• Although the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) was officially founded in 1946, its roots trace back to the American Civil War – which is particularly appropriate since history tells us that the Civil War started in Charleston. 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.
  
  Our chapter, the South Carolina Lowcountry Chapter, is based in Charleston, SC. We are one of three chapters in the state, the other two being the Palmetto Chapter (based in Columbia) and the Piedmont Chapter (based in the Greenville-Spartanburg area). Due to our geographic location (which spans the Hilton Head and Myrtle Beach areas) and our proximity to SPAWAR Systems Center Charleston and the Charleston Air Force Base, we are the largest chapter in South Carolina.
  
  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. AFCEA boasts more than 31,000 members worldwide approximately 20,000 individual members and 11,000 corporate associates) and more than 1,300 corporate members. AFCEA’s members, associates and sponsors and associates are among the world’s leading designers, planners, manufacturers, testers and users of systems, services and components for IT, communications, and intelligence.
  
  The 134 AFCEA chapters provide 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.
  
  Please browse our website to get an idea of what our chapter has to offer. For more information on the organization as a whole, please visit the AFCEA International website at www.afcea.org.

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