| Abbrev. |
Organization |
ACM |
Association for Computing Machinery |
AESS |
IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society,
Washington and Northern Virginia Chapter |
AMTA |
Antenna Measurement Techniques Association |
APS |
IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Society,
Washington and Northern Virginia Chapter |
ASME |
American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
ASQ |
American Society for Quality Section 509 (Special Interest Groups include Software, Biomed/Biotech) |
AWIS |
Association for Women in Science |
B |
IEEE Baltimore Section |
BT |
IEEE Broadcast Technology Society (no local chapter) |
CAS |
IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (no local chapter) |
CC |
Capitol College (Stu. Br. = IEEE Student Branch) |
CN |
National Capital Area Consultants' Network (IEEE affinity group) |
COM (NV) |
IEEE Communications Society, Northern Virginia Chapter |
COM (W) |
IEEE Communications Society, Washington Chapter |
CS |
IEEE Computer Society, Northern Virginia and Washington Chapter |
CSS (NV) |
IEEE Control Systems Society, Northern Virginia Chapter |
CSS (W) |
IEEE Control Systems Society, Washington Chapter |
DCCEAS |
District of Columbia Council of Engineering and Architectural Societies |
DeVry |
DeVry University (Stu. Br. = IEEE Student Branch) |
EDS |
IEEE Electron Devices Society, Northern Virginia and Washington Chapter |
ED/SSC |
IEEE Electron Devices Society / Solid-State Circuits Society,
Baltimore chapter |
EMBS |
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Washington and Northern Virginia Chapter |
EMC |
IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society, Washington and Northern Virginia Chapter |
EMS |
(Note: The IEEE Engineering Management Society has been replaced by the IEEE Technology Management Council, effective 2009.) |
ES (NV) |
IEEE Education Society, Northern Virginia, Central Virginia, Hampton Roads and Richmond Chapter |
ES (W) |
IEEE Education Society, Washington and Baltimore Chapter |
GMU |
George Mason University (Stu. Br. = IEEE Student Branch) |
GOLD (NV) |
Graduates of the Last Decade, IEEE, Northern Virginia Chapter |
GOLD (W) |
Graduates of the Last Decade, IEEE, Washington Chapter |
GRSS |
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society,
Washington and Northern Virginia Chapter |
GWU |
George Washington University (Stu. Br. = IEEE Student Branch) |
HU |
Howard University (Stu. Br. = IEEE Student Branch) |
IAS |
IEEE Industry Applications Society, Washington and Northern Virginia Chapter |
IASA |
International Association of Software Architects |
IEEE-USA |
IEEE-USA (an organization that supports the career and public policy interests of IEEE's U.S. members) |
IT |
IEEE Information Theory Society, Washington and Northern Virginia Chapter |
LEOS |
(Note: The name of the IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society (LEOS) has been changed to IEEE Photonics Society, effective 2009.) |
LM |
IEEE Life Members, Washington and Northern Virginia Chapter |
MAG |
IEEE Magnetics Society, Washington and Northern Virginia Chapter |
MC |
Montgomery College (Stu. Br. = IEEE Student Branch) |
MTTS |
IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society, Washington and Northern Virginia Chapter |
NPS |
IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society, Washington and Northern Virginia Chapter |
NV |
IEEE Northern Virginia Section |
NVTC |
Northern Virginia Technology Council |
OE |
IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society, Washington and Northern Virginia Chapter |
OSA |
Optical Society of America |
P |
IEEE Photonics Society, Washington and Northern Virginia Chapter
(formerly the IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society) |
PC |
IEEE Professional Communication Society |
PES |
IEEE Power and Energy Society, Northern Virginia and Washington Chapter |
R2 |
IEEE Region 2 - Eastern U.S.A. (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Southern New Jersey, Ohio except Toledo, Pennsylvania, Northern Virginia and West Virginia) |
RAS |
IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, Washington and Northern Virginia Chapter |
RS |
IEEE Reliability Society, Washington and Northern Virginia Chapter |
SC |
IEEE Sensors Council |
SMC |
IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society |
So. Md. |
IEEE Southern Maryland Communication, Computer and EMC Chapter |
SPS (NV) |
IEEE Signal Processing Society, Northern Virginia Section |
SPS (W) |
IEEE Signal Processing Society, Washington Section |
SSC |
IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society (no local chapter) |
SSIT |
IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology |
SSQ |
Society for Software Quality |
STC |
Society for Technical Communication |
SWE |
Society of Women Engineers |
TMC |
IEEE Technology Management Council |
UM |
University of Maryland, College Park (Stu. Br. = IEEE Student Branch) |
VTS-LTC |
IEEE Vehicular Technology Society, Land Transportation Committee |
W |
IEEE Washington Section |
WAS |
Washington Academy of Sciences |
WIE |
IEEE Women in Engineering, Washington and Northern Virginia Chapter |
