Iowa Ideas speaker Ross frames peril and promise of tech future
Ross, author and former State Department adviser, opened the Iowa Ideas Conference at the Paramount Theatre. He warned that advances in robotics data analytics and genomics bring both benefits and risks, urging citizens to maximize positives and minimize negatives while embracing interdisciplinary education and coding literacy. He cited Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg as an example of balancing technical study with liberal arts.
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Iowa Ideas Conference focuses on school choice and opioids
The Gazette reports the two and a half day Iowa Ideas Conference in Cedar Rapids wraps up Friday with tracks on water quality, opioid use, economic incentives, and school choice. About 260 speakers. panels cover agriculture, energy, health care, education, transportation, and revitalizing districts.
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Coralville
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Iowa Ideas Conference Continues Across Cedar Rapids Venues
The Iowa Ideas Conference runs today and Friday at the DoubleTree by Hilton Cedar Rapids and venues throughout downtown Cedar Rapids. Tickets are 250 dollars for a two day pass and 150 dollars for one day, available on site and online at lowaideas.com. More information is at lowaideas.com.
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Local Author Fair set for Sunday at North Liberty library
North Liberty the library at 520 W. Cherry St hosts a Local Author Fair from 1 to 4 pm featuring Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett author of Beyond Promises Acie Earl author of Basketballs Main Ingredients Part 1 A Basketball Manual of Terms Deb Schense author of Eastern Iowas Historic Barns and other Farm Structures Don Lund author of The UnWelcome Jodi Dunn No Hands No Feet No Problem Vida Brenner author of The Magic Music Shop Books will be available for purchase and signing
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Fall Leaf Tour offered for 50 and older in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Parks & Recreation invites adults 50 plus to an Oct 12 Fall Leaf Tour by motor coach to Mississippi Valley scenery and apple orchards near Gays Mills with lunch at Breitbachs Balltown. Depart 8:30 a.m. from Marion Walmart, return 6:30 p.m. Cost 60 Cedar Rapids residents, 68 others. Includes lunch and transport. Call 319 286 5566 or crrec org. Reference program.
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