meetings/events that Mr. Pruitt is considering having while in Des Moines that would impact his ability to speak that morning, please let us know as we can be flexible on the time he addresses the attendees. We have tried hard to get our Governor to attend the annual meeting but understand that she is taping a public television program called "Iowa Press" that morning which is complicating her schedule at this time.
Also, while at the IAEC Annual Meeting, we would appreciate the opportunity to have some brief interactions with Administrator Pruitt with smaller groups of our membership. For example, while we know you'd prefer media not be in the General Session, we would appreciate the opportunity to have a small press gaggle of sorts after the Administrator speaks to the membership. Our own magazine editor would also appreciate a few minutes for an article that will run in our monthly magazine, Living with Energy. It would also be appreciated if the Administrator could spend 10-15 minutes with our Statewide Board of Directors at some point during his time at the annual meeting.
Finally, we have nearly 500 people registered for the annual meeting. With staff and vendors there will easily be over 600 people in attendance on Friday to hear from Administrator Pruitt. We are grateful that he will join us that day.
Please let me know if/when there would be a good time to jump on a conference call to discuss details and logistics.
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Thank you, Kevin
Kevin Condon
Director of Government Relations 8525 Douglas Ave. | Suite 48 Des Moines, IA | 50322-2992 Office 515.727.8942 | Cell 515.777.8273 kcondon(S)iowarec.orq | www.iowarec.org
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Thursday, November 30
7:30 a.m. ACRE/lowa FORE breakfast: Jim Matheson, NRECA Please join us in welcoming Jim Matheson, CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association at our ACRE/lowa FORE breakfast.
8:00 a.m. Coffee and Rolls
9:00 a.m. Opening session
Invocation, Roger Solomonson, director, IAEC
Color Guard, West Des Moines EMS
National Anthem, Branden Barney, 2017 Youth Tour student,
Calhoun County Electric Cooperative Association
Pledge of Allegiance, Don Shonka, director IAEC
Welcome, Chuck Soderberg, IAEC
9:30 a.m.
NRECA National Update: Jim Matheson, NRECA
10:15 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Cooperation Among Cooperatives, and Beyond: Iowa REC's Take the Lead in Georgia
and Puerto Rico Relief Efforts:
Mark Schouten, Iowa Department of Homeland Security
11:00 a.m. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture (invited)
11:30 a.m. Break for lunch
11:45 a.m. Iowa Venture Lunch
1:30 p.m.
Perspective from Iowa's Youth Tour Representative: Carlyn Bretey, North West REC
1:45 p.m.
The Relevance of Electric Cooperatives in the Next 50 Years: Dr. Lowell Catlett, Ph.D.
Electric cooperatives improved the lives of millions of Americans in rural areas and made American
agriculture the envy of the world during the last 80 years. The next 50 years will see electric
cooperatives at the center of the world's greatest revolution-the movement from centralizedfossil
based power to distributed renewable power and to the world where the only energy is electricity.
Advances in material science and cell-less biology drive newforms of alternative energy production
and rapid advances in storage and speed transform the way people live and work. It's a world of
autonomus transportation, droids and robots performing all physical work and 24/7 degree less education. What is
rural and urban becomes blurred as humans for the first time in recorded history maximize their true potential in
record numbers and electric cooperatives will be the major driver in this revolution.
2:45 p.m.
Break
3:00 p.m.
The Future of Safety: Richard Hawk, Make Safety Fun
During this insightful presentation, Richard Hawk shares what is on the horizon for the safetyfield
and how you and your cooperative can take advantage of emerging trends. Richard's work with
dozens of companies in a wide array of industries every year allows him to see firsthand what is
new, what is developing and what isn't working with respect to safety. Don't get left behind! Find
out everything you and your team need to know to keep your safety program on the leading edge.
4:00 p.m.
25-Year of Service Recognition/ NRECA Certification Recognition/RESAP
4:30 p.m.
Honoring Iowa's Cooperatives: Chuck Soderberg, IAEC
4:45 p.m.
Adjourn
5:00-7:00 p.m. Reception-entertainment provided by The Acoustic Electric Association/PAC Auction
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Friday, December 1
7:00 a.m.
Board Presidents' Breakfast
7:30 a.m.
Coffee and Rolls
7:30-9:00 a.m. Spouses' Breakfast: Family, Food and Farming: Cristen Clark, Food and Swine
Cristen is an Iowa farmer, raising corn, soybeans, pigs and cattle. With her love of
cooking and writing, she has started a blog sharing contest winning recipes straight
from herfamily cookbook and moments on ourfarm in Iowa. Memories made in the
kitchen, are some of the most vivid memories she has and certainly the most treasured.
8:30 a.m. Annual Business Meeting
9:00 a.m. Break
9:15 a.m.
State of the EPA Address: Jim Gulliford, Director, Region 7 EPA
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Serve Our Co-ops, Serve Our Country: Charlie Dunn, Farmers Electric-Greenfield
10:30 a.m. The One and The Nine: Building of Teams & Organizations That Win: Jake Wood
For every 100 people in a typical organization or on your team, there are 10 people
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who shouldn't even be there, 80 who at their best have a neutral impact, 9 who
perform exceptionally, and one who is a true leader capable of taking command
and creating a winning team or culture. This reality is forcing organizations to
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rethink what they know about leadership, change management and risk. Those
that can adapt will thrive, while those that refuse change willflounder andfail. Jake gives organizations
the framework for becoming a better leader and building more agile organizations. Using his own
remarkable journey as an Athlete, Marine Scout Sniper, and co-founder of Team Rubicon, Jake shows
how you can find and build the team needed to win life's battles and become the "one" others look to.
12:00 p.m. Adjourn
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Proposed Schedule for Administrator Pruitt While at Annual Meeting
8:45 AM - Arrive at Sheraton West Des Moines 8:45 - 9 AM - Green room 9 AM - Meet Iowa Statewide Board of Directors 9:15 AM - Address Iowa Annual Meeting attendees 9:45 AM - Short Q&A on stage 10 AM - End General Session appearance and move to press gaggle 10 - 10:15 AM - Q&A from media present 10:15 - 10:25 AM - Private interview with LWE 10:30 AM - Depart Sheraton West Des Moines
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