AEP was founded in the State of California in 1974 and held its first organization wide meeting of members in Palo Alto, California, on the Stanford University campus.  At that meeting the first directors and officers were elected and by-laws adopted.  From then on the board of directors has met quarterly to establish governance, coordinate legislative liaison and plan annual meeting.  There are nine AEP chapters, covering the California geographical regions of: Channel Counties, Inland Empire, Los Angeles County, Monterey Bay-Silicon Valley, Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco Bay Area, Superior, and Central.