1. Annual Student Workshop Meeting IEEE Canada Bob Hanna, P.Eng., FIEEE President, IEEE Canada September 16, 2006 r.hanna@ieee.org

2. IEEE Today l World’s largest technical professional society dedicated to the advancement of technology l Over 365,000 members l More than 70,000 students l Live & work in over 150 countries l Holds more than 350 international conferences annually l Publishes over 30% of the world’s literature in electrical engineering and computing l Offers more than 900 active industry standards l Transnational Organization

3. More about the IEEE l Grouped into geographic and technical areas reflecting where we live and work l 10 Regions l 311 local Sections l Over 1,300 Student Branches in 80 countries l 10 Divisions l 44 Societies and Councils l 1450+ Chapters l History centre

4. The IEEE Regions IEEE-USA IEEE Canada 7

5. Total IEEE Membership in 2005 is up 0.5% to 367,395 members.

6. IEEE Membership l 59.4% U.S.-based, 40.6% out of U.S. l 50.6% work for corporations, 23.5% in academia, 8.3% in government 91.% male, 9.0% female Source: 2005 IEEE Member Satisfaction Survey/ Annual Statistics of the IEEE

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

8. Increasing the Value of IEEE Membership l Low Cost of IEEE membership l Products and services l IEEE Job Site l High Membership satisfaction l Increasing relevance to industry l Promoting public awareness of technology’s role in society l New member market initiatives l Enables members’ careers through continuing education IEEE.tv “ www.ieee.org/web/membership/IEEEtv” www.tryengineering.com

9. IEEE Awards & Recognition Peer recognition to individuals whose contributions to the art and science of electro- and information technologies world-wide have improved the quality of daily life l IEEE Medals l IEEE Fellows l Technical Field Awards l Honorary Membership l Service l Corporate Recognition l Prize Papers l Society & Conference l Public & Professional Recognition l Geographic Units

10. IEEE Fosters Technical Innovation Through its Societies l 44 Societies and Councils. l Bring members together with similar interests l Sponsor conferences, workshops tutorials, seminars, etc l Develop publications: Journals, Magazines, Newsletters. l Recognize member accomplishments, l Technical awards, prize papers,

11. Fostering Technological Innovation: IEEE Publications l More than 130 magazines, journals and transactions l IEEE produces 18 of the 20 top-cited publications in electrical and electronics engineering l Over 400 annual conference proceedings l Documents delivered online through IEEE Xplore® digital library l Average IEEE Xplore use: Over 5 million downloads a month l More than 1.2 million articles

12. Conferences l 350+ international conferences l 110,000+ attendees overall l Searchable IEEE conference database at www.ieee.org/conferencesearch l Upcoming Relevant Conferences to EDA: l First-hand information on the latest developments from leaders in their fields l More than 3,000 annual technical meetings, symposia, and other local events l Have opportunities to meet leaders in technical interest areas

13. IEEE Standards l IEEE is the source for technical standards l Internationally recognized l Nearly 900 currently active standards l 500 in development l 30,000 volunteers in standards working groups l IEEE Standards Online l Nearly 10,700 individual and 45 corporate members

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15. IEEE Canada Today Member Services l Annual Conference, CCECE: http://ieee.ca/ccece06 l Monthly Electronic Newsletter l IEEE Canadian Review (3-times /year) l Canadian Journal of Electrical & Computer Eng. l IEEE Canadian Foundation: About 11 Scholarships & 10 grants annually l Volunteers support to Sections, Technical Chapters, Affinity Groups and Student Branches – bilingual web site http://ieee.ca

16. Membership Grade Makeup IEEE – Canada (As of June 30, 2006) Fellow 226 Senior Member 1076 Member 8456 Associate 734 Graduate Student Member - Student 3724 Total Members 14216

17. Sections History - 50 Years + 1. Toronto Section, 30 September 1903 2. Vancouver Section, 22 August 1911 3. Montreal Section, December 1936 4. Ottawa Section, September 1944 5. London Section, 31 October 1944 6. Hamilton Section, 7 May 1952 7. Winnipeg Section, 18 August 1953 8. Saint Maurice Section, 24 June 1954 9. Northern Canada Section, 2 February 1955 10. Kingston Section, 4 May 1955 11. South Saskatchewan Section, May 10, 1956 12. Southern Alberta Section, 10 May 1956 (IRE) 13. Victoria Section, 5 October 1956

18. Challenges Ahead l IEEE has been studying changes in global workplace: Examples - China and India l Electronic intellectual property l IEEE Relevance to industry l Membership profile l How engineers work l Changes in work patterns l Anywhere, anytime, always on l Multiple languages, multiple time zones

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