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Below you will find the dues associated with membership in IEEE, the world's leading professional engineering organization. Dues for the 38 IEEE Societies, through which IEEE provides publications, conferences, community, and many other benefits to members within their specialized areas, are also provided.
Pricing is effective 16 August 2012 through 15 August 2013.
2013 IEEE membership dues
| Residence | Member Full Year | Member Half Year* | Student Full Year | Student Half Year* |
| United States | $185.001 | $92.501 | $32.00 | $16.00 |
| Canada (incl. GST) | $164.95 | $82.48 | $33.60 | $16.80 |
| Canada (incl. HST for NB, NF and ON) | $176.07 | $88.04 | $36.16 | $18.08 |
| Canada (incl. HST for Nova Scotia) | $178.85 | $89.43 | $36.80 | $18.40 |
| Canada (incl. HST for BC) | $174.68 | $87.34 | $35.84 | $17.92 |
| Africa, Europe, Middle East | $152.00 | $76.00 | $27.00 | $13.50 |
| Developing Nations e-Membership | $63.00 | $31.50 | n/a | n/a |
| Latin America | $143.00 | $71.50 | $27.00 | $13.50 |
| Developing Nations e-Membership | $54.00 | $27.00 | n/a | n/a |
| Asia, Pacific | $144.002 | $72.002 | $27.00 | $13.50 |
| Developing Nations e-Membership | $55.00 | $27.50 | n/a | n/a |
*Half year rates apply to new members only.
1This amount represents base dues plus IEEE-USA assessment. In the United States, depending on region, an additional regional assessment is added that ranges from US$1 to US$5.
2 Except in Japan, where full year dues are US$169 and US$84.50 half year.
- All dues pricing is listed in US Dollars.
- IEEE membership runs from 1 January through 31 December.
- NEW applications received between 16 August 2012 and 28 February 2013 will automatically be processed at the full year dues rates. Services begin immediately.
- NEW applications received between 1 March and 15 August 2013 will automatically be processed for half-year membership ending 31 December 2013 at the half-year dues rates. Exception is when the applicant specifically requests their application be processed for the full year. However, we cannot guarantee availability of back issues of all publications for the first half of the calendar year.
- The e-Membership option is only available to higher grade members in developing nations.
- Membership in IEEE Technical Societies involves additional dues. See the table below for information on Society membership dues.
- All IEEE members are given online access to Potentials magazine as part of their basic IEEE membership. Student members in the U.S. and Canada receive Potentials in print as part of their dues. For Student members from all other countries and for IEEE Higher grade members who wish to receive a print subscription to Potentials, see rates provided below.
2013 Society membership dues
| Society | Member Full Year | Member Half Year* | Student Full Year | Student Half Year* |
| IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society | $25.00 | $12.50 | $13.00 | $6.50 |
| IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society | $15.00 | $7.50 | $8.00 | $4.00 |
| IEEE Broadcast Technology Society | $15.00 | $7.50 | $8.00 | $4.00 |
| IEEE Circuits and Systems Society | $19.00 | $9.50 | $10.00 | $5.00 |
| IEEE Communications Society | $26.00 | $13.00 | $13.00 | $6.50 |
| IEEE Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology Society | $15.00 | $7.50 | $8.00 | $4.00 |
| IEEE Computational Intelligence Society | $29.00 | $14.50 | $15.00 | $7.50 |
| IEEE Computer Society | $54.00 | $27.00 | $13.00 | $6.50 |
| IEEE Consumer Electronics Society | $15.00 | $7.50 | $8.00 | $4.00 |
| IEEE Control Systems Society | $20.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 | $5.00 |
| IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society | $26.00 | $13.00 | $13.00 | $6.50 |
| IEEE Education Society | $20.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 | $5.00 |
| IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society | $31.00 | $15.50 | $16.00 | $8.00 |
| IEEE Electron Devices Society | $18.00 | $9.00 | $9.00 | $4.50 |
| IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society | $40.00 | $20.00 | $20.00 | $10.00 |
| IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society | $19.00 | $9.50 | $10.00 | $5.00 |
| IEEE Industrial Electronics Society | $15.00 | $7.50 | $8.00 | $4.00 |
| IEEE Industry Applications Society | $20.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 | $5.00 |
| IEEE Information Theory | $30.00 | $15.00 | $15.00 | $7.50 |
| IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement | $29.00 | $14.50 | $15.00 | $7.50 |
| IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society | $35.00 | $17.50 | $18.00 | $9.00 |
| IEEE Magnetics Society | $26.00 | $13.00 | $13.00 | $6.50 |
| IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society | $17.00 | $8.50 | $9.00 | $4.50 |
| IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society | $35.00 | $17.50 | $18.00 | $9.00 |
| IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society | $19.00 | $9.50 | $10.00 | $5.00 |
| IEEE Photonics Society | $34.00 | $17.00 | $17.00 | $8.50 |
| IEEE Power Electronics Society | $25.00 | $12.50 | $13.00 | $6.50 |
| IEEE Power & Energy Society | $35.00 | $17.50 | $18.00 | $9.00 |
| IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society | $35.00 | $17.50 | $18.00 | $9.00 |
| IEEE Professional Communication Society | $31.00 | $15.50 | $16.00 | $8.00 |
| IEEE Reliability Society | $35.00 | $17.50 | $18.00 | $9.00 |
| IEEE Robotics and Automation Society | $9.00 | $4.50 | $5.00 | $2.50 |
| IEEE Signal Processing Society | $20.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 | $5.00 |
| IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology Society | $32.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 | $8.00 |
| IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society | $29.00 | $14.50 | $15.00 | $7.50 |
| IEEE Systems, Man, & Cybernetics Society | $12.00 | $6.00 | $6.00 | $3.00 |
| IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society | $20.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 | $5.00 |
| IEEE Vehicular Technology Society | $18.00 | $9.00 | $9.00 | $4.50 |
| Other Options | Member Full Year | Member Half Year* | Student Full Year | Student Half Year* |
| Proceedings of the IEEE (Print only) | $41.00 | Full Year Only | $41.00 | Full Year Only |
| Proceedings of the IEEE (Online only) | $36.00 | Full Year Only | $29.00 | Full Year Only |
| Proceedings of the IEEE (Print AND Online combination) | $51.00 | Full Year Only | $51.00 | Full Year Only |
| IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) | $50.00 | Full Year Only | $50.00 | Full Year Only |
| Women in Engineering (WIE) | $25.00 | Full Year Only | Free | Full Year Only |
| Potentials Magazine (outside US and Canada) | $15.00 | $8.00 | $5.00 | $3.00 |
*Half year rates apply to new members only. All pricing is listed in US Dollars.
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