What is the IEEE Lewis Terman IEEE 2009

What is the IEEE? Lewis Terman IEEE 2009 Past President IEEE-Industry Day 5 February, 2009

What is the IEEE? • • Lewis Terman 2008 IEEE President and CEO IEEE France Section December 9, 2008

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What is IEEE? The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

IEEE The World’s Largest Professional Society for the Advancement of Technology Mission: Foster technical innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity Envisioned future: Be essential to the global technical community and to technical professionals everywhere…. and be universally recognized for the contributions of technology and of technical professionals in improving global conditions

A Bit of History • American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE) was founded in 1884 – Focused on electric power and wired communications • The Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE) was founded in 1912 – Focused on radio/wireless communication, electrical amplification, and then electronics • The two societies merged in 1963 to form the IEEE • Currently celebrating our 125 th Anniversary

IEEE - the World’s Largest Technical Professional Society • Over 382 K members - Including 85, 000 students - In over 160 countries • ~ 1, 400 Student Branches • 324 Sections • 38 Societies, 7 Technical Councils • Over 1, 600 Chapters • A professional staff of ~ 1, 000 • Offices in NY, NJ, CA, Washington DC, Singapore, Tokyo, Beijing

The IEEE Today…. • Annually sponsors and co-sponsors over • • 900 conferences worldwide Publishes over 30% of the world’s literature in electrical and electronics engineering, computing and related technologies – 144 journals and magazines – 17 of the top 20 journals in our field Has over 1. 8 million documents in Xplore – Being added at a rate of ~ 15 K/month Strong focus on education Offers over 900 active industry standards

IEEE Membership By Region 31 December 2007 R 7 – 15, 947 R 10 67, 157 R 1 to 6 – 212, 838 R 1 – 37, 973 R 2 – 32, 363 R 3 – 30, 782 R 8 – 64, 976 R 4 – 23, 555 R 5 – 29, 020 R 6 – 59, 145 R 9 – 15, 410 Reflecting the global nature of IEEE, R 8 and R 10 are now the two largest IEEE Regions

Globalization of IEEE Membership Total Regions 1 -6 Members Total Regions 7 -10 Members

IEEE Student Membership

IEEE Societies & Councils (I) • Aerospace & Electronic Systems • Antennas & Propagation • Broadcast Technology • Circuits & Systems • Communications • Components, Packaging & Manufacturing Technology • Computational Intelligence • Computer • Consumer Electronics • Control Systems • Education • Electromagnetic Compatibility • Electron Devices • Engineering in Medicine & Biology • Geoscience & Remote Sensing • Industrial Electronics • Industry Applications • Information Theory • Instrumentation & Measurement • Intelligent Transportation Systems • Lasers & Electro-Optics

IEEE Societies & Councils (II) • Magnetics • Microwave Theory & Techniques • Nuclear & Plasma Sciences • Oceanic Engineering • Power Electronics • Power Engineering • Product Safety Engineering • Professional Communication • Reliability • Robotics & Automation • Signal Processing • Social Implications of • Solid-State Circuits • Systems, Man, & Cybernetics • Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics & Frequency Control • Vehicular Technology Technical Councils • Biometrics • Electronic Design Automation • Nanotechnology • Sensors • Superconductivity • Systems • Technology Management

IEEE Focus on Education • ~1400 student branches • Continuing education – IEEE Xplore on-line courses – Education partners on-line courses • Conferences: reviews, overviews and short courses • Skill certification • Curriculum accreditation • Pre-university programs filling the pipeline – Link educators and technical professionals – Teachers in Service (TISP) program

Humanitarian Activities - Examples • Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) • Humanitarian Technology Challenge with the UN Foundation • South Africa government advisory effort • Lethal Arc Discharge Standard • Individual member projects – – Tsunami relief Early autism detection Reliable clean water Computer understanding in developing areas

Career Support at Every Stage Retirement Late Career Mid Career Early Career First Job Undergraduate & Graduate

IEEE Fostering Technological Innovation And Excellence For The Benefit Of Humanity

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