Presentation of AFCEA
WHAT IS AFCEA?
The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) is the only professional association linking military, government, and defence and non-defence industry in the fields of communications, electronics, command and control, computer science, teleprocessing and intelligence systems. It is a non-profit, non political organization with no commercial interest.
HOW TO JOIN?
To become a member in the AFCEA Helsinki Chapter simply set the CHAPTER PREFERENCE field in your membership form to HELSINKI. This chapter collects no local fees so you only need to join AFCEA International.
WHY SHOULD YOU JOIN AFCEA?
AFCEA membership entitles you to participate in the activities of the AFCEA chapter in your locality where you can meet and exchange ideas and information with members of industry, the armed forces and government officials.
Chapter provide local meetings and symposia with expert panels of qualified speakers who present the latest information on current and future technology and both civil and military requirements directly to you.
AFCEA Chapter activities provide you with an informal, professional environment in which to work with your associates toward achieving Free World security in a unique forum.
AFCEA membership includes a subscription to SIGNAL, the official journal of the Association, which will keep you abreast of the latest concepts, developments and products so vital to professional development in your chosen career. AFCEA Membership Application
SIGNAL MAGAZINE
AFCEA's highly respected professional journal is read b 40,000 members and subscribers in 80 countries and 85 government agencies and military commands.
Signal provides members with informative, authoritative articles by established national and international leaders on the latest capabilities, government requirements, studies, develoments and concepts in communication/electronics, command & control, computer sciences, teleprocessing and intelligence systems (C4I).
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS/ CONFERENCES/ SYMPOSIA
During four days in June over 29,000 attendees from more than 50 nations gather in Washington, D.C. at the world's largest communications/electronics Convention/Exposition.
A three-day Conference and Exposition in January for military, government and industry leaders in C4I from North America, Western Europe and the Pacific Basin nations.
Two annual European Communications - Electronic Symposia; one in fall in Brussels and one in the spring in another major European city. Both symposia addressing significant communications, command and control considerations and exhibiting the newest equipment in this area.
An annual AFCEA Far East Conference and Exposition for Pacific and Indian Ocean nations.
You will find AFCEA Chapters in the following places in Europe and Arabia:
Country, Place, Chapter Name
BELGIUM, Brussels/Mons, BELGIUM
BULGARIA, Sofia, SOFIA
CZECH REPUBLIC, Praha, CZECH
DENMARK, Copenhagen, DANISH
FINLAND, Helsinki, HELSINKI
FRANCE, Paris, PARIS
CZECH REPUBLIC, Praha, CZECH
GREECE, Athens, HELLENIC
ICELAND, Reykjavik, ICELAND
ITALY, Rome, ROME
ITALY, Naples, NAPLES
THE NETHERLANDS,T he Hague, THE HAGUE
THE NETHERLANDS, Brunssum, BRUNSSUM
NORWAY, Oslo, OSLO
POLAND, Warsaw, POLISH
PORTUGAL, Lisbon, PORTUGAL
ROMANIA, Bucuresti, BUCURESTI
SAUDI ARABIA, Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA
SPAIN, Madrid, SPAIN
SWEDEN, Stockholm, STOCKHOLM
SWEDEN, Visby, VISBY TELEMEDICINE
SWITZERLAND,Geneva,SWISS
TURKEY, Ankara, TÜRKIYE
UNITED KINGDOM, London, LONDON
UNITED KINGDOM, Southern, UK SOUTHERN
UNITED KINGDOM, Western UK, UK WEST
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, Bonn, BONN
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, Spangdalhlem, EIFEL
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, Mannheim, MANNHEIM
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, Kaiserslautern, KAISERSLAUTERN
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, Munich, MUNICH
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, Stuttgart, STUTTGART
AFCEA Helsinki Chapter was founded in 1997 and up to now we are about 100 members.
AFCEA INTERNATIONAL
President RAdm Herb Browne, USN (Ret.)
AFCEA EUROPE
Commodore Robert Howell, RN (Ret.)
General manager
europe@afcea.org
NORDIC REGION
Regional Vice President Mr. Henrik Friman
The Swedish National Defence College
PoBox 27805,
S-115 93 Stockholm, Sweden
Telephone +46 8 788 9343, Fax +46 8 788 9454
Mobile: +46 70 602 7 602
e-mail: henrik.friman@swipnet.se
AFCEA Helsinki Chapter
c/o Col. Ilkka Jäppinen
Kompassikuja 6
FI-01150 SÖDERKULLA
FINLAND
E-mail: ilkka.jappinen@mil.fi
