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 Life Member 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
- Kraus Seminar on Smart City - Buffalo Section Chapter,CAS04 on 27-April-2026
- IEEE Rochester Section ExCom Meeting - April 2026 - Rochester Sustainability and Climate Change group on 07-April-2026
- IEEE Rochester Section ExCom Meeting - March 2026 - Rochester Sustainability and Climate Change group on 03-March-2026
- IEEE Rochester Section ExCom Meeting - February 2026 - Rochester Sustainability and Climate Change group on 03-February-2026
Your Region 2 LMAG Coordinator is David Thompson.
Region 2 has a total of active 6 LMAG and 14 Sections without a current LMAG.
Resources
Upcoming Region 2 Events
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
- Reworld WTE Facility Tour - Florida West Coast Section Affinity Group,CN on 30-January-2026
- Space Coast LabVIEW User Group meeting - NI Nigel AI Advisor - Canaveral Section Affinity Group,LM on 10-February-2026
- CCSD Community STEM Day - Coastal South Carolina Chapter,C16/COM19/PE31 on 21-March-2026
- Piedmont Section ExCom Meeting I - Clemson Univ on 29-January-2026
- Piedmont Section ExCom Meeting III - Clemson Univ on 27-August-2026
- Piedmont Section ExCom Meeting II - Clemson Univ on 30-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.
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Upcoming Region 5 Events
- Volunteer Opportunity - Oklahoma Engineering Fair - Oklahoma City Section Affinity Group,LM on 25-February-2026
- North Lake Life Member Monthly Meeting February 26, 2026, starting at 12 noon - New Orleans Section Affinity Group,LM on 26-February-2026
- IEEE New Orleans Section - South Lake Life Member Affinity Group Luncheon Meeting - New Orleans Section Affinity Group,LM-South Lake on 19-February-2026
- Cosmic Adventures - National Geographic Live - Oklahoma City Section Affinity Group,LM on 23-April-2026
- IEEE CTS CTCN/LMAG 1-27-2026 Zoom Meeting - Using AI Agents as Guardrails, Not Gatekeepers, in Cloud Security - Central Texas Section Affinity Group, LM (Austin) on 27-January-2026
- History of Instrument Flight - Lone Star Section Affinity Group, LM San Antonio on 13-March-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
- IEEE San Diego Section Life Member Affinity Group Monthly Meeting - January 27, 2026 - San Diego Section Affinity Group,LM on 27-January-2026
- SusTech Talk January 2026 - Water and Energy Interdependencies in the US - Coastal Los Angeles Section Affinity Group, LM on 27-January-2026
- Designing an Artificial Heart: A Systems Approach to Building the Impossible - Santa Clara Valley Section Affinity Group, LM on 10-February-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.
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Upcoming Region 7 Events
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
- Benelux LMAG visit to Caeleste - Beyond State-of-the-Art Custom Image Sensors - Benelux Section Affinity Group, LM on 26-February-2026
- Benelux LMAG ExCom Meeting - Benelux Section Affinity Group, LM on 26-February-2026
- Officer Meeting 2026 #2 - IEEE Austria Blockchain Group on 17-September-2026
- Officer Meeting 2026 #1 - IEEE Austria Blockchain Group on 09-April-2026
- 2026 IEEE 27th International Workshop on Signal Processing and Artificial Intelligence for Wireless Communications (SPAWC) - Israel Section Jt. Chapter, AP03/MTT17 on 06-September-2026
- NANO IL 2026 - University of Haifa on 08-March-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.
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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.


