IEEE TODAY

Membership

The key values of IEEE membership are technical innovation, access to cutting-edge information, networking opportunities, and exclusive member benefits.

IEEE memberships help support the mission of IEEE to advance technology for humanity and the profession. At the same time, they help build a platform to introduce technology careers to young people around the world

IEEE delivers access to the industry's most essential technical information, networking opportunities, career development tools, and many other exclusive benefits to its members.

Publication

The IEEE publishes nearly a third of the world’s technical literature in electrical engineering, computer science and electronics.

This includes about 130 journals, transactions and magazines and over 400 conference proceedings published annually. In cooperation with John Wiley and Sons, Inc., the IEEE also produces technical books, monographs, guides and textbooks.

IEEE journals are consistently among the most highly cited in electrical and electronics engineering, telecommunications and other technical fields.

Digital Library

All IEEE content since 1988 plus select content dating back to 1950 is available in digital format. The IEEE Xplore® digital library contains more than 2.8 million documents from IEEE and IEE journals, transactions, magazines, letters, conference proceedings and active IEEE standards.

Conferences & Events

IEEE sponsors more than 1,100 annual conferences and meetings worldwide. IEEE is also highly involved in the technical program development of numerous events including trade events, training workshops, job fairs, and other programs.

For more information about an IEEE conference, search the IEEE conference database below.

IEEE Standards

With an active portfolio of nearly 1,300 standards and projects under development, IEEE is a leading developer of industry standards in a broad range of technologies.

IEEE Standards Association

The IEEE-SA is a leading consensus-building organization that nurtures, develops and advances global technologies. IEEE-SA outputs drive the functionality, capabilities and interoperability of a wide range of products and services that transform the way people live, work and communicate.

With collaborative thought leaders in more than 160 countries, IEEE-SA promotes innovation, enables the creation and expansion of international markets, and helps protect health and public safety.

Education Offering

By awarding continuing education units and professional development hours, the IEEE helps its members meet their continuing education requirements, and develops products and services in support of these efforts.

The IEEE is an authorized provider of continuing education units through the International Association of Continuing Education and Training.

At the pre-college level, the IEEE works with industry, universities and government to raise students’ literacy in science, math, engineering and technology.

Grants

The IEEE Foundation cultivates relationships and resources to advance the IEEE core purpose to foster technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity.

To fulfill its role, the IEEE Foundation relies on donations to award grants to new and innovative projects and administers more than 130 donor designated funds that support a variety of educational, humanitarian, historical preservation, and peer recognition programs of IEEE.

At the end of 2009, the IEEE Foundation's total asset were US$27 million. Almost a half (US$12 million) were unrestricted and used to award grants to new and innovative projects and support the operation of the IEEE Foundation.

Awards

Accomplishments in IEEE technical fields are recognized with annual awards for outstanding contributions to technology, society and the engineering profession.

The IEEE Medal of Honor, the IEEE's highest award, recognizes an individual for an exceptional contribution or extraordinary career in the IEEE fields of interest. Past recipients have included such visionaries as:
• Guglielmo Marconi (1920, for radio telegraphy)
• William Shockley (1980, for junction, analog and junction field-effect transistors)
• Andrew S. Grove (2000, for pioneering research in metal oxide semiconductor devices and technology)