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DESCRIPTION:Discuss Humanitarian Activities plans\n\nAgenda: \nIthaca Secti
 on Updates Today: Things Discussed\n\nGround Swell Farm At Ecovillage\n\nh
 ttps://groundswellcenter.org/\n\nhttps://ecovillageithaca.org/grow/grounds
 well-center/\n\nFrom Alex:\n\nTo recap: the IEEE HAC reps (Holly Schneider
 -Brown and Joan Woolery) floated an idea for our section to work with a lo
 cal farm-aid organization (Groundswell) in the area of agriculture technol
 ogy. We had a meeting last week and set up a meeting with Groundswell this
  week.\n\nSo today I met with Natalie Hughes from Groundswell (and briefly
  with Juliana Quaresma) at their farm next to Ecovillage. Natalie showed m
 e around and talked about the farm and what they do and how we can possibl
 y help out.\n\nNothing concrete was proposed\, just general ideas. We will
  all think about it more and I&#39;ll meet with them next week (Thursday or Fr
 iday.) Areas that we could help with our expertise and funding are: Irriga
 tion systems\, plant monitoring\, greenhouse environmental control\, solar
  power\, and other areas that will come up as we look into this. They also
  need some new equipment (compact tractor) and help with maintenance and t
 raining.\n\nI&#39;m looking forward to pursuing this and welcome any advice or
  help our section can muster. Once things get going\, I&#39;ll reach out to th
 e local membership for help and input and maybe can draw in more active me
 mbers.\n\nCheers\, Alex\n\nNOTE: Groundswell is looking for a compact fron
 t loader\, e.g.\, a Kubota\n\nWould like a woman to help them learn machin
 e maintenance – they are looking for this on their own.\n\nNext Meeting:
 \n\nDate and Time: November 10\, 2021\n\nLocation: WebEx\n\nTopic: Event P
 lanning\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/288726
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/288726
ORGANIZER:r.kirkland.smith@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Executive Committee Meeting
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/288726
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Discuss Humanitarian Activities plans&lt;/p&gt;&lt;
 br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Agenda: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ithaca Section Updates Today:&lt;/strong&gt;
  Things Discussed&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;u&gt;Ground Swell Farm At Ecovillage&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;
 a href=&quot;https://groundswellcenter.org/&quot;&gt;https://groundswellcenter.org/&lt;/a&gt;
 &lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ecovillageithaca.org/grow/groundswell-center/&quot;&gt;h
 ttps://ecovillageithaca.org/grow/groundswell-center/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/
 p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;From Alex:&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;To recap: the IEEE HAC reps (Holly Schneider-Bro
 wn and Joan Woolery) floated an idea for our section to work with a local 
 farm-aid organization (Groundswell) in the area of agriculture technology.
  We had a meeting last week and set up a meeting with Groundswell this wee
 k.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;So today I met with Natalie Hughes from Groundswell (and briefl
 y with Juliana Quaresma) at their farm next to Ecovillage. Natalie showed 
 me around and talked about the farm and what they do and how we can possib
 ly help out.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Nothing concrete was proposed\, just general ideas. W
 e will all think about it more and I&#39;ll meet with them next week (Thursday
  or Friday.) Areas that we could help with our expertise and funding are: 
 Irrigation systems\, plant monitoring\, greenhouse environmental control\,
  solar power\, and other areas that will come up as we look into this. The
 y also need some new equipment (compact tractor) and help with maintenance
  and training.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;I&#39;m looking forward to pursuing thi
 s and welcome any advice or help our section can muster. Once things get g
 oing\, I&#39;ll reach out to the local membership for help and input and maybe
  can draw in more active members.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Cheers\, Alex&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p
 &gt;\n&lt;p&gt;NOTE: Groundswell is looking for a compact front loader\, e.g.\, a K
 ubota&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Would like a woman to help them learn machine maintenance &amp;n
 dash\; they are looking for this on their own.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;st
 rong&gt;Next Meeting:&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;
 &amp;nbsp\; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Date and Time:&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\
 ;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\; November 10\, 2021&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Location:&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;
 nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp
 \;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\; WebEx&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Topic: &amp;nbsp\;&amp;
 nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp
 \;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;n
 bsp\; Event Planning&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;
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