Douglas Healy is an environmental attorney who is a member of the American Public Power Association (APPA). The APPA hosts an annual National Conference for public power utilities that provides networking opportunities and professional sessions over multiple days. The 2020 National Conference will take place June 5-10 in Long Beach, California, with two days of pre-conference seminars covering topics like distributed energy grids and utility effectiveness. During the main conference, general and breakout sessions led by industry experts will address innovation, governance, community engagement, and cyber preparedness. The conference also offers continuing education credits and will celebrate the APPA's 80th anniversary.

1. The American Public
Power Association’s 2020
National Conference
Douglas Healy

2. Introduction
A dedicated attorney with a focus on environmental law, Douglas
Healy is a member of the Healy Law Offices, LLC. Active in his
professional community, attorney Douglas Healy also maintains
active membership with several organizations, including the
American Public Power Association (APPA).

3. Dedicated to shaping the future of public power, APPA protects
the interests of over 49 million individuals served by public
power utilities. Beyond this, it hosts numerous events annually,
including its National Conference. This event provides attendees
with numerous networking opportunities, keynote speeches, and
professional sessions over the course of several days.

4. The 2020 National Conference is scheduled from June 5 to June
10 in Long Beach, California. During this time, attendees will
have two days to attend pre-conference seminars that will cover
a variety of topics, including decentralized energy grids,
electricity flow, and long-term utility effectiveness.

5. Beginning on June 8, the event will include general and
breakout sessions. These are held at various times of the day
and led by experts in the public power industry. Innovation,
governance, community engagement, and cyber
preparedness are all topics that will be discussed during the
2020 National Conference’s breakout sessions.

6. Beyond these, the National Conference provides attendees
with several opportunities to earn professional development
hours (PDHs), continuing education units (CEUs), and
continuing professional education (CPE) credits. The APPA
also plans on celebrating its 80-year anniversary at the
National Conference.