l->R, John Lyons, John Brogan,
Scott Atkinson, Past Chair,
Garrett Polhamus, Past Chair
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The San Antonio Life Members Affinity Group is an official Organizational Unit (OU) of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, generally known as the IEEE, located in San Antonio, TX. We are a part of the IEEE Lone Star Section, one of the world’s most active sections located in IEEE Region 5 (the Southwest Region in the United States).
We hold monthly meetings, bringing in distinguished speakers as well as technical experts from their particular industry. We often tour key industries located in our area, like Southwest Research Institute, The Toyota Manufacturing Plant and the U. S. Air Force Research Laboratory on Joint Base San Antonio – Fort Sam Houston.
We have been selected as one of the Outstanding Life Member Affinity Groups over many years of its existence.
San Antonio LMAG Chairs
- T. Scott Atkinson (2010)
- Tom O’Brien (2011-2012)
- Ernest Franke (2013-2014)
- Albert Lazono (2015-2016)
- Richard Wiggins (2016-2017)
- Jim Brakefield (2018-2019)
- Garrett Polhamus (2020-2021)
- T. Scott Atkinson (2022-2023)
- Warren Conner (2024-
THINGS WE DO
- SCIENCE FAIR JUDGING
- SHOW & TELL OLD EQUIPMENT
- SCIENCE DISPLAYS – WITTI MUSEUM
- TOURS AFRL LABS
- TOURS SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
- BEST ROBOTICS SUPPORT
- ROBOTIC FIX – SAN ANTONIO ZOO
- IEEE TEXAS TECHNICAL TOUR
- SAMSAT CYBERSECURITY DISPLAYS
- CONSISTENT TECHNICAL MEETINGS