The Denver chapter of the IEEE PES/IAS is the region’s foremost organization representing electrical and power engineers. Our mission is to further education and professional development; provide professional and social networking opportunities; and encourage student involvement in the industry through project funding, scholarships, and event subsidies. The annual PES/IAS golf tournament has become a fun-filled tradition that helps raise funds for activities that support the chapter’s mission. Examples include: - Maintaining the $0 meeting and dinner fee for students - Providing funding to support organizations focused on promoting engineering to students - Maintaining low meeting and dinner fees for professionals - Hosting special events such as facility tours and networking happy hours REGISTRATION PACKAGES For this year, all registration packages (noted below) are offered with super early bird, early bird and final pricing options. Our intent with this pricing structure is to offer rates below 2024 pricing for those who wish to lock in their support for the event early. The cutoffs for each tier are: Super Early Bird (May 30) and Early Bird (July 18). The registration packages available are: Package Super Early Bird Pricing (Thru 5/30) Early Bird Pricing (Thru 7/18) Final Pricing (Up to day of) Single Student Registration $75 $85 $100 Single Registration $150 $175 $200 Bronze Package (Foursome registration) $500 $550 $600 Silver Package (Foursome w/ strings & mulligans) $550 $600 $650 Gold Package (Foursome w/ hole sponsorship, strings & mulligans) $650 $700 $750 SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES IEEE PES/IAS is a non-profit organization and we depend upon the generosity of our corporate sponsors to help fund scholarships, educational dinners, and other community outreach programs. Sponsorship opportunities are available for companies interested in having their name and logo in front of local Colorado engineers. Our sponsors are the lifeblood for the chapter and for IEEE, and allow us to continue providing education and networking opportunities for power engineers in the Denver area. This year we are offering more sponsorship opportunities to increase exposure of the organizations to the attendees. Below are the available sponsorships. Please reach out to Jon Grooters (jongrooters@gmail.com) to inquire about availability and support of one of the sponsorships. Package Inclusions Pricing Hole Sponsorship Only Sponsorship of a single hole (already included in Gold registration package) $200 Breakfast Sponsorship Placement of company logo at breakfast event, special recognition in marketing materials prior to and at event and hole sponsorship $750 Contest & Awards Sponsorship Placement of company logo at awards event, special recognition in marketing materials prior to and at event and hole sponsorship $750 Beverage Sponsorship Placement of company logo at lunch event, special recognition in marketing materials prior to and at event, recognition in drink tickets for attendees and hole sponsorship $1000 Lunch Sponsorship Placement of company logo at lunch event, logo on napkins, special recognition in marketing materials prior to and at event and hole sponsorship $1500 *Note that there is a 3% fee assessed to cover payment processing costs for the chapter The tournament will start promptly at 8 AM, please arrive early to complete registration and get your assigned starting hole. We hope to see all of you soon! Agenda: The day will kick off with golf, with a provided lunch. Tee time is 8 AM sharp, please arrive early to get registration completed and holes assigned. Bldg: Overland Golf Course, 1801 S Huron St, Denver, Colorado, United States, 80223

Abstract The financial services industry is changing rapidly with the emergence of financial technology, better known as FinTech. The global fintech market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 23.58% from 2021 to 2025 (Research and Markets, 2020) and is projected to reach $26.5 trillion by 2022 (The Business Research Company, 2020). This presentation will provide a general overview of FinTech and the banking system, focusing on the accelerating growth of the payments sector, which is revolutionizing how we conduct business. As of 2024, there were over 3 billion global users in digital payments alone, with continued growth forecast through 2029, according to Statista.com. Speaker(s): Dale Herndon Agenda: 6:25 to 6:35 PM - Open for participants to enter and network. 6:35 to 6:40 PM - IEEE LM and CTCN Business meeting and to introduce speaker. 6:40 to 7:55PM - Formal Program and Q&A. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/491156

Details will be available early in August Agenda: 6:00 pm Doors Open 6:30 pm Welcome-Kris Waage 7:00 pm Did'ja Hear?- Scott Evans 7:15 pm Tour 8:30 pm End Note the agenda may change closer to the actual event date Fort Collins, Colorado, United States, 80525