Information about Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Not to be confused with the Institution of Electrical Enginees(IEE).
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers


Type Professional Organization
Founded January 1, 1963
Origins Merger of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers and the Institute of Radio Engineers
Staff Dr. John R. Vig, current president
Area served Worldwide
Focus Electrical, electronics, and information technology
Method Industry standards, Conferences, Publications
Revenue US$330 million
Members 365,000+
Website www.ieee.org


The IEEE corporate office is on the 17th floor of 3 Park Avenue in New York City
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers or IEEE (read eye-triple-e) is an international non-profit, professional organization for the advancement of technology related to electricity. It has the most members of any technical professional organization in the world, with more than 365,000 members in around 150 countries