To register for the NextGeneration Power Pioneer Pre-Conference Workshop, click the "Register Now!" button above, which will take you to the 2023 RMEL Spring Conference event page. Click "Register" on this page to select the Pre-Conference Workshop. 

About the NextGeneration Power Pioneer Committee and the Pre-Conference Workshop:

NextGeneration Power Pioneer Committee Mission Statement: Pioneering the energy transformation through education, collaboration, and leadership empowerment for the electric industry’s next generation

Established by the RMEL Board of Directors in 2023, the NextGeneration Power Pioneer Committee's purpose includes:

• Promoting careers, growing interest, and transferring industry information, knowledge, and experience to the next generation of electric energy professionals.

• Being an example of next generation success in this industry and encouraging newer professionals to stay in the field longer.

• Demonstrating the ability to get into leadership roles earlier in career and showing how those newer to the industry can be a part of something big amongst sea change.

• Developing and fostering a peer group outside members’ own organization, with similar ambitions, and creating a community to share experiences and lessons learned.

The RMEL NextGeneration Power Pioneer Committee is pleased to announce a Spring Pre-Conference Workshop for the electric energy industry's next generation. 

Are you an aspiring leader in the electric energy field? Do you mentor a colleague earlier in their career and who is driven to contribute to the industry's future at your organization? If so, you and your colleagues are encouraged to attend the NextGeneration Power Pioneer Pre-Conference Workshop for the opportunity to develop both supervisor and individual contributor leadership skills and network with others in the industry. 

Pre-Conference Workshop Pricing:

Members:

$195: Pre-Conference Workshop Only

$795: Full Spring Conference Only

$895: Pre-Conference Workshop + Full Spring Conference (Bundle and save $95!)

Non-Members:

$495: Pre-Conference Workshop Only

$1,195: Full Spring Conference Only

$1,395: Pre-Conference Workshop + Full Spring Conference (Bundle and save $295!)

Agenda At-A-Glance:

Monday, May 22nd, 2023 | 2:00-5:30 pm CDT | InterContinental Kansas City on the Plaza Hotel

2:00-3:00pm - Interactive Workshop: Leadership Skills Development - Presented by Katie Werner, Vice President & Executive Business Manager for the Energy & Process Industries sector, Black & Veatch

3:15-4:15pm - Panel: Leadership Growth & Challenges Faced - Panelists: Paul Barham, Former RMEL Board Member & CPS Energy Executive; Ale de la Fuente, Sr. Manager of Human Resources, Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association; and Chris Raider, Resource Operations Director - Transmission & Distribution Group, Burns & McDonnell

4:30-5:30pm - Roundtable: The Future of the Energy Industry & the Next Generation's Role in it - Moderated by the RMEL NextGeneration Power Pioneer Committee

Professional Development Hours Certificates: 

All attendees will receive a continuing education certificate worth 3.0 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) by RMEL, upon completion of the workshop.

Hotel Information: 

The deadline to book a hotel room in the RMEL discounted block of rooms at the InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza hotel has passed. However, if you still need a hotel room, please contact RMEL at info@rmel.org or 303-865-5544 for options and recommendations or you can book a room at the InterContinental hotel at the standard rate.

Cancellation Policy: Registration fees are refundable if cancellation is received on or before 5 p.m. MDT on May 12th, 2023. If cancellation is received after that date, half of the registration fee will be refunded. Payments will be processed for those who do not attend or do not cancel by 5 p.m. MDT the day before the event. To have someone take your place, please notify RMEL anytime before the event.