Eight Illinois Electric Cooperatives Held Annual Meetings in June
Photo: Menard Electric Cooperative Board Chairman Gary Martin presents a plaque to outgoing board member James Graff, at the recent annual meeting held in Petersburg.
Coles-Moultrie Electric Cooperative, Menard Electric Cooperative, Illinois Rural Electric Cooperative, Eastern Illini Electric Cooperative, Corn Belt Energy, Rural Electric Cooperative, Shelby Electric Cooperative and Western Illinois Electrical Cooperative each held their annual meeting of membership during the month of June.
A similar message rang clear at each meeting, as members were encouraged to talk to Congress through a grassroots campaign called “Our Energy, Our Future.” The campaign, launched by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, encourages open discussion between electric co-op members and their elected officials about the challenge of keeping the lights on.
You can participate in this campaign by going to the Internet site www.ourenergy.coop. You can quickly send an e-mail message to your congressional representatives to ask what they’re doing to assure that we’ll have an affordable, reliable electric power supply in the future. More than 190,000 co-op members from around the country have already sent messages.
Remember to register for the 67th AIEC Annual Meeting
Photo: AIEC Board Chairman Robert Inman delivers his report at the 2007 AIEC Annual Meeting.
The theme of this year's meeting is "A New Climate." The Crowne Plaza Hotel in Springfield is the site of the 2008 AIEC Annual Meeting, July 31 and August 1, 2008. Contact the hotel directly at 217-529-7777 for reservations from the AIEC annual meeting block of rooms.
Registration for the meeting is now available on line. Click here to register for the meeting.
The meeting is typically attended by about 400 Illinois electric cooperative leaders, friends and family members, as well as those in the vendor/supplier community. Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn is the featured speaker at this year’s Leader’s Luncheon on Thursday, July 31. Other highlights include a panel of Illinois cooperative leaders speaking on renewable energy, and Tennessee humorist Jack McCall.
This year’s pre-conference seminar is NRECA 966.1, “Understanding the New World of Power Supply.”
On-Line registration for this seminar is now available. Click here.
See you in Springfield!
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The staff of the AIEC will be actively participating in National Safety Month. This year’ theme, “Make a Difference”, will address the most significant reasons for unintentional injuries and deaths in the American workplace, on the road and in the home and community. Topics will offer the tools and information that can help you “Make a Difference” in both on and off the job safety. All AIEC staff will be required to complete a CPR/AED class.
Photo: Mary Zitek, AIEC Safety/Education Services Coordinator, observes as Norm Conrad, AIEC General Counsel, administers CPR.
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