TheInstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineerswasformedbythemergeroftheInstituteofElectricalEngineersandtheInstituteofRadioEngineersin1963.Itcurrentlyhas43Morethan10,000members.Astheworld'slargestprofessionaltechnicalorganization,thenumberoftechnicaldocumentspublishedbyIEEEinthefieldsofelectricalandelectronicengineering,computers,andcommunicationsaccountsfor30%oftheworld'ssimilardocuments.
Mainmembers
MostIEEEmembersareelectronicengineers,computerengineers,andcomputerscientists.
MemberCategories
MembercategoriesaredividedintoFellow,SeniorMember,Member,AssociateMemberandStudentMember).
SocialEvaluation
IEEEiscommittedtothedevelopmentandresearchofelectrical,electronic,computerengineeringandscience-relatedfieldsinspace,computer,telecommunications,biomedicine,powerandconsumerMorethan1,300industrystandardshavebeenformulatedinthefieldsofelectronicproductsandotherfields,andtheyhavenowdevelopedintoarelativelyinfluentialinternationalacademicorganization.