https://cruise.ieeeusa.org/?utm_source=vTools-event&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=WesternCaribbean&utm_id=WesternCaribbeanIEEE-USA's cruising saga continues in 2025 to the tropical beauty of the Western Caribbean. Building off of the success of IEEE-USA’s 50th Anniversary Cruise in 2023, and our Alaskan Cruise last year, IEEE-USA is hosting a 5-night Western Caribbean Cruise, 27 October - 1 November 2025. We’ll be cruising in style aboard Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas, from Galveston, TX, to stops in Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico, before concluding our cruise back in Galveston. Please remember that to participate in the IEEE-USA Western Caribbean Cruise activities, you must book through the (https://cruise.ieeeusa.org/?utm_source=vTools-event&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=WesternCaribbean&utm_id=WesternCaribbean). Details: (https://cruise.ieeeusa.org/?utm_source=vTools-event&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=WesternCaribbean&utm_id=WesternCaribbean) (https://landrykling.rezmagic.com/Booking/Reservation/Start?tripID=4408) Bldg: Pier 10, Port of Galveston , 1402 Harborside Drive, Galveston, Texas, United States, 77550

IEEE WEST MICHIGAN SECTION MEETING 10:00 AM WEDNESDAY, October 29, 2025 TOUR OF THE ZEELAND BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS (BPW) WASHINGTON AVE POWER PLANT ALL MEMBERS OF THE IEEE WMS, THE WEST MICHIGAN CONSULTANTS NETWORK, AND THEIR GUESTS ARE INVITED TO TOUR THE ZEELAND BPW WASHINGTON AVE POWER PLANT SPONSORED BY THE IEEE WMS LIFE MEMBER AFFINITY GROUP (This tour was originally scheduled for June 25, 2025, but was cancelled due to the extreme heat West Michigan was experiencing at that time and the resulting high demand for power they had to deal with). LOCATION The power plant is located at 347 E. Washington Ave., Zeeland MI 49464. Parking Tour attendees are encouraged to carpool where possible due to limited parking in the area. Our tour guide will send us instructions on where to park and where to meet for the tour prior to the tour date. When we receive those instructions, we will send them to you in either another eNotice, or directly to the email addresses of those signed up to attend. Tour We are limited to 20 visitors. Each active IEEE or WMCN member signing up for the tour may also sign up one or two non-IEEE/WMCN guests. Guests must be at least 14 years old. The tour begins at 10:00 AM. It is anticipated that we will meet at 350 E. Washington Ave, which is their office located across the street from the power plant. The exact meeting location will be announced later as noted above. Plan to arrive between 9:45 and 10:00 AM. Clothing & Footwear Restrictions Full length pants and secure footwear are required. No shorts, no flip-flops. Attire is otherwise casual. Optional Lunch After the tour, those interested will meet for lunch at Frank’s Restaurant located at 134 E. Main Ave in Zeeland. IEEE and WMCN member’s lunch will be paid for by our WMS. Member guests will be expected to pay for their own lunch. ZEELAND BPW WASHINGTON AVE POWER PLANT FAQs The facility we will tour is operated by the city of Zeeland. It was built in 1935 and upgraded during the 1950’s through the 1980’s. They currently have 7 internal combustion generating units with capacities ranging from 1 to 6 Megawatts. Total capacity is 24 Megawatts. The power units can use both natural gas (primary) and diesel (secondary). The facility is a “peaking” facility in that it is only placed online when the demand for electricity exceeds the 930 Megawatt capacity of the nearby Consumers Energy Generating Plant on N. Fairview Rd in Zeeland. RSVP REQUESTED RSVP to Larry Postema (WMS LMAG Chair) at [email protected] (616-306- 0040). Include your cell or home phone number, names of any guests you plan to bring, and whether or not you and/or any guest(s) plan to attend the optional lunch. RSVPs will be accepted until 3 PM, Tuesday, October 28 or until the event is full. Attendance is limited, so please RSVP early. EVENT CONTACTS For questions, contact: Larry Postema, WMS LMAG Chair, at [email protected] Ron Fredricks, WMS Vice-Chair, at [email protected] 350 E. Washington Ave, Zeeland, Michigan, United States

The University of Iowa Lichtenberger Engineering Library is hosting a learn to solder workshop for students and University of Iowa IEEE Student Branch members. Learn the basics of soldering by making a light-up creepy crawly in this class led by Kara Beauchamp, Instructional Services Lab Manager at U of I College of Engineering. Co-sponsored by: University of Iowa College of Engineering Library Room: SC 2001C (Multipurpose Room), Bldg: Seamans Center, 103 S Capitol St, Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242