Tentative Agenda
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Complimentary Hotel Breakfast
8:00 a.m.
Golf Tournament and Lunch
The Club at Frisco Farms
Shotgun start at 8:00 a.m.
Lunch and two drink tickets
12:00 p.m.
Registration Open
Evening on Your Own
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Complimentary Hotel Breakfast
7:30 a.m.
Registration Open
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Pre-Con: Commercial Staking
Kevin Mara, Executive Vice President, Hi-Line Engineering, a GDS Company
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Pre-Con: Milsoft User Group
Clay Schubert, Technical Sales Engineer, Milsoft Utility Solutions
11:00 a.m. - Noon
Pre-Con: Engineering Ethics
Michael Sims, Director of Compliance and Enforcement, Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
Noon
Lunch on Your Own
1:15 p.m.
General Session
Welcome and Convene
Invocation and Pledge
Government Relations Update
Zach Stephenson, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Texas Electric Cooperatives
Wildfire Mitigation Strategies
Bruce Goss, System Operations Engineering Manager, United Cooperative Services
Theresa Seitler, Manager of Engineering Services, Upshur Rural EC
Moderator: Zach Stephenson, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Texas Electric Cooperatives
AI Applications for Utility Engineering
Nick Shumaker, Manager of Engineering, Oklahoma Electric Cooperative
3:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Exhibit Show and Welcome Reception
Evening on Your Own
Thursday, September 3, 2026
Complimentary Hotel Breakfast
7:30 a.m.
Member Registration Open
8:30 a.m.
General Session
Data Centers & Large Load Impacts on Distribution Systems
Anthony Perez, Manager, Member Programs & Services, Golden Spread EC
Roundtable Discussions
10:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Exhibit Show and Lunch
1:30 p.m.
General Session
Welcome and Reconvene
Pole Attachments & Joint Use Program Setup & Management
Sarah Fischer, System Engineer, Bluebonnet EC
Bruce Goss, System Operations Engineering Manager, United Cooperative Services
Relay Event Analysis
Mahena Mahmood, Protection Application Engineer, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL)
Instrument Rated Metering
Billy Williams, Director of Engineering, EHV Solutions
Adjourn
4:30 p.m.
Evening on Your Own
Friday, September 4, 2026
Complimentary Hotel Breakfast
7:30 a.m.
Member Registration Open
8:30 a.m.
General Session
Welcome and Reconvene
Power Quality Analysis & Testing
Clayton Hines, Manager of Engineering and Technical Services, GVEC
Sean Lachance, Engineering Associate, GVEC
Line Loss Analysis
C.H. Campbell, CEO/General Manager, Coleman County EC
ERCOT Large Load/Batch Study Process
Matt Mereness, Senior Director, Market Operations & Implementation, ERCOT
11:00 a.m.
Closing Comments/Grand Door Prizes/ Adjourn