AFCEA International

AFCEA is the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association

Founded in 1946, AFCEA's roots trace back to the American Civil War. Today, AFCEA serves as a bridge between government requirements and industry capabilities, representing the top government, industry, and military professionals in the fields of information technology, communications, and intelligence.

AFCEA is a non-profit international association dedicated to supporting global security by providing an ethical environment that encourages a close cooperative relationship among civil government agencies, the military and industry.

The AFCEA Hampton Roads Chapter is one of 134 chapters throughout the US and world-wide that offer engineers, programmers, managers, government officials and military personnel continuing opportunities to exchange ideas. AFCEA chapters conduct symposia and seminars in addition to other chapter activities

AFCEA Educational Foundation
The Educational Foundation is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to excellence in education. It was created to provide educational and training opportunities for communications, intelligence, and information systems professionals.

Advantages of AFCEA Membership

• 27,000 individual members and 12,000 corporate associates from government, military and industry
• Over 1,000 Corporate Sponsors, representing leading producers, manufacturers and users of communications, electronics, intelligence and information systems
• Worldwide chapter network, providing local meetings for dialogue on common issues and problems through tours, exhibits, speakers, and technical seminars
• Technical books and monographs & Government-directed studies on leading-edge issues
• Comprehensive agenda of conferences and symposia for the discussion of policy issues
• Renowned expositions showcasing state-of-the-art communications, electronics and information systems technologies
• Technical panels, tutorials and seminars & Educational enrichment opportunities
• Career development courses
• Career planning services