IEEE Technical Activities

J. Roberto Boisson de MarcaIEEE Vice-President, Technical Activities

IEEE Fellow

What does IEEE do?

Publishes literature in engineering, technology and computing

Organizes conferences

Develops standards

Gets engineers and technologists from different locales together (Networking)

Organizes professional activities among engineering students

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IEEE Organization

MEMBERS

Board of Directors Assembly

PSPB IEEE-USA

Standards Assoc.Educational Act.

Regional Act. Technical Act. Executive Comm.

Regions & Sections

Societies & Tech. Councils

Staff & Society Executive Directors

IEEE-Technical Activities

Societies/Councils products and initiatives

Publications: Edit over 125 magazines, and journals. High Quality: 30 out of top 35 journals and magazines in world.

Sponsors the development of a large number of standards, including the 802 Series.

Conferences: financially sponsors more than 400 events a year. In addition, technically co-sponsors over 250 conferences/workshops

Where IEEE Sponsored/Co-Sponsored Conferences Were Held

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2003 2004 2005 2006

Reg 1-6

Reg 7

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43.9% R7-10 51.3% R7-10

Societies/Councils products and initiatives (2)

Develop educational products: Tutorials, on line courses, certification programs

Sponsors a large number of technical recognition awards.

Provide networking opportunities for professionals and students with similar technical interests.

Technical Activities Organization

Technical Activities

Board

Presidents’ Forum

Division Directors’ Forum

TAB Strategic Planning Committee

TAB Management Committee

TAB Nominations &Appointments Committee

TAB Periodicals Committee

TAB/PSPB Products & Services Committee

IEEE Conferences Committee

Organization (Cont.)

38 Societies and 6 Technical Councils 10 Technical Divisions Each Division Director sits on IEEE Board

of Directors and TAB Nominated by Societies within that Division Elected by members of Societies within that

Division

Single Society Divisions

Computers (77,000 members) Communication Technology (42,000

members) Power Engineering (22,000 members)

Multiple Society Divisions (Cont.)

Division X: Computational

Intelligence (5,600) Control Systems (8,000) Engineering in Medicine

and Biology (8,000) Laser and Electro-

Optics (6,600) Robotics and

Automation (6,200) Systems, Man and

Cybernetics (3,700)

Division VI Education (3,100) Industrial Electronics

(3,800) Product Safety

Engineering (600) Professional

Communications (1,100)

Reliability (1,800) Systems Implications

of Technology (1,850)

Technical Councils Technical Councils have no individual

members and are formed by Societies. Nanotechnology Sensors Superconductivity Systems Electronic Design and Automation Technology Management Biometrics

Challenges and Opportunities

Top Issues (Cont.)

How do we create compelling value propositions for society membership?

How can TA create new means of delivering our products?

How do we create products (publications, conferences, educational offerings, ….) for practicing engineers with applications focus?

How do we continue to attract competent leaders?

•Participate in tools where young engineers are playing•Take IEEE/Societies to them, not require them coming to us•Look for opportunities to bind together the Mentors and Youth through social networking opportunities

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Top Issues (Cont.)

How do we create compelling value propositions for society membership?

How can TA create new means of delivering our products?

How do we create products (publications, conferences, educational, ….) for practicing engineers with applications focus?

How do we continue to attract competent leaders?

Technical Activities Goals for 2008

1. Develop products of value to industrial technical practitioners and increase employer perception of the value of society membership

2. Make IEEE’s presence in emerging opportunities publicly visible, providing a single focal point for access to technical information in a given area.

3. Develop a technology roadmap for IEEE Technical Activities Effort to organize IEEE-TA products by Sectors that better

represent areas of broad interest and appeal to society.

4. Increase the perceived value of society membership to young professionals.

5. Identify and develop products and services that result in long term IEEE and S/C membership renewal.

Guarding the Future of engineeringNew Technologies

New Tech groups grew to 10 Biotechnology and Bioengineering* Distributed Intelligent Networks and Systems Future Power and Alternative Energy Technologies* Digital Intellectual Property Earth Observations* Organic Electronics Biometrics* Portable Information Devices RFID Technological Innovations for Efficient Energy Use and Energy Use management

"IEEE New Technology Connections” portal, integrated with Technology Discourses and features IEEE.tv short segments. http://www.ieee.org/web/emergingtech/home/

Conferences and Workshops Portable 2007 IEEE RFID 2007 Second IEEE-Boeing Technology Conference Second Electric Ship Conference (ESTS) Biometrics Energy 2030 (2008)

Technical Activities Goals for 2008

1. Develop products of value to industrial technical practitioners and increase employer perception of the value of society membership

2. Make IEEE’s presence in emerging opportunities publicly visible, providing a single focal point for access to technical information in a given area.

3. Increase the perceived value of society membership to young professionals.

4. Identify and develop products and services that result in long term IEEE and S/C membership renewal.

Humanity Major Challenges

Health Care Energy Environment Disaster Recovery Urban Problems (Megacities)

UN Foundation CollaborationThe Humanitarian Technology Challenge

An unprecedented opportunity for a focused collaboration to develop technology-based solutions to some of the most intractable problems facing the world – particularly in developing regions

Led by the UN Foundation and IEEE Participants should include:

Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) Governments of developing countries The United Nations Universities, professors, and students Interested corporations and their engineers Interested individuals

Thank you!

rdemarca@comsoc.org