Introduction to IEEEUri Moszkowicz (uim@ieee.org)

2008 Region 1 GOLD Coordinator

Darlene Rivera (dcaprio938@yahoo.com)

2008 Region 1 GOLD Coordinator

2008 R1 GOLD/SAC/WIE ConferenceApril 26, 2008

About Us• Name

– Uri Moszkowicz• Section

– Boston, MA• Current position

– R1 GOLD Coordinator• Employer

• Mentor Graphics• IEEE History

– 2001 Cornell student chapter chair– Active in Boston GOLD since 2002– Volunteer for Boston GOLD since 2005– 2007 Boston GOLD chair

About Us• Name

– Darlene Rivera• Section

– New York, NY• Current position

– R1 WIE Coordinator• Employer

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Today

• Joint training (~1 hour)– IEEE 101– GOLD 101– WIE 101

• Break (15 min)• Separate training (~2 hours)

– GOLD 201– WIE 201

• Lunch, seminars, dinner, etc

Roadmap

• What is IEEE• IEEE Terminology• IEEE History• IEEE Facts• IEEE Organization• Money and IEEE• IEEE Today• Future of IEEE

What is IEEE

• Definition of IEEE– Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

• In a nutshell– A non-profit organization, IEEE is the world's

leading professional association for the advancement of technology

What is IEEE

• Vision– To advance global properity by fostering technical

innovation, promoting IEEE communities world-wide, enabling members careers

• Mission– The IEEE promotes the engineering process of

creating, developing, integrating, sharing, and applying knowledge about electro- and information technologies and sciences for the benefit of humanity and the profession

IEEE Terminology

• Section – Local IEEE Regional Entity• Chapter – Local IEEE Technical (Society) Entity • AG – Affinity Groups• SB – IEEE Student Branch

• MGA – Member and Geographic Activities• TAB – Technical Activities Board• EAB – Educational Activities Board• SAC – IEEE Student Activities Committee

IEEE History• 1963

– IEEE formation• 1964

– First issue of Spectrum• 1975

– Operations center opened in NJ• 1978

– First issue of The Institute• 1988

– 300k members• 1995

– IEEE website created• 2000

– IEEE Xplore

IEEE Facts• Members: 375k worldwide, 80k students• Sections: 32• Chapters: 1784• Student branches: 1616• Societies: 38• Affinity groups: 390• Standards: 1300• Documents in electronic library: 1.7 million• Transactions, journals, and magazines: 144• Annual conferences: 850

MEMBERS

Board of Directors Assembly

PSPB IEEE-USA

Standards Assoc.Educational Act.

Regional Act. Technical Act. Executive Comm.

Regions & Sections

Societies & Tech. Councils

Staff & Society Executive Directors

IEEE Organization

Technical Activities Board

Parents - WIE, Consultants, GOLD, LMC

IEEE Societies

Regional Activities Board

Regions

Areas

Sections

Chapters Affinity Groups

Sub-Sections Student Branches Councils

SB Chapters SB Affinity Groups

Geographic Unit Structure

IEEE Organization

IEEE Organization

R9 – 14,598

R8 – 60,856

R10 – 67,442R1 to 6 – 215,851

R7 – 16,020

TOTAL MEMBERSHIP – 374,767

R1 – 38,617

R2 – 33,054

R3 – 30,615

R4 – 23,982

R5 – 29,444

R6 – 60,139 Reflecting the global nature of IEEE, R10 and R8 are now the two largest IEEE Regions

Money and IEEE• Revenue

– Dues– Publications– Conferences– Educational courses– Services– Investments

• Expenses– Member activities and services– Publishing– Standards– Education– Administration

IEEE Today

• Membership• Publications• Digital Library• Conferences• Standards• Educational Offerings• Grants• Awards

IEEE Today• Knowledge

– Digital library and publications– Newsletters– IEEE.tv

• Community– Sections and technical chapters– E-mail Alias– Conferences– Volunteering

• Profession– Job site– MentorNet– Mentoring Connection– Awards and scholarships– Consultants database

• Financial Advantage– Insurance– Financial Services– Home and office services– Travel services

• And more!

Future of IEEE• Membership value

– MentorNet– Second Life– Social network– Better services

• More overseas members• Service to humanity

– Engineering without Borders• Expansion to related areas

Questions?