Region NEEN Workshop
April 12, 2017
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST

West/Northwest Region Workforce Development Meeting 
April 13, 2017
8:00am - 4:00pm PST

Sponsored by: Southwest Gas Corp

Meeting Location:
Southwest Gas Corp
1060 Alper Center Drive
Henderson, NV 80952

The Center for Energy Workforce Development (CEWD) will be holding a meeting on Thursday, April 13 for CEWD member companies and invited guests in the West and Northwest Region (AZ, CA, NV, UT, CO, NM, WA, OR, MT, ID and WY). The purpose of the meeting is to discuss workforce development issues and concerns in the region and to share solutions to these issues. The theme for this year's Regional Meetings is Making the Connections to a Diverse, Qualified Pipeline. The focus will be on the two areas of Diversity and Quality in the Talent Pipeline and will include presentations and discussion as well as a Best Practices Exchange, where members can bring ideas and sample materials related to the two topics. We encourage you to bring your colleagues who have a vested interest in diversity and quality in the talent pipeline, including human resources, diversity and inclusion, employment testing, technical training, operations, and community relations.

This meeting is being held for members and invited guests. Please note that this invitation is being sent to CEWD members only. If you would like to invite a guest, please let us know. Please feel free to forward this invitation to others within your organization that you think should attend, including your utility subsidiaries and union leadership.

There is no cost for attending the meeting except for your individual expenses (airfare and hotel). Please register as early as possible so that we will have an accurate count for which to plan.
 

Region NEEN Workshop
On Wednesday, April 12 CEWD will be hosting a half-day workshop, Building a Sustainable NEEN Community.

In place of the previous annual National Energy Education Network meeting held in past years, this year CEWD is sponsoring a 4-hour NEEN workshop from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. the afternoon before each CEWD region meeting. The audience for this workshop is CEWD industry members in the region and their sponsored NEEN educators.  To make the workshop effective and valuable for all, CEWD industry members are urged to attend and to invite and encourage participation by their NEEN sponsored schools.. During the workshop, attendees will explore the impacts of national game changers on NEEN as a community and discuss approaches for making the community more valuable for educators and their industry sponsors. Additionally, CEWD will facilitate an in-depth discussion of credentials associated with the CEWD competency model and collect feedback on their future application. 

Networking Dinner 
Southwest Gas will be hosting a dinner on Wednesday, April 12 at 5:30 PM. If you would like to attend, please select this option when registering. 

Anthony's Gourmet Burger's and Brews
M Resort Spa | Casino
23400 S Las Vegas Blvd
Henderson, NV 89044

If you would like to attend the Networking Dinner or the Workshop, please select these options when registering. 

Meeting
The meeting will be held on Thursday April 13  from 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM with lunch from 12:00 - 1:00 PM. 

If you have any questions, please contact Saron Olkaba at solkaba@eei.org or (202) 508-5441.  

You can find additional information about the Center at www.cewd.org.

Ann Randazzo
Executive Director, CEWD
ann@cewd.org 

2017 Meeting Schedule – Mark Your Calendars!
November 8 – National Forum:  State Energy Workforce Consortia, Edison Electric Institute
November 8-10 – CEWD Annual Summit, Edison Electric Institute