Region 4 Nexus Conference

Saturday, April 11th, student leaders from the University of Iowa and University of Northern Iowa student branches attended the IEEE Region 4 Nexus Students and Young Professionals conference!  Learn more about IEEE Region 4 Nexus here.

The first picture shows all of the students from Iowa with Past Region 4 Director Vickie Ozburn and Region 4 Director Elect Tarek Lahdhiri.  The second picture shows the University of Iowa students with Vickie.  Attending from the University of Iowa were Eva Singh, Lydia Pauley, and Tayla Lovan. Attending from the University of Northern Iowa was Elijah Yates and Nashiru Muniru.

Judging at the Eastern Iowa Science and Engineering Fair

On Saturday, March 21st, Bruce Lindholm, Shubh Jha, Nashiru Muniru (UNI Student Branch), and John Nirschl represented the Cedar Rapids section as judges at the Eastern Iowa Science and Engineering Fair (EISEF).  Learn more about EISEF here.

The Children of the CornCon: Spring Kids’ Hacker Camp

Register by March 31 for Early Bird pricing! [] The Children of the CornCon Kids’ Hacker Camp Returns April 11, 2026! Age appropriate activities for kids from kindergarten through high school. Note that children must be accompanied by a guardian at all times. Registration opens at 8:30 am. Events from 9 am – 3:30 pm Regular pricing is $25 for the first student and $10 for additional students per guardian, including soldering kit, lunch, snacks, and beverages. We will have kids’ t-shirts to give away from previous camps. Scholarships are available; contact scholarships@docent.org for details. (mailto:events@docent.org) (events@docent.org) if you would like to volunteer! Co-sponsored by: Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC) and Docent Institute Agenda: Activities Include: – VR Tournament – Soldering – Capture the Flag Competition (Introductory and Intermediate) – Tearing apart and building a computer – Escape Room – Mad Science Activities – Electronic Graveyard – Coding Activities & Learn about AI – Lockpicking – Games and Puzzles Bldg: Scott Community College Urban Campus, 101 W 3rd St, Davenport, Iowa, United States, 52801

June Cedar Rapids IEEE Executive Committee Meeting

Join us for our monthly executive committee meeting from 5 – 6:30 pm. This is a great opportunity to meet like minded people, learn leadership skills, and to help steer the direction of your local IEEE chapter. Who should attend: Executive committee for the Cedar Rapids Section, and any other leaders and interested members that wish to attend. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/532691

Vibration Isolation when Transporting Precious Artwork

Great care is taken when shipping heritage objects such as fine art, dinosaur bones or a 2000 year old porcelain vase Not only must they be protected from extreme temperature and humidity, insects and mold, dust and pollutants, theft and vandalism but also shock and vibration. [] [] [] The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, in Sante Fe New Mexico, contacted Bob for help in developing a shipping crate that isolated their artwork from damaging vibration. This presentation will review how art is currently crated and show why this is insufficient. The speakers will show the development steps they have taken toward producing a reusable crate that meets all the above criteria. Speaker(s): Bob White, Mark Freudenberg Room: AEB 1050, Bldg: Applied engineering building (AEB), 2900 Campus St, Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States, 50614

University of Iowa Computing Conference

On Saturday, February 21st, we had a table at the University of Iowa Computing Conference!  It was great to speak to so many students about IEEE.  Pictured is Shubhresh Jha, Elif Ozturk, and Bruce Lindholm.  Shubhresh and Bruce are officers of the section and Elif is a U of I student.  More information about the conference can be found here.

May Cedar Rapids IEEE Executive Committee Meeting

Join us for our monthly executive committee meeting from 5 – 6:30 pm. This is a great opportunity to meet like minded people, learn leadership skills, and to help steer the direction of your local IEEE chapter. Who should attend: Executive committee for the Cedar Rapids Section, and any other leaders and interested members that wish to attend. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/532690

Pi-Day Pizza Social

Join us at Lion Bridge Brewing for a pizza social to celebrate Pi Day early, on Thursday, March 12th at 5:30 PM. We’ll have pizza from Ian’s Pizza (in Lion Bridge). Lion Bridge Brewing Company, 59 16th Ave SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States, 52404

Enhancing Positioning Accuracy When Using Weak GNSS Signals On The Moon

This talk, presented at the ION GNSS+ 2025 conference, focuses on a Collins PNT architecture that addresses the communication and navigation needs of the NASA LunaNet program, a program conceived to enable manned exploration and base construction on the lunar surface. Speaker(s): Michael Armatys Room: Beems Auditorium A, Bldg: Downtown, Cedar Rapids Public Library, 450 Fifth Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States, 52401

Congratulations to the Cedar Rapids Section!

At the 2026 Region 4/Region 6 meeting on Saturday, January 31st in Mesa, the Cedar Rapids Section was awarded the 2025 Region 4’s Small Section Membership Growth Award!  The citation reads, “In recognition of exceeding 2025 membership growth goals”.  Congratulations to all of the Region 4 Award winners!