The Illinois MRSEC (https://mrsec.illinois.edu) will hold an All-Hands Meeting on Wednesday, October 1, 3–4 pm, in room 190 ESB. The purpose of the meeting is to provide an overview about the current state of the MRSEC, what is new, and what you can expect in the near future. Topics will include among others: feedback from 2nd year review, research updates, outreach opportunities, and upcoming deadline for submission of seed proposals (October 15). Thus you are invited to attend the meeting regardless of whether you are already a part of the MRSEC or may want to become part (e.g., through a seed project). If you have specific questions or topics that you would like to see addressed during this meeting, then please send them to either Kay Tsai (kst@illinois.edu) or Axel Hoffmann (axelh@illinois.edu).