8:00 AM: Light Breakfast & Registration

8:25 AM: Welcome to Basin Electric

Jason Brekke, BEPC

8:30 AM: Keynote
Bobby Nasset, Supervisor of Civil Engineering, BEPC

8:50 AM: Introductions

Roundtable: Introductions/Questions
 - What is your affiliation?
 - What are you looking to get out of the meeting?
 - What projects/applications are you currently working on?

9:20 AM: 5 Ways GIS can Improve the Transmission Capacity
Bill Meehan - ESRI

9:40 AM: Using GIS as a Tool for New Generation Siting
Jason Brekke - BEPC

10:00 AM: Break & Networking

10:20 AM: Tri-State Vegetation Management and Wildfire Mitigation
Dave Mitchell - Tri-State G&T

10:40 AM: Roundtable - Vegetation Management/Wildfire Mitigation
Rich Garcia, Dave Mitchell, Justin Robbins, & Nedd Niedermeyer

11:00 AM: Line Inspection Application
Andy Schmidt - GRE

11:20 AM: The Evolution of Mobile Field Applications for Tri-State
Kathryn Selland - Tri-State G&T

11:40 AM: Roundtable - Field Maps / Mobile Applications
Kathryn Selland, Nedd Niedermeyer, & Andy Schmidt

12:00 PM: Lunch

1:00 PM: AVL
Andrew Guess, BEPC

1:20 PM: 3rd Party GIS Tools
Andrew Milas, BEPC

1:40 PM: PLS Cadd
Nedd Niedermeyer, ATC

2:00 PM: GIS Modeling of Transmission and Substation
Don McKendry, NISC

2:20 PM: Exploring ArcGIS for Python
Blaine Hansel, OTP

2:40 PM: ArcMap to ArcGIS Pro Migration
Shannon Vaira, Andy Schmidt, & Nedd Niedermeyer

3:00 PM: Break & Networking

3:20 PM: Business Value of the Utility Network
Jessica Upham & Mathias Gieser

3:40 PM: UN Q&A
Jessica Upham & Mathias Gieser

4:00 PM: ESRI ArcGIS High Availability
Jeff Grussing & Andrew Milas

4:20 PM: EPRI EVs2Scale Initiative and E-Roadmap Tool/Dashboard
Jeff Grussing, GRE

4:40 PM: Wrap-up / Logistics
Jason Brekke, BEPC

5:45 PM: Shuttle Bus Arrives at Hampton Inn

6:00 PM: Social / Networking - The Paddle Trap
2500 Pirates Loop SE, Mandan, ND 58554 

8:45 PM - Load Shuttle Bus at Paddle Trap

8:00 AM: Light Breakfast & Registration

8:30 AM: Business Meeting

8:50 AM: ArcGIS Online—Sharing Services with Outside Entities
Maegan Caoutte - GRE

9:10 AM: Roundtable - Collaborations and Shared Services
Megan Caoutte, Nedd Niedermeyer, & Kathryn Selland

9:30 AM: Roundtable - Organization and GIS Staffing Structure
Andy Schmidt & Jason Brekke

9:50 AM: Break & Networking

10:20 AM: Field Mobility for Electric Transmission
Esri

10:40 AM: Orchestrating Work with ArcGIS Workflow Manager
Esri

11:00 AM: Electric Transmission GIS
Esri

11:20 AM: 2024 ArcGIS Licensing Updates
Esri

11:40 AM - Lunch - To Go Sandwich Box
Will be available around 11:00 for those that need to leave early