BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Denver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:MDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230920T001909Z UID:FB948578-1CF1-4DCD-B4BA-F7CE9AF15996 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230918T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230918T183000 DESCRIPTION:Samantha McKillop\, PE\, SE will present on her upcoming volunt eer work with a non-profit organization called Engineers In Action (EIA). She will be traveling abroad in October to construct a pedestrian suspensi on bridge for a remote community in Bolivia. This project will improve acc ess to essential resources like education\, healthcare\, markets and gover nment representation. Access to these services is complicated by the river \, which floods 150 days out of the year on average. Roughly 30 children c urrently use a tree trunk bridge to reach class every day during the rainy season. This unstable crossing prevents access to health care for the eld erly and is not adequate to transport farm produce\, presenting constant r isk that harvests will rot before they can be sold.\n\nThe new footbridge across the Río Capilla will have a span of 114 feet and will provide a me ans of safe crossing for pedestrians\, motorcycles\, wheelbarrows\, and li vestock.\n\nThis project will serve the communities of Qaga Huasi\, Julpi Arriba\, and Tablón\, with a total beneficiary population of 750. It will be delivered in direct cooperation with the municipal engineers and the b enefiting communities. Further\, improved access to fertile land and marke ts will facilitate economic expansion and encourage population growth in c oming years.\n\nYour financial support for this project is greatly appreci ated - please consider donating through this link to help offset costs of building materials\, tools and travel expenses: https://www.justgiving.com /page/samantha-mckillop-1690205165413?utm_source=Sharethis&utm_medium=one_ page&utm_content=page/samantha-mckillop-1690205165413&utm_campaign=pfp-ema il&utm_term=ad44e251ab234078a10fe455085d0589\n\nSpeaker(s): Samantha McKil lop\, \n\nAgenda: \nFor parking\, please use the Surbeck parking lot on th e east side of the CARA building. Enter through the east doors of the CARA building.\n\n5:00 - Food (complimentary food with Registration)\n5:30 - 6 :00 - Presentation\n6:00 - 6:30 - Questions\n\nBldg: Center for Alumni Rel ations & Advancement (CARA)\, use east side entrance\, 330 E. Kansas City Street\, Rapid City\, South Dakota\, United States\, 57701 LOCATION:Bldg: Center for Alumni Relations & Advancement (CARA)\, use east side entrance\, 330 E. Kansas City Street\, Rapid City\, South Dakota\, Un ited States\, 57701 ORGANIZER:jason.erickson@ieee.org SEQUENCE:11 SUMMARY:Engineers In Action - Bolivia Suspension Bridge URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/369375 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Samantha McKillop\, PE\, SE will present o n her upcoming volunteer work with a non-profit organization called Engine ers In Action (EIA).&nbsp\; She will be traveling abroad in October to con struct a pedestrian suspension bridge for a remote community in Bolivia. T his project will improve access to essential resources like education\, he althcare\, markets and government representation. Access to these services is complicated by the river\, which floods 150 days out of the year on av erage. Roughly 30 children currently use a tree trunk bridge to reach clas s every day during the rainy season. This unstable crossing prevents acces s to health care for the elderly and is not adequate to transport farm pro duce\, presenting constant risk that harvests will rot before they can be sold.</p>\n<p>The new footbridge across the R&iacute\;o Capilla will have a span of 114 feet and will provide a means of safe crossing for pedestria ns\, motorcycles\, wheelbarrows\, and livestock.</p>\n<p>This project will serve the communities of Qaga Huasi\, Julpi Arriba\, and Tabl&oacute\;n\, with a total beneficiary population of 750.&nbsp\; It will be delivered i n direct cooperation with the municipal engineers and the benefiting commu nities. Further\, improved access to fertile land and markets will facilit ate economic expansion and encourage population growth in coming years.</p >\n<p>Your financial support for this project is greatly appreciated - ple ase consider donating through this link to help offset costs of building m aterials\, tools and travel expenses:&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.ju stgiving.com/page/samantha-mckillop-1690205165413?utm_source=Sharethis&amp \;utm_medium=one_page&amp\;utm_content=page/samantha-mckillop-169020516541 3&amp\;utm_campaign=pfp-email&amp\;utm_term=ad44e251ab234078a10fe455085d05 89">https://www.justgiving.com/page/samantha-mckillop-1690205165413?utm_so urce=Sharethis&amp\;utm_medium=one_page&amp\;utm_content=page/samantha-mck illop-1690205165413&amp\;utm_campaign=pfp-email&amp\;utm_term=ad44e251ab23 4078a10fe455085d0589</a></p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>For parking\, ple ase use the Surbeck parking lot on the east side of the CARA building.&nbs p\; Enter through the east doors of the CARA building.</p>\n<p>5:00 - Food (complimentary food with Registration)<br />5:30 - 6:00 - Presentation<br />6:00 - 6:30 - Questions</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR