Registration extended to October 22nd!

On October 30, 31 and November 1, 2018, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) and the Alaska Power Association (APA) will host several events for Alaska electric utilities and NRECA member cooperatives.

Tour of Chugach Electric Association, Tuesday, October 30th, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m., Reception, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

See and learn about the new battery/flywheel storage system that is part of Chugach's microgrid. This system is designed to boost reliability and better integrate renewables. The reception will follow at the Alaska Aviation Museum on Lake Hood, the world's largest seaplane base. Guests are welcome at the reception.

Emerging Priorities in Energy Research Day, Wednesday, October 31st, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Reception, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.

Join your utility colleagues to learn more about the emerging energy trends in the industry. Speakers from the DOE national labs, the University of Alaska, NRECA, Cooperative Finance Corporation (CFC), and others will provide updates on existing research in the energy field and how it relates to challenges that utilities in Alaska face. Guests are welcome at the evening reception.

RC3 Summit, Thursday, November 1st, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

This is a full-day Summit on cybersecurity challenges of small- and medium-sized electric utilities. The Summit is part of NRECA's Rural Cooperative Cybersecurity Capabilities Program (RC3) and will include a CyberSecure My Business™ workshop by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA).

Please note that this event is geared towards employees of electric utilities and cooperatives. Others may attend if space permits, but some sessions during the day will be closed-door to utilities and cooperatives only.

RC3 Summits bring co-ops together to hear from industry experts on cybersecurity and learn from each other in peer-to-peer discussions. NRECA will also discuss its $7.5 million, DOE-funded RC3 Program, focused on assisting small- and medium-sized utilities that have few, or no, information technology staff. Input from attendees helps shape the RC3 program to ensure our efforts are on target with co-op cybersecurity needs. Additional information on the RC3 program is available to NRECA members on our website: https://www.cooperative.com/programs-services/bts/rc3/Pages/default.aspx

All events are free and open to NRECA's member cooperatives as well as all electric utilities in Alaska.

Who should attend:

The Research Day is geared towards all employees of Alaska's electric utilities and NRECA member cooperatives.

The RC3 Summit is designed for CEOs, General Managers, and any staff members who have responsibility for cybersecurity in their co-ops or utilities. This includes staff from human resources, finance, administration, communications, operations and engineering, and information technology. Though the focus is on cybersecurity, this will not be a highly technical discussion. No experience in cybersecurity is required to participate.

Schedule:

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

3:30 - 5:00 p.m. - Chugach Electric Association tour

5:30 - 7:30 p.m. - Reception at the Alaska Aviation Museum (sponsored by Alaska Center for Energy and Power, Chugach Electric & APA). Guests welcome!

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Emerging Priorities in Energy Research Day

6:00 - 7:30 p.m. - Reception at the Lakefront (sponsored by CFC). Guests welcome!

Thursday, November 1, 2018

8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - RC3 Summit: Addressing Cybersecurity Risk

Registration:

On the Register page, select 1 ticket for each event you'd like to attend. Please select 2 tickets for the receptions if you plan to bring a guest.

The registration deadline has been extended to Monday, October 22nd!

Additional information:

This is the only time the Emerging Priorities in Research Day will be offered.

The RC3 Summit is one of five Summits to be offered around the country in 2018 and early 2019. The agenda for each Summit is similar, so we encourage members to attend the session most convenient to their location. Agendas and presentations from the 2017 Summits are available to NRECA members on our website: https://www.cooperative.com/programs-services/bts/rc3/Pages/default.aspx

The Summits are funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability under DOE No. DE-OE0000807.

If you have any questions about the Research Day, please contact: Lauren Khair (lauren.khair@nreca.coop), Meera Kohler (mkohler@avec.org) or Mike Rovito (MRovito@alaskapower.org).

If you have any questions about the RC3 Summit, please contact NRECA's RC3 team: CyberSecurityRC3@nreca.coop.

Registrations are closed

Emerging Priorities in Energy Research Day & RC3 Summit (Anchorage, AK)