Richard and Linda Kruger Generously Donate to AFCEA-Atl for USO

December 9th, 2011
Thank You!

AFCEA Atlanta is pleased to receive a most generous donation to the Chapter on behalf of Richard and Linda Kruger.  The donation is intended to help the efforts of the USO during Operation BLOCK LEAVE on December 18, 2011 at the USO office at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta.  The gift is well received and deeply appreciated.  It will ensure the military heroes/heroines transiting through the Airport are given a warm welcome to Atlanta while they are in transit to and from international theaters of operation.  Mr. and Mrs. Kruger, on behalf of the US Troops, the USO, and the AFCEA Atlanta Chapter, we offer our enthusiastic “Thank You!”


Atlanta AFCEAS Welcome Troops Home For Thanksgiving

December 2nd, 2011

AFCEA/USO helps send our heroes back to theater at Atlanta airport just before Thanksgiving.

 

November R&R Flight 2011 (click here to see the video)


Carson Conway Receives AFCEA Scholarship

May 27th, 2011

Carson Conway receives an AFCEA Scholarship Award at the May Luncheon. (Carson is on the left!)

Carson Conway, pictured here recieving the business end of a scholarship from AFCEA-Atlanta, is a student at Georgia Tech studying Electrical Engineering. 

Mr. Conway is a third year cadet in the Air Force ROTC Detachment 165. He has taught Sunday School for his home Church, helped serve meals to the needy and volunteered for various school organizations. In ROTC he has assisted with recruitment, developed a new processing program and aided in the improvement of training for cadets. He is an active member of a church community and volunteers at a high school.

Carson was present his scholarship at the May, 2011, AFCEA luncheon held at GTRI.   Congratulations Carson!


Changing of the Guard – New BOD Officers 2011-2012 Sworn In

May 26th, 2011

Your 2011-2012 Board of Directors for the AFCEA - Atlanta Chapter

Pat Harrington, the Georgia Regional Vice President for AFCEA (seated center, front row) swore in the new Board of Director members and chapter officers at the May 2011 Luncheon.  Unfortunately, not all the BOD members were present for the picture.  Mitch Able (center row, 4th from the left) was sworn in as the Chapter President for the next 12 months.   Congratulations to the new officers!


Young AFCEANs Host Braves Game Tailgate Party

May 12th, 2011

2011 Young AFCEAN Tailgate Party at the Atlanta Braves Game.

Perfect weather!  Great Bar-B-Que!  Good Company!  A Braves win over the Brewers!  Successful Young AFCEAN Event!

If you missed the May 5th tailgate party, you missed a good one.  Thanks to Paige DeCaro for setting this great event up.  It was another blissful day at Turner Field.  Thanks also, to all those who particpated and supported the Atlanta Chapter Young AFCEANs.  See you next year.


AFCEA Hosts Tactical C4 Conference Golf Tournament for 2011

April 19th, 2011

Let's Play Some Golf !!

 

 AFCEA TAC C4 Golf Tournament 2011

We had a very successful and fun Golf Tournament on April 18, 2011.  The tournament allows the attendees of the annual AFCEA Tactical C4 Conference and Symposium to relax and do a little networking.

It was a perfect weather day with lots of good golf, fun, food, and fellowship.  Enjoy the slide show.


AFCEA-ATL Selects Anand Srinivasan 2011 Georgia Science and Engineering Fair (GSEF) Award Winner

April 4th, 2011

Mr Anand Srinivasan of Roswell HS wins $750 AFCEA award.

Mr. Anand Srinivasan outstanding science project was recognized by AFCEA-Atlanta as the winner of a $750 cash award at the 2011 Georgia Science and Engineering Fair (GSEF).  Anand’s project titled “’Doc Ock’ Applications of EEG Technology” captured the attention and praise of the AFCEA judge.  He attends Roswell High School in Roswell, GA, just north of Atlanta where Ms Megan Nettuno is his teacher and sponsor for the fair.  Ms Nettuno also was awarded $500 for her contribution over the last year helping Anand develop and deliver the project to the public.  Congratulations Anand! (Current Picture of Anand not available at this time)


AFCEA-ATL Selects Sitan Chen 2011 GA Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (GJSHS) Award Winner

March 9th, 2011

Francis Mazzocchi (r) congratulates Sitan Chen (l) on winning AFCEA Award

Mr. Sitan “Stan” Chen’s outstanding science project was recognized by AFCEA-Atlanta as the clear winner of a $750 scholarship award at the 2011 Georgia Junior Science & Humanities Symposium (JSHS).  An additional award of $500 was given to Ms Rebecca Bingham, his Chemistry teacher at Northview High School, for her exemplary support to Stan during this project.  Stan’s project title was “Cellular Automata to More Efficiently Compute the Collatz Map.”  This is a pure mathematical/computational project with a promise to speed the rate at calculating local cellular automatons.  The Collatz Conjecture was first posed in 1937.  There is impressive array of monetary awards for resolving the conjecture in the math community.  This type of work is instrumental in developing encryption methods used in commercial and military applications.   Stan was selected as an alternate to attend the National JSHS held in San Diego later in 2011.  Congratulations Stan!  (The project abstract is available upon request.)


Areesha Ikram, Donna Pham, and Nagreen Merchant win $100 AFCEA-ATL Science Fair Award at the Griffin RESA Science Fair.

March 1st, 2011

Proud winners at the HS level of the Griffin RESA.

 

AFCEA-ATL has identified Fayette County HS students Areesah Ikram, Donna Pham, and Nagreen Merchant’s science project as the winner of the High School Division, 2011 Griffin RESA Science Fair held on February 28, 2011.  Their project titled, “Organic Chlorophyll Solar Cell” investigated a potential alternative for creating solar cells.  Congratulations ladies!  (Teacher Ellen Woodson)


Eillier Klarl wins $50 AFCEA-ATL Science Fair Award at the Griffin RESA Science Fair.

March 1st, 2011

Ms Klarl shows off her winning entry at the Griffin RESA Science Fair.

 

AFCEA-ATL has identified Flat Rock MS student Eillier Klarl’s science project as the winner of the Middle School Division, 2011 Griffin RESA Science Fair held on February 28, 2011.  Her project titled, “Electrolyte Challenge:  Orange Juice vs. Sports Drinks”investigated the beneficial trade offs each of the drink’s electrolytes offered.  Congratulations Eillier!  (Teacher Ellen Buchanan)