1. Annual Student Workshop Meeting
IEEE Canada
Bob Hanna, P.Eng., FIEEE
President, IEEE Canada
September 15, 2007

2. IEEE Today
World’s largest technical professional society dedicated to the advancement of technology
Over 370,000 members
More than 80,000 students
Live & work in over 160 countries
Holds more than 400 international conferences annually
Publishes over 30% of the world’s literature in electrical engineering and computing
Offers more than 900 active industry standards
Transnational Organization

3. More about the IEEE
Grouped into geographic and technical areas reflecting where we live and work
10 Regions
320 local Sections
Over 1,526 Student Branches in 80 countries
10 Divisions
39 Societies and 5 Councils
1670+ Chapters
History centre

4. The IEEE Regions 8 10 9 1-6 7 IEEE Canada IEEE-USA
38 percent of members reside outside of the United States.
Region 6, U.S. West Coast, is the largest Region - nearly 66,000 members
Region 10 , Asia & Pacific Rim is the second largest, with more than 64,000 2 3 3 2

5. IEEE Membership 59.4% U.S.-based, 40.6% out of U.S.
50.6% work for corporations, 23.5% in academia, 8.3% in government
91.% male, 9.0% female
IEEE members are mostly from the US,
Mostly from Industry
Mostly Highly educated
Student members are increasingly from out of the US
Source: IEEE Member Satisfaction Survey/ Annual Statistics of the IEEE

6. Why Members Join IEEE ? Access to technical information
Stay up-to-date in technical field
Career opportunities
Local/Regional activities (18%)

7. Increasing the Value of IEEE Membership
Low Cost of IEEE membership
Products and services
IEEE Job Site
High Membership satisfaction
Increasing relevance to industry
Promoting public awareness of technology’s role in society
New member market initiatives
Enables members’ careers through continuing education
IEEE.tv “

9. Membership Our Membership grew by 4.4% in 2006 to 16410 members.
Students growth was 6.7%
122 members were elevated to Senior grade well above our target of 100.
14 members attained IEEE fellow grade
Two IEEE members received EIC medals, 10 elected as EIC Fellows
Establishing “Fellow Nomination Assist Committee”,
to help nominators in reviewing the fellow nomination documents and assist in finding references

10. Membership Grade Makeup IEEE – Canada (As of 31 DEC 2006)
Fellow      
Senior Member   ,151
Member  ,010
Associate ,044
Graduate Student Member -
Student  ,587
Total Members    ,020

11. IEEE Canada Today Two Annual Conferences: http://www.ieee.ca/epc07
Monthly Electronic Newsletter
Webinar, One completed, three to go in 2007
IEEE Canadian Review (3-times /year)
Canadian Journal of Electrical & Computer Eng.
Volunteers support to Sections, Technical Chapters, Affinity Groups and Student Branches – bilingual web site

12. Student Assistance Programs
Total funds offered to date exceed $1Million
IEEE Canadian Foundation: About 11 Scholarships & 10 grants annually
Toronto and Victoria Sections offering several scholarships.
Section subsidy to attend CCECE
Telus competition, Prices total $20,000 and first price is $10,000

13. Sections History - 50 Years +
Toronto Section, 30 September 1903
Vancouver Section, 22 August 1911
Montreal Section, December 1936
Ottawa Section, September 1944
London Section, 31 October 1944
Hamilton Section, 7 May 1952
Winnipeg Section, 18 August 1953
Saint Maurice Section, 24 June 1954
Northern Canada Section, 2 February 1955
Kingston Section, 4 May 1955
South Saskatchewan Section, May 10, 1956
Southern Alberta Section, 10 May 1956 (IRE)
Victoria Section, 5 October 1956
Québec Section, 10 September 1958

14. Have A Great Workshop