Life Member Affinity Groups
Find your people. The Life Member Affinity Groups (LMAG) are coordinated by a Committee that works with more than 162 LMAGs located in 10 Regions worldwide.
Your current Life Member Activity Coordinator is Peter Magyar.
Our 10 Regional Coordinators work with the officers of the local LMAGs:
- Provide training and manage the expense reporting system
- Coordinate regional activities and area committees
- Encourage local activities
- Work with region student activities coordinators to support regional student contests and conferences
- Maintain regional Life Members websites and newsletters
- Coordinate regional awards programs (LMAG achievement, distinguished service)
- Liaison to IEEE regional executive committees on behalf of Life Members
- Work with sections to create new LMAGs
Local Affinity Groups
Your Region 1 LMAG Coordinator is Sean Bentley.
Region 1 has a total of active 14 LMAG and 8 Sections without a current LMAG.
Resources
Upcoming Region 1 Events
- May 2026 IEEE Buffalo NY Joint Chapters Meeting - Buffalo Section Affinity Group, YP on 09-May-2026
- IEEE Buffalo Section April ExCom Meeting - Buffalo Section Affinity Group, YP on 21-April-2026
- {AI Colloquium #45} AI Challenges, Mythos and More - New Hampshire Technical Inst on 19-May-2026
- {AI Colloquium #46} Bridging Education and Industry Experiences - New Hampshire Technical Inst on 11-June-2026
- {AI Colloquium #47} MTT/AP Talk Coming Soon - New Hampshire Technical Inst on 26-May-2026
- Consultant Network Meeting on Monday April 27th at Imperial Buffet in Shrewsbury MA - Worcester County Section on 27-April-2026
Your Region 2 LMAG Coordinator is Luis Kun.
Region 2 has a total of active 6 LMAG and 14 Sections without a current LMAG.
Resources
Upcoming Region 2 Events
- Using AI to Solve Engineering Problems: A Practical Example using Antenna Design as an Example - Susquehanna Section Affinity Group,LM on 21-April-2026
- Baltimore City Engineering Alliance - Evaluators Needed - Baltimore Section Affinity Group,LM on 29-April-2026
- IEEE Baltimore Robot Challenge - in person component - Baltimore Section Affinity Group,LM on 26-April-2026
Your Region 3 LMAG Coordinator is Jacob Kulangara.
Region 3 has a total of active 23 LMAGs and 18 Sections without a current LMAG.
Resources
Upcoming Region 3 Events
- "IEEE Jamaica Section Excom/ Section Budget 2026/ Hosting IEEE CTU/Adopting MGA By Law as Section By Law" - Jamaica Section Affinity Group,YP on 22-April-2026
- Life Members Meeting - Lexington Section Affinity Group,LM on 21-April-2026
- 2026 Post-SoutheastCon Hardware Presentation & Student Showcase - Evansville-Owensboro Section Affinity Group,LM on 23-April-2026
- Louisville Section YP Affinity Group Launch and Tech Talk Event - Louisville Section on 06-May-2026
- Trends in Arc Flash Mitigation and Eaton Data Center “mini” Tour - Louisville Section Affinity Group,LM on 27-May-2026
- Coastal South Carolina Section ExCom - Coastal South Carolina Section Affinity Group,YP on 27-April-2026
Your Region 4 LMAG Coordinator is Christine Schober.
Region 4 has a total of active 8 LMAG and 15 Sections without a current LMAG.
Resources
Upcoming Region 4 Events
Your Region 5 LMAG Coordinator is John Purvis.
Region 5 has a total of active 15 LMAGs and 13 Sections without a current LMAG.
Resources
Upcoming Region 5 Events
- Future Ready: How AI Is Shaping Our World and Transforming the Workforce - Lone Star Section Affinity Group, LM San Antonio on 08-May-2026
- Build Something Cool - Call for Volunteers. Register now for the Event on May 16, 2026 - Denver Section Jt. Chapter, VT06/COM19 on 16-May-2026
- Fuzzy Logic & Information Retrieval - Life History - Pikes Peak Section Affinity Group,LM on 20-April-2026
- North Lake Life Member Monthly Meeting February 26, 2026, starting at 12 noon - New Orleans Section Affinity Group,LM on 22-October-2026
- North Lake Life Member Monthly Meeting September 24, 2026, starting at 12 noon - New Orleans Section Affinity Group,LM on 24-September-2026
- North Lake Life Member Monthly Meeting August 27, 2026, starting at 12 noon - New Orleans Section Affinity Group,LM on 27-August-2026
Your Region 6 LMAG Coordinator is Mike Andrews.
Region 6 has a total of active 13 LMAGs and 21 Sections without a current LMAG.
Resources
Upcoming Region 6 Events
- Electrostatic Discharge (ESD): From the Zap to Your Fingertip to a Manufacturing Challenge for 3D Integrated Circuits - Phoenix Section Affinity Group, LM on 18-May-2026
- The Intelligence of the Machine.. The Rigor of the Road!! - Santa Clara Valley Section Affinity Group, LM on 12-May-2026
- SusTech Talk June 2026 - Sand-Like Particles for High-Temperature Thermal Energy Storage - Foothill Section on 16-June-2026
- California Historical Radio Society - Oakland-East Bay Section Affinity Group, LM on 22-April-2026
- 2026 IEEE GameSIG Intercollegiate Computer Game Competition Showcase - Pikes Peak Section Chapter,C16 on 25-April-2026
- Idaho Science Olympiad State Competition -- volunteers needed! - Boise Section Affinity Group,LM on 02-May-2026
Your Region 7 LMAG Coordinator is Jim Ellis.
Region 7 has a total of active 13 LMAGs and 7 Sections without a current LMAG.
Resources
Upcoming Region 7 Events
- Save the date: IEEE Life Members semi-annual lunch May 13 - Hamilton/Kitchener-Waterloo Jt. Sections AG, LM on 13-May-2026
- Dr. Amy Pinchuk founder of InField Scientific Inc. will talk about her Industrial Career +... - Montreal Section Affinity Group,LM on 06-May-2026
- David Florida Laboratory (DFL) IEEE Life Members Tour - Ottawa Section Affinity Group, LM on 29-April-2026
Your Region 8 LMAG Coordinator is Peter Magyar.
Region 8 has a total of active 29 LMAGs and 12 Sections without a current LMAG.
Resources
Upcoming Region 8 Events
- IEEE Israel - 2025 General Assembly, 13.5.2025 - Israel Section Affinity Group, LM on 24-May-2026
- 2026 Frühlingsfest der IEEE Austria Section - Austria Section Affinity Group, YP on 12-June-2026
- Student Research Papers Mentoring Workshop - France Section Affinity Group,LM on 28-October-2026
- IEEE Life Members Affinity Groups presentation and meeting - Spain Section Affinity Group, LM on 29-April-2026
- IEEE Spanish Chapter of Education Society / IEEE HKN Nu Alpha UNED Chapter - Enhancing Engineering Education Through Online Laboratory Tools - Spain Section on 22-April-2026
- IEEE Life Members Africa Council Affinity Group Presentation - Africa Council Affinity Group,LM on 29-April-2026
Your Region 9 LMAG Coordinator is Gustavo Giannattasio.
Region 9 has a total of active 8 LMAGs and 9 Sections without a current LMAG.
Resources
Upcoming Region 9 Events
Your Region 10 LMAG Coordinator is Toshitaka Tsuda.
Region 10 has a total of active 33 LMAGs and 11 Sections without a current LMAG.






