2008 IEEE News Releases

IEEE memberNet Reaches Milestone

12 June  – On 14 May, two months into its beta-release, the number of members who have opted-in their memberNet profile surpassed 1,000.  Access to IEEE memberNet is an exclusive benefit of IEEE membership, available at no additional cost to IEEE members.

"We're pleased to have reached the first 1,000," said Joe Lillie, Vice President, IEEE Member and Geographic Activities Board.  "The value of memberNet depends upon member participation, and we're pleased to now offer this new and niche networking platform to our members."

While the basic member profile in memberNet contains every member's name and membership grade, each member can indicate by check mark (opt-in) what additional information they would like to make visible.  These may include technical interests, local Section, or IEEE Society affiliation.

The memberNet directory, and its opt-in management, is accessible through myIEEE.  For more information, contact Brian Pratz, Member and Geographic Activities, at b.pratz@ieee.org.