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November 16-17
Atlanta, Georgia

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SECC’s 2021

Members Meeting & Fall Workshop

Join SECC for the 2021 Members Meeting & Fall Workshop, a day-and-a-half forum on the latest trends affecting energy consumers and the strategies that stakeholders can use to more effectively meet consumers' needs and wants. The 11th Annual Members Meeting will also cover the most pertinent areas of need in consumer research and education and where our organization’s efforts should be aligned for 2022.

COVID-19 Guidelines: To ensure the safety of staff and attendees, we are requiring full vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test for all conference participants. In accordance with a City of Atlanta ordinance, all attendees will also be required to wear a mask in all common areas – except for at the desks in the conference ballroom, which will be placed six feet apart. Finally, the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center is taking additional steps to encourage social distancing and disinfect surfaces according to CDC guidelines (more info here).

Event Details

Time & Date
Tuesday & Wednesday,
November 16-17, 2021
9:00 - 5:00 p.m. (ET) - Day One
9:00 - 12:30 p.m. (ET) - Day Two

* Exact times may change as agenda is finalized

Location
The conference will be hosted at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center in Midtown Atlanta.

Cost
SECC Members FREE

Social Media
#SECCMM21

Registration

Registration is now closed for SECC's 2021 Members Meeting & Fall Workshop. We invite you to join us in January for the 2022 Consumer Symposium.

Registration Closed

Accommodations

Click the link below to book your reservations for SECC’s Members Meeting & Fall Workshop:

Reservations Link

Non-smoking king bedding accommodations have been blocked for this group. Please note that all guestrooms are non-smoking.

For any other requests or inquiries, please enter this information within the appropriate request boxes during the reservations process or call the hotel directly by calling (800) 706-2899 or (404) 838-2100.

Booking Deadline: Nov. 3, 2021

For any additional nights needed before or after the posted group dates, please contact the hotel directly at (800) 706-2899 to check availability.

For those attendees driving to the hotel, overnight parking is $21 per night with unlimited in and out access to the garage.

Partners

SECC offers a number of opportunities to build your brand among our membership of thought leaders. If you are interested in partnering with SECC for the 2021 Members Meeting & Fall Workshop, contact SECC’s President & CEO Nathan Shannon. There are multiple levels of sponsorship, and you will reach a diverse audience.

Sponsorship Details

Nathan Shannon

Platinum

Staffed with career electric power professionals, Hoffman Power Consulting (established 1985) researches and develops custom written, graphical and video content to help electric utilities, manufacturers/vendors, R&D organizations and associations communicate with customers, members and clients/prospects. Deliverables include client reports, thought-leadership white papers, infographics, live-action video, presentations, crisis communications, testimony, marketing collateral and more.

Gold

Questline, an innovative digital communications agency, serves more than 480 energy utility clients nationwide and means "to make energy engaging."

Apogee Interactive partners with utilities to deliver actionable insights to their customers. Their digital engagement platform provides end-use disaggregation that enhances program promotion, improves customer satisfaction and increases customer participation in utility programs.

Itron enables utilities and cities to safely, securely and reliably deliver critical infrastructure services to communities in more than 100 countries. Together with their customers, Itron works to improve the quality of life, ensure the safety and promote the well-being of people everywhere.

Silver

Supporting

Speakers

Keynote

Nicole Faulk

Senior Vice President of Customer Strategy & Solutions
Georgia Power

Nicole Faulk serves as senior vice president of Customer Strategy & Solutions. In this role, she is responsible for developing the vision and strategy to best meet the evolving needs of Georgia Power’s 2.6 million customers. Nicole is responsible for the customer service, sales and marketing and metering services teams. Her primary functions include customer satisfaction, electric transportation, the Customer Care Center, customer operations, new product development, sales management, energy efficiency and resiliency solutions. In addition, Nicole serves as a member of the company’s management council.

She holds both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Auburn University.

In April 2018, Faulk was named Auburn’s Mechanical Engineering Alumna of the Year. She serves as past chair for the Auburn Engineering Alumni Council and chair for the Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame. She is actively engaged in the industry, serving on boards and committees for the Southeastern Electric Exchange, the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies and the Electric Power Research Institute.

Keynote

Tim Jarrell

Vice President of Power Supply, Rates and DER Strategy
Cobb EMC

Tim Jarrell is vice president of power supply, rates and DER strategy for Cobb EMC. Tim’s team is responsible for all power supply planning, contracts and compliance, residential and commercial rate strategies and distributed energy resource development and strategy.

In this role, Cobb EMC has expanded its renewable energy portfolio by 360%, implemented a campus solar and battery energy storage project and currently implementing a campus microgrid. Prior to this role, Tim served as Cobb EMC’s associate vice president for information system programs and project management office.

Tim has received the Project Management Professional Certification (PMP) along with a Six Sigma Black Belt designation.

Tim has a Bachelor’s degree in marketing management from Florida State University, Masters in Organizational Management from University of Phoenix and additional post graduate work in accounting and finance from Keller Graduate School of Management.

Outside of the office, Tim is active in numerous Cobb County community organizations. He serves as Treasurer of the Allatoona High School PTSA, a charter member of the Senior Resource Foundation of Cobb County, Advisory Board member for the Devereux Foundation, 2012 alumni of Leadership Cobb, member of the PMI Atlanta chapter, Georgia Solar Energy Association and SAS Utility Advisory Board.