UI vice president to keynote Metro Economic Alliance meeting

Daniel Reed, vice president of research and economic development at the University of Iowa, will be the keynote speaker for the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance annual meeting next month.

Reed previously worked at Microsoft, serving as a corporate vice president, reporting to the company's chief research and strategy officer. As corporate vice president for extreme computing, Reed built and led research and prototyping on cloud and parallel computing.

Reed later led Microsoft's global technology policy group, helping foster dialog on the influence of technology on societal issues and government policy.

The Metro Economic Alliance annual meeting will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 24 at Hawkeye Downs, 4400 Sixth St. SW in Cedar Rapids. The organization will reflect on progress made in the first year of the Metro Economic Alliance and announce plans for 2013.

Lunch will be provided. Reservations are requested by Jan. 17.