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Member News

KS ENERGY SERVICES announces a new electric overhead and renewable energy division. They have hired Lawrence Kazmierski as Vice President of Electric Operations and Renewable Energy to manage the division.

MILLER PIPELINE CORP. receives a clean safety audit from Vectren on a crew working to retire an old gas line. more

RHINO MARKERS knows that cleared right-of-ways are a magnet for recreational usage and provides brightly colored markers that will not break which can protect the public and limit your liability.

GTI celebrated 25 years of solutions at the Sustaining Membership Program (SMP) annual meeting on April 27, 2010. more

HEATH CONSULTANTS celebrated Earth Day through their leak detection instruments to help reduce the loss of natural gas. On Earth Day each team members wears their Earth Day shirt proudly announcing "Preserving Our Natural Resources".

New Members

RASR Associates
RASR provides consulting services to management in the utility and telecommunications industries concerning pole attachment rates and operational issues. OCD: Charles E. Evans, (770) 544-0170

Merit Energy Company
Associate Contractor Member OCD: Bill Ellsworth, (307) 328-2345

Sure Shot Drilling, Inc.
Sure Shot Drilling is a directional drilling company that works mainly in Colorado. The company came into existence October 1999. OCD: Paulette O'Hotto, (303) 523-8896

MEA News

UTILITY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
is featured in the April edition of Pipeline & Gas Journal, LDCs Develop Online Utility Leadership Academy Program Intended To Deal With Boomer Retirements And Travel And Seminar Budget Cuts. article

SUPPORTING SECOND HARVEST
As a part of MEA's Spring Gas Operations Learning Summit in Madison, Wisconsin, MEA volunteers lent their time and talent to help out the Second Harvest Foodbank in Madison, WI. photos l more

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Operations Activities

Featured Event: 3rd Annual Energetic Women Conference
June 15-17 in Concord, NC. register

Connect with your peers in the energy industry for the 3rd Annual Energetic Women's Conference! We welcome all who seek to increase their role in energy operations and engineering and add more value to their lives and their organizations. Our agenda allows for learning, networking, sharing and contributing to the unique challenges of women in non-traditional roles in the utility industry.

Agenda Highlight: Keynote Session Sally Helgesen, The Female Vision - Tapping the Power! Internationally claimed author, speaker and leadership development consultant. Her five books include The Web of Inclusion: A New Architecture for Building Great Organizations, cited in the The Wall Street Journal as one of the best books on leadership of all time, and The Female Advantage: Women's Ways of Leadership hailed as "the classic work" on women's leadership styles.

Note: Some of our Conferences are now called Schools.

86th Annual Gas Operations School
August 3-5 in Ames, IA. utility registration l associate/exhibitor registration

If you are employed by a natural gas utility, this school is for you! There are over 55 classroom sessions to choose from, most offering the opportunity to earn CEU's. Training tracks include Codes & Standards, Safety, Gas Distribution, Measurement & Controls and Leadership. Special Offer for EnergyU Subscribers - MEA Member Rate is offered for 2010 attendance!

NEW THIS YEAR: The Gas Operations School ends on Thursday, August 5, 2010 following the Group Hospitality, closing session & prize drawings. Join your peers in natural gas utility operations as we learn new technologies, earn CEU's and network with industry associates.

Need help getting approval to attend? Visit the event website and download a special Learning Opportunity Request.

Customer Relations Roundtable
September 15-17 in Milwaukee, WI. register

Extraordinary •Times •Ideas •People •Solutions

Join us for our annual interactive roundtable to get *TIPS* on several key success areas for Utilities. Topics to include:

conservation of energy
revenue protection
a global perspective of customer service
outsourcing trends

National Gas Rodeo
September 17-18 in Fairview Heights IL. team registration l sponsor registration

This fun-filled event provides the elite gas crews from across the U.S. an opportunity to showcase their skills to industry peers.

Sponsoring the National Gas Rodeo provides you with brand name recognition of your products to gas crews, managers and other industry professionals. You receive free company advertising in the show program, special sponsor recognition for the specific event sponsored and the opportunity to exhibit at the Friday night banquet. This is an excellent opportunity to promote your company's products or services and to interact with industry professionals.

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