IEEE Cedar Rapids Section

Speaker 1: Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) is the interface between the power system wiring in a home or building and the on-board electric vehicle charging system. The presentation will discuss the purpose and basic functions of the EVSE, including how this equipment is designed to safely deliver power to the vehicle. Speaker 2: EV chargers connect electric vehicles to premises wiring for the purposes of charging, power export, or bidirectional current flow. The presentation will discuss different types of EV chargers, recent development, technological trends that EV charging industry are faced with today. Co-sponsored by: Schneider Electric Speaker(s): Paul Reid, George Gao Agenda: 5:00 – 5:30PM social with pizza and soft drinks 5:30 – 6:30PM presentations by Paul and George with Q&A at the end Room: Main Conference Room, 3700 6th Street SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States, 52404, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/374794

Join us for our monthly executive committee meeting. Social time from 5:00 - 5:30 with the meeting running from 5:30 - 7:00 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. Agenda: 5:00 - 5:30 PM - Social 5:30 - 7:00 PM - Excom Meeting Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/342622

Alliant Energy continues to expand its Clean Energy Blueprint. In the last year Alliant has built the Community Solar project and a new battery storage project located in the heart of Cedar Rapids. Join Alliant Energy subject matter experts to learn more about each of the projects and the benefits it provides to all of Alliant Energy customers. Alliant Energy has 3 community solar project today. (https://www.alliantenergy.com/cleanenergy/whatyoucando/communitysolar/communitysolarfdl) - Operational and subscribed 1.0 MW (https://www.alliantenergy.com/cleanenergy/whatyoucando/communitysolar/communitysolarcr) - Operational and subscribed 4.5 MW (https://www.alliantenergy.com/cleanenergy/whatyoucando/communitysolar/communitysolarjanesville) - Announced 2.25 MW For the Cedar Rapids Project, the 18,000 transferable 250 watt blocks will average 541 kWh annually. Blocks are purchased by residential and commercial grid customers to off-set their electric costs for 20 years. Learn how this works for customers and Alliant Energy operations. Learn the technical details from Alliant Engineering and Operations. Alliant Cedar Rapids Community Solar updates are (https://www.alliantenergy.com/cleanenergy/whatyoucando/communitysolar/communitysolarcr/crsolarupdates) Co-sponsored by: Alliant Energy Speaker(s): Heide Parker, Jim Grabner Agenda: 4:30 PM Arrive, socialize 4:50 PM Program starts 6:00 PM Program ends Bldg: Alliant Energy Operations Center, 1001 Shaver Rd NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States, 52403

This will be a hybrid meeting. For those who plan on attending in person, food and non-alcoholic drinks will be provided. Agenda: 5:00 pm - Intro 5:15 pm - Presentation 6:45 pm - Q & A 366 Pinnacle Ridge Rd, Rutland, Vermont, United States, 05701, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/373989

Join the Cedar Rapids IEEE MTT for a live lecture via Zoom by distinguished microwave lecturer Dr. Vadim Issakov who will be speaking about millimeter wave system and circuit design for highly-integrated radar transceivers. Speaker(s): Dr. Vadim Issakov, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/377285

IEEE Region 4 Women In Engineering Leadership Summit (WIELS) November 3, 2023, will bring together 200+ engineering leaders, researchers, educators, innovators, disruptors, young professionals, and students to gather at the conference to help advance the state of practice related to energy/sustainability challenges, work/life, future of engineering and STEM in the era of OpenAI, and leadership vision. Speakers will share real-life experiences and lessons learned. This summit would provide a platform to identify opportunities for improvement and networking. Co-sponsored by: IEEE USA Speaker(s): Dr. Anna Demeo, Carlene Bills, Dr. Rita Baranwal Agenda: (https://attend.ieee.org/wieils-r4-2023/program/) Room: 5C18/5C20, Bldg: Microsoft Technology Center, 1 Campus Martius, 1000 Woodward Suite 500, Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48226

IEEE Region 4 Women In Engineering Leadership Summit (WIELS) November 3, 2023, will bring together 200+ engineering leaders, researchers, educators, innovators, disruptors, young professionals, and students to gather at the conference to help advance the state of practice related to energy/sustainability challenges, work/life, future of engineering and STEM in the era of OpenAI, and leadership vision. Speakers will share real-life experiences and lessons learned. This summit would provide a platform to identify opportunities for improvement and networking. Co-sponsored by: IEEE USA Speaker(s): Dr. Anna Demeo, Carlene Bills, Dr. Rita Baranwal Agenda: (https://attend.ieee.org/wieils-r4-2023/program/) Room: 5C18/5C20, Bldg: Microsoft Technology Center, 1 Campus Martius, 1000 Woodward Suite 500, Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48226