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THE RADON REPORTER | 21 CHAPTER CORNER Chapter Corner Indiana Chapter Pub Crawl The Indiana Chapter of the Indoor Environments Association hosted its 2025 Chapter Social and Pub Crawl fundraiser on August 13, 2025 from 6pm - 9pm during the EPA Region 5 Radon Stakeholders Meeting in Indianapolis. The event drew over 30 participants and 11 generous sponsors, raising more than $4,000 to support legislative initiatives and radon awareness efforts across the region. To see a video of the fundraiser performance visit: https://in.aarst.org/ Region 5 Stakeholder Meeting Indianapolis IN August 14 The EPA Region 5 Stakeholders meeting was held August 14th and 15th, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Region 5 encompasses the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan. The meeting welcomed over 60 attendees and featured speakers from EPA Region 5, the American Lung Association, state health departments, and the Indiana Department of Health Radon Program. The gathering engaged education, outreach, and professional networking, with the aim to help strengthen regional collaboration to reduce radon exposure and promote healthy indoor environments. Region 3 Stakeholder Meeting Newark, DE, September 26 The Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia chapters of IEA and IEA National were represented at the EPA Region 3 meeting held in Newark, Delaware on September 26. Well-facilitated by Amanda Lacklen with the DE Radon Program, the meeting included presentations on mapping (Longxiang Li - Emory) and Homeowners Associations (HOAs) and Mitigation (John Mallon, PA Radon Detection and Control) plus updates from the chapters (Daisy Rezende, Nate Burden and John Davis), IEA and NRPP. Regions 8,9,10 Stakeholder Meeting Laramie WY, September 9 The Region 8, 9, and 10 Stakeholder meeting was held on September 9 in Laramie, Wyoming. Regions 8, 9, and 10 encompass Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming (Region 8), Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Nevada, along with the Pacific Islands and 148 tribal nations (Region 9), and Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington (Region 10). The Rocky Mountain Chapter of IEA had two speakers and four board members in attendance. The attendees heard information about using the proper vocabulary when speaking to other trades, how to win more bids, and the geology of Wyoming as it relates to radon. Chad Smith, Rachel Peterson, Zan Jones, and Brent Ulbert attending the Regions 8, 9, and 10 EPA Stakeholders Meeting. Daisy Rezende presenting for the Maryland IEA Chapter at the Region 3 meeting. Credit: Zan Jones