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:20261202T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261204T120000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:2026 Safety Conference DESCRIPTION:SAFETY & LOSS CONTROL CONFERENCE\nDecember 2-4\, 2026\nW 1-5pm\, Th 8-5pm\, F 8-noon\nLocation: MREA Office\, Maple Grove\, MNDownload brochure - Coming soon This unique session conference is designed for electric cooperative safety professionals to stay compliant with the changing rules. Learn best practices\, obtain valuable\, program-enhancing tools and network with other supervisors and safety professionals from around the state. There will be plenty of opportunities to talk about current and emerging issues and discover successful safety programs in the safety round-table discussions.WHO SHOULD ATTEND\n Operation Managers\, Line Superintendents\, Safety Coordinators\, Crew Leaders/Lead Lineworkers\, and Safety Committee Members\n\nAGENDA\nWednesday\, December 2\n12:00p Registration\n1:00p Welcome: Anthony Lenz\, MREA\n1:15p TBD\n2:45p Break\n3:15p TBD\n3:45p TBD\n4:15p AdjournThursday\, December 3\n8:00a Welcome: Anthony Lenz\, MREA\n8:15a Open\n9:00a Topic TBD: \n10:00a Break\n10:15a TBD\n11:45a Lunch - sponsored by Federated Insurance\n12:45p Open\n1:45p TBD\n2:45p Break\n3:00p Open\n4:30p Adjourn\n \nFriday\, December 4\n8:00a TBD\n9:00a Co-op Shares\n TBD\n10:00a Open\n11:30a Meeting wrap\n\n\nHOTEL\nHoliday Inn arbor Lakes\nMaple Grove\, MN 55444\n\nEvent 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. 2026 Late Registration\nAll events in 2026 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:

SAFETY &\; LOSS CONTROL CONFERENCE
December 2-4\, 2026
W 1-5pm\, Th \;8-5pm\, F 8-noon
Location: MREA Office\, Maple Grove\, MN

Download brochure - Coming soon \; \;

This unique session conference is designed for electric cooperative safety professionals to stay compliant with the changing rules. \;Learn best practices\, obtain valuable\, program-enhancing tools and network with other supervisors and safety professionals from around the state. There will be plenty of opportunities to talk about current and emerging issues and discover successful safety programs in the safety round-table discussions.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Operation Managers\, Line Superintendents\, Safety Coordinators\, Crew Leaders/Lead Lineworkers\, and Safety Committee Members

AGENDA
Wednesday\, December 2
12:00p \; \;Registration
1:00p \; \; \;Welcome: Anthony Lenz\, MREA
1:15p \; \; \;TBD
2:45p \; \; \;Break
3:15p \; \; \;TBD
3:45p \; \; \;TBD
4:15p \; \; \;Adjourn

Thursday\, December 3
8:00a \; \; Welcome: Anthony Lenz\, MREA
8:15a \; \; Open
9:00a \; \; Topic TBD:
10:00a \; \;Break
10:15a \; \;TBD
11:45a \; \;Lunch - sponsored by Federated Insurance
12:45p \; \;Open
1:45p \; \; \;TBD
2:45p \; \; \;Break
3:00p \; \; \;Open
4:30p \; \; \;Adjourn

Friday\, December 4
8:00a \; \; TBD
9:00a \; \; Co-op Shares
\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;TBD
10:00a \; Open
11:30a \; Meeting wrap

HOTEL
Holiday Inn arbor Lakes
Maple Grove\, MN 55444

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. \;

2026 Late Registration
All events in 2026 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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