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The IEEE
The Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
is the world's largest technical professional society. Founded in
1884 by a handful of practitioners of the new electrical engineering
discipline. The men and women of the IEEE are the technical and
scientific professionals making the revolutionary engineering
advances which are reshaping our world today.
The technical
objectives of the IEEE focus on advancing the theory and practice of
electrical, electronics and computer engineering and computer
science. To realize these objectives, the IEEE sponsors technical
conferences, symposia and local meetings worldwide: publishes nearly
25% of the world's technical papers in electrical, electronics and
computer engineering; provides educational programs to keep its
members' knowledge and expertise state-of-the-art.
The purpose of all
these activities is two fold: (1) to enhance the quality of life for
all peoples through improved public awareness of the influences and
applications of its technologies; and (2) to advance the standing of
the engineering profession and its members.
The IEEE, through its
members, provides leadership in areas ranging from aerospace,
computers and communications to biomedical technology, electric
power and consumer electronics.
IEEE membership is
open to professionals with varying levels of academic accomplishment
and work experience. Member, Senior Member and Fellow grades are
limited to those who have achieved professional competence and
recognition, as demonstrated by the college degrees they have
received and/or by their work experience. Student member
applications are available upon request and have substantially
discounted dues and fees far below what other members pay.
IEEE Quick Facts
IEEE has (Data
current as of 31 Dec 2009):
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more than 395,000
members in more than 160 countries; 45 percent of whom are from
outside the United States
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more than 90,000
student
members
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331 sections in
ten geographic regions worldwide
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1,952 chapters
that unite local members with similar technical interests
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1,855 student
branches in 80 countries
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483 student
branch chapters at colleges and universities
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338 affinity
groups - IEEE Affinity Groups are non-technical sub-units of one
or more Sections or a Council. The Affinity Group patent
entities are the IEEE-USA Consultants' Network, Graduates of the
Last Decade (GOLD),
Women in Engineering (WIE)
and Life Members (LM)
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has 38
societies and 7 technical councils representing the wide
range of technical interests
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has more than 2.5
million documents in the
IEEE Xplore
Digital Library with more than 7 million downloads each month
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has 1,300
standards
and projects under development
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publishes 148
transactions, journals and magazines
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sponsors over
1,100
conferences in 73 countries
The Section
The Tunisia Section
of the IEEE, established on June 21, 2008, has over 400 members. If
you are an IEEE member and live in Tunisia, you are automatically a
member of the Tunisia Section. The Section is part of
Region 8
which covers Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Many technical,
professional, and social events are arranged by Tunisian Chapters of
IEEE
Technical Societies. For more details of these, see the
Chapters page.
Other events are
arranged by Tunisian Student Branches of
IEEE Student
Activities - For more details of these, see the
Student Branches page; and by Tunisian
Affinity groups - For more details of these, see the
Affinity Groups page. |
