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SUMMARY:2026 Q3 Talent and Compensation Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:2026 3rd Qtr Board Announcement
URL:https://www.rfirst.org/event/2026-q2-talent-and-compensation-committee-meeting/
LOCATION:Inn Walden\, 1119 Aurora Hudson Rd\, Aurora\, 44202\, United States
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SUMMARY:2026 Q3 Risk and Compliance Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:2026 3rd Qtr Board Announcement
URL:https://www.rfirst.org/event/2026-q2-risk-and-compliance-committee-meeting/
LOCATION:Inn Walden\, 1119 Aurora Hudson Rd\, Aurora\, 44202\, United States
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SUMMARY:2026 Q3 Finance and Audit Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:2026 3rd Qtr Board Announcement
URL:https://www.rfirst.org/event/2026-q2-finance-and-audit-committee-meeting/
LOCATION:Inn Walden\, 1119 Aurora Hudson Rd\, Aurora\, 44202\, United States
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SUMMARY:2026 Q3 Nominating and Governance Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:2026 3rd Qtr Board Announcement
URL:https://www.rfirst.org/event/2026-q2-nominating-and-governance-committee-meeting/
LOCATION:Inn Walden\, 1119 Aurora Hudson Rd\, Aurora\, 44202\, United States
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SUMMARY:2026 Q3 Board of Directors Meeting
DESCRIPTION:2026 3rd Qtr Board Announcement
URL:https://www.rfirst.org/event/2026-q2-board-of-directors-meeting/
LOCATION:Inn Walden\, 1119 Aurora Hudson Rd\, Aurora\, 44202\, United States
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SUMMARY:2026 Fall Reliability & Security Summit
DESCRIPTION:Registration\n\n\nClick here to register. \n\nWhat to expect\n\n\nJoin RF at our annual Fall Reliability & Security Summit\, hosted this year at the Ohioan Hotel & Event Center just outside of Columbus. \n\n\n\nThis year’s event begins Monday\, Sept. 14\, with closed meetings of the Compliance User Group (CUG) and Critical Infrastructure Protection Committee (CIPC) as well as an optional tour of a nearby data center. Then our General Session on Tuesday\, Sept. 15\, features a full day of insightful presentations\, panel discussions\, networking\, on-site breakfast and lunch\, and an awards reception to close the day. Half-day programming follows on Wednesday\, Sept. 16\, with guests choosing from one of three breakout sessions\, focusing either on energy policy\, critical infrastructure protection\, or data submittals. \nAgenda\nMonday\, Sept. 14\n\n\n\nTime slot\nAgenda item\n\n\n11:00 AM – 12:00 PM\nOptional: Data center tour with Expedient\n\n\n1:00 – 2:45 PM\nCUG meeting (closed for members and invitees)\n\n\n1:00 – 2:00 PM\nOptional: Data center tour with Expedient\n\n\n2:45 – 3:00 PM\nBreak\n\n\n3:00 – 5:00 PM\nCIPC meeting (closed for members and invitees)\n\n\n\nTuesday\, Sept. 15 (General Session)\n\n\n\nTime slot\nAgenda item\nPresenter(s)\n\n\n7:30 – 8:30 AM\nBreakfast and registration\n\n\n\n8:30 – 8:45 AM\nWelcome to RF’s Fall Reliability & Security Summit\nReliabilityFirst\n\n\n8:45 – 9:30 AM\n*To be announced\n\n\n\n9:30 – 10:30 AM\nState energy leadership outlook fireside chat: Policy reliability\, and the future of the grid\n• Suzanne Jaworowski\, Secretary of Energy and Natural Resources\, State of Indiana\n• Tim Gallagher\, President & CEO\, RF\n\n\n10:30 – 11:00 AM\nNetworking break\n\n\n\n11:00 AM – 12:00 PM\nManaging the AI era: Reliability challenges and opportunities related to large computational loads\n• Stacey Burbure\, Senior Vice President of Transmission Regulatory Engagement & Compliance\, AEP\n• Dennis Deters\, Commissioner\, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio\n• Julie LaBella\, Vice President – Regulatory & External Affairs\, Talen Energy\n• Craig Sundstom\, Head of Energy and Sustainability Public Policy\, Americas\, Amazon Web Services\n\n\n12:00 – 1:00 PM\nLunch\n\n\n\n1:00 – 2:00 PM\nThe evolving threat landscape: Protecting critical energy infrastructure\nGarris Ference\, FBI\n\n\n2:00 – 2:30 PM\nStrengthening reliability through natural gas and electric system coordination\nJerry James\, President\, Artex Oil Company\n\n\n2:30 – 2:45 PM\nNetworking break\n\n\n\n2:45 – 3:20 PM\nData driven reliability: Leveraging analytics to identify and mitigate emerging risks\nGreg Park\, Senior Risk Analysis Specialist\, WECC\n\n\n3:20 – 4:00 PM\nReliabilityFirst Regional Risk Assessment: Risk priorities and mitigation strategies\nJohnny Gest\, Manager\, Engineering & System Performance\, RF\n\n\n4:00 – 4:15 PM\nNetworking break\n\n\n\n4:15 – 6:00 PM\nReliability Recognition Awards Ceremony & Reception\nReliabilityFirst\n\n\n\nWednesday\, Sept. 16 (Breakouts)\n\n\n\nTime slot\nAgenda item\nPresenter(s)\n\n\n8:00 – 9:00 AM\nBreakfast\n\n\n\n\nTrack 1: Energy Policy \n\n\n\n9:00 – 9:45 AM\nPreparing for load growth: Insights from the Large Load Working Group\nWayman Smith\, Director\, Transmission Planning\, AEP\n\n\n10:00 – 10:45 AM\nEnergy assurance: Strengthening preparedness across the electricity sector\nTim Fryfogle\, Principal Engineer – Resource\, Engineering & System Performance\, RF\n\n\n11:00 – 11:45 AM\nFlexible load as a reliability resource: Opportunities and challenges\nAidan Tuohy\, Director\, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)\n\n\n\nTrack 2: Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) \n\n\n\n9:00 – 9:45 AM\nCloud adoption and reliability: Insights from the Standards Drafting Team\nLew Folkerth\, Principal Reliability Consultant\, External Affairs\, RF\n\n\n10:00 – 11:00 AM\nSupply chain risk management: Updates from the CIP-013 project 2025-06 Standard Drafting Team\nNatalie Fabian\, Compliance Lead\, Duke Energy\n\n\n11:00 – 11:45 AM\nCIP in practice: Lessons learned from real-world case studies\nBridget McLean\, Counsel\, Enforcement\, RF\n\n\n\nTrack 3: Data Submittals \n\n\n\n9:00 – 9:45 AM\nxADS reporting: Best practices for accurate and effective submissions\nGerald Esteban\, Senior Engineer – Resource Adequacy\, Engineering & System Performance\, RF\n\n\n10:00 – 10:45 AM\nSelf-reports: Expectations and best practices\nMarian Toney\, Counsel\, Enforcement\, RF\n\n\n11:00 – 11:45 AM\nEvent reporting: Best practices and expectations of effective event data\nTony Purgar\, Senior Manager\, Operational Analysis & Awareness\, RF\n\n\n\n\n\nAccommodations\nThe Ohioan Hotel & Event Center\n100 Green Meadows Dr. S.\nLewis Center\, OH 43035 \n· Booking Link: ReliabilityFirst Corporation Meeting – BOOK NOW \n· Group Code: 2609RELIA \nRoom Block Details: \nRoom Rate: $164.00 plus fee and taxes. \nCut off date for reservations is Monday\, Aug. 17.
URL:https://www.rfirst.org/event/2026-fall-reliability-security-summit/
LOCATION:The Ohioan Hotel & Event Center\, 100 Green Meadows Dr S\, Lewis Center\, 43035\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:Technical Talk with RF
DESCRIPTION: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.    \nWhile 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.  
URL:https://www.rfirst.org/event/technical-talk-with-rf-october-2026/
LOCATION:Virtual (Webex)
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:Technical Talk with RF
DESCRIPTION: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.    \nWhile 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.  
URL:https://www.rfirst.org/event/technical-talk-with-rf-november-2026/
LOCATION:Virtual (Webex)
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:2026 Q4 Talent and Compensation Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.rfirst.org/event/2026-q4-talent-and-compensation-committee-meeting/
LOCATION:NERC-Washington\, DC Office\, 1401 H Street NW\, Suite 410\, Washington\, DC\, 20005
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261202T130000
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SUMMARY:2026 Q4 Risk and Compliance Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.rfirst.org/event/2026-q4-risk-and-compliance-committee-meeting/
LOCATION:NERC-Washington\, DC Office\, 1401 H Street NW\, Suite 410\, Washington\, DC\, 20005
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SUMMARY:2026 Q4 Finance and Audit Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.rfirst.org/event/2026-q4-finance-and-audit-committee-meeting/
LOCATION:NERC-Washington\, DC Office\, 1401 H Street NW\, Suite 410\, Washington\, DC\, 20005
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UID:12081-1796224200-1796231400@www.rfirst.org
SUMMARY:2026 Q4 Nominating and Governance Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.rfirst.org/event/2026-q4-nominating-and-governance-committee-meeting/
LOCATION:NERC-Washington\, DC Office\, 1401 H Street NW\, Suite 410\, Washington\, DC\, 20005
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261203T093000
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CREATED:20260106T171130Z
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UID:12083-1796290200-1796293800@www.rfirst.org
SUMMARY:2026 Annual Meeting of Members
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.rfirst.org/event/2026-annual-meeting-of-members/
LOCATION:NERC-Washington\, DC Office\, 1401 H Street NW\, Suite 410\, Washington\, DC\, 20005
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261203T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261203T140000
DTSTAMP:20260422T175824Z
CREATED:20260106T171046Z
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UID:12082-1796295600-1796306400@www.rfirst.org
SUMMARY:2026 Q4 Board of Directors Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.rfirst.org/event/2026-q4-board-of-directors-meeting/
LOCATION:NERC-Washington\, DC Office\, 1401 H Street NW\, Suite 410\, Washington\, DC\, 20005
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UID:11792-1797256800-1797262200@www.rfirst.org
SUMMARY:Technical Talk with RF
DESCRIPTION: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.    \nWhile 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.  
URL:https://www.rfirst.org/event/technical-talk-with-rf-december-2026/
LOCATION:Virtual (Webex)
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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