Indiana Electric Cooperatives

Communicator Chat (Virtual)
2025-12-11 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) | Indiana Electric Cooperatives, 11805 Pennsylvania Street, Carmel, IN, 46032
Madeline Sievers from WIN Energy REMC will share about her cooperative’s new community volunteer initiative, WIN for the Community. Through this program, non-profit organizations can request volunteer assistance from the cooperative team.
Log in information:
Meeting link https://indianaec.webex.com/indianaec/j.php?MTID=m471d4371d3f8dd1296c8db1a4f99f019
Meeting number 2346 422 2348
Meeting password yJsqDgQB226

IEC Annual Meeting
2025-12-08 08:00 - 2025-12-09 17:00 | JW Marriott Indianapolis, 10 S West Street, Indianapolis, IN, 46204, United States

The Board's Role in Safety (BLC 988.1)
2025-12-07 09:00 - 16:00 | Indiana Electric Cooperatives, 11805 Pennsylvania Street, Carmel, IN, 46032
Establishing a culture of safety is the first responsibility of an electric cooperative board. Together with the CEO, the board must continually and carefully provide oversight of safety performance to establish and maintain a culture of safety. Many boards are challenged to find the balance between positively influencing safety performance and becoming entrenched in cooperative operations. This course is designed to help distribution cooperative boards find that balance and to fulfill their safety oversight responsibilities. Note: This course will take place at IEC before the annual meeting.
CORE COMPETENCIES
• Board/manager relationship
• Industry principles and concepts
• Board accountability
• Risk management and oversight
• Policy development
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Recognize the board’s role and responsibilities in ensuring safety for employees and members
• Implement governance practices that prioritize safety as a strategic objective
• Comprehend the board’s legal obligations related to safety
• Develop strategies to support and maintain a positive safety culture within the cooperative

Director Duties and Liabilities (CCD 2600)
2025-12-07 09:00 - 16:00 | Indiana Electric Cooperatives, 11805 Pennsylvania Street, Carmel, IN, 46032
Boards are responsible for directing the affairs of the corporation. This course explains the duties of loyalty, obedience and due care, and the need for directors to acquire the minimum knowledge and skills necessary to fulfill their responsibilities within the cooperative context. Note: This course will take place at IEC before the annual meeting.
CORE COMPETENCIES
• Protocol and practices
• Policy development
• Board accountability
• Board/manager relationship
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Learn an overview of today’s multi-billion-dollar electric utility business
• Review the concepts and values that govern cooperatively owned businesses and related types of organizations
• Learn legal and regulatory concepts affecting public utilities
• Identify key legal documents such as articles of incorporation and bylaws
• Learn the role of management and guidelines for maintaining an effective relationship with the CEO

Board Operations and Processes (CCD 2620)
2025-11-14 09:00 - 16:00 | Indiana Electric Cooperatives, 11805 Pennsylvania Street, Carmel, IN, 46032
The board of directors is responsible for managing the affairs of the corporation. In fulfilling its duties, the board typically can only take official action via a majority vote in a duly convened meeting. This course focuses on the legal requirements for holding board meetings and also on the human factors and group processes that make such meetings productive and effective.
CORE COMPETENCIES
• Self-awareness/continual learning
• Interpersonal communication
• Protocol and practices
• Board/manager relationship
• Policy development
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Apply best practices for making board meetings productive and efficient through effective group processes
• Develop skills in interpersonal communication and build strong relationships to influence and collaborate effectively within the board

IEC Photography Workshop
2025-11-13 13:00 - 16:00 | Indiana Electric Cooperatives, 11805 Pennsylvania Street, Carmel, IN, 46032
Does your role at your co-op include photography? Want to learn some tips and tricks from IEC staff? Attend the IEC Photography Workshop. The workshop will follow the Indiana Connection Kick-off Meeting. Come early to enjoy lunch before the workshop.

Indiana Connection Kick-Off Meeting
2025-11-13 09:30 - 12:00 | Indiana Electric Cooperatives, 11805 Pennsylvania Street, Carmel, IN, 46032
Are you responsible for your cooperative’s pages in the Indiana Connection magazine? Join the Indiana Connection staff for the Indiana Connection Kick-Off Meeting. Lunch will be provided.

New Employee Orientation
2025-11-12 09:00 - 16:00 | Indiana Electric Cooperatives, 11805 Pennsylvania Street, Carmel, IN, 46032
This orientation will familiarize new employees with the resources available to support them in their new roles. Sessions will cover what it means to be a cooperative, the basics of the electric industry and Indiana Electric Cooperatives.
CORE COMPETENCIES
• Protocol and practices
• Cooperative principles and practices
• Member focus
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Learn the basics of what a cooperative is and how it functions
• Learn the basics of electricity
• Identify the importance of the legislative relationship and cooperatives
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Operations and Engineering Professional Section Meeting
2025-11-05 08:00 - 2025-11-07 17:00 | Embassy Suites Hotel – Noblesville, 13700 Conference Center Dr S, Noblesville, IN, 46060
View the meeting agenda here: Operations and Engineering Fall 2025 Agenda.

2025 Fall MMSC Section Meeting
2025-10-23 09:00 - 2025-10-24 12:15 | Indiana Electric Cooperatives, 11805 Pennsylvania Street, Carmel, IN, 46032
We’re excited to invite you to the 2025 Fall MMSC Section Meeting at IEC on October 23–24.
View the agenda here: MMSC Fall 2025 Agenda.

HRA Fall 2025 Section Meeting
2025-10-16 09:00 - 2025-10-17 12:00 | Indiana Electric Cooperatives, 11805 Pennsylvania Street, Carmel, IN, 46032
We’re excited to invite you to the 2025 Fall HRA Section Meeting at IEC on October 16–17.
Click the link below to register, find hotel information, and explore the full agenda.

IEC Board Meeting
2025-10-15 10:00 - 15:00, 2025-08-20 10:00 - 15:00 | Indiana Electric Cooperatives, 11805 Pennsylvania Street, Carmel, IN, 46032

IEC Communicator Chat (Virtual)
2025-10-09 13:00 - 14:00 | Indiana Electric Cooperatives, 11805 Pennsylvania Street, Carmel, IN, 46032
This is the October IEC Communicators Virtual Chat.
Amanda Steeb from Kankakee Valley REMC will share her cooperative’s experiences communicating about the implementation of time-of-use rates across its full membership. She will share how they communicated with the different types of members, what worked well, lessons learned, and more!
The chat will be via Webex:
Meeting link https://indianaec.webex.com/indianaec/j.php?MTID=m471d4371d3f8dd1296c8db1a4f99f019
Meeting number 2346 422 2348
Meeting password yJsqDgQB226

CSR Fall Section Meeting 2
2025-10-08 08:30 - 2025-10-09 12:30 | Indiana Electric Cooperatives, 11805 Pennsylvania Street, Carmel, IN, 46032
View the meeting agenda here: 2025 CSR Fall Agenda.

CSR Fall Section Meeting 1
2025-10-06 08:30 - 2025-10-07 12:30 | Indiana Electric Cooperatives, 11805 Pennsylvania Street, Carmel, IN, 46032

IT Professional Section Fall Meeting
2025-10-01 - 2025-10-03 | Terre Haute Convention Center, 800 Wabash Ave, Terre Haute, IN, 47807, United States

Accountants & Office Managers Fall Section Meeting
2025-09-29 08:00 - 2025-09-30 12:00 | Indiana Electric Cooperatives, 11805 Pennsylvania Street, Carmel, IN, 46032
IEC is pleased to host the 2025 Accountants & Office Managers Fall Section Meeting.
Please use the link below to register, view event details, and reserve your hotel accommodations.

Leading with Culture: Strengthening Co-op Key Account Relationships
2025-09-17 08:00 - 16:00 | Indiana Electric Cooperatives, 11805 Pennsylvania Street, Carmel, IN, 46032
This interactive event will feature:
– Engaging panels on implementing key account plans and how they benefit the entire member co-op network
– Real-world case studies from electric cooperative professionals in South Dakota, Kansas, and Kentucky
– Hands-on group activities to spark new ideas
– CEO perspectives on leadership and the importance of relationship-building
– Plenty of networking time to connect with peers across the region
Whether you’re just starting your key accounts journey or looking to elevate your program, this workshop is packed with practical takeaways and fresh perspectives.
Don’t miss this opportunity to invest in your cooperatives’s most valuable relationships.

The Essentials of Business Writing
2025-09-11 09:00 - 16:00 | Indiana Electric Cooperatives, 11805 Pennsylvania Street, Carmel, IN, 46032
Gain dozens of field-tested strategies relied on by today’s most effective business writers. Learn how to present your
ideas clearly and persuasively; select words that fit your meaning; spot misused verbs, pronouns and punctuation; avoid
communication misfires; and more.
CORE COMPETENCIES
• Clarity and conciseness
• Email etiquette
• Editing and proofreading skills
• Audience awareness
• Critical thinking
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Transform a blank page into a bold message
• Perfect your grammar usage and skills
• Avoid embarrassing mistakes
• Grab your reader’s attention and convince them to act
• Project credibility and professionalism
• Edit and proofread like the pros

New Employee Orientation
2025-09-10 09:00 - 16:00 | Indiana Electric Cooperatives, 11805 Pennsylvania Street, Carmel, IN, 46032
This orientation will familiarize new employees with the resources available to support them in their new roles. Sessions will cover what it means to be a cooperative, the basics of the electric industry and Indiana Electric Cooperatives.
CORE COMPETENCIES
• Protocol and practices
• Cooperative principles and practices
• Member focus
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Learn the basics of what a cooperative is and how it functions
• Learn the basics of electricity
• Identify the importance of the legislative relationship and cooperatives

Electrical Contacts by Contractors and Public: Legal Advice for Responding and Investigating
2025-08-28 10:00 - 11:00 | IN
TOPICS COVERED

Who to notify
Who should and shouldn’t respond
Communication with victim family members and friends, witnesses, and social media issues
Photography dos and don’ts
What to include in measurements
Evidence collection, where and what to keep, and for how long
Documentation through reports and opinions
Law enforcement, coroner, and other agency reports
Preparation with written response plans, procedures and forms
What to include in an investigation kit
Preventing electrical contacts, vegetation management, and public education

Pre-Retirement Seminar
2025-08-27 09:00 - 2025-08-28 17:00 | IN
NRECA’s Personal Investment and Retirement Consulting (PIRC) representative offers tips to protect your retirement savings
by understanding taxes and fees. Contact Deb Hunter with questions at dhunter@indianaec.org. Individual assessments of
retirement plans and 401(k) plans are available by appointment.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Set retirement goals
• Explore retirement challenges
• Develop your 401(k) savings plan

Work Orders: Where Operations and Accounting Intersect
2025-08-13 09:00 - 2025-08-14 16:00 | Indiana Electric Cooperatives, 11805 Pennsylvania Street, Carmel, IN, 46032
This one-and-a-half-day course is designed for all employees of electric cooperatives who handle work orders. It emphasizes
the importance of operations and accounting in the work order process. Participants will leave with tangible plans to improve
or maintain an effective work order process.
CORE COMPETENCIES
• Working with data and numbers
• Business acumen
• Workload and time management
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Introduce the importance, composition and accountability of the utility’s electric delivery system
• Discuss accounting for capital vs. operating expense
• Learn the difference between accounting and financing purposes in the work order system

Nuts and Bolts: New CEO and New Director Orientation
2025-08-13 09:00 - 16:00 | Indiana Electric Cooperatives, 11805 Pennsylvania Street, Carmel, IN, 46032
This orientation will familiarize new directors and CEOs with the resources available to support them in their new roles. Sessions will cover what it means to be a cooperative, the basics of the electric industry and the services Indiana Electric Cooperatives provides.
CORE COMPETENCIES
• Protocol and practices
• Cooperative principles and practices
• Member focus
• Integrity and courage
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Learning the basics of what a cooperative is and how it functions
• Learning the basics of electricity
• Identifying the importance of the legislative relationship and cooperatives

Value of the Generation, Transmission and Distribution Relationship (BLC 960.1)
2025-07-25 09:00 - 16:00 | Grand Wayne Convention Center, 120 W Jefferson Blvd, Fort Wayne, 46802, United States
This course is designed for electric cooperative directors and CEOs. It places particular emphasis on directors and CEOs selected by their boards to serve on the G&T’s board. Given the complexity of today’s electric industry, all directors and CEOs should have a holistic understanding of the challenges and risks faced by G&Ts in their mission to provide their member systems with reliable and economical power supply. This fast-paced, dynamic and interactive course features practical discussions about the G&T board’s oversight responsibilities and how those responsibilities differ from those of the distribution board.
Note: This course is on-site only, and will take place at the Directors’ Retreat in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
CORE COMPETENCIES
• Board accountability
• Relationship-building and influences
• Integrity and courage
• Industry or cooperative principles and concepts
• Risk management and oversight
• Analytical thinking and decision making
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Explore financial, regulatory and operational complexities faced by G&Ts
• Learn the role and responsibilities of G&T and cooperatives in delivering power to member systems

Understanding the Electric Business (CCD 2610)
2025-07-25 09:00 - 16:00 | Grand Wayne Convention Center, 120 W Jefferson Blvd, Fort Wayne, 46802, United States
This course is designed to provide the electric distribution director with an understanding of the operational challenges electric cooperatives face. The course also presents a set of tools to facilitate due diligence in boardroom decision making on these issues.
Note: This course is on-site only, and will take place at the Directors’ Retreat in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
CORE COMPETENCIES
• Analytical thinking and decision making
• Financial oversight
• Protocol and practices
• Strategic planning
• Industry principles and concepts
• Member focus
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Understand the board’s role in making strategic policy and planning decisions that impact utility operations
• Learn how to develop and sustain a culture of safety within the cooperative
• Gain insight into aligning resource authorization with the cooperative’s strategic plan and long-term financial goals

Indiana Electric Cooperative Summer Directors' Retreat
2025-07-25 - 2025-07-26 | Grand Wayne Convention Center, 120 W Jefferson Blvd, Fort Wayne, 46802, United States
Join fellow Indiana electric cooperative directors to network, share insights and explore ways to further contribute to the success of your local cooperative. This event includes an evening of fellowship and dinner, followed by a day of continued networking and education with a board of excellence course facilitated by Bryan Singletary.
Please visit the registration website below for more information on this year’s Directors’ Retreat in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Looking for more opportunities to learn? Select one optional pre-retreat course on Friday for an additional $250.

Indiana CFC BudgetPro Financial Workshop
2025-07-16 09:30 - 16:00 | Indiana Electric Cooperatives, 11805 Pennsylvania Street, Carmel, IN, 46032
CFC BudgetPro is a user-friendly and flexible Microsoft Excel-based model designed to assist electric distribution cooperatives in preparing their annual operating budget.
This program is intended for co-op staff with accounting and financial responsibilities ranging from new to experienced.
Please bring your laptop. You may use your own BudgetPro file, or a training file will be provided for your use.

Equity Management and Boardroom Decision-Making (BLC 977.1)
2025-07-11 09:00 - 16:00 | Indiana Electric Cooperatives, 11805 Pennsylvania Street, Carmel, IN, 46032
This course is designed to help directors assess their cooperative’s capital position through a thorough understanding of the balance sheet and the three key levers that the board has at its disposal: rates, capital credits, and asset growth. Participants will also receive an understanding of how board decisions impact their financial position.
CORE COMPETENCIES
• Policy development
• Financial oversight
• Board accountability
• Risk management and oversight
• Strategic planning
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Understand how various board decisions influence the cooperative’s financial position and capital structure
• Establish frameworks for maintaining accountability within the board
• Gain insights into the impact of rates, capital credits, and asset growth on the cooperative’s equity and financial stability
