Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

IEEE is the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. IEEE and its members inspire a global community through its highly cited publications, conferences, technology standards, and professional and educational activities. The following information provides an overview of IEEE offerings and services. **IEEE Quick Facts** IEEE has: - Over 486,000 members in more than 190 countries**,** with more than 67 percent from outside the United States - More than 189,000 Student members - 347 Sections in ten geographic Regions worldwide - 2,815 Chapters that unite local members with similar technical interests - 3,613 Student Branches at colleges and universities in over 100 countries - 4,240 Student Branch Chapters of IEEE technical Societies - 670 affinity groups; IEEE affinity groups are non-technical sub-units of one or more Sections or a Council. The affinity group parent entities are the IEEE-USA Consultants Network, Young Professionals (YP), Women in Engineering (WIE), and Life Members (LM) IEEE: - Has 39 technical Societies and eight Technical Councils representing a wide range of IEEE technical interests - Has more than 6 million documents in the IEEE *Xplore* digital library - Has an active portfolio of 1,079 standards and more than 1,093 projects under development - Publishes more than 200 transactions, journals, and magazines - Sponsors more than 2,000 conferences and events in 109 countries while contributing over 4.5 million total conference papers to IEEE *Xplore* since 1936, with more than 280,000 new papers added annually