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PCCA 2020 Mid-Year Meeting
Wednesday, September 23
| 3 - 7 pm 2 - 4 pm 4:30 - 6:30 pm 7 - 9 pm |
Registration/Information Desk Government Affairs Committee Board of Directors Meeting President’s Welcome Reception & Dinner |
Broadway West Foyer Broadway A-C Broadway E Ole Red Rooftop, 300 Broadway |
Thursday, September 24
| 7:30 am - 1 pm 7:30 - 8:30 am 8:30 - 9:45 am 10:30 - 11:45 am 1 - 5 pm |
Registration/Information Desk Breakfast Opening General Session - Business 2025 w/ Ken Rutkowski Leading Change in a Web- based Environment w/ Andy Patron PCCA Pub Crawl |
Broadway Foyer Broadway Foyer Broadway West Broadway West Depart from Lobby |
Friday, September 25
| 7 am - 1 pm 7 - 8 am 8 - 11:45 am 8 - 9 am 9 - 9:15 am 9:15 - 10:30 am 10:30 - 10:45 am 10:45 - 11:45 am 12:30 - 4:30 pm 1:30 - 3:45 pm 7 - 9:30 pm |
Registration/Information Desk Breakfast General Session Education Issues Roundtable Break Government & Industry Issues Roundtable Break Economic Issues Roundtable Axe Throwing with a Barbecue Lunch The Goo Goo Experience Farewell Diner w/Chris Weaver Band |
Broadway Foyer |
Saturday, September 26
| 1:30 - 4:45 pm 1:30 - 5:15 pm |
Clay Target Shooting at the Nashville Gun Club A Musical Journey through Nashville |
Depart from Lobby |
*Ending times for optional tours are estimates. Please consult the tour guide before departing if your return time is an issue.
PCCA Journal - 2020 Q3 - Available Online
The latest edition of the PCCA Journal is in the mail but you can avoid the wait by reading it online.
PCCA Joins the Newly Formed American Connection Project Broadband Coalition... We look at COVID Response Measures... We discuss how you can Uncover the Next Generation of Workers... and more.
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OSHA Webinar Launches 7th Annual National Stand-Down To Prevent Falls on Sept. 14, 2020
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced today that it will host a webinar on Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, to kick-off the 7th annual National Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction, Sept. 14-18, 2020. OSHA will conduct the webinar on Monday, Sept. 14 at 1 p.m. EDT. Featured speakers include:
Safe + Sound Week 2020
OSHA encourages America's workplaces to commit to workplace safety and health by participating in Safe + Sound Week, August 10-16. This nationwide event recognizes the successes of workplace safety and health programs and offers information and ideas on how to keep America’s workers safe.
Compliance Assistance Resources: FY 2020 Q3
The U.S. Department of Labor's Quarterly Update on Compliance Assistance Resources: FY 2020 Q3 has been published.
PCCA Joins Newly Formed American Connection Project Broadband Coalition
Continuing its 75-year effort to bring utility services to rural Americans, the Power & Communication Contractors Association (PCCA) proudly joined the American Connection Project Broadband Coalition in July. Coalition members are working together to bring high-speed internet access to all households, with a focus on those in rural areas.
Representing nearly 50 companies and business organizations from a cross-section of the U.S. economy, the coalition launched on July 8. It is spearheaded by farmer-owned cooperative Land O’Lakes, Inc., which like PCCA advocates for full internet accessibility, including for all rural Americans.
Read about the coalition's launch at www.landolakesinc.com/Press/News/American-Connection-Project-Broadband-Coalition.
Versalift, TRL Rents Donate Equipment for State Tech Programs
In June, Versalift and TRL Rents announced that they are donating four pieces of new equipment to the State Technical College of Missouri for the upcoming school year. State Tech, the flagship school in PCCA's workforce development efforts, will use the equipment in its Utility Systems Technician and Electrical Distribution Systems programs.
New PCCA Position Papers Available
Two new position papers detailing PCCA's views on reforming the Universal Service Fund (USF) and explaining the benefits of fiber over unproven technologies for broadband buildout have been posted on the website under Government Relations.