Dave Bennett reported that the Northwest Area and National meetings were held in Spokane , WA , September 20-21, 2007 at the Red Lion River Inn, Hosted by Avista Utilities

  Highlights of training agenda:

Presentation by Peter McKenny of Gonzaga University , T+D Program
SOS – 4 hours of simulator training @ Gonzaga University ? 4 CEH were awarded
Presentation by Crystal Musselman on compliance audits and preparation

  The Northwest area currently has 258 Regular paid members, 13 Associates and 107 Life members for a total of 378.

A Special Thanks to Bob Wesselink - PGE for putting on this meeting.  Thanks to SOS and Tesla for sponsoring the meeting and thanks to everyone for attending.

Michele Wynne and others have set up a joint Fall NW/SW meeting to be held in Las Vegas October 6-10, 2008.  Twenty-four NERC credits will be offered.  Registration fees will be two hundred for APDA members and four hundred for non-members. A block of one hundred rooms have been reserved for this week long meeting.

The Fall National Meeting will be held in Biloxi , Mississippi in November 18-21, 2008.

A letter from Larry Belnap-SW APDA President on the Fall 2009 Joint NW / SW meeting in South Lake Tahoe , at the Montbleu Casino, was read to the membership present.  A vote was taken and accepted that the Fall 2009 meeting would be another joint endeavor.

Another Thank You to Danny Bucklin from the Southeast area for getting the banner which you have seen at the Hospitality Room...

For those whom have not have had the joy of setting up a meeting, we should all thank Bob for his work and full time support for APDA functions.

Scheduling - We have voted to have a joint meeting in 2009 Fall.  Contact for this scheduling function is Doug Krust.  A replacement for Kevin Conway is being sought.  If you have time call Doug. 

Scholarship - We need to remember that the Scholarship submission date is April 01.  It is a solid date so that the recipient can have recognition at their graduation from High School. 

Promotional - Scott Downey has been doing the work with this committee and reported that Wally Groff-BPA Dittmer will be helping him with this project.  They are presently looking for a new vendor for embroidery.

A BIG NOTE:   Much discussion on the fact that meeting fee checks need to be made out to the Host Person>>>>not APDA as it is impossible to deposit them.

Norm Stanley – PAC/Columbia Grid, Passed Away suddenly a very well known APDA members.

Doug Stewart – Health issues

Terry Enmark – AESO has had a long battle with heart, but is on the upswing and will soon retire

Discuss with the membership that a motion will be made at the fall meeting to have two Scholarships presented.  If you cannot attend please send correspondence to the Secretary on what your thought are with the NW APDA funds.  Training and hosting are increasing in cost, but other ideas need to be considered.

In Closing ? Let?s try and keep attendance up.  Be sure to thank your supervisors? for their support to the APDA.  Any ideas for improving attendance will be considered.

The Fall 2008 NWAPDA meeting will again a joint function in Las Vegas . The dates are scheduled for October 6-10, 2008 with 24 CEH offered..  There will be a posting on the NWAPDA Website for registration.  Contact information will also be addressed at that time.