S.Shaposhnikov

Vice Chair

IEEE Russia (North West) Section

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers or IEEE (read I-Triple-E) is a non-

profit professional association dedicated to advancing technological innovation related to electricity. It has more than 395,000 members in more than 160 countries, 45 percent outside

the United States.

Tremendous growth in electrical technology in late 19th century, EE became a profession

Plans began for a milestone international Electrical Exhibition at Franklin Institute in Philadelphia

This prompted 25 of America's prominent electrical engineers to form a society to promote their field

The American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE) founded on 13 May, 1884

Thomas A. EdisonAlexander Graham Bell

IEEE's Constitution defines the purposes of the organization as "scientific and educational, directed toward the advancement of the theory and practice of Electrical, Electronics, Communications and Computer Engineering, as well as Computer Science, the allied branches of engineering and the related arts and sciences." In pursuing these goals, the IEEE serves as a major publisher of scientific journals and a conference organizer. It is also a leading developer of industrial standards (having developed over 900 active industry standards) in a broad range of disciplines, including Electric power and Energy, Biomedical Technology and Healthcare, Information Technology, Information Assurance, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics, Transportation, Aerospace, and Nanotechnology.

more than 395,000 members in more than 160 countries; 45 percent of whom are from outside the United States

more than 90,000 student members  331 sections in ten geographic regions worldwide 1,952 chapters that unite local members with similar

technical interests 1,855 student branches in 80 countries 483 student branch chapters at colleges and universities 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)

more than 2.5 million documents in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library with more than 7 million downloads each month

1,300 standards and projects under development

publishes 148 transactions, journals and magazines

sponsors over 1,100 conferences in 73 countries

IEEE publishes: i#1 journal in Electrical and Electronic Engineering 18 of the top 20 journals in Electrical and Electronic Engineering 9 of the top 10 journals in Telecommunications 6 of top 10 journals in Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture 5 of top 20 journals in Computer Science, Information Systems 8 of top 20 journals in Computer Science, Software Engineering # 1 in Imaging Science # 1 in Robotics # 2 in Artificial Intelligence # 2 in Transportation Technology # 4 in Biomedical Engineering

The ISI JCR presents “quantifiable statistical data that provides a systematic, objective way to evaluate the world’s leading journals”

(2007 report released June 2008)

IEEE = Leader in Technology Journal Citation Report Results, by Impact Factor

IEEE develops and participates in educational

activities such as accreditation of electrical

engineering programs in institutes of higher

learning. IEEE also sponsors or cosponsors

more than 1000 international technical

conferences each year. IEEE helps its members meet their continuing education

requirements, and develops products and services in support of these efforts.

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

50 universities were identified by the Times Higher Education to be top technology universities

(40% in US, 60% in ROW)

All 50 were identified as current online customers of IEEE

Source: Times Higher Education 2007

The IEEE provides learning opportunities within the engineering sciences, research, and technology.

IEEE offers educational opportunities such as IEEE eLearning Library, the Education Partners Program, Standards in Education, Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and Technical English Program.

IEEE eLearning Library - a collection of online educational courses designed for self-paced learning.

Education Partners - exclusive for IEEE members, offers on-line degree programs, certifications and courses at a 10% discount.

Standards in Education – a website explaining the importance of developing and using them. The site includes tutorial modules and case illustrations to introduce the history of standards, the basic terminology, their applications and impact on products, as well as news related to standards, book reviews and links to other sites that contain information on standards.

The Role of Standards in Engineering and Technology - the "core" tutorial created by the standards in education project and covers all of the basics of standards and standards development across disciplines.

The Role of Standards in Cellular Telephony - provides background on the factors and forces that have shaped air interface standards and discusses the struggle to reach the goal of one internal air interface standard.

The Role of Standards in Electrical Power Systems - standards for electrical power systems design, installation, and operation

The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers ensures that information about

developments within the engineering field are readily available to all electrical professionals,

regardless of where they live and work.

Members of IEEE, the world's largest technical professional association, are encouraging traditional university-based engineering

educators to think about engineering education's role in the new economy, and how today's curriculum can influence tomorrow's

engineers.