TEC 20th Annual IT Conference & Exhibit Show

TEC 20th Annual IT Conference & Exhibit Show

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 - Friday, June 26, 2026 8:00 AM - 8:00 AM UTC

TEC 20th Annual IT Conference & Exhibit Show


AC Hotel Waco, Waco, TX   Visit Website
Wednesday, June 24, 2026 - Friday, June 26, 2026   iCalendar UTC

Registration Fees  
Member: $750  
Spouse: $0  
Business Alliance Program Member: $750  
Non-member: $850

 

Hotel Information  
AC Hotel Waco Downtown
Room Rate: $149 
Check-in: 4:00 p.m.  
Check-out: 11:00 a.m.

 

Register by May 29 for the lowest price. 

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Tentative Agenda

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 

12:00 p.m. 

Member Registration Open

1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

NISC User Group  
Scott Kaylor, Senior Manager Business Services, NISC   

1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

Milsoft User Group  
Bart Brockway, Director of Sales, Milsoft  

1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

Meridian Cooperative User Group  
Greg Gray, Meridian Cooperative  

3:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.

Early Bird Session: Penetration Testing and Incident Response Case Study  
Slade Griffin, Owner, Contextual Security Solutions

5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Welcome Reception 

 

         Evening on Your Own

 

Thursday, June 25, 2026 

 

Breakfast On Your Own

 

7:30 a.m.


Member Registration Open

 

8:30 a.m. 

 

General Session

 

Welcome and Convene  

 

Using AI at the Cooperative - Cautionary Tales to Success Stories 
Travis Cleek, CTO, GridVantage

 

Maximizing Microsoft Tools: M365, SharePoint, Productivity  

 

Virtualization in Post-VMWare World: Options and Strategies  

 

Recent Cybersecurity Events  
Clifton Henke, Technology Manager, Karnes EC

Robert Hughes, IS Supervisor, San Bernard EC

Chris Murphy, Owner, Higher Resolutions

 

12:00 p.m.

 

Networking Lunch

 

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

 

        General Session


Zero Trust   
Steve Leblond, Enterprise Technology Officer, City of Frisco  

TEC Group Meetings


How IT Supports the Co-op - The Role We Play  
Rachel Ford, Human Resources/Administrative Coordinator, Comanche EC

Kendra Markwardt, Director of Marketing, HILCO EC

Kayla Sanders, Technical Operations, Navasota Valley EC

 

Roundtable Discussions

 

3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

 

Exhibit Show

 

Adjourn 

 

6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

 

Evening Event at The Backyard Bar Stage & Grill

 

 

Friday, June 26, 2026 

 

Breakfast On Your Own

 

7:30 a.m.


Member Registration Open

 

8:30 a.m. 

 

General Session

 

Welcome and Reconvene

 

AI Business Use Cases - From Reactive to Proactive  
 

Think Like a Hacker - Penetration Testing and Incident Response 
Slade Griffin, Owner, Contextual Security Solutions

 

 

11:15 a.m.

 

Closing Comments/Grand Door Prizes/ Adjourn