North Dakota Association of Telecommunications Cooperatives - Summer Conference - in Medora

NORTH DAKOTA

ASSOCIATION OF

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

COOPERATIVES




SUMMER CONFERENCE

JULY 13-19, 2009

MEDORA COMMUNITY CENTER
MEDORA, N.D.









REGISTRATION

Medora Community Center
Monday, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.








MONDAY, JULY 13



2:00 p.m. ANNUAL MEETING PROGRAM PLANNING COMMITTEE
East DeMores Room

2:30 p.m. POLICY & BYLAWS COMMITTEE
West Roosevelt Room

3:00 p.m. RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE
East Roosevelt Room

3:30 p.m. PLANNING & EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Centennial Room

4:00 p.m. BOARD OF DIRECTORS= MEETING
East DeMores Room

5:00 p.m. WELCOME RECEPTION
Chuckwagon Patio





TUESDAY, JULY 14
General Session
West DeMores



7:00 a.m. FRUIT & PASTRY BUFFET
East DeMores

8:00 a.m. WELCOME
Randy Christmann
President
NDATC
Mandan, N.D.

David Crothers
Executive Vice President
NDATC
Mandan, N.D.

8:15 a.m. MAINTAINING AND DRIVING FINANCIAL VIABILITY
Leo Staurulakis
Executive Vice President
John Staurulakis, Inc.
Greenbelt, Maryland

9:00 a.m. BROADBAND STIMULUS OPPORTUNITIES FOR NORTH DAKOTA
Doug Eidahl
Vice President of Consulting
Vantage Point Solutions
Mitchell, South Dakota


9:45 a.m. BREAK
East DeMores

10:15 a.m. REMOVING THE FEAR FACTOR
Lori Young
Customer Care Supervisor
Dickey Rural Networks
Ellendale, N.D.

10:45 a.m. DCN: A STRONG BACKBONE FOR THE FUTURE
Evan Hass
Manager
Dakota Carrier Network
Fargo, N.D.

11:30 a.m. TAXATION RELIEF FOR NORTH DAKOTANS
Honorable Cory Fong
Tax Commissioner
State of North Dakota
Bismarck, N.D.



12:00 p.m. GROUP LUNCHEON
East DeMores



THEODORE ROOSEVELT NATIONAL PARK: BEHIND THE
SCENES, BEHIND THE SCENERY
Valerie Naylor
Superintendent
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Medora, N.D.


1:30 p.m. FEDERAL REGULATORY REVIEW
Gordon Dauchy
Vice President
John Staurulakis, Inc.
Greenbelt, Maryland

2:00 p.m. THE CHANGING FACE OF RURAL NORTH DAKOTA
Lori Capouch
Rural Development Director
Rural Electric & Telecommunications
Development Center
Mandan, N.D.

2:30 p.m. TELECOM LEGISLATION IN CONGRESS
Tom Wacker
Vice President of Government Affairs
National Telecommunications Cooperative Association
Arlington Virginia

3:00 p.m. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES IN NORTH
DAKOTA: A LOOK FORWARD
Honorable Larry Robinson
State Senator
District 24
Valley City, N.D.

3:30 p.m. LEMONADE & COOKIES
East DeMores



NOTE: ATTENDANCE DURING THE FOLLOWING SESSION WILL BE LIMITED TO NDATC MEMBER COMPANY DIRECTORS AND MANAGERS



4:00 p.m. FEDERAL STIMULUS DOLLARS AND POTENTIAL TELECOM
PROJECTS IN NORTH DAKOTA
Keith Larson
Manager
Dakota Central Telecom Cooperative
Carrington, N.D.

Derrick Bulawa
CEO/Manager
BEK Communications Cooperative
Steele, N.D.

Doug Eidahl
Vice President of Consulting
Vantage Point Solutions
Mitchell, South Dakota

Warren Vande Stadt
Senior Technology Leader-Wireless
Vantage Point Solutions
Mitchell, South Dakota


5:00 p.m. ANNOUNCEMENTS

6:00 p.m. PICNIC
Medora Chuckwagon Patio

8:30 p.m. MEDORA MUSICAL
Burning Hills Amphitheatre







WEDNESDAY, JULY 15



7:00 a.m. FRUIT & PASTRY BUFFET
West DeMores



8:00 a.m. BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETING



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GENERAL INFORMATION



REGISTRATION
Monday, July 13, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (MDT) and Tuesday, July 14, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

RECEPTION
A welcome reception will be held at the Medora Chuckwagon Patio from 5:00-6:30 p.m. on Monday, July 13.

LUNCHEON
Tuesday, July 14, a group luncheon will be held in the East DeMores Room at 12 noon.

PICNIC
A picnic will be held at the Medora Chuckwagon Patio at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday July 14.

MEDORA MUSICAL
The Medora Musical is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14, at the Burning Hills Amphitheatre in Medora. Please pick up your tickets at the NDATC registration desk on Monday, July 13 or Tuesday, July 14.

DRESS CODE
Informal dress is encouraged at all the meetings and functions.

BADGES
At the close of the meeting on Wednesday , please leave your name badge in the box provided at the back of the room.