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IEEE Washington Section |
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Serving members in the District of Columbia and part of Maryland since 1903 |
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e S C A N N E R Calendar Index Technical Societies and Affinity Groups L I N K S |
HistoryApproaching the Millennium: The 1990sBy the 1990s, the membership of the Washington Section had grown to approximately 6,000. The Section had established an annual National Capital Area Awards Banquet in conjunction with the Northern Virginia Section, also numbering more than 6,000 members. The Section had taken on a more administrative function, while technical meetings were conducted by various chapters. By the turn of the century, there were more than a dozen active chapters, many focused on technologies undreamed of at the beginning of the century, such as antennas and propagation, advanced signal processing, electromagnetic compatibility, remote sensing, and electron devices. By this time, the two National Capital Area sections had established a joint newsletter, the Scanner, to keep area members apprised of technical meetings and area events. By the 100th anniversary of the Washington Section, there were plans to take advantage of modern communications technology to move the Scanner from a print medium to electronic communication via the Internet. These plans led to the present eScanner website. Other accomplishments of the 1990s included the establishment of an international Sister City relationship with the IEEE membership in New Delhi, the creation of a new affinity group, Women in Engineering, encouraged and supported by the Washington Section, and offerings of numerous relevant continuing education courses inspired and produced by section officers and members. The 100th anniversary of the chapter was recognized by a celebration at the Cosmos Club in Washington, chosen because of its role in the formation of the Section a hundred years before. The members of the Washington Section can be proud of their long heritage and their contributions to the fields of electrical engineering during this time of great transition. |
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Send changes to Tim Weil at trweil@ieee.org or Elsie Grant at ncac-scanner@ieee.org. |
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