This event will invite local industry professionals to discuss the importance of making informed career choices and how professional organizations like IEEE can facilitate professional networking and learning beyond academic settings. Co-sponsored by: IEEE Cedar Rapids Section Speaker(s): Andi Jakupi, Meredith Godar, Bruce Lindholm Room: 1006, Bldg: Applied Engineering Building, University of Northern Iowa, 2900 Campus street, Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States, 50614

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/399843

Join us for lunch! October 1 is world-wide "IEEE Day". Chick-fil-A sandwiches and a beverage and more, will be provided to all who register or provide a group count! We are meeting on-site at the Alliant Energy Community Solar Facility. This facility became fully operational in February 2024. https://www.alliantenergy.com/alliantenergynews/newscenter/021324-cedarrapidssolaroperational The Alliant Energy Community Solar garden is now generating renewable energy for the more than 300 Alliant Energy customers who subscribed to the utility’s first community solar garden in Iowa. The 4.5-megawatt garden is Alliant Energy’s largest operational solar project to date in Iowa. Safety: Please note that both the ESS and Community Solar sites are active. We will not have access inside the fenced areas. Alliant Energy asks that participants dress for the weather and the rugged conditions. The assembly area is gravel, and the site is surrounded by unmanaged prairie. We ask that you wear close-toed shoes. Hard hats are not required. Site Access: The navigation address is 1435 Wilson Avenue, Cedar Rapids. - Turn south off Wilson Ave onto the access road between the railroad tracks. (see photo below) - Bear right at the Y and follow for approximately 200 yards. - The Deer Run BESS is located just south of the Alliant distribution substation. - Parking and assembly will be near the fenced Energy Storage System. [] Co-sponsored by: Alliant Energy Speaker(s): , Bob Tandy Agenda: Stand-up Lunch Introductions Presentation, Q&A Bldg: See Site Access instructions above, 1435 Wilson Ave SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States, 52404