We are sorry to inform you the South Dakota Electrical Council Annual Conference at the Arrowwood Resort & Conference Center at Cedar Shore on April 17-18, 2020 has been canceled due to COVID-19. Since we don’t know when COVID-19 threat will end, the program will not be rescheduled at this time.
Hotel Rooms
The hotel has been notified that we are cancelling the conference due to COVID-19. The hotel said they cancelled all hotel rooms in the SD Electrical Council Room Block. If you are not part of the room block then you will need to reach out to the hotel (785) 734-6376 to cancel your hotel room or to verify your cancelation.
Code Hours
We have learned the South Dakota Electrical Commission plans to move forward with renewal and the continuing education requirement the same as any other renewal cycle. Licensees are required to attained 16 hours of continuing education (a minimum of 8 code hours) due by the time you send in your renewal or by June 30 whichever is sooner. It is the South Dakota Electrical Council’s understanding that the Commission is allowing all hours to be gained online for the 2020 renewal. Please contact them for details.
Online Code Hours
The South Dakota Electrical Council is working with a vendor to provide you an option to gain your hours online. We ask for you to give us time to get the details worked out to convert to an online format. Once the details are available an email will be sent out to the members.
Refunds
Please note since the SDEC is canceling the conference you will be receiving a full refund by March 31. We are still working out details that you could use your conference registration towards the above-mentioned online option. Registration fees will be refunded via the same method used for payment.
We apologize for any inconvenience caused by cancellation of this conference. If you have questions please reply to this email, office@sdec.org.
ANNUAL CONFERENCE TENTATIVE AGENDA
April 17-18, 2020
Arrowwood Resort & Conference Center at Cedar Shore, SD
Friday- 8 hours (Code)
Saturday-6 hours (Code)
Friday, April 17, 2020
| 7:00 – 8:00 AM | Registration in Conference Center Foyer and Continental Breakfast sponsored by South Dakota Electric Association in Wheeler/Howe/Glass Rooms | ||
| Meeting Rooms | Oacoma Room | Hale Room | |
| 8:00 – 12:00 PM | Session #1 | Steve Arne Chapters 1 & 2 Code Changes | Dave Sullivan Chapters 3 & 4 Code Changes |
| 9:50 – 10:10 AM | Break (sponsorship opportunity) in Conference Center Foyer | ||
| Noon – 1:00 PM | Lunch (sponsorship opportunity) and Annual Business Meeting in Wheeler/Howe/Glass Rooms | ||
| 1:00 – 5:00 PM | Session #2 | Steve Arne Chapters 1 & 2 Code Changes | Dave Sullivan Chapters 3 & 4 Code Changes |
| 2:50 – 3:10 PM | Break sponsored by Electrical Engineering & Equipment (3E) in Conference Center foyer | ||
| 5:30 PM | Social Sponsored by IBEW Local 426 in Wheeler/How/Glass Rooms | ||
| 6:00 PM | Banquet (sponsorship opportunity) / Presentation of the Person of the Year Award in Wheeler/Howe/Glass Rooms |
Saturday, April 18, 2020
| 7:00 – 8:00 AM | Registration in Conference Center Foyer and Continental Breakfast (sponsorship opportunity) in River Run/Wetlands/Breakwater Rooms | ||
| Meeting Rooms | Oacoma Room | Hale Room | |
| 8:00 – 9:50 AM | Session #3 | Steve Arne Chapters 7 & 8 Code Changes | Dave Sullivan Chapters 5 & 6 Code Changes |
| 9:50 – 10:10 AM | Break sponsored by Northwestern Energy in Conference Center foyer | ||
| 10:10– 12:00 PM | Session #3 | Steve Arne Chapters 7 & 8 Code Changes | Dave Sullivan Chapters 5 & 6 Code Changes |
| Noon – 12:30 PM | Lunch (sponsorship opportunity) in River Run/Wetlands/Breakwater Rooms | ||
| Meeting Room | Oacoma Room | ||
| 12:30 – 2:30 PM | Session #4 | South Dakota Electrical Inspectors Code Panel Presentation | |
| 2:30 PM | Adjourn |