Welcome to the premier electrical educational event for the electrical industry.

This year's technical program includes 18 Continuing Educational Units (CEU) worth of materials.

See the agenda for information on the entire program.

This session is a great opportunity to network with the best and brightest in the electrical industry.

WESTERN SECTION IAEI

121st ANNUAL MEETING PROGRAM

September 14 -17, 2025

Holiday Inn

Kearney, Nebraska

Registration

Pre-Function Area -Registration

Sunday, September 14, 2025- 2:00 pm until 5:00 pm

Monday, September 15, 2025- 7:00 am until 10:00 am

Please check the hotel event board for any room changes

Sunday, September 14, 2025

7:00 am- Board of Directors Breakfast

Executive Room 2nd Floor

8:00 am - Western Section Board of Directors Meeting

Executive Room 2nd Floor

2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Registration

Pre Function Area

2:00 pm - Opening of Exhibits

State Rooms D, E, F

5:00 pm- Exhibit Area Closed

6:30-8:30 pm- Welcoming Reception

Loper Room North & South

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2025

NOTE: 1.8 CEU’s (18 contact hours) will be awarded for attending the complete educational program including Wed. am. All CEU registration forms must be signed and submitted at the proper time for CEU’s to be awarded. NO PARTIAL CEU’s WILL BE ISSUED.

6:30 -7:45 am Membership Chair Breakfast & Meeting

State Room C

7:00 am- Registration,

Convention Center Office

Coffee, Rolls and Visit Display

Refreshments Courtesy of:

Pre Function Area

TBD

8:00 am- Meeting Convenes

Ballroom 1

Please silence all pagers and cell phones. Please do not make or answer calls in the room!

1. Call to Order- Welcome

-Bruce Hoffman, Western Section President, Creighton NE

2. Introduction of Color Guard -

TBD

3. Pledge of Allegiance–

Bruce Hoffman, Western Section President, Creighton NE

4. Invocation

Lucas Stewart, Jacksonville, AR

5. Welcome to Kearney, Nebraska

TBD

6. -Western Section President Address-

- Bruce Hoffman, Western Section President, Creighton NE

7. Appointment of Nominating Committee

- Bruce Hoffman, Western Section President, Creighton NE

8. Address of the IAEI Chairman of the Board

- Dan Langlois – Aurora, Ontario

9. IAEI President/ CEO Report

-Rudy Garza, Richardson, TX

10. NFPA Report

-Tim McClintock, Shreve, OH

11. Western Section Secretary Report

-Tom Moore, Akron, OH

12. Western Section Membership Report

- Larry Bobo Palmer Lake, CO

13. Introduction of Manufacturers/Exhibitors

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9:00 am - Break and Visit Displays

State Rooms D, E, F Refreshments Courtesy

TBD

9:15 am - Correlating Committee Report

Larry Ayer Cincinnati Ohio CC Chair

Dean Hunter State of Minnesota CC

10:15 am – NEC 2026 Analysis

12:00 pm - Recess for Lunch & Visit Displays

Loper North

12:00 pm - Chapter/Division Secretary’s Luncheon

State Room C

1:00 pm – Panel 1 Q & A

Ballroom 1

Moderator: Tim McClintock NFPA

Bob Fahey, Town of Union Chair: CMP 18

Tom Moore, City of Stow Chair: CMP 8

Dan Neeser, Eaton Bussman CMP 1 & 13

Dean Hunter, State of MN, CC & CMP 7

Christine Porter, Intertek CC – CMP 1 & 5 – Chair NFPA 780

Jeff Fecteau UL CMP 8

2:15 pm - Break and Visit Displays

Refreshments Courtesy of:

TBD

2:30 pm - Panel 1 Q & A

Ballroom 1

Moderator: Tim McClintock NFPA

Bob Fahey, Town of Union Chair: CMP 18

Tom Moore, City of Stow Chair: CMP 8

Dan Neeser, Eaton Bussman CMP 1 & 13

Dean Hunter, State of MN, CC & CMP 7

Christine Porter, Intertek CC – CMP 1 & 5 – Chair NFPA 780

Jeff Fecteau UL CMP 8

4:00 pm - Panel 2 Q & A

Ballroom 1

Moderator: Tim McClintock NFPA

Steve Froemming, City of Franklin CMP 13

Joe Pavia, Eaton Bussman CMP 1 & 11

Don Iverson Schneider SQ. D CMP 3

Bob Fahey Evansville Chair: CMP 18

Diane Lynch NFPA

5:00 pm - Adjournment

---Dinner on your own---

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2025

6:30 -7:45- Education Chair Breakfast Meeting

State Room C

6:30 am - Break and Visit Displays

Refreshments Courtesy of:

State Rooms D, E, F

TBD

8:00 am - Panel 2 Q & A

Ballroom 1

Moderator: Tim McClintock NFPA

Steve Froemming, City of Franklin CMP 13

Joe Pavia, Eaton Bussman CMP 1 & 11

Don Iverson Schneider SQ. D CMP 3

Bob Fahey Evansville Chair: CMP 18

Diane Lynch NFPA

10:00 am - Break and Visit Displays

Refreshments Courtesy of:

State Rooms D, E, F

TBD

10:15 am – Inverter Applications

Brian Baughman, CMP 4

11:00 am - Panel 2 Q & A

Moderator: Tim McClintock NFPA

Steve Froemming, City of Franklin CMP 13

Joe Pavia, Eaton Bussman CMP 1 & 11

Don Iverson Schneider SQ. D CMP 3

Bob Fahey Evansville Chair: CMP 18

Diane Lynch NFPA

12:00 pm - Recess for Lunch & Visit Displays

General Member’s Luncheon

Loper North

12:00 pm -Board of Directors & Past Western

Section President’s Luncheon

State Room CC

Note: Display booths will be closing at Noon

1:00 pm - Section Business Meetings

1. Report of Nominating Committee

2. Election of Officers, Board of Directors

Members & Section Representatives

3. Welcome to Peoria, Illinois

1:15 pm – Marinas/Data Centers

Gary Loftis

Tom Domitrovich: Eaton

2:45 pm - Break and Visit Displays

Refreshments Courtesy of:

TBD

3:00 pm – NEC 2026 Analysis 4

5:00 pm - Adjournment

6:30 pm - Reception, Banquet, Dinner

Installation of Officers, Door Prizes &

Entertainment

Loper North

Entertainment: Special Guest

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

7:30 am – NECA Charlie Trout Code Breakfast

Kyle Krueger NECA

Loper North

10:00 am – NEC 2026 Analysis

12:00 pm - Adjournment of the 2025 Western Section Meeting

Note: CEU Certificates for All Attendees Will be Emailed to the email address given on your registration.

The Western Section IAEI thanks all the members of the Nebraska Chapter for making your 121st Annual Meeting a Success

Please join us in Peoria Illinois for our 122nd Annual Meeting September 13– 13, 2026