BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240618T165550Z UID:88494CBB-49DA-43BB-9481-757AA061A0EC DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240610T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240611T173000 DESCRIPTION:[]Innovation takes more than ideas — it takes partnerships. S mall business owners\, government officials\, academic researchers\, finan cers\, and others need to work together for our local innovation ecosystem to thrive\, but it is rare for those people to be all in one place — un til now.\n\nThe 2024 IEEE-USA Innovation\, Workforce\, and Research Confer ence (IWRC) consists of an evening reception followed by a day-long worksh op\, bringing together stakeholders from academia\, government\, and indus try to bridge the gap between research and commercially viable products. E xperts from our region and across the country will discuss research grants \, technology transfer programs\, start-up funding\, intellectual property and a host of other topics related to inspiring and empowering true innov ation in the Heartland Region.\n\nBut most importantly we will bring toget her the key innovators from the key parts of our local innovation economy in one place to meet\, learn\, talk\, and plan as the CHIPS Act comes to o ur corner of America.\n\nAgenda: \nMonday\, 10 June 2024\n\nTime (CT) Sess ion\n5:30 - 8:00 PM Opening Reception\n\nTuesday\, 11 June\n\nTime (CT) Se ssion\n8:00 AM Registration\n8:30 AM Welcome & Kickoff\n9:00 AM Opening Ke ynote\n10:00 AM Networking Break\n10:30 AM Breakout Sessions\n12:00 PM Net working Lunch (provided)\n1:00 PM CHIPS+ Plenary Panel and Q&A\n2:30 PM Ne tworking Break\n3:00 PM Breakout Sessions\n4:30 PM Sharing Notes: Breakout Sessions Report Out\n5:00 PM Closing Keynote\n5:30 PM Adjourn\n\n1201 Wes t Avenue\, Sioux Falls\, South Dakota\, United States\, 57104 LOCATION:1201 West Avenue\, Sioux Falls\, South Dakota\, United States\, 57 104 ORGANIZER:vaozburn@ieee.org SEQUENCE:5 SUMMARY:IEEE-USA IWRC is bringing the CHIPS Act to South Dakota! URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/413687 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/v tools_ui/media/display/fc3985ca-0ace-4753-8385-d857f289145d" alt="" width= "1084" height="523">Innovation takes more than ideas &mdash\; it takes par tnerships. Small business owners\, government officials\, academic researc hers\, financers\, and others need to work together for our local innovati on ecosystem to thrive\, but it is rare for those people to be all in one place &mdash\; until now.</p>\n<p>The 2024 IEEE-USA Innovation\, Workforce \, and Research Conference (IWRC) consists of an evening reception followe d by a day-long workshop\, bringing together stakeholders from academia\, government\, and industry to bridge the gap between research and commercia lly viable products. Experts from our region and across the country will d iscuss research grants\, technology transfer programs\, start-up funding\, intellectual property and a host of other topics related to inspiring and empowering true innovation in the Heartland Region.</p>\n<p>But most impo rtantly we will bring together the key innovators from the key parts of ou r local innovation economy in one place to meet\, learn\, talk\, and plan as the&nbsp\;<em>CHIPS Act</em> comes to our corner of America.</p><br />< br />Agenda: <br /><h3 class="fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" dat a-fontsize="25" data-lineheight="27.5px"><strong>Monday\, 10 June 2024</st rong></h3>\n<div class="table-1">\n<table id="tablepress-10" class="tablep ress tablepress-id-10">\n<thead>\n<tr class="row-1">\n<th class="column-1" ><strong>Time (CT)</strong></th>\n<th class="column-2"><strong>Session</st rong></th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n<tbody class="row-hover">\n<tr class="row-2"> \n<td class="column-1">5:30 - 8:00 PM</td>\n<td class="column-2">Opening R eception</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n</div>\n<h3 class="fusion-respon sive-typography-calculated" data-fontsize="25" data-lineheight="27.5px">Tu esday\, 11 June</h3>\n<div class="table-1">\n<table id="tablepress-11" cla ss="tablepress tablepress-id-11">\n<thead>\n<tr class="row-1">\n<th class= "column-1"><strong>Time (CT)</strong></th>\n<th class="column-2"><strong>S ession</strong></th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n<tbody class="row-hover">\n<tr clas s="row-2">\n<td class="column-1">8:00 AM</td>\n<td class="column-2">Regist ration</td>\n</tr>\n<tr class="row-3">\n<td class="column-1">8:30 AM</td>\ n<td class="column-2">Welcome &amp\; Kickoff</td>\n</tr>\n<tr class="row-4 ">\n<td class="column-1">9:00 AM</td>\n<td class="column-2">Opening Keynot e</td>\n</tr>\n<tr class="row-5">\n<td class="column-1">10:00 AM</td>\n<td class="column-2">Networking Break</td>\n</tr>\n<tr class="row-6">\n<td cl ass="column-1">10:30 AM</td>\n<td class="column-2">Breakout Sessions</td>\ n</tr>\n<tr class="row-7">\n<td class="column-1">12:00 PM</td>\n<td class= "column-2">Networking Lunch (provided)</td>\n</tr>\n<tr class="row-8">\n<t d class="column-1">1:00 PM</td>\n<td class="column-2">CHIPS+ Plenary Panel and Q&amp\;A</td>\n</tr>\n<tr class="row-9">\n<td class="column-1">2:30 P M</td>\n<td class="column-2">Networking Break</td>\n</tr>\n<tr class="row- 10">\n<td class="column-1">3:00 PM</td>\n<td class="column-2">Breakout Ses sions</td>\n</tr>\n<tr class="row-11">\n<td class="column-1">4:30 PM</td>\ n<td class="column-2">Sharing Notes: Breakout Sessions Report Out</td>\n</ tr>\n<tr class="row-12">\n<td class="column-1">5:00 PM</td>\n<td class="co lumn-2">Closing Keynote</td>\n</tr>\n<tr class="row-13">\n<td class="colum n-1">5:30 PM</td>\n<td class="column-2">Adjourn</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</t able>\n</div> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR