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SAVE THE DATE! 2019 ORECA MIDYEAR MEETING: JULY 9-11

ORECA DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD ROGER MEADER, General Manager, Coos-Curry Electric For a Career of Outstanding Achievement

2 0 1 8 A N N U A L M E E T I N G

DEFENDING OUR MEMBERS The “Miracle” of Electric Cooperatives

SA L E M CO N V E N T I O N C E N T E R, SA L E M, O R E G O N

ORECA COOPERATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD U.S. Representative KURT SCHRADER, (OR-05).

ORECA RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AWARD DAVE D’AVANZO, Member & Regional Affairs Manager, Lane Electric (Retired)

THURSDAYNOVEMBER29 CONTINUED

11:45 a.m. ORECA Luncheon–Willamette B & C

Special Luncheon Speaker, JIM CRAIG, 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Gold Medalist: What Electric Co-ops can Learn from “The Miracle on Ice”

1:30-2:30 p.m. Session 2–Willamette A & D JIM KNIGHT, Service that Rocks: How to Create A Differentiated Experience to Deliver Sustainable Results (Sponsored by CFC)

Reports from Cooperative Partners - Federated Rural Insurance Exchange - Cooperative Finance Corporation - CoBank

` ORECA Business Meeting State of the Statewide: DAVE SCHNEIDER, ORECA President Vote on Proposed ByLaw Revisions Fond Farewells: Honoring late and retired cooperative friends

ORECA Awards Ceremony Rural Electrification Award: DAVE D’AVANZO, Member & Regional Affairs Manager, Lane Electric (Retired) Cooperator of the Year Award: U.S. Representative KURT SCHRADER (OR-05) Distinguished Service Award: ROGER MEADER, General Manager, Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative RESAP Presentation: ROGER KUHLMAN, ORECA ACRE Awards: J. INGRID KESSLER, ACRE Chairwoman

4:00 p.m. ORECA Board Meeting–Croisan B 5:15 p.m. Reception and Silent Auction–Willamette Foyer Reception hosted by Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange Silent auction bidding opens to benefit ORECA ACRE 6:30 p.m. ORECA Banquet–Willamette B & C TOM RYAN, Comedian

Raffle and door prizes

TUESDAYNOVEMBER27 1-5 p.m. NRECA Board Leadership Class–Croisan A & B

914.1 Cooperative Communications and Public Opinion

WEDNESDAYNOVEMBER28 7 a.m. Co-op President’s Breakfast–Croisan C

8 a.m.-Noon NRECA Class Continues–Croisan A & B

Noon-1 p.m. Joint Lunch with Oregon Co-op Managers and Directors–Willamette B & C Lunch Speaker: INGRID HUNSICKER, NRECA International and ORECA

1:15-4 p.m. Director Forum–Open to Oregon Electric Co-op Leaders–Willamette B & C

BRYAN SINGLETARY, Practical Energies: Board of Directors’ Role in a Changing World 1:15-4 p.m. Managers’ Meeting–Croisan C Industry Updates

5:30-7 p.m. Reception Hosted by General Pacific–Willamette Foyer

THURSDAYNOVEMBER29

8:30 a.m. Session 1–Willamette A & D

Welcome and Pledge of Allegiance: DAVE SCHNEIDER, ORECA President and Midstate Electric General Manager

NELLE HOTCHKISS, North Carolina Association of Electric Cooperatives Inc.: Life in a Hurricane Zone: What Oregon Electric Co-ops Can Learn About Disaster Preparedness

A Preview of the Oregon Legislative Assembly SENATOR CLIFF BENTZ (R-Ontario) SENATOR MICHAEL DEMBROW (D-Portland) Moderated by TED CASE, ORECA Executive Director

BEN KUJALA, Director of Power Planning, Northwest Power and Conservation Council: Looking into the Northwest’s Electricity Future

INGRID HUNSICKER

NELLE HOTCHKISS

SENATOR CLIFF BENTZ

BEN KUJALA

SENATOR MICHAEL

DEMBROW

JIM CRAIG

JIM KNIGHT

DAVE SCHNEIDER

OREWA ANNUAL MEETING SPOUSES AND GUESTS EVENT Thursday, November 29

A Tour of the Mission Mill Museum Meet in The Pringle Creek Room at 9 a.m.; participants will return before lunch.

Open to all spouses and guests.