ReliabilityFirst

Technical Talk with RF
2023-11-13 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual (Webex)
Intended Audience:

State lawmakers, commissioners, and staff
Policy makers engaged in state energy regulation
National associations of regulatory commissioners
Utility regulatory and government affairs personnel
Transmission planners plus anyone interested in transmission transfer studies and/or advanced technologies that may enhance reliability on the grid of the future

Agenda Topics:​
We will be discussing NERC’s Interregional Transfer Capability Study, the aspects of the clean energy transition and emerging technologies.
John Moura, Director, Reliability Assessment and Performance Analysis – North American Electric Corporation (NERC)

John Moura will provide an overview, discuss the scope, and proposed timeline for completion of NERC’s Interregional Transfer Capability Study (ITCS). As directed by Congressional action, NERC is working on this study, in conjunction with the Regional Entities and industry stakeholders. The study focuses on the reliable transfer of electric power between neighboring transmission planning areas. The results of and details of the study will be filed with FERC on or before Dec. 2, 2024.

Shane Watts, Sr. Lead Trainer – PJM Interconnection

​Shane Watts will be discussing various emerging technology and tools being developed and used to maintain reliable operation of the electric system. In addition, he will highlight Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) and goals within the PJM footprint.​

Reference Materials
23-11-13 Tech Talk

Q4 Compensation Committee Meeting
2023-12-06 09:00 - 12:00 | Market Square Conference Center, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20004
Reference Materials:

2023 4th Qtr Board Announcement
2023-12-06 Compensation Committee Agenda
2023-12-6-7 Schedule of Events

Q4 Compliance Committee Meeting
2023-12-06 13:00 - 15:00 | Market Square Conference Center, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20004
Reference Materials:

2023 4th Qtr Board Announcement
2023-12-06 Compliance Committee Agenda
2023-12-6-7 Schedule of Events

Q4 Nominating and Governance Committee Meeting
2023-12-06 15:10 - 17:10 | Market Square Conference Center, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20004
Reference Materials:

2023 4th Qtr Board Announcement
2023-12-06 Nominating and Governance Committee Agenda
2023-12-6-7 Schedule of Events

Q4 Finance and Audit Committee Meeting
2023-12-06 15:10 - 17:20 | Market Square Conference Center, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20004
Reference Materials:

2023 4th Qtr Board Announcement
2023-12-06 Finance and Audit Committee Agenda
2023-12-6-7 Schedule of Events

Annual Meeting of Members
2023-12-07 09:30 - 10:45 | Market Square Conference Center, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20004
Reference Materials:

2023 4th Qtr Board Announcement
2023 Annual Meeting of Members Agenda
2023-12-6-7 Schedule of Events

Q4 Board of Directors Meeting
2023-12-07 11:00 - 14:00 | Market Square Conference Center, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20004
Reference Materials:

2023 4th Qtr Board Announcement
2023-12-07 Board of Directors Agenda
2023-12-6-7 Schedule of Events

Technical Talk with RF
2023-12-18 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual (Webex)
ReliabilityFirst (RF) offers a regularly scheduled monthly call to provide entities and stakeholders with a forum for addressing topics and questions relevant to reliability, resilience and security.
While RF Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) will provide presentations and updates, they will not address entity-specific questions and issues. These types of questions can be handled offline by using the RF Assist Visit program. If you have any questions, please reach out to Mike Hughes, Entity Engagement Manager, 216-503-0617.
Event information:
Monday, December 18, 2023 2:00 PM | (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Join link: https://reliabilityfirst.webex.com/reliabilityfirst/j.php?MTID=m4c7838a4633307e6a77220efb6086dcd
Webinar number: 2306 850 0269
Webinar password: [REDACTED] (0123456 from phones and video systems)
Join by phone:1-650-479-3207 Call-in toll number (US/Canada)
Access code: 230 685 00269
Join us on Slido.com using #TechTalkRF as the event code.
Agenda topics:
EOP-011 and future EOP-012 on-site walkdowns
Beth Rettig, Senior Technical Auditor, ReliabilityFirst
James Baird, Interim Plant Manager, Springdale Energy
Colleen Campbell, Director of Generation NERC Compliance, LS Power

Beth Rettig will introduce ReliabilityFirst’s perspective on EOP-011 and EOP-012 walkdowns
James Baird will provide a high-level overview of Springdale Energy’s EOP-011 winterization plan and EOP-012 preparation steps
Colleen Campbell will review LS Power’s EOP-011 walkdown experience and discuss lessons learned, and offer a look-ahead at her organization’s EOP-012 preparations

ERO Enterprise 2024 CMEP Implementation Plan
Rashida Caraway, Manager, Risk Assessment, Texas RE

The 2024 CMEP Implementation Plan describes the risks that will be priorities for the ERO Enterprise’s CMEP activities in 2024. Rashida Caraway will review these risk priorities and how they factor into the overall reliability of the bulk power system.

Reference materials:
Tech Talk with RF Dec. 2023

Critical Infrastructure Protection Committee (CIPC) Q1 Meeting
2024-01-16 13:00 - 2024-01-17 12:00 | ReliabilityFirst, 3 Summit Park Dr #600, Independence, OH, 44131, United States
The ReliabilityFirst Critical Infrastructure Protection Committee (RF CIPC) will be holding its first quarterly meeting of 2024 at the RF offices on Jan. 16 – 17. The purpose of the RF CIPC is to promote the physical and cyber security of critical electricity infrastructure in accordance with the NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Standards within the RF footprint.
The RF CIPC provides an industry-led forum for discussion and input among RF CIPC representatives responsible for physical and cyber security, including supply chain management. Any registered entity in the RF footprint can designate employees as CIPC representatives.
To prepare for this meeting, please ensure your list of RF CIPC Representatives is up to date. To obtain the list of your representatives or to make changes please email Lew Folkerth at lew.folkerth@rfirst.org or Nicholas Morton at namorton@aep.com.
To RSVP, click here.

Technical Talk with RF
2024-01-22 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual (Webex)
ReliabilityFirst (RF) offers a regularly scheduled monthly call to provide entities and stakeholders with a forum for addressing topics and questions relevant to reliability, resilience and security.
While RF Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) will provide presentations and updates, they will not address entity-specific questions and issues. These types of questions can be handled offline by using the RF Assist Visit program. If you have any questions, please reach out to Mike Hughes, Entity Engagement Manager, 216-503-0617.

Event Information
Monday, Jan. 22, 2024 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. EST (US & Canada)
https://reliabilityfirst.webex.com/reliabilityfirst/j.php?MTID=m1b7276897dabbd17039b6b2613c4b138
Meeting Number: 2309 155 0051
Meeting Password: [REDACTED] (0123456 from phones and video systems)
Join by phone:1-650-479-3207 Call-in toll number (US/Canada)
Access code: 230 915 50051
Please join us on Slido.com using #TechTalkRF as the event code.

Agenda Topics
2023 Enforcement actions: Year in review
Kristen Senk, Director of Enforcement, ReliabilityFirst

Kristen Senk will provide an overview of RF’s enforcement actions from 2023, including noteworthy trends and highlights.

NERC and RF Long-Term Reliability Assessments
Tim Fryfogle, Principal Engineer, Engineering and System Performance, ReliabilityFirst

Tim Fryfogle, will discuss both NERC and RF’s latest Long Term Reliability Assessments. NERC’s report projects sharp increases in peak demand and, with the potential for higher generator retirements, highlights increased concerns for electric reliability over the next 10 years.

Reference Materials
Tech Talk with RF Jan. 2024

Technical Talk with RF
2024-02-12 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual (Webex)
ReliabilityFirst (RF) offers a regularly scheduled monthly call to provide entities and stakeholders with a forum for addressing topics and questions relevant to reliability, resilience and security.
While RF Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) will provide presentations and updates, they will not address entity-specific questions and issues. These types of questions can be handled offline by using the RF Assist Visit program. If you have any questions, please reach out to Mike Hughes, Entity Engagement Manager, 216-503-0617.
Event Information
February 2024 Technical Talk with RF: State Policy Edition
Monday, Feb. 12, 2024 2:00 PM | (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Join link: https://reliabilityfirst.webex.com/reliabilityfirst/j.php?MTID=m540647ba7ba6208cf8653eea088c565d
Webinar number: 2302 215 1701
Webinar password: [REDACTED] (0123456 from phones and video systems)
Join by phone:1-650-479-3207 Call-in toll number (US/Canada)
Access code: 230 221 51701
Please join us on Slido.com using #TechTalkRF as the event code.
Agenda Topics
Disruptive Energy Futures
Amory Lovins, Co-founder and Chairman Emeritus, RMI

Amory will share his thoughts on the great energy transition, socio-economic impacts, and how new technologies and fuel sources may be a part of the grid of the future, plus the role of distributed energy resources.

Update on FERC Activities
Eric Vandenberg, Deputy Director, Office of Electric Reliability, FERC

Eric will discuss key priorities for FERC’s Office of Electric Reliability, including work relating to resource/energy adequacy, priority system attributes and inverter-based resources.

Reference Materials
Tech Talk with RF Feb. 2024

Compliance User Group (CUG) Winter Workshop
2024-02-23 10:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
Topics:

Recent Audit Experiences
Industry Discussion

To register, please contact Leslie Hamby at Leslie.Hamby@centerpointenergy.com.

Technical Talk with RF
2024-03-11 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual (Webex)
ReliabilityFirst (RF) offers a regularly scheduled monthly call to provide entities and stakeholders with a forum for addressing topics and questions relevant to reliability, resilience and security.
While RF Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) will provide presentations and updates, they will not address entity-specific questions and issues. These types of questions can be handled offline by using the RF Assist Visit program. If you have any questions, please reach out to the Entity Engagement department via our Contact Us page.

Event Information
Join link: https://reliabilityfirst.webex.com/reliabilityfirst/j.php?MTID=m97343b64c896a3c8258b9a0d3480f5e3
Meeting Number number:2303 360 0263 | Meeting password: [REDACTED] (0123456 from phones and video systems)
Join by phone:1-650-479-3207 Call-in toll number (US/Canada) | Access code: 230 336 00263

Agenda Topics
NERC Standards Updates
Latrice Harkness, Director of Standards Development, NERC

Latrice will give an overview of new NERC Reliability Standards that will be going into effect on April 1, 2024.

Overview of RF Regional Risk Assessment
Johnny Gest, Manager, Engineering and System Performance, RF

Johnny will introduce RF’s latest Regional Risk Assessment and discuss the various risks and RF’s methodology in formulating the report.

Reference Materials
Tech Talk with RF March 2024
System Operating Limits Presentation March 2023
Regional Risk Assessment Overview Presentation March 2024

Technical Talk with RF
2024-04-15 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual (Webex)
ReliabilityFirst (RF) offers a regularly scheduled monthly call to provide entities and stakeholders with a forum for addressing topics and questions relevant to reliability, resilience and security.
While RF Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) will provide presentations and updates, they will not address entity-specific questions and issues. These types of questions can be handled offline by using the RF Assist Visit program. If you have any questions, please reach out to the Entity Engagement department via our Contact Us page.
Event Information
Join link: https://reliabilityfirst.webex.com/reliabilityfirst/j.php?MTID=ma4312cf0754c6ff9a76676a4ab16ad17
Meeting Number: 2311 094 6844
Meeting Password: [REDACTED] (01234456 from phones and video systems)
Join by phone: 1-650-479-3207 Call-in toll number (US/Canada)
Access Code: 231 109 46844

Agenda Topics
Supply chain shortages facing the electric grid
David Batz, Managing Director, Cyber & Infrastructure Security, Edison Electric Institute

As we electrify the grid, expand distribution and transmission, and respond to extreme weather events, maintaining a secure, reliable supply of transformers is critical to our national security. Batz will offer insight on one of the biggest risks the electric grid is facing today – transformer supply chain shortages and dependence on China and other foreign nations for these devices. He will discuss the risks, the challenges, the mitigations, and spare equipment strategies.

Reference Materials
Tech Talk with RF April 2024

2024 Q1/Q2 Talent and Compensation Committee Meeting
2024-05-01 09:00 - 12:00 | ReliabilityFirst, 3 Summit Park Dr #600, Independence, OH, 44131, United States
2024-05-1-2 Schedule of Events
2024-05-01 Talent and Compensation Committee Agenda

2024 Q1/Q2 Risk and Compliance Committee Meeting
2024-05-01 13:00 - 15:00 | ReliabilityFirst, 3 Summit Park Dr #600, Independence, OH, 44131, United States
2024-05-1-2 Schedule of Events
2024-05-01 Risk and Compliance Committee Agenda

2024 Q1/Q2 Finance and Audit Committee Meeting
2024-05-01 15:10 - 17:10 | ReliabilityFirst, 3 Summit Park Dr #600, Independence, OH, 44131, United States
2024-05-1-2 Schedule of Events
2024-05-01 Finance and Audit Committee Agenda

2024 Q1/Q2 Nominating and Governance Committee Meeting
2024-05-01 15:10 - 17:10 | ReliabilityFirst, 3 Summit Park Dr #600, Independence, OH, 44131, United States
2024-05-1-2 Schedule of Events
2024-05-01 Nominating and Governance Committee Agenda

2024 Q1/Q2 Board of Directors Meeting
2024-05-02 08:00 - 14:00 | ReliabilityFirst, 3 Summit Park Dr #600, Independence, OH, 44131, United States
2024-05-1-2 Schedule of Events
2024-05-02 Board of Directors Agenda

Physical Security and Advanced DBT & VISA Applications Workshop
2024-05-14 09:00 - 2024-05-16 12:30 | Hoosier Energy Board Room, 2501 S. Cooperative Way, Bloomington, IN, 47403, United States
The Physical Security and Advanced DBT & VISA Applications Workshop will be hosted by Hoosier Energy at its facility in Bloomington, Indiana. This event is being organized through a collaboration between ReliabilityFirst, SERC and Hoosier. Click here to register.

In this workshop, attendees will:

Identify the layers/stages of protection in depth.
Describe the role of Design Basis Threat in identifying threats and risks for entities and external partners.
Identify the importance of physical security for registered entities, external partners and their assets.
Identify types of threats/vulnerabilities to physical security for registered entities.
Explain the reason for employing physical security controls.
In the VISA application sessions, attendees will experience practical application of adversary sequence diagrams, design basis threat (DBT), and the Vulnerability of Integrated Security Analysis (VISA) methodology.

Target audience:
This event will be of interest to physical security personnel and registered entity staff (investor-owned, municipal, co-ops) charged with securing electric industry facilities and assets, as well as external security personnel whose facilities are dependent on reliable electricity delivery.

For questions regarding content, please contact Banna Underland at SERC. For questions regarding event logistics, please contact Trina Pardue at Hoosier.

Technical Talk with RF
2024-05-20 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual (Webex)
Event Information
Join link: https://reliabilityfirst.webex.com/reliabilityfirst/j.php?MTID=mcf995871f03c0575782f4360f1e8298c
Meeting Number: 2310 618 4461
Meeting Password: [REDACTED]
Join by phone: 1-650-479-3207 Call-in toll number (US/Canada)
Access Code: [REDACTED] 618 4461
Please join us on Slido.com using #TechTalkRF as the event code.

Agenda Topics
Generator Owner and Generator Operator risks to the grid, standards and mitigations
Shon Austin, Principal Technical Auditor, CIP Compliance Monitoring
Ash Chappell, Senior Technical Auditor, Operations & Planning Compliance Monitoring

Shon and Ash will do a deep dive on Generator Owners (GOs) and Generator Operators (GOPs). They will discuss their risks to the grid, whether related to planning and modeling, the changing resource mix (including inverter-based resources), and/or cyber and physical security.
They will cover the applicable standards, including some notable problem areas as well as where entities can find guidance and implementation plans.
They will also highlight where GOs and GOPs can get help with these challenges, including RF’s Assist Visit program and the NERC website.

Internal controls best practices
Jason Smith, Director, NERC Compliance Office, DTE Energy
Chris Plensdorf, Manager of NERC CIP Compliance, DTE Energy
Jeff Wallace, NERC Compliance Process Management Specialist, DTE Energy

DTE Energy will discuss internal controls best practices for GOs and GOPs.

Reference Materials
Tech Talk with RF May 2024

IBR Webinar: State & Provincial Integration of Reliable Renewable Energy
2024-05-29 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual (Webex)
Join us for a webinar where experts from the ERO Enterprise will shed light on proposed amendments to NERC’s Rules of Procedure governing the registration criteria for inverter-based resources (IBRs) that would result in materially impactful IBRs becoming subject to NERC’s Reliability Standards.
Event Information
Webinar link: https://serc1.webex.com/serc1/j.php?MTID=mf61b9c98b956f1f442b5514b9a824928
Webinar number: 2349 748 6049
Webinar password: [REDACTED] (73721 from phones and video systems)
Join by phone: 1-408-792-6300 Call-in number (US/Canada), Access code: [REDACTED] 748 6049

Reference Materials
IBR State and Provincial Integration of Reliable Renewable Energy

Technical Talk with RF
2024-06-10 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual (Webex)
Event Details
Monday, June 10, 2024 2:00 PM | (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Join link: https://reliabilityfirst.webex.com/reliabilityfirst/j.php?MTID=m19f423ca3342629c5b05b300beb111bb
Meeting Number: 2303 285 4354
Meeting Password: [REDACTED] (0123456 when dialing from a phone or video system)
Join by phone: 1-650-479-3207 Call-in number (US/Canada)
Access Code: [REDACTED] 285 4354
Please join us on Slido.com using #TechTalkRF as the event code

Agenda Topics
2024 CIP Themes & Lessons Learned Report Preview
Tom Scanlon, Managing Enforcement Counsel, Legal & Enforcement, RF, and Joseph Tromba, Legal Counsel, SERC

Tom and Joseph will give a preview of the findings highlighted in the latest Critical Infrastructure Protection Themes & Lessons Learned Report. The third edition of this document unpacks broad themes along with possible resolutions for industry to consider.
The report aims to outline areas for improvement with the goal of driving continued progress toward our shared mission of ensuring a reliable power system.

Summer reliability outlook for ReliabilityFirst region
Tim Fryfogle, Principal Engineer – Resources, Engineering & System Performance, RF

Tim will break down RF’s 2024 Summer Reliability Assessment, giving an overview of our resource adequacy projections in both the PJM and MISO portions of our footprint through the upcoming warm weather season.

Reference Materials
Tech Talk with RF June 2024

Compliance User Group (CUG) Summer Workshop
2024-06-20 10:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
Topics:

Recent Audit Experiences:

MISO – Audit Prep/Align Experience
PPL – Certification Review Experience

Industry Discussion:

Duke – NERC Project Process Discussion
Duke – Standard Drafting Team Participation Experience

RF Fall Reliability & Summit Discussion
Open Forum

Contact Leslie Hamby at Leslie.Hamby@centerpointenergy.com to register for the workshop.

Technical Talk with RF
2024-07-15 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual (Webex)
Event Information
Monday, July 15, 2024 2:00 PM | (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Join link: https://reliabilityfirst.webex.com/reliabilityfirst/j.php?MTID=mc62259c4a53874b0f2791a27adefe2b5
Meeting number: 2303 366 7774
Meeting password: [REDACTED]
Join by phone: 1-650-479-3207 Call-in toll number (US/Canada)
Access code: [REDACTED] 366 7774
Please join us on Slido.com using #TechTalkRF as the event code.

Agenda Topics
“Christmas in July” – a look back at system performance during the 2023-2024 winter and a look ahead to this upcoming winter, as we work together to mitigate risks due to extreme cold weather.
System Performance Review of the January 2024 Arctic Storms
Matt Lewis, NERC Manager of Event Analysis
Kiel Lyons, NERC Senior Manager, Compliance Assurance
Chanel Chasanov, Attorney-Advisor in FERC’s Office of the General Counsel
Robert Clark, Electrical Engineer in FERC’s Office of Electric Reliability

Extreme cold weather events have shown the need for the natural gas and electric systems, and the underlying infrastructure that supports their operations, to continue to prepare for extreme cold weather. The NERC and FERC team will provide a recap of system performance during Winter Storms Gerri and Heather, which impacted our region from Jan. 10 to 17, 2024, plus review recommendations from FERC-NERC-Regional Entity joint reports.

ReliabilityFirst Cold Weather Winterization and Small Group Advisory Sessions
Mike Hughes, Manager, Entity Engagement, RF
Tim Fryfogle, Principal Engineer – Resources, Engineering & System Performance, RF

The RF team will provide an overview of our Cold Weather Winterization program, plus a look back at our site visits from this past winter and performance in the RF region. The team will also touch upon NERC’s recent Small Group Advisory Sessions (SGAs) which provided an educational opportunity for registered entities to meet with NERC and the Regional Entities to discuss cold weather preparedness Reliability Standards including EOP-011, EOP-012, and TOP-002.

Intended Audience
These presentations are especially relevant for RTOs, utilities, and generators facing reliability risks due to extreme cold weather. State commission staff and others in regulatory affairs may also be interested in the steps that NERC and the regions are taking to enforce new Reliability Standards, share best practices, lessons learned, and recommendations from previous events to drive continuous improvement in mitigating these risks.

Reference Materials
Tech Talk with RF July 2024

Protection System Workshop
2024-08-07 09:00 - 13:00 | Virtual (Webex)
Please mark your calendar for the upcoming ReliabilityFirst Protection System Workshop. This event will be held virtually via WebEx. This is a highly interactive workshop with the attendees providing ideas, suggestions, and stories for the benefit of everyone. There is no fee to attend this workshop and it is open to anyone interested.
Agenda

Presentation
Presenter
Time (Eastern)

Welcome and introductions
Johnny Gest, RF
9:00 – 9:05 AM

Why we are here
Thomas Teafatiller, RF
9:05 – 9:35 AM

Managing system oscillations in the ERCOT System
Yunzhi Cheng, ERCOT
9:35 – 10:20 AM

Misoperation improvement journey
Ross Stienecker, AEP
10:20 – 11:05 AM

Break
15 minutes
11:05 – 11:20 AM

Line protection considerations for systems with inverter-based resources
Ritwik Chowdhury, SEL
11:20 AM – 12:05 PM

Automated solutions and remote settings changes – AEP’s approach to implementing PRC-027-1
Jeffrey Iler, AEP
Nelson Doe, AEP
12:05 – 12:50 PM

Wrap-up and closing remarks
Thomas Teafatiller, RF
12:50 – 1:00 PM

Intended Audience
The ideas, suggestions and stories shared during this highly interactive, free event are especially relevant for:

Substation and transmission maintenance personnel
Protection and controls experts
Operations control room staff, including tools support personnel for EMS, SCADA, etc.
Asset design groups (substation and transmission)
Asset management groups
Internal control champions and specialists
Company trainers
Leadership and others interested in these topics

Click here to register
If you have any questions, please contact Thomas Teafatiller, Principal Engineer, Engineering & System Performance, or Johnny Gest, Manager, Engineering & System Performance.

Event Details
Join link: https://reliabilityfirst.webex.com/reliabilityfirst/j.php?MTID=m29e11759d65ca4062b4b77022661730c
Meeting number: 2312 980 8670
Webinar password: [REDACTED]
Join by phone :1-650-479-3207 Call-in toll number (US/Canada)
Access code: 231 298 08670
Please join us on Slido.com using #RFPS2024 as the event code.

Reference Materials
Protection System Workshop Presentations

Human Performance Workshop
2024-08-08 09:00 - 13:00 | Virtual (Webex)
Please mark your calendars for the upcoming ReliabilityFirst Human Performance Workshop. This events will be held virtually via WebEx. This event will focus on practical application of human performance techniques and concepts for front-line activities that attendees can retain and use in transmission reliability-related work areas, such as operations, asset management, design, protection, maintenance, and others.
Agenda

Presentation
Presenter
Time (Eastern)

Welcome and introductions
John Idzior, RF
9:00 – 9:05 AM

HP metrics & why we are here
Johnny Gest, RF
9:05 – 9:35 AM

Delivering the right stuff
Andrew Dingee, System Safety
9:35 – 10:35 AM

Break
15 Minutes
10:35 – 10:50 AM

How did they show up?
Summer Rae, Summer Speaks
10:50 – 11:30 AM

Enhancing the effectiveness of job briefings
Stephen Kerry, KnowledgeVine
11:30 AM – 12:20 PM

HP and BES system events
Dwayne Fewless, RF
12:20 – 12:55 PM

Closing remarks
John Idzior, RF
12:55 – 1:00 PM

Intended Audience
The ideas, suggestions and stories shared during this highly interactive, free event are especially relevant for:

Substation maintenance personnel
Protection and controls experts
Operations control room staff, including tools support personnel for EMS, SCADA, etc.
Asset design groups (substation and transmission)
Human resource professionals
Asset management groups
Internal control champions and specialists
Company trainers
Leadership and others interested in these topics

Click here to register
If you have any questions, please contact John Idzior, Principal Engineer, Engineering & System Performance, or Johnny Gest, Manager, Engineering & System Performance.

Event Details
Join link: https://reliabilityfirst.webex.com/reliabilityfirst/j.php?MTID=mc29fccdc1d98f5058663c97810e8bce6
Webinar number: 2310 553 9241
Webinar password: [REDACTED] (0615 when dialing from a phone or video system)
Join by phone: 1-650-479-3207 Call-in toll number (US/Canada)
Access code: 231 055 39241
Please join us on Slido.com using #RFHP2024 as the event code.

Reference Materials
Human Performance Workshop Presentations

Technical Talk with RF
2024-08-19 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual (Webex)
ReliabilityFirst (RF) offers a regularly scheduled monthly call to provide entities and stakeholders with a forum for addressing topics and questions relevant to reliability, resilience and security.
While RF Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) will provide presentations and updates, they will not address entity-specific questions and issues. These types of questions can be handled offline by using the RF Assist Visit program. If you have any questions, please reach out to Mike Hughes, Entity Engagement Manager, 216-503-0617.

Event Information
Join link: https://reliabilityfirst.webex.com/reliabilityfirst/j.php?MTID=me4aee5170fb663587cab1d8ac20528a9
Meeting number: 2304 257 6965 | Meeting password: [REDACTED]
Join by phone: 1-650-479-3207 Call-in toll number (US/Canada) | Access code: 230 425 76965

Agenda Topics
The business case for prioritizing your mental and physical well-being
Niki Schaefer, Vice President & General Counsel, RF

Although the demands that work, and life outside of work, place on our lives vary from person to person, we all share the common challenge of navigating them in a way that allows us to feel successful in our careers and in our personal lives. Every day we are faced with a series of choices in how we allocate our time and energy, yet often the pressures life puts on us make us feel like we don’t have a choice. That was the experience of Niki Schaefer when she suffered a stroke at 38 years old as a result of placing more importance on her career, parenting, family, friend and community obligations than she placed on her own mental and physical health. Niki will explain what happened and the lessons she learned on her road to recovery that helped her find health and happiness post-stroke.

The value of workplace friendships
Sam Queeno, Director, Physical Security, AEP, and Founder, Best Friend Friday

You may know Sam Queeno from his work as Director of Physical Security for AEP, but beyond his security expertise, Sam has another passion: the value of having a best friend at work. He started Best Friend Friday, a weekly video series that highlights best friends at work, in 2018, and published a book on this subject as well in May 2024. This passion project has grown to become a framework that can be used both to improve relationships in the workplace and beyond. Sam will discuss the “best friend at work” concept and the value it can bring to your organization.

2024 Q3 Talent and Compensation Committee Meeting
2024-08-21 09:00 - 12:00
Gervasi Vineyard
1700 55th Street NE
Canton, OH 44721

2024 Q3 Risk and Compliance Committee Meeting
2024-08-21 13:00 - 15:00
