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RCA brings together professionals and non-professionals from every segment of the wireless industry.

RCA promotes the exchange of ideas and recognizes innovation
and accomplishes in the art and science of wireless.

RCA provides a conduit to meet and exchange ideas through events,
lectures, discussions, publications, special-interest groups, meetings and industry gatherings.

OUR KEY PROGRAMS BRING VALUE...

OUR KEY PROGRAMS SUSTAIN VALUE...

NETWORKING

RCA provides a stimulating environment for its members. We meet, share
professional and personal connections, and exchange information and
discussions on a diverse range of wireless topics. We participate in conferences
and programs, often with a featured speaker. We cut across corporate,
competitive, association, and academic lines, enjoying an intimate environment
to meet, discuss, and collaborate on fresh ideas and perspectives with a broad
and diverse group of members involved in wireless innovation.

MEMBER BENEFITS INCLUDE:
• Participation in the RCA Women in Wireless Program
• Virtual RCA meetings and RCA Networking Roundtables
• Live RCA annual banquet each November
• Live RCA events at national/international industry events
• Online job resources and career mentoring

RECOGNITION

RCA recognizes leaders in wireless innovation through our annual awards
program and other events. Awards are presented to both RCA members and
non-members for their significant contributions to the art and science of wireless
communications. Our awards are designed to provide a unique opportunity to
meet and interact with top industry leaders in an intimate setting.

MEMBER BENEFITS INCLUDE:
• Live RCA annual awards banquet each November
• Eligibility to receive/nominate awards and fellow recognition
• Personal interaction with current/historic industry leaders
• Participation in RCA events at RCA partner organizations
• Interaction with audiences at RCA events that are filled with innovators of
leading-edge science and applications in wireless

EDUCATION

RCA members learn from and share their unique knowledge to encourage
research and entrepreneurship involving the nature, characteristics, and uses of
wireless communication. We gain inspiration, new ideas, and fresh perspectives
from professionals and non-professionals, including new entrants to the field.

MEMBER BENEFITS INCLUDE:
• Live annual Technical Symposium and live special programs
• Virtual interviews and podcasts with industry leaders
• Access to RCA publications: Proceedings, Aerogram, ENews
• Participation in RCA’s professional Mentorship Program
• Access to RCA’s virtual library and to historical preservation
• Participation as RCA members in RCA partner organizations: APCO, AWA,
ETA, GWTC, IEEE/COMSOC, IWCE, NATE, NCVA, QCWA, SSPI, UTC, W4W

YOUTH & SCHOLARSHIPS

RCA promotes the growth of highly talented technical students interested in
STEM / STEAM education focused on wireless. Our members introduce and
lead young people through graduate students in their personal and
professional experiences, forming lasting relationships with tomorrow’s
innovators in wireless.

MEMBER BENEFITS INCLUDE:
• Participation with Young Achiever awards for middle and high school
level students
• Work with the Scholarships program at the middle and high school and
at the college level
• Opportunities for Mentorship activities with youth
• Support for PhD and college students

VALUE FOR OUR MEMBERS

RCA promotes the exchange of ideas across boundaries by providing a stimulating intellectual and social environment for
our members. We bring together the best in wireless; free from commercial constraints, academic and professional limitations, and industry or association politics. We are not an advocacy organization, although many of our members have created new wireless industries and regulations.

OUR MEMBERS: enjoy the art and science of wireless communication in a roundtable environment, growing through their personal interactions. They meet, connect, exchange ideas, gain insights and find lifetime friendships from the wide range of people and perspectives at RCA.

WE SEEK: professionals and non-professionals of the highest intellect who possess natural curiosity and insight; those who want to share ideas and to interact with others. We promote collaboration and the exchange of ideas, and we recognize our member’s accomplishments, which encompass many fields in wireless science, technology, business, government, and historiography.

WE SUMMON: inventors, entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, government officials, military communications specialists, academics, scientists, and historians, whether they are trained professionals or self-taught successful amateurs; including student, young professionals and corporate members.

OUR HISTORY: Formed as the Radio Club of America in 1909, RCA has a been a beacon in the wireless industry for more than a century. It is the oldest wireless organization in the world, and our members were instrumental in creating wireless telegraphy, radio, television, cellular, microwave, and digital communications.

OUR UNIFYING MISSION: THE EXPLORATION OF WIRELESS INNOVATION

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