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£'u'?APPA Accorr:pIishments distribution. Over 100 people participated in all four <br /> webinars included in the series. <br /> 1".:,' <br /> E C > *a #, " 1 • A series of seven governance-related webinars focused <br /> s� ' on issues important to governing boards and elected <br /> " officials. <br /> • Webinars on a number of other topical issues such <br /> I'.Clt o L as NERC compliance,EPA regulations,rating agency <br /> all l(� I IUI 7r`i <br /> outlook,among others. <br /> Increased the APPA Academy's focus on safety training <br /> l through full day courses and webinars,in addition to the <br /> development of a safety webinar series to be held in 2013. <br /> ' a • Developed meeting applications for smartphones and <br /> ' <br /> y \ notebooks for the 2012 National, Business&Financial <br /> :, _ e.:, a2;_., -_ and Customer Connections conferences. Conference <br /> attendees used the app to review the full meeting program, <br /> APPA membership provides affordable access to first-rate including sessions,speakers and sponsors, develop their <br /> electric utility education and professional development personal schedule for the conference,view maps of the <br /> opportunities for all utility staff. In 2012,APPA produced expo and meeting areas and invite contacts on Apple, <br /> and delivered over 100 training programs for more than Android and Blackberry devices.The app was downloaded <br /> 5,000 attendees.APPA continued to expand its popular by approximately 30 percent of attendees at the National <br /> webinar series, hosting 45 issue-focused events that attracted Conference,more than 50 percent of attendees at the <br /> over 2,600 participants,including 543 individuals who Business&Financial Conference,and over 60 percent <br /> participated in an APPA event for the first time.APPA brought of the Customer Connections Conference attendees. <br /> courses on-site to 15 utilities,joint action agencies and state Feedback was extremely positive. <br /> associations through APPAs in-house program. • Conducted the 12th Annual Public Power Lineworkers <br /> Other key education and training developments include: Rodeo in Cleveland, Ohio.The rodeo which featured <br /> a day of classroom training followed by in the field" <br /> • APPA continues to expand the APPA Academy-APPA's competition with 45 teams from APPA member utilities <br /> one-stop resource for education and training. Through a from around the United States. <br /> variety of delivery methods-live education courses, in- <br /> house training, conferences,webinars,online courses and APPAs meetings department manages the logistics of over 25 <br /> work force development parmerships-the APPA Academy APPA meetings,events and conferences, including identifying <br /> helps electric utility employees stay abreast of rapidly locations,hotels and convention centers; negotiating <br /> moving industry technologies and regulatory requirements contracts;securing room blocks;providing logistical support <br /> and working with hotels for all APPA meetings and evens. <br /> in formats and price ranges that suit employee needs. <br /> • Offered several conferences and workshops to educate <br /> members on current issues and provide them with 7012 AFP' Accorrrplishrno;its <br /> an opportunity to earn continuing education credits. <br /> Conferences included: a <br /> -APPA National Conference ' f 5= s 'al-Business&Financial Conference r ` 'ia <br /> -Customer Connections Conference ;`'" x <br /> - Engineering&Operations Technical Conference <br /> -Legal `" <br /> g a Seminar ^t ft'A d :a11 ••e: <br /> -CEO Roundtable <br /> -Joint Action Workshop <br /> -Public Power Leadership Workshop may, c 4• n <br /> -General Accounting, Finance&Audit Spring Meeting `- <br /> • Partnered with George Mason University on the r± . <br /> development of a new course on "Introduction to Using —— <br /> Enterprise Risk Management in Evaluating Utility Business APPA staff provides resources to assist public power <br /> Risk,"offered free of charge to APPA members in 2012. communities considering the sale of their utility and <br /> This course is also being held free of charge for six joint communities exploring the public power option. <br /> action agencies and state associations to bring in-house for <br /> their members through the first quarter of 2013. In 2012,APPA updated its manual "Positioning Your Utility <br /> • Expanded the Academy webinar offerings by holding: to Succeed in a Sellout Evaluation,"which helps communities <br /> • An"Electric Utility 101" series of webinars that work through the major issues in understanding the value <br /> covered generation, transmission, substations and of their community-owned electric utility, the importance of <br />