What is the IEEE?

Lewis TermanIEEE 2009 Past President

IEEE-Industry Day5 February, 2009

• Lewis Terman• 2008 IEEE President and CEO• IEEE France Section• December 9, 2008

What is the IEEE?

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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 125th Anniversary

IEEE - the World’s Largest Technical Professional Society

• Over 382K 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 ~ 15K/month

• Strong focus on education• Offers over 900 active industry standards

IEEE Membership By Region31 December 2007

Reflecting the global nature of IEEE, R8 and R10 are now the two largest IEEE Regions

R9 – 15,410

R8 – 64,976

R10

67,157R1 to 6 – 212,838

R7 – 15,947

R1 – 37,973

R2 – 32,363

R3 – 30,782

R4 – 23,555

R5 – 29,020

R6 – 59,145

29.2%30.3%31.5%32.9%35.2%36.1%37.6%38.0%37.8%

39.5%40.6%42.4%43.50%45.1%

70.8%69.7%68.5%67.1%64.8%63.9%62.4%62.0%62.2%

60.5%59.4%57.6%56.50%54.9%

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Globalization of IEEE Membership

IEEE Student Membership

IEEE Student MembershipR 1-6 vs R 7-10

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Students: Regions 7-10

• Aerospace & Electronic Systems

• Antennas & Propagation• Broadcast Technology• Circuits & Systems• Communications • Components, Packaging &

Manufacturing Technology • Computational Intelligence• Computer • Consumer Electronics• Control Systems • Dielectrics & Electrical

Insulation

• 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 (I)

• 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

Technology

• 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 Societies & Councils (II)

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 Supportat Every Stage

Undergraduate & Graduate

Late Career

Mid Career

First Job

Early Career

Retirement

IEEEFostering Technological

Innovation And Excellence For The Benefit Of

Humanity   

Thank You!