Our Chapter

The Augusta-Fort Gordon Chapter of AFCEA has assisted in bridging government requirements and industry capabilities while aggressively promoting professional development in the area of command, control, communications, and computers. AFCEA has a long-standing tradition of providing opportunities to exchange ideas about communications-electronics. The chapter sponsors a technical exhibition in conjunction with the annual Signal Symposium. A luncheon program features key speakers from DOD and industry. The chapter provides tuition assistance for enlisted soldiers and DA civilians, numerous science education awards and “Any School, USA” college scholarships. For $35 a year or $85 for three years, AFCEA membership brings numerous benefits including information on chapter events, admission to international conferences, and a subscription to Signal magazine. There are student 1 year membership rates available to Military members in their initial training, (this includes Advanced Individual Training (AIT) and Officer Basic Course (OBC).

Mission and Objectives

Forum for Global Objectives
AFCEA provides an ethical forum in which government and industry leaders and decision-makers can meet to exchange ideas and concepts, discuss current problems and solutions and identify future requirements in the technical disciplines of communications, electronics, intelligence and information systems. The AFCEA forum encourages and enhances open dialogue essential to national and international cooperation and security.

Your participation in this unique, highly successful forum will provide you with a selective environment -- a meeting ground for the contacts and relationships vital to your business strategy. AFCEA's many opportunities for interaction and exchange of information include: year-round conventions, conferences and expositions; professional development courses and career planning seminars; local-level participation through AFCEA's international chapter network; an online computer service for members; and SIGNAL Magazine and other professional publications.

Ethics and Standards of Conduct Policy
AFCEA is proud of its sterling reputation among national and international organizations and government departments and agencies throughout the world. The Association maintains the highest professional standards. AFCEA's professional and social functions ethically support the continuing dialogue between government and industry, and participation in these events is in accordance with accepted government standards of conduct and ethics

The Federal Government and Associations
In accordance with DoD Instruction 5410.2, Paragraph IV B, DoD encourages non-governmental associations and organizations to maintain a two-way communication flow between DoD and industry to provide information pertaining to issues and problems of national and international security. DoD recognizes this ongoing dialogue as essential to industry, military and civil government organizations worldwide.

Likewise, civilian government agencies have chosen AFCEA as an appropriate forum for the exchange of technical information important to their missions, and for the professional enhancement opportunities AFCEA participation offers government personnel