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The Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association’s 78^th annual meeting will be held Sunday, Nov. 24, through Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019, at the Airport Marriott in Nashville.

Highlights

The Tennessee Magazine’s Pick Tennessee Products reception
Spouses’ brunch
Group luncheon on Monday for directors, managers, attorneys, staff, and others
ACRE breakfast on Tuesday morning

We need advance reservations for all food functions to assure adequate space and food. When you send in your registration form, be sure to indicate how many will attend each function. Please return the registration form and fees by Thursday, Oct. 31. Refunds will be given for cancellations made prior to Thursday, Nov. 21.

Co-op Registration

The registration fee is $475 for trustees, managers, attorneys and employees. This fee includes a ticket(s) for the admission to all general sessions; annual banquet and entertainment; spouses’ brunch; group luncheon; and Tuesday morning’s ACRE breakfast. Proceeds from the breakfast will go to our Tennessee ACRE PAC.

Sponsor Registration

TECA invites your organization to be a part of our 2019 Annual Meeting.

Exhibitor and Hospitality Sponsor

Features: You will receive exhibit space, listing as a co-sponsor of the hospitality hour and an invitation to attend all meals and activities. This package also includes your company name and logo on the program and recognition during all events.
Fee: $1,250 for one attendee for the entire conference. Additional attendees are $250.

Exhibitor

You will receive exhibit space and an invitation to attend all meals and activities. This package also includes your company name on the program and recognition during all events.
Fee: $1,000 for one attendee for the entire conference. Additional attendees are $250.

Hospitality Sponsor

Features: You will receive a listing as a co-sponsor of the hospitality hour and an invitation to attend all meals and activities. This package also includes your company name on the program and recognition during all events.
Fee: $750 for one attendee for the entire conference. Additional attendees are $250.

Lodging Information

Agenda

Sunday, Nov. 24

4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.	Welcome Reception Presented by The Tennessee Magazine Capitol Room

Monday, Nov. 25

7:00 a.m.	Health screening and flu shots Chattanooga and Knoxville Rooms until 9 a.m.
7:30 a.m.	Registration \| Breakfast Sponsored by CoBank Lobby and Cumberland Ballroom
8:30 a.m.	Business Session President and General Manager’s Report, NRECA Report, election of TECA trustees and NRECA director election
9:00 a.m.	Spouse’s Brunch Tammy Algood, food editor for The Tennessee Magazine, and Cynthia Kent with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Capitol Ballroom
9:30 a.m.	Storyteller Session – Safety Sponsored by Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange Lee Shelby shares his story as a vivid reminder of the price of not working safely.
9:45 a.m.	Break
10:00 a.m.	The Power to be Prepared –Ten Trends Transforming Tomorrow Sponsored by CFC Futurist Jack Uldrich leads a discussion on the trends shaping the consumers we serve today and in the future.
11:00 a.m.	Storyteller Session – Broadband Sponsored by LogiComm USA Meegan Burton shares her story about the many ways that co-op broadband has impacted her family.
11:00 a.m.	Lunch for Directors, Managers and Staff Join co-op leaders from across the state for food and fellowship. Cumberland Ballroom
11:30 a.m.	Lunch for Attorneys Sponsored by Bass, Berry and Sims Stones River Room
1:00 p.m.	The Power of Partnership A discussion with TVA CEO Jeff Lyash Scott Peterson, NRECA
1:45 p.m.	The Power to Connect Sponsored by The Tennessee Magazine Mark Adezco with American Mainstreet Publications and our own Robin Conover discuss the enduring power of print magazines.
2:30 p.m.	Break
2:45 p.m.	The Power of the Future Recognition of the 2019 Washington Youth Tour delegates
3:15 p.m.	The Power of a Smarter Grid Greg Santoro with NRTC paints a vivid picture of how a smarter grid can help us operate a more eefficient, reliable electric system.
5:30 p.m.	Meet and Greet with Sponsors
6:30 p.m.	2019 Banquet and Awards Ceremony Join TECA and our sponsors for dinner followed by our awards ceremony recognizing safety accreditation and the TopTenn Communications Contest. The evening concludes with entertainment by Grammy Award winning Suzy Bogguss along with Jim Lauderdale, Shawn Camp and Pat Bergeson.

Tuesday, Nov. 26

7:30 a.m.	2019 ACRE Breakfast
8:00 a.m.	Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee A conversation about rural Tennessee
8:15 a.m.	Legislative Outlook Louis Finkel, NRECA, and Mike Knotts, TECA
9:00 a.m.	The Power to Engage Co-ops are facing increasing scrutiny of governance and transparency practices. Three co-op leaders discuss their strategies to increase engagement and build trust at their co-op.
9:45 a.m.	Storyteller Session –Mutual Aid Ben Cupples, a lineman with Southwest Tennessee EMC, shares his story of helping strangers when they needed it most.
10:00 a.m.	TECA’s Current Consumer Research Project Chris Wise with Lancaster Research joins our own Trent Scott to discuss key takeaways from TECA’s recent consumer research project.
10:45 a.m.	Break
11:00 a.m.	The Power to Lead Curtis Wynn, president of NRECA, and other co-op leaders discuss the issues facing utilities in 2020 and beyond.
11:45 a.m.	The Power to be More Jarrod Brackett, chairman of TECA’s board of trustees, discusses the opportunities facing co-ops in 2020 and passes the gavel to the incoming chairman.

Annual Meeting

November 24, 2019 - November 26, 2019

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Hospitality Sponsor

Nashville Airport Marriott

Sunday, Nov. 24

Monday, Nov. 25

Tuesday, Nov. 26

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