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41st Engineering Conference & Exhibit Show

41st Engineering Conference & Exhibit Show

Tuesday, September 10, 2024 - Friday, September 13, 2024 8:00 AM - 8:00 AM Central Standard Time

41st Engineering Conference & Exhibit Show

Embassy Suites Frisco, Frisco, TX   Visit Website
Tuesday, September 10, 2024 - Friday, September 13, 2024   iCalendar Central Standard Time

Conference Registration Information

Register by August 18 for the best TEC rate. 
Member: $755
Spouse/Guest: $0 (Registration Does Not Include Meals)
Business Alliance Program Member: $820
Non-Member: $970
 

Hotel Reservation Information
 
Reserve by Sunday, September 1, for the best hotel rate. 
Embassy Suites Frisco
Room Rate: $179
Check-in: 4:00 p.m.
Check-out: 11:00 a.m.
 
 

Exhibit Show Information

Due to an influx of exhibit show participation this year, our exhibit show is FULL. Please contact Mai-Sia Xiong directly if you are interested in exhibiting. You will be put on a waiting list.

 

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Location: Embassy Suites Frisco Frisco, TX
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Conference Registration Information

Register by August 18 for the best TEC rate. 
Member: $755
Spouse/Guest: $0 (Registration Does Not Include Meals)
Business Alliance Program Member: $820
Non-Member: $970
 

Hotel Reservation Information
 
Reserve by Sunday, September 1, for the best hotel rate. 
Embassy Suites Frisco
Room Rate: $179
Check-in: 4:00 p.m.
Check-out: 11:00 a.m.
 
 

Exhibit Show Information

Due to an influx of exhibit show participation this year, our exhibit show is FULL. Please contact Mai-Sia Xiong directly if you are interested in exhibiting. You will be put on a waiting list.

 

 

TENTATIVE AGENDA

 
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
Golf Tournament and Breakfast
Iron Horse Golf Course
North Richland Hills 76180
8:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m.
 
 
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
 
Pre-Con: Introduction to Staking
Instructor: Kevin Mara, Vice President and Principal Engineer
GDS Associates
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
 
Pre-Con: Milsoft User Group
Bart Brockway, Regional Accounts Manager
Clayton Tucker, Trainer
Milsoft
9:30 a.m.- 11:00 a.m.
 
Pre-Con: Engineering Ethics
Instructor: Michael Sims, Director of Compliance and Enforcement
Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
11:00 a.m.- noon
 
Lunch on Your Own
 
GENERAL SESSION
1:15 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
 
Government Relations Update
Julia Harvey, Vice President of Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs
Texas Electric Cooperatives
 
Supply Chain Management Update
Gary Daniel, Executive Director
Texas Electric Cooperatives
 
Poles
John Derrick, Product and Services Manager
Texas Electric Cooperatives
 
EXHIBIT SHOW
3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
 
Dinner on Your Own
 
 
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
 
GENERAL SESSION
8:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
 
Fire Mitigation: Co-op and Insurance Perspective
Rusty Endicott, Safety and Loss Prevention Manager
Federated
 
Advance Grid Analysis
Daniel Jackson, Electrical Engineer
United Cooperative Services
 
EXHIBIT SHOW AND LUNCH
10:30 a.m.- 1:15 p.m.
 
GENERAL SESSION
1:30 p.m.- 4:30 p.m.
 
Coordination Studies
Sean Krause, Engineer
Medina EC
 
Utilizing AMI Data in Real Time
Bruce Goss, System Operations Engineering Manager
United Cooperative Services
 
Case Study: Electric Vehicle Impact
Michael Lattner, P.E.
United Cooperative Services
 
Line Design Strategies
Kevin Mara, Vice President and Principal Engineer
GDS Associates, Inc. 
 
Adjourn
 
Evening on Your Own
 
 
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
 
GENERAL SESSION
8:30 a.m.- 11:00 a.m.
 
Harmonics Troubleshooting
Toby Landes, VP Engineering
Valquest Systems
 
Financial Capacitor Replacement
Timothy Dietrich, Applications Engineer
Valquest Systems
 
Billy Williams, P.E.
EHV Solutions
 
The Process of a Mass Rebuild Panel
Paul Bourland, Line Superintendent
Damien Coleman, Engineer
Jackson EC
 
John VanMater, Vice President of Engineering
Big Country EC
 
Closing Comments/Grand Door Prizes, Adjourn