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APPAis offering eight intensive seminars each day on Saturday, June 21, and Sunday, June 22, for utility policymakers and executives. Maximize the value of your National Conference experience by also attending these pre-conference seminars. 2008 Pre-Conference Seminars Saturday, June 21 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. Power Supply 101: For Those New to Our Industry Recommended CEUs .7/PDHs 6.5 Power supply and delivery are highly technical and complex issues. It is important for public power employees to have a fundamental understanding of the components of an electric system and how they impact the utility’s budget and enduse consumers. Attendees will receive a nontechnical overview of how the electric system provides reliable service to customers, from the basics of generation to transmission and distribution to customers’ homes and businesses. Tim Gelvin, Managing Director, Gelvin & Associates, Inc., Leawood, Kan. 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. Energy and Climate Policy: A Primer on the Complex Issues Involved Recommended CEUs .7/PDHs 6.5 Energy and climate change are in the forefront of most media and political discussions. Policymakers today are confronted with demands of guiding their organizations through conflicting and often opposing sets of pressures, priorities and constituencies. The instructor will speak directly to these needs by providing a framework to understand and appreciate more fully the local and national issues, including a range of perspectives associated with often-conflicting points of view. Wallace Barron, President, Barron & Associates, Alpharetta, Ga. 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. Electric Utility Economics and the Role of Public Power Recommended CEUs .7/PDHs 6.5 Local government ownership and operation of nonprofit businesses has a long history in the United States. This course’s speaker explains the economic rationale for public businesses and for public power in particular. Discussions of basic economic principles and the economic history and motivations for public power provide the context for more detailed exploration of economic challenges facing public power today, as well as historical and conceptual bases for addressing these challenges. John Kelly, Director, Economics & Research, American Public Power Association, Washington, D.C. 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. Understanding the Board’s Fiduciary Responsibilities Recommended CEUs .7/PDHs 6.5 Publicly owned utility operations are transparent and open to public scrutiny. Recent scandals among both for-profit and nonprofit organizations have brought increased scrutiny to all organizations, thrusting nonprofit board members further into the spotlight. Given the growing interest in nonprofit governance and activities, it’s a good idea for board members to reexamine their roles and responsibilities. Attendees will examine the fiduciary responsibilities of board members and identify important actions that boards can take to ensure their operations comply with legal requirements. Julie Schwingel, Partner, Virchow, Krause & Company, LLC, Madison, Wis.
8:30 a.m.–Noon and 1–4:30 p.m. (offered twice) Making Sure Your Utility is Fiscally Fit Recommended CEUs .3/PDHs 3 Learn to focus on items that truly impact the financial “fitness” of a utility instead of getting bogged down with minutiae. Participants will learn about dealing with basic funding issues common to most municipal utilities, general principles associated with funding techniques designed to minimize risk and stabilize utility fund balances, as well as the impacts of capital investment, fuel resource planning, debt service, and trends in utility rate design. Utility management from small- to medium-sized utilities will especially benefit from learning the practical and fairly simple planning techniques that will be presented. Jerry McKenzie, Vice President, Maximus, Inc., Wichita, Kan. 8:30 a.m.–Noon Generation Transition Leadership: Passing the Torch Without Getting Burned Recommended CEUs .3/PDHs 3 Before they retire, Baby Boomer leaders have one more significant responsibility: preparing the incoming workforce to continue their community’s public power legacy. Utilities can develop a “people supply” portfolio that will stabilize their workforce. Using tools comparable to those they already use for power supply—pooling, projects, innovative financing and portfolio planning —utility leaders can learn how to steer their utility through the workforce transition and confidently pass the torch to the next generation. Janine Moon, Principal, CompassPoint Coaching, LLC, Columbus, Ohio 1–4:30 p.m. Creating a S.M.A.R.T. Culture That Will Retain Your Talented Workers Recommended CEUs .3/PDHs 3 Younger employees want different things from their work places, and if you want to stay in business, your utility must have a culture that keeps good employees and attracts new ones. What is that culture, and how do you make sure your utility has one? Discover how to work S.M.A.R.T. to create a culture that attracts good workers and keeps them—because you are “smart” enough to engage both their hearts and minds. Attendees will hear ideas, suggestions, priorities, and immediately useful action items to begin the culture shift at their utilities. Janine Moon, Principal, CompassPoint Coaching, LLC, Columbus, Ohio
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