In celebration of the Connecticut Section's 100 year anniversary, please join us for a virtual townhall! We'll hear short 3 minute presentations from each of the active society and affinity groups in Connecticut. During which you'll learn more about each society and affinity group, what they've done in the recent past, and plan to do in the coming months. There will also be time for breakout rooms for questions, and networking as well! RSVP below to get access. Registration will remain open up to the start of the event! Agenda: 7pm: Townhall WebEx Opens CT Section Introductions & Welcome - Chair of IEEE CT Section, Oscar Tonello 100th Anniversary History Lesson - Oscar Tonello Computer Society, Presents - Amalia Rusu Power & Energy Society Presents - - Mark Wallace Break - Discussion Breakout Room Format Robotics & Automation, Presents - - Kevin Huang Women in Engineering, Presents - Charlotte Blair Student Activities - Dave Broderick Young Professionals - Leontine Kansongue PACE, Presents - Gary Felberbaum Main room – Before breakout rooms - Open to member questions - General discussions (e.g. promotion of past & future events can be discussed)/ Importance of membership/ benefits/ attending event, etc. - Q: How did you hear about this event today? - Q: How do you use social media to stay informed about IEEE? (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn) - Attendees can move between breakout rooms Breakout rooms’ sessions - - Power & Energy Society- Mark Wallace - Robotics & Automation, - Kevin Huang - Women in Engineering, - Charlotte Blair - Computer Society, - Amalia Rusu - PACE, Gary Felberbaum or Oscar Tonello - Young Professionals - Don McMenemy or Leontine Kansongue - Student Activities - Dave Broderick or Bruce Lerner Main Room – Discussions after breakout room - Final Thoughts from ExCom, Chairs & Vice-Chairs Hartford, Connecticut, United States, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/280784

A time to get together to learn about GitHub and how people can use it to build their portfolio and better present themselves for jobs and internships. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/282711

Volunteer and attend the first Makerspace CT Maker Battle: watch remote-controlled robots clash in a thrilling single-elimination tournament! Only one bot will be crowned Maker Battle Champion! See the attached flyer for more details. Come meet and greet fellow roboticists in the CT area and spectate robot battles (following SPARC regulations). MakerspaceCT members and volunteers can attend for free, (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/maker-battle-2021-tickets-162084429893). Want to compete yourself? The (https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/608) fee is $40.00. Sign up to (https://forms.gle/e5eiJD3E94TaStQL6) and assist with breakdown and setup of arenas. To enhance the event and promote it moving forward, you can also help by (https://app.makerspacect.com/makerbattlefund) towards arena equipment. We hope to help with the continuation of such events for roboticists in CT. Agenda: Robot Contest: 10/2 12.00-5.00 PM Volunteer: fill out (https://forms.gle/e5eiJD3E94TaStQL6) to be assigned a role and timeslot. Some tasks may be assigned for 10/1 and some after the event. MakerspaceCT, 36 Talcott St, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, 06103