Wednesday, February 5, 2025
10:00 am – Tane Board Meeting
11:00 am Joint NYSTA/ TANE Board Meeting
February 5, 2025
Lunch 12-1
1-1:45 Electric Safety - Possible outdoor demonstration/weather dependent
Tim Ellis NYSEG
1:45-3:30
Best practices Job Safety
Job Briefings: High Energy and Direct Controls
Pole Climbing
Easy squeeze
Ladder fall protection
Presenters:
Rudy Kunz CHI. CUSP - Safety Director, 3Phase Line Construction - A MasTec Company
Kipp Jenson - Sales Manager, Buckingham Manufacturing
Scott Benscoter, General Manger, Linemen Supply Inc.
3:30 Field Safety – Best practices to Keep you safe – NYS Police
Thursday, February 6, 2025
8:30 am NG 911 Roundtable
Moderator: Kevin Lynch, COO, SLIC Fiber
Panelists: Mike Romano, Executive Vice President, NTCA
Tom Moorman, ESQ. Woods & Aitken
10:00 Washington Update – Mike Romano, Executive Vice President, NTCA
10:45 Break
11:00 Cyber Security Eric Peterson, Co-Owner, Leavitt Group Ins. Advisors
Noon - Lunch
1:00 Marketing through AI , Joel Sigrist, Business Development, Account Executive, Pivot
1:45 CISA Update, Crystal Wilson, Cyber State Coordinator (NY), Region 2 (NY, NJ, PR and USVI)
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
2:30 BEAD – Digital Equity Update Jodia Vanel, Federal Program Officer, New York, Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth
National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
3:15 Soft Switch – Soft switch vs Cloud switch vs Hosted switch Roundtable-
Moderator: Steve Head – Telecom Superintendent, Fishers Island Telephone
Panelists: Havah Loehrer – Direct Sales Account Executive, TNS
Bob Stewart – Manager of Tariffs and Training, NECA
Lee Cheney – Vice President Network Operations, Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom
George McGrath – Sr. Solutions Architect, Alianza
4:30 Adjourn
Friday, February 7, 2025
8:30 am Regulatory Roundtable –
Moderator: Mike Reed, President, TANE
Panelists: Roger Nishi, Champlain Waitsfield Tel
Mike Romano, Executive Vice President, NTCA
Tom Moorman, ESQ., Woods Aitken
Craig Miller, President, NYSTA
10:00 – Break
10:15 – Workforce Development & Retention –
Liza Ochsendorf, Director
Warren County Workforce Development
Warren County Career Center
11:15 AI – Matt Lucas, Harter Chair, Skidmore College