Note:
Online registration is currently closed, but spaces are still available. If you would like to attend this event, please contact Gail Patterson at (360) 816-1450 or gail@nwppa.org . This conference also allows you the option to register upon arrival to the event.
Who Should Attend:
Utility general managers and CEOs; assistant managers; senior utility leaders; utility board directors, commissioners, and council members; associate members; and trade association heads.
Related Event(s):
Utility Risk Planning - Past, Present, and Future, September 7, 2021
This one-day workshop will explore utility risks and how to prepare and mitigate them. It is not a workshop focusing on processes and procedures. Instead, the objectives are to discuss “learnings” from actual utility risks that emerged and to plan for future potential risk events.
NWPPA/NRECA BLC 955.1 Your Board's Culture: It's Impact on Effectiveness, September 7, 2021
Directors have official responsibilities but they also tend to conform to the unique culture of their boardroom. Some cultures can promote board effectiveness, but others lead to conflict, complacency or similar counterproductive behaviors. This course explains the concept of boardroom culture through an examination of real board case studies and discusses why directors should understand and monitor their own boardroom cultures.
Conference Overview:
After more than a year of virtual meetings and online challenges, we are very excited to announce that we will be celebrating—in person—resilience at NWPPA’s 81st Annual Conference in Kennewick, Wash.
Our Annual Conference is an ideal learning and networking opportunity for a broad array of utility personnel. It will be a great opportunity to hear from your peers and other leaders who are cognizant of the public power mission and charting the future of our industry. It is also a time to celebrate; first by honoring extraordinary colleagues at the awards luncheon and then by recognizing the exquisite culture of the area at an evening banquet.
In the interest of your utility, your members, employees, and communities, don’t miss this exciting in-person learning and networking opportunity where outstanding speakers, panelists, experts, and your peers will share their rich knowledge and experience. Join the reunion in Kennewick!
Conference Agenda:
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Tuesday, September 7* - Explore all that the Tri-Cities has to offer during the day, and then reunite with your friends and colleagues at an informal welcome reception that evening.
Wednesday, September 8 - A full day of conference sessions plus a luncheon, keynote speakers, Government Relations Committee, and a reception with heavy apps at the REACH Museum
Thursday, September 9 - A full day of conference sessions and speakers, plus an Awards Luncheon, evening reception and dinner to close out the conference.
Friday, September 10* - NWPPA Board of Trustees meets in the morning.
*Stay tuned information about possible classes being offered Tuesday morning and/or Friday afternoon.
Conference Schedule:
The conference will be held September 7-9, with a board meeting on the morning of September 10.
Conference Location:
Three Rivers Convention Center
7016 W Grandridge Blvd
Kennewick, WA 99336
Hotel Information:
Hilton
Garden Inn
701 North Young Street
Kennewick, WA 99336
(509) 735-4600
Room rate: $145
Cutoff date: August 16, 2021
Best Western Kennewick Tri-Cities Center Hotel
602 N. Young Street
Kennewick, WA 99336
(509) 396-9979
Room rate: $133
Cutoff date: August 16, 2021
SpringHill Suites SOLD OUT
7048 W. Grandridge Blvd.
Kennewick, WA 99336
(509) 820-3026
Conference Fees:
Member Early Bird (ends 8/20/2021): $750
Member Standard: $825
Non-member Early Bird (ends 8/20/2021): $1,200
Non-member Standard: $1,275
Cancellation Policy:
Cancellations are accepted, with full refund, if request is made at least 30 days prior to the course. Within 30 days, fees are as follows: 15-29 days, $100; 1-14 days or "no show," 100% of registration fee. When possible, please send a substitute instead of canceling. NWPPA does not charge a fee for substitutions.
COVID-19 Measures:
As we continue to monitor and evaluate COVID-19 levels in the Tri-Cities area, we understand that the health and safety of our members, staff, and the community are of highest concern. We are asking everyone to do their part. Currently for our 81st Annual Conference in Kennewick, September 7-9, we have the following measures in place, subject to change as conditions demand:
- NWPPA and local venues will follow applicable federal, state, and local health
protocols.
- The Three Rivers Convention Center will
be asking all attendees, vaccinated and unvaccinated, to wear masks, and masks
will be readily available for all.
- There will be social-distancing space
arrangements in this large facility, with some portions (including at the REACH
Museum) flowing to outside spaces as well.
- There will be hand-sanitizing stations
located throughout the facility.
- The Three Rivers Convention Center
staff, including servers, will be wearing masks.
- We are asking all attendees to evaluate
their own health and that of anyone with whom they are in close contact within
14 days of the event, and to contact us if they have any concern.
- Anyone who has been exposed or is
showing symptoms ahead of the event should not attend and will automatically
receive a full refund of their registration fee.
- Anyone experiencing any COVID-19
symptoms during the event must immediately self-quarantine and notify NWPPA
staff.
Assumption of Risk: COVID-19 has been declared a worldwide pandemic by the World Health Organization. It is not possible for NWPPA or anyone else to completely prevent the presence of the disease. Therefore, if you choose to attend a conference organized by NWPPA and voluntarily enter onto premises where its conference is held, you are accepting the risk, without right of claim against NWPPA and its directors, employees, or agents, of being exposed to, contracting, and/or spreading COVID-19 and its variants.