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IEEE is the world’s largest professional association dedicated to advancing technological

innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity. IEEE and its members inspire a global
community through IEEE's highly cited publications, conferences, technology standards, and
professional and educational activities. IEEE's core purpose is to foster technological innovation
and excellence for the benefit of humanity.

The following information provides an overview of IEEE offerings and services.

IEEE Quick Facts

IEEE has:
 more than 395,000 members in more than 160 countries; 45 percent of whom are
from outside the United States
 more than 90,000 student members 
 331 sections in ten geographic regions worldwide
 1,952 chapters that unite local members with similar technical interests
 1,855 student branches in 80 countries
 483 student branch chapters at colleges and universities
 338 affinity groups - IEEE Affinity Groups are non-technical sub-units of one or more
Sections or a Council. The Affinity Group patent entities are the IEEE-USA Consultants'
Network, Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD), Women in Engineering (WIE) and Life
Members (LM)
IEEE:
 has 38 societies and 7 technical councils representing the wide range of technical
interests
 has more than 2.5 million documents in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library with more than
7 million downloads each month
 has 1,300 standards and projects under development
 publishes 148 transactions, journals and magazines
 sponsors over 1,100 conferences in 73 countries

Membership

There are more than 395,000 IEEE members in over 160 countries around the world. IEEE
members are engineers, scientists and allied professionals whose technical interests are
rooted in electrical and computer sciences, engineering and related disciplines.

The highest grade of membership – IEEE Fellow – is attained through nomination by peers and
approval by the IEEE Board of Directors for distinction in the profession.

Publications
IEEE publishes nearly a third of the world’s technical literature in electrical engineering,
computer science and electronics. This includes 140 transactions, journals and magazines
published annually. In cooperation with John Wiley and Sons, Inc., IEEE also produces
technical books, monographs, guides and textbooks. All IEEE content since 1988 plus select
content dating back to 1950 is available in digital format.
IEEE journals are consistently among the most highly cited in electrical and electronics
engineering, telecommunications and other technical fields.
The IEEE Xplore® Digital Library contains more than 2 million documents from IEEE and IEEE
journals, transactions, magazines, letters, conference proceedings and active IEEE standards.

Conferences

Each year, over 100,000 technical professionals attend the more than 900 conferences
sponsored or co-sponsored by the IEEE.
From microelectronics and microwaves to sensors and security, IEEE conferences cover
relevant topics that showcase the depth and breadth of members’ technical fields.

Standards

IEEE is a leading developer of international standards that underpin many of today's


telecommunications, information technology and power generation products and services.
Often the central source for standardization in a broad range of emerging technologies, the
IEEE Standards Association has a portfolio of more than 900 active standards and more than
400 standards in development. This includes the prominent IEEE 802® standards for wireless
networking.

Education and Careers

By awarding continuing education units and professional development hours, the IEEE helps
its members meet their continuing education requirements, and develops products and
services in support of these efforts.
The IEEE is an authorized provider of continuing education units through the International
Association of Continuing Education and Training.
At the pre-college level, the IEEE works with industry, universities and government to raise
students’ literacy in science, math, engineering and technology.

Grants
The IEEE Foundation relies on donations to award grants to new and innovative projects that
support a variety of educational, humanitarian, historical preservation, and peer recognition
programs of IEEE such as:
 develop educational and public-information programs
 sustain historical research services;
 subsidize workshops that facilitate the exchange of electronic information;
 propel technological innovation; and
 increase public awareness about the vast impact of engineering on society.

Awards

Accomplishments in IEEE technical fields are recognized with annual awards for outstanding
contributions to technology, society and the engineering profession.
The IEEE Medal of Honor, the IEEE's highest award, recognizes an individual for an exceptional
contribution or extraordinary career in the IEEE fields of interest. Past recipients have included
such visionaries as:
• Guglielmo Marconi (1920, for radio telegraphy)
• William Shockley (1980, for junction, analog and junction field-effect transistors)
• Andrew S. Grove (2000, for pioneering research in metal oxide semiconductor devices and
technology)

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