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9:00-12:30 Board of Directors Meeting <br />1 1:00-12:30 Check-in at Breezy Point Conference Center <br /> front desk for golf tournament <br />12:00-1:15 Check-in for Bike Ride at MMUA desk in Breezy <br /> Point Conference Center <br />1:30 Golf "Best Ball Scramble" Tournament <br /> (Shot-gun Start) Whitebirch Course <br />1:30 Paul Bunyan Trail Bike Ride <br />3:00-6:15 Registration Desk Open for Conference <br /> Registrotion <br />5:00 Hotel Check-in <br />6:30-7:30 Welcome Reception -Marina Deck <br />7:30-9:00 Out-door Bar-B-Q -Marina Deck <br />6:30-10:30 Breakfast served -Marina Restaurant <br />7:45-5:00 Registration Desk Open <br />8:15-8:30 Welcome and Opening Remarks <br />8:30-9:30 Inspiring Innovation <br /> Dr. Richard Brynteson, Concordia University <br />9:30-10:00 Refreshment Break <br />10:00-10:45 Building Transmission to Meet the Renewable <br /> Energy Standard <br /> Rick Gonzalez, PE, Excel Engineering, Inc. <br />10:45-1 1:45 The News from Washington <br /> Michael Nolan, MMUA Washington <br /> Representative <br />11:45 Luncheon <br />1:00-1:45 Harmonics 8~ Threats to Power Systems <br /> Professor Bruce Wallenberg, U of M <br />1:00-1:45 Living with Complexity <br /> Dr. Richard Brynteson, Concordia University <br />1:45-2:30 Delano's High Power Factor CFL Project <br /> Hal Becker, Delano Municipal Utility and <br /> 1im Wasserman, The Energy Consortium <br />1:45-2:30 Generational Diversity in the Workplace <br /> Dr. Richard Brrntesont Concordia University <br />2:30-3:00 Refreshment Break <br />3:00-3:45 Cost-Effective Biomass Power Projects <br /> Keith Butcher, Center for Energy & Environment <br />3:00-3:45 Communication Technologies for Utilities <br /> Hiawatha Broadband Communications, Inc. <br />3:45-4:30 'Madelia Model' Biomass Project <br /> Steve Moses, Madelia Public Utility <br />3:45-4:30 Advanced Metering Technologies <br /> Cannon Technologies, Inc <br />5:00-7:00 Trade Show and Reception <br />7:00-10:00 Banquet <br /> Entertainment - "Ring of Kerry" an Irish music <br /> group <br />6:30-10:30 Breakfast Served -Marina Restaurant <br />(Regular 8. Affiliate Members only) <br />8:00-8:30 Analysis and Recommendations Regarding CIP <br /> Spending <br /> MN Department of Commerce <br />8:30-9:15 Meeting the New CIP Requirements <br /> Jim Walters, Rochester Public Utilities <br />9:15-10:00 Citizen Lobbying: That's You <br /> Doug Carnival, McGrann Shea Anderson <br /> Carnival $traughn 8~ Lamb <br />10:00-10:30 Refreshment Break <br />10:30-1 1:00 Issues Round-up <br /> Jack Kegel, MMUA Executive Director <br />11:00-11:30 State 8~ Federal Legislative Developments <br /> Brad Roos, Goverrunerd Relations Committee Chairman <br /> Greg Oxley, MMUA Government Relations Director <br /> Bill Black, MMUA Government Relations Rep. <br /> Doug Carnival, Legislative Representative <br />1 1:30-12:00 Business Meeting <br />12:00 Hotel Check-out <br />