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:20270804T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270805T120000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:2027 Energy Issues Summit & Reception and Tradeshow DESCRIPTION:ENERGY ISSUES SUMMIT\nAugust 4-5\, 2027 (W 8am-4:45pm\, Th 8am-12pm)\nDoubletree Bloomington\n7800 Normandale Blvd\,\nBloomington\, MN 55439\n\nPre-conferences:\nMon Aug. 2 (1-5pm) - Tues. Aug. 3 (8:30am-3:30pm) New Director Orientation\nTues. Aug. 3\, 8:30-4pm NRECA BLC 955.1 Your Board's Culture: It's Impact on Effectiveness\n \n*Directors with their Director Gold Status will receive one credit towards their continuing education to keep their Gold status for attending our Energy Issues Summit. If you attend the pre-conference BLC\, you will also receive one credit for that course. Two credits in total for attending both.Through the support and embrace of the members\, the MREA Energy Issues Summit has evolved into an exclusive environment for electric co-ops in Minnesota and the Midwest region to become informed on key issues\, exchange ideas\, share experiences\, and talk through various co-op strategies. Co-op directors\, CEOs and staff come to the Summit to learn how to address a swarm of new challenges in the energy industry that are evolving our co-op business\, changing member expectations and causing regulatory models to adapt. As the agenda is formed\, details will be added here.WHO SHOULD ATTEND\nCo-op directors\, CEOs and any/all cooperative staff\n\nAGENDA \nWeds. August 4\n7:30am Registration & Breakfast - Grand Ballroom Foyer\n8:00am Welcome - Darrick Moe\, MREA\n8:10am TBD\n9:00am TBD\n9:45am TBD\n10:05am Break\n10:30am TBD\n11:30am Lunch \n12:30pm TBD\n1:30pm TBD\n1:50pm TBD\n2:50pm Break \n3:05pm TBD\n4:05pm TBD\n4:30pm Adjourn\n4:30-6pm Reception & Tradeshow\n\nThurs. August 6\n7:00am Breakfast - Grand Ballroom Foyer\n8:00am Welcome Day 2\n8:05am TBD\n9:00am TBD\n9:20am TBD\n9:50am Break\n10:05am TBD \n10:25am TBD\n10:45am TBD\n12:00pm Adjournment - Wes Waller\n\nCOST\nPlease click on the register button to see pricing.\n\nHOTEL\nDoubletree Bloomington\n7800 Normandale Blvd\,\nBloomington\, MN 55439\nReservation 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:

ENERGY ISSUES SUMMIT
August 4-5\, 2027 (W 8am-4:45pm\, Th 8am-12pm)
Doubletree Bloomington
7800 Normandale Blvd\,
Bloomington\, MN 55439

Pre-conferences:
Mon Aug. 2 (1-5pm) - Tues. Aug. 3 (8:30am-3:30pm) \;New Director Orientation
Tues. Aug. 3\, 8:30-4pm \;NRECA BLC 955.1 Your Board'\;s Culture: It'\;s Impact on Effectiveness
\;
*Directors with their Director Gold Status will receive one credit towards their continuing education to keep their Gold status for attending our Energy Issues Summit. If you attend the pre-conference BLC\, you will also receive one credit for that course. Two credits in total for attending both.

Through the support and embrace of the members\, the MREA Energy Issues Summit has evolved into an exclusive environment for electric co-ops in Minnesota and the Midwest region to become informed on key issues\, exchange ideas\, share experiences\, and talk through various co-op strategies. Co-op directors\, CEOs and staff come to the Summit to learn how to address a swarm of new challenges in the energy industry that are evolving our co-op business\, changing member expectations and causing regulatory models to adapt. As the agenda is formed\, details will be added here.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Co-op directors\, CEOs and any/all cooperative staff

AGENDA \;
Weds. August 4
7:30am \; \; \; \; \; \;Registration &\; Breakfast - Grand Ballroom Foyer
8:00am \; \; \; \; \; \;Welcome - Darrick Moe\, MREA
8:10am \; \; \; \; \; \;TBD
9:00am \; \; \; \; \; TBD
9:45am \; \; \; \; \; \;TBD
10:05am \; \; \; \; \;Break
10:30am \; \; \; \; \;TBD
11:30am \; \; \; \; \;Lunch \;
12:30pm \; \; \; \; \;TBD
1:30pm \; \; \; \; \; \;TBD
1:50pm \; \; \; \; \; \;TBD
2:50pm \; \; \; \; \; \;Break
3:05pm \; \; \; \; \; TBD
4:05pm \; \; \; \; \; TBD
4:30pm \; \; \; \; \; Adjourn
4:30-6pm \; \; \; \;Reception &\; Tradeshow

Thurs. August 6
7:00am \; \; \; \; \; Breakfast - Grand Ballroom Foyer
8:00am \; \; \; \; \; Welcome Day 2
8:05am \; \; \; \; \; TBD
9:00am \; \; \; \; \; TBD
9:20am \; \; \; \; \; TBD
9:50am \; \; \; \; \; Break
10:05am \; \; \; \; TBD \;
10:25am \; \; \; \; TBD
10:45am \; \; \; \; \;TBD
12:00pm \; \; \; \; Adjournment - Wes Waller

COST
Please click on the register button to see pricing.

HOTEL
Doubletree Bloomington
7800 Normandale Blvd\,
Bloomington\, MN 55439
Reservation 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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