The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) established in 1946, is a non-profit membership association serving the military, government, industry, and academia as an ethical forum for advancing professional knowledge and relationships in the fields of communications, information technology, intelligence, and security. AFCEA supports local chapters, sponsors events, publish
es SIGNAL Magazine, promotes education, and provides member benefits. AFCEA has 130 chapters and sub-chapters around the world to provide professional education and networking. Most hold monthly meetings to exchange ideas about communications, intelligence, imaging and information systems technologies. Nearly one-half of AFCEA’s chapters conduct symposia and seminars in addition to other chapter activities. Individual chapters provide college scholarships, fund classroom equipment and mentor students in science fairs and technology clubs. The AFCEA Arkansas chapter hopes to unite many of the local organizations with the goal of furthering educational opportunities, raising awareness by holding events which support the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics and raising funds for scholarships in these areas.
