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    The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a professional association formed in 1963 from the merger of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers and the Institute of Radio Engineers. It is headquartered in New York City and has over 430,000 members worldwide. The IEEE is dedicated to advancing innovation in electrical engineering, electronics, computing, and related fields through conferences, publications, and the establishment of industry standards.

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    The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a professional association formed in 1963 from the merger of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers and the Institute of Radio Engineers. It is headquartered in New York City and has over 430,000 members worldwide. The IEEE is dedicated to advancing innovation in electrical engineering, electronics, computing, and related fields through conferences, publications, and the establishment of industry standards.

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    The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a professional association formed in 1963 from the merger of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers and the Institute of Radio Engineers. It is headquartered in New York City and has over 430,000 members worldwide. The IEEE is dedicated to advancing innovation in electrical engineering, electronics, computing, and related fields through conferences, publications, and the establishment of industry standards.

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    10/6/2016

    Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    InstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineers
    FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia

    TheInstituteofElectricalandElectronics
    Engineers(IEEE,pronounced"ItripleE")[2]isa
    professionalassociationwithitscorporateofficein
    NewYorkCityanditsoperationscenterin
    Piscataway,NewJersey.Itwasformedin1963from
    theamalgamationoftheAmericanInstituteof
    ElectricalEngineersandtheInstituteofRadio
    Engineers.Today,itistheworld'slargestassociation
    oftechnicalprofessionalswithmorethan400,000
    membersinchaptersaroundtheworld.Itsobjectives
    aretheeducationalandtechnicaladvancementof
    electricalandelectronicengineering,
    telecommunications,computerengineeringandallied
    disciplines.

    Contents
    1 Name
    2 History
    3 MissionandVision
    4 Organization
    5 CurrentLeadership
    6 Publications
    7 Educationalactivities
    8 IEEEConferences
    9 Standardsanddevelopmentprocess
    10 Membershipandmembergrades
    11 Awards
    11.1 Medals
    11.2 Technicalfieldawards
    11.3 Recognitions
    11.4 Prizepaperawards
    11.5 Scholarships
    11.6 StudentActivities
    12 Societies
    13 Technicalcouncils
    14 Technicalcommittees
    15 Organizationalunits
    16 IEEEFoundation
    17 Seealso
    18 Notesandreferences
    19 Externallinks

    InstituteofElectricalandElectronics
    Engineers

    Founded

    January1,1963

    Type

    Professionalorganization

    Focus

    Electrical,Electronics,
    Communications,Computer
    Engineering,ComputerScienceand
    InformationTechnology[1]

    Location

    Piscataway,NewJersey,US

    Origins

    MergeroftheAmericanInstituteof
    ElectricalEngineersandtheInstituteof
    RadioEngineers

    Area
    served

    Worldwide

    Method

    Industrystandards,Conferences,
    Publications

    Members 430,000+
    Key
    people

    BarryL.Shoop,PresidentandCEO

    Revenue

    US$413million

    Website

    www.ieee.org(https://www.ieee.org)

    Name
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_of_Electrical_and_Electronics_Engineers

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    Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    IEEEstandsforthe"InstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineers".Theassociationischartered
    underthisfulllegalname.IEEE'smembershiphaslongbeencomposedofengineersandscientists.
    Alliedprofessionalswhoaremembersincludecomputerscientists,softwaredevelopers,information
    technologyprofessionals,physicists,andmedicaldoctors,inadditiontoIEEE'selectricalandelectronics
    engineeringcore.Forthisreasontheorganizationnolongergoesbythefullname,exceptonlegal
    businessdocuments,andisreferredtosimplyasIEEE.
    TheIEEEisdedicatedtoadvancingtechnologicalinnovationandexcellence.Ithasabout430,000
    membersinabout160countries,slightlylessthanhalfofwhomresideintheUnitedStates.[3][4]

    History
    ThemajorinterestsoftheAIEEwerewirecommunications
    (telegraphyandtelephony)andlightandpowersystems.The
    IREconcernedmostlyradioengineering,andwasformedfrom
    twosmallerorganizations,theSocietyofWirelessandTelegraph
    EngineersandtheWirelessInstitute.Withtheriseofelectronics
    inthe1930s,electronicsengineersusuallybecamemembersof
    theIRE,buttheapplicationsofelectrontubetechnologybecame
    soextensivethatthetechnicalboundariesdifferentiatingtheIRE
    andtheAIEEbecamedifficulttodistinguish.AfterWorldWarII,
    thetwoorganizationsbecameincreasinglycompetitive,andin
    1961,theleadershipofboththeIREandtheAIEEresolvedto
    consolidatethetwoorganizations.Thetwoorganizations
    formallymergedastheIEEEonJanuary1,1963.
    NotablepresidentsofIEEEanditsfoundingorganizations
    TheIEEEcorporateofficeisonthe
    includeElihuThomson(AIEE,18891890),AlexanderGraham
    17thfloorof3ParkAvenueinNew
    Bell(AIEE,18911892),CharlesProteusSteinmetz(AIEE,
    YorkCity
    19011902),RobertH.Marriott(IRE,1912),LeeDeForest
    (IRE,1930),FrederickE.Terman(IRE,1941),WilliamR.
    Hewlett(IRE,1954),ErnstWeber(IRE,1959IEEE,1963),andIvanGetting(IEEE,1978).

    MissionandVision
    AccordingtoIEEEsofficialwebsite,[5]theircorepurposeistofostertechnologicalinnovationand
    excellenceforthebenefitofhumanity.
    Theirvisionistobecomeessentialtothetechnologicalcommunitythatexiststhroughouttheworld.
    Theywanttheirmemberstobetheonestorevolutionizetechnologyandimproveglobalconditions.
    IEEEscorevaluesincludetrust,growthandnurturing,globalcommunitybuilding,partnership,service
    tohumanity,andintegrityinaction.

    Organization
    TheIEEEisincorporatedundertheNotforProfitCorporationLawofthestateofNewYork.[6]Itwas
    formedin1963bythemergeroftheInstituteofRadioEngineers(IRE,founded1912)andtheAmerican
    InstituteofElectricalEngineers(AIEE,founded1884).

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