Society and Technical Council Chapters

The IEEE Society Chapter Coordinator Roster lists contact information for each Society's chapter coordinators.

The Chapter Chairs' Reference Guide (PDF, 311 KB) is intended to assist you in your role as a Chapter Officer. It will explain your responsibilities as a Chapter Officer and give guidelines for the conduct of business and activities. The handbook has been organized to reduce the time required to find answers. Please contact IEEE Section/Chapter Support Staff if you have suggestions on how to improve the organization and/or content of the handbook.

There are three different paths one can take to develop an IEEE Chapter: form a new Chapter, form a new joint Chapter, or expand an existing Chapter. Start by researching your area, then decide which route will best suit your needs and support a healthy, active Society/Technical Council Chapter environment.

Learn more about creating a chapter

In order to maintain viability and to ensure that all Chapters are meeting the needs of their members, each Chapter is required to submit annual reports.

Online L-31 Form

If you have not yet used the online L-31 form, you should start now. File your meeting reports online in only minutes using the new system. You can send copies of the report to your Section and Society using a CC feature, and IEEE will receive your data instantly. Visit the IEEE vTools Meeting System page for more information.

The IEEE Society Chapter Funding Guide contains links to each Society's Chapter funding information online.

To request chapter funding from societies, fill out the IEEE Society Chapter Funding Information Form (DOC, 24 KB). The completed form must be submitted with authorization from an approved Society Chapter funding officer before processing can begin. Please send completed forms to Liz Parascondola.

Chapter Chairs can now access membership data online—instantly. For more information, visit the SAMIEEE page. 

IEEE Distinguished Lecturers are engineering professionals who help lead their fields in new technical developments that shape the global community. These experts:

• specialize in the field of interest of their Society/Council;
• travel to various technical and regional groups to lecture at events.

Chapter Briefs is a bi-monthly newsletter dedicated to sharing information of interest to IEEE Chapters.

Some articles may have been compiled from internal IEEE communications, as well as Society newsletters.

The IEEE has resources to help you run your Chapter and get the most from your Membership. Below, find links to some useful resources within the IEEE Web site.