About IEEE
IEEE is the world’s largest professional association advancing innovation and technological excellence for the benefit of humanity.
IEEE and its members inspire a global community to innovate for a better tomorrow through its highly cited publications, conferences, technology standards, and professional and educational activities. IEEE is the trusted voice for engineering, computing and technology information around the globe
Facts
- More than 375,000 members in more than 160 countries; 45 percent of whom are from outside the United States.
- More than 80,000 student members.
- 329 sections in ten geographic regions worldwide 1,860 chapters that unite local members with similar technical interests.
- 1,789 student branches in 80 countries.
- 483 student branch chapters at colleges and universities.
- 390 affinity groups -- IEEE Affinity Groups are non-technical sub-units of one or more Sections or a Council.
Societies
- Has a total of 45 societies and councils -- 38 societies and 7 technical councils representing the wide range of technical interests.
- Has more than 2 million documents in the IEEE/IET Electronic Library.
- Has nearly 1,300 standards and projects under development.
- Publishes a total of 144 transactions, journals and magazines.
- Sponsors more than 900 conferences annually.
- Different societies: IEEE Comsoc, IEEE Computer Society, IEEE Power Society, IEEE Power-Electronics Society, IEEE Control System Society