The Huntsville Section provides is proud to offer mentorship and support to local activies that encourage the study of science and engineering to youths across the Tennessee Valley.
Alabama Regional Future City Competition (ARFCC)
The Future City Competition is a national competition for 7th and 8th grade students. Teams envision and design a city of the future with an emphasis on a specific field of engineering. The design includes an essay, computer simulation and a scale model. After several years without participation, the State of Alabama returned to the competition in 2008, when the IEEE Huntsville Section hosted the event here in Huntsville, under the care of Sonya Hutchinson. We hope to keep this state wide competition right here in Huntsville for years to come. News
Alabama Science & Engineering Fair (ASEF)
The Section judges and presents special awards to middle school and high school contestants in science & engineering disciplines ASEF. News
North Alabama Science and Engineering Fair (NARSEF)
NARSEF is a regional science fair for junior & senior high students. Volunteers from the Section judge and present special awards to recipients in science & engineering disciplines to middle school and high school students. News
Alabama Consortium on Technology in Education (ACTE)
ACTE is a state wide K-12 competition in a broad spectrum of technical disciplines, hold the Alabama Northwest Regional Technology Fair and ACTE Team Programming Challenge. IEEE typically provides two to four event judges for this competition. News
Tennessee Valley BEST
The Huntsville Section volunteers to assist in preparation for the annual TV BEST Competition by acting as judges, mentors and event support. News
FIRST
The FIRST Robotics Competition is another competition for high school students with an interest in robotics. The Huntsville Section has supported IEEE member mentors for local teams.
STEDTRAIN
STEDTRAIN is a program that is sponsored by the Huntsville Association of Technical Societies (HATS). STEDTRAIN is a resource for K-12 teachers to seek funding for school projects. The IEEE Huntsville Section is proud to be a longtime supporter of STEDTRAIN.
