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Events

Where the industry convenes.

AEIC has convened the people who run the grid every year since 1885. From the flagship Annual Meeting to the working cohorts that meet through the year, these are the rooms where senior operators set direction face to face.

Flagship · 142nd Annual Meeting

Collaborate. Innovate. Transform.

Three days with the senior operators of North America's electric utilities, built around peer conversation rather than slideware. The room that has convened every year since 1885.

Registration details
DatesOctober 20–22, 2026
LocationOjai Valley Inn, Ojai, California
FormatGeneral sessions, member panels, and the Achievement Awards
Speakers & agendaPublished as sessions firm up
Through the year

Working rooms beyond the flagship.

Membership opens the door to the cohorts, summits, and committee meetings that run between Annual Meetings, where the real comparing of practice happens.

The 2026 calendar

Every committee meeting and workshop.

The full year of in-person committee meetings, plus the workshop series and forums. Members register through the member portal.

Fall 2026

09/14-15
Workforce Development- Fall
Wantagh, NY
09/15-16
Load Forecasting Workshop Series
Denver, CO
09/22-23
Power Generation - Fall
Boston, MA
09/23-24
Telecommunications - Fall
Atlanta, GA
09/27-30
Metering - Fall
Bellevue, WA
09/28-30
Power Delivery - Fall
Birmingham, AL
10/05-7
EPAC - Fall
Washington, DC
10/06-7
Safety - Fall
Westwood, MA
10/06-08
Project Management - Fall
Nashville, TN
10/13-14
Grid as a Platform - Fall
St. Louis, MO
10/26-29
DSO - Fall
Birmingham, AL
10/29-30
Cable Engineering - Fall
TBD
11/12-13
Load Forecasting Workshop Series
Chicago, IL
11/17-18
Customer Service - Fall
With CSX Week
Aug or Sept
Vegetation Management (Wildfire) - Fall
Westwood, MA
10/21-23
LRA Foundations Course
New Orleans, LA

Dates to be confirmed

Unknown
Storm Team - Fall
Location TBD
TBD
TSO - Transmission Systems Operations
Location TBD

Be in the room.

The Annual Meeting and the working cohorts are open to member utilities and their partners. Tell us about your organization and we will help you plan your year.

Annual Meeting details