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Jan 9 - Dec 10, 2024
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The engineering webinar series is comprised of 12 webinars offered each month from January through December 2023. Descriptions for each webinar can be found below. Webinars can be taken individually or as an entire series; by registering for the full series, you will receive all 12 webinars at a discounted price. Group pricing is also available.
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Jan 11 - Dec 5, 2024
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The CFO & Senior Accountant Webinar Series covers various organizational accounting topics and is comprised of 12 webinars from January through December 2024. Webinars can be taken individually or as an entire series; by registering for the full series, you will receive all 12 webinars at a discounted price.
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Jul 17 - Dec 4, 2024
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The Microsoft Office 365 Series is comprised of 10 webinars offered from July through December 2024. Webinars can be taken individually or as an entire series; by registering for the full series, you will receive all 10 webinars at a discounted price.
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Nov 20 - 21, 2024
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Dena'ina Civic & Convention Center - Anchorage, Alaska
Please join us in Anchorage this fall for the 2024 Alaska Electric Utility Conference! Held biennially, the AEUC is the premier event for public power utilities throughout Alaska, offering a rich blend of learning and networking opportunities. With over 90 trade show booths and a diverse lineup of expert speakers, the AEUC is designed to help you tackle challenges and seize opportunities.
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Dec 3 - 12, 2024
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What Every Professional Needs to Know is made up of three two-part webinars that provide utility-specific information directed toward administrative assistants and executive secretaries who want to become more effective in managing their tasks and in communicating with others.
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Dec 3, 2024
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Northwest Public Power Association - Vancouver, Washington
This one-day class will cover necessary safety considerations to keep you safe while performing or observing electrical and mechanical tests on substation equipment. Testing concepts will be briefly covered, with the day focused on the hazards associated with the most common tests performed on transformers, power circuit breakers, instrument transformers, and battery systems.
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Dec 3 - 4, 2024
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This two-part course is for Excel users who regularly spend too much time manipulating data into the right format before they even begin to analyze it. Get and Transform (aka Power Query) can perform repetitive data cleansing such as deleting rows and columns, merging data from various data sources, and fixing layout issues without macros or VBA.
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Dec 4 - 5, 2024
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DoubleTree Seattle Airport - Seattle, Washington
This course is one of the three courses needed to earn a Leadership Skills Series Certificate. The SLII Experience foundation lies in teaching leaders to diagnose the needs of an individual or a team, and then to use the appropriate leadership style to respond to the needs of the person.
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Dec 4, 2024
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Northwest Public Power Association - Vancouver, Washington
This one-day class will cover the basics of testing and maintaining power circuit breakers commonly seen in substations. The focus will be on gas-insulated, oil-insulated, and vacuum circuit breakers.
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Dec 5, 2024
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Northwest Public Power Association - Vancouver, Washington
This one-day class will cover the basics of sulfur hexafluoride, a common insulating gas used in substation power circuit breakers. You will learn about the fundamentals of SF6; its associated hazards; gas testing theory and practice; and gas handling practices.
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Dec 5, 2024
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During this session, you will learn how to understand the compilation process for the statement of cash flows, where the data comes from, and why it is important.
Evaluate and analyze cash inflows, cash outflows, and their impact.
Correlate the impact of changes in the electric utility industry to the statement of cash flows.
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Dec 5, 2024
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Asset Purchases and the Balance Sheet provides an overview of utility asset purchases and how capital expenditures fit into the overall budget. This webinar approaches budgeting for the utility from a long-term perspective and explores basic composite depreciation concepts.
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Dec 10 - 13, 2024
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Matanuska Electric Association, Inc. - Palmer, Alaska
Phase 2 of the NWPPA Staking Technician Certification Program covers the following areas: application of the NESC, obtaining permits, easement acquisition, and line inspection.
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Dec 10, 2024
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This webinar is a tutorial on the installation and operation of separable connectors. These connectors are at the heart of all underground distribution systems. The webinar will provide operational knowledge to designers for the use and application of separable connectors. Items to be addressed include bleed wires, operating tools, termination techniques, and operating limits.
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Jan 15 - 16, 2025
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Northwest Public Power Association - Vancouver, Washington
This is a comprehensive course designed to guide participants through any negotiation experience with an emphasis on labor management contract negotiations. More than just information on how and what to do, this course focuses equally on what not to do. The class includes interactive activities to build and improve your skill sets so you can continue to hone them well after the course concludes.
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Jan 21 - 24, 2025
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Flathead Electric Cooperative, Inc. - Kalispell, Montana
Phase 3 of the NWPPA Staking Technician Certification Program covers the following areas: Underground Line Design and Subdivision Layout, Basic Sectionalizing and Line Equipment, and Sizing Transformers and Conductors.
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Jan 27, 2025
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Transformer Technologies - Salem, Oregon
In collaboration with Transformer Technologies, NWPPA invites you to an engaging field trip on Monday, Jan. 27, a day before Environmental Task Force Meeting. This no-cost event includes a boxed lunch and transportation from Vancouver, Washington, to Salem, Oregon, and back. In Salem, you will participate in a process review tour of Transformer Technologies.
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Jan 28, 2025
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Hyatt Place Portland Airport/Cascade Station - Portland, Oregon
The long-standing Environmental Task Force is a group of utility professionals working in all areas of environmental compliance that meet to examine environmental issues and the impact of current and proposed environmental regulations on electric utilities. Industry professionals meet to review and discuss regulation, issues facing each utility, and to hear from subject matter experts.
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Jan 28, 2025
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Sheraton Portland Airport - Portland, Oregon
Join us for this one-day conference to gain insights and strategies for addressing the multifaceted challenges wildfires pose to utilities in the West.
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Jan 29, 2025
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Sheraton Portland Airport - Portland, Oregon
The NWPPA Power Supply Conference provides the expertise and insight needed to inform power supply decisions. In this new era of dynamic resource options and challenges, managing and planning for power resources and costs have never been more critical to utilities and their consumers.
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Jan 29 - 30, 2025
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Hyatt Place Portland Airport/Cascade Station - Portland, Oregon
As part of NWPPA's Environmental Series, this important two-day course meets the needs of rookies who are new to PCB regulations and pros who are well versed in the rules. This course offers practical guidance for electric utilities and is packed with industry best practices for achieving and maintaining compliance with U.S. EPA rules regarding PCB use and management.
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Feb 3 - 5, 2025
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Salt Lake Marriot Downtown at City Creek - Salt Lake City, Utah
This two-and-a-half-day course is part of the Staking Technician Certification Program. In this class, you will learn to design overhead electrical distribution structures. The course is organized as a set of building blocks, each segment building upon the other. The building blocks include conductors, poles, pole-top assemblies, guys, and anchors.
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Feb 5 - 6, 2025
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Salt Lake Marriot Downtown at City Creek - Salt Lake City, Utah
This one-day course is part of the Staking Technician Certification Program. You will learn to design special structures that require additional strength due to extreme wind load, long spans, and multiple circuits. This session also includes designing steel pole and unguyed wood pole structures.
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Feb 6 - 7, 2025
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Salt Lake Marriot Downtown at City Creek - Salt Lake City, Utah
This one-day course is part of the Staking Technician Certification Program. It will focus on basic electric theory and the methodology to correctly size transformers and service conductors for standard residential and small commercial loads. You will learn to perform basic calculations for current, voltage, power, and voltage drop.
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Feb 6, 2025
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What do ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and other artificial intelligence tools mean for your job? In this webinar, discover four ways utilities are using AI to streamline content creation, learn about the power of prompts, and brainstorm how to be smart when leveraging AI to meet utility goals.
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Feb 11, 2025
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Social media policies should cover a lot more than simply saying employees shouldn't visit inappropriate websites. This webinar will explore what should and should not be included in a social media policy and how to ensure employees understand how it applies to them.
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Feb 19 - 20, 2025
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Northwest Public Power Association - Vancouver, Washington
During this course, you will learn the concepts behind cost-of-service studies and utility rate development. You will also gain insight into gathering and analyzing data to produce rate options for decision-makers, guided by the perspectives of experienced consultants and utility insiders.
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Feb 19, 2025
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Although privacy is an evolving concern in today’s workplace, understanding the legal requirements around it can be akin to piecing together a patchwork quilt. With various laws governing recruitment, medical inquiries, monitoring, and more, it's crucial to understand where the boundaries lie. In this webinar, you will explore workplace privacy and learn what is and is not permissible.
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Feb 26 - 28, 2025
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Anchorage Marriott Downtown - Anchorage, Alaska
The Foreman Leadership Certificate Program is a highly interactive program designed to support the development of skills needed to lead operations crews in the electric utility industry. Activities, both inside and outside, reinforce learning and provide opportunities to practice and develop skills. The activities also keep the participants engaged and energized during the long program days.
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Mar 11 - 12, 2025
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Northwest Public Power Association - Vancouver, Washington
Join us for an engaging and informative one-and-a-half-day course that will empower you with the knowledge and practical skills necessary to excel in the dynamic world of utility rate design. Our seasoned rate experts from EES will guide you through a hands-on exploration of advanced rate design concepts and the crucial considerations when setting utility rates.
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Mar 26 - 27, 2025
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Bavarian Lodge - Leavenworth, Washington
Get ready for an immersive, hands-on experience at this two-day conference in scenic Leavenworth, Washington! This event is designed to offer practical tools, actionable insights, and valuable networking opportunities for administrative professionals.
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Apr 2 - 3, 2025
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Northwest Public Power Association - Vancouver, Washington
Public utilities’ biggest investments are the electric infrastructure assets, including poles, wires, and transformers needed to deliver electricity. It’s a complex process to take raw materials, labor, and overheads and convert them to your organization’s largest asset.
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Apr 23 - 24, 2025
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Northwest Public Power Association - Vancouver, Washington
If your role includes creating or overhauling rules and instructions for work, then this two-day course is for you! During the class, you will review all eight chapters of the companion workbook, “Sending Clear Signals in Written Directions,” and review proven methods and tools to produce reader-friendly policies and procedures.
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Sep 16 - 18, 2025
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Kootenai Electric Cooperative, Inc. - Rathdrum, Idaho
The Foreman Leadership Certificate Program is a highly interactive program designed to support the development of skills needed to lead operations crews in the electric utility industry. Activities, both inside and outside, reinforce learning and provide opportunities to practice and develop skills. The activities also keep the participants engaged and energized during the long program days.
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