1. IEEE—Advancing Technology for the Benefit of Humanity
RS Chapters Congress, Denver CO
17 June 2012

2. Our Heritage AIEE (1884) – American Institute of Electrical Engineers
2/19/2019
Our Heritage
The badge of the new IEEE combined the right hand rule from the IRE with the kite from the AIEE
AIEE (1884) – American Institute of Electrical Engineers
IRE (1912) – Institute of Radio Engineers
IEEE (1963) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers formed from merger of AIEE & IRE 
The history of IEEE dates back more than 125 years to the founding of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers or AIEE.
It was founded by American industrialists to develop a skilled workforce and prepare standards for U.S. electrical industries. Bell and Edison were founding members.
The IRE or Institute of Radio Engineers was formed in 1912 by radio electronics pioneers who did not feel fully at home in an electric power-oriented AIEE. The IRE differed from the AIEE also in that it was positioned at inception to be global.
Overlapping membership and technology interests led to the formation of IEEE in 1963 with a merger of the AIEE and IRE.

3. Organization
Grouped into geographic areas reflecting where we live and work …
10 Geographic Regions
333 Sections within Regions
1,855 Student Branches at universities in 80 countries
…and technical areas based on our fields and interests
38 Societies and 7 Technical Councils
2,081 Chapters (within local Sections)
IEEE is organized geographically with 10 regions and local sections and student branches. 45 societies and technical councils comprise the technical organization.

4. Sections Provide a community of colleagues
Members build networks through local Section, Chapter, Student Branch activities
Volunteer leaders develop new skills
Gain management, teamwork and leadership experience
Provide local professional and technical activities
Recognize achievements of members and others
The local IEEE sections provide a community of colleagues whose geographic area may range as wide as a single country or a single major city.
Members build a network through these local Section, Chapter, and Student Branch activities.
Volunteer leaders also Gain management, teamwork and leadership experience by participating and leading these activities.
In addition to providing local professional and technical activities, they also recognize achievements of members and others.

5. Societies & Councils
Bring members together with similar technical interests
Sponsor conferences, workshops tutorials, seminars, etc
Develop publications: Journals, Magazines, Newsletters
Recognize member accomplishments
The IEEE societies and councils bring members together who have similar technical interests. Chapters are subunits of the societies and councils and exist within IEEE Sections.
These technical organizations sponsor such activities as conferences, workshops tutorials, and seminars and create and manage journals, Magazines, and Newsletters.
The Societies also have an extensive program to recognize the technical and professional achievements of member and non-members.

6. Societies & Councils 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
Magnetics
Microwave Theory & Techniques
Here is a list of the societies and councils.

7. Societies & Councils Technical Councils Systems, Man, & Cybernetics
Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics & Frequency Control
Vehicular Technology
Technical Councils
Biometrics
Electronic Design Automation
Nanotechnology
Sensors
Super Conductivity
Systems
Technology Management
Nuclear & Plasma Sciences
Oceanic Engineering
Photonics
Power Electronics
Power & Energy
Product Safety Engineering
Professional Communication
Reliability
Robotics & Automation
Signal Processing
Social Implications of Technology
Solid-State Circuits

8. IEEE Membership By Region*
R1 to 6 – 207,096
R10 – 97,393
R8 – 76,322
R9 – 18,235
TOTAL MEMBERSHIP – 415,989
*membership totals are as of 31 December 2011

9. Publications
More than 3 million articles, standards in IEEE digital library
Almost 8M articles downloaded per month
More than 2M engineers, scientists and students have free access
150+ journals, transactions and magazines
16 of the 20 top-cited publications in electrical and electronics engineering
The digital library platform now contains more than 3 million articles. These articles, along with tutorials, over 3400 technical standards and other intellectual property are made accessible to members and subscribers through the IEEE Xplore platform.
Xplore has become one of the most successful endeavors for IEEE and significant resources are dedicated to continuous improvements and advancements.
Now almost 8 million articles on average are being downloaded every month.
More than 2M engineers, scientists and students have access to the more than 150 journals, transactions and magazines.
The quality and prominence of IEEE publications continues to lead all other technical publishers in our fields of interest.
For example, IEEE has 16 of the 20 top-cited publications in electrical and electronics engineering

10. IEEE Spectrum Uses Social Media To Gain Visibility for IEEE
Facebook
>26,600 fans
Twitter
>18,500 followers
LinkedIn
>700 in group
YouTube
>15.2 million views
>5,700 subscribers 10 10

11. IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA)
Oversees development of globally recognized standards within IEEE
7,000 individual members
200 corporate members
Over 20,000 standards developers worldwide
Over 900 active standards
More than 500 standards under development
As a unit within IEEE, the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) is a global standardization body comprised of individual and corporate members and other contributing technologists, who develop consensus-based standards that drive the functionality, capabilities and interoperability of a wide range of products and services that transform the way people live, work and communicate.
The IEEE-SA draws upon the IEEE technical committees to Sponsor the technical work, and can connect to other aspects of IEEE’s vast membership and research strengths. This also means that IEEE standards development activities can benefit from the breadth of expertise that exists in the organization overall.
IEEE-SA is truly international, with a global membership of over 7,000 experts and more than 20,000 people who participate in standards development activities. IEEE-SA corporate membership includes many leading companies from North America, Asia, Europe, and other parts of the world.
One of the characteristics that makes IEEE-SA a unique place for standards development is that it has both an individual method (one person, one vote), it has in recent years added the corporate method (one company, one vote). This provides two choices for conducting the standards development work, allowing flexibility to industry and standards developers.
It is also worth noting that IEEE-SA, like IEEE, is governed by volunteer members. It is also an independent organization, not affiliated with any government.
IEEE standards are globally used and implemented. IEEE , which is often referred to as Wi-Fi, IEEE 802.3, Ethernet, or IEEE 1588, Precision Clock Synchronization Protocol.
And of course, as part of the broad IEEE, IEEE-SA is working in the cross-cutting technology areas, including smart grid, electric vehicles, and the Internet of Things. 11

12. IEEE Global Conference Business*
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IEEE Global Conference Business*
More than 1,330 conferences sponsored
81 countries
More than 387,000 attendees
Acquired more than 1,300 conference proceedings*
Partnered with more than 1,100 non-IEEE entities
More than 1,330 conferences sponsored
Conferences took place in 81 countries
77% of all conferences took place in Regions 7-10
Touched over 387,092 attendees
Acquired more than 1,300 conference proceedings*
Partnered with more than 1,100 non-IEEE entities
79% of all IEEE Conferences are co-sponsored
231K financially sponsored conferences
155K technically sponsored conferences 12
*Based on preliminary data as of 04-Jan-2012

13. Education Programs IEEE E-Learning Library Education Partners Program
Skills Certifications
IEEE Pre-University Programs
Pre-University Teacher In-Service Program (TISP)
TryEngineering.org
TryComputing.org currently in development
Accreditation
IEEE E-Learning Library is comprised of more than 65 one-hour interactive online courses in IEEE’s technical areas of interest.
Subscriptions are available for Corporate, University, Government and Individual Members. Participants can earn continuing education units and professional development hours.
The IEEE Education Partners Program offers online courses from university and corporate institutions at a discount.
IEEE also offers several skills certifications. These include the IEEE Computer Society Certified Software Development Professional Program and the Wireless Communications Engineering Technology Certification Program from the IEEE Communications Society.
IEEE Pre-University Programs connect engineers and educators. The Pre-University Teacher In-Service Program (TISP) for Sections features IEEE volunteers developing and presenting technical subject matter to pre-university educators in a professional development setting.
Tryengineering.org is a Web site for engineering and engineering education for counselors, teachers, parents and students. It is a joint project of IEEE, IBM and the New York Hall of Science.
IEEE also is responsible for carrying out the accreditation process for U.S engineering and engineering technology programs. IEEE also participates in international accreditation activities. 13

14. Looking to the Future
IEEE is bringing a more systematic, comprehensive approach to applying technology to help solve world problems
Developing global solutions for critical need areas
Encouraging local IEEE members to create solutions
Providing information on funding sources, other support

15. Division VI Director
: Jeff Voas Past RS President
: Bogdan Williamowski

16. Division VI Societies / Council and their 2012 Presidents
Education Society: Rob Reilly
Industrial Electronics Society: Gerard Capolino
Product Safety Engineering Society: Elya Joffe
Professional Communication Society: Julia Williams
Reliability Society: Dennis Hoffman
Social Implications of Technology Society: Gerald Engel
Technology Management Council: Tuna Tarim