IEEE All Society Research Project - Current Society Members: 2003

The major goal of this project was to provide information to each Society that would allow each to make better data-driven decisions.

Valuable Findings for:

Membership
Publications
Conferences
Education

History/Background

In 2003, for the first time ever, IEEE conducted a survey that included all 37 IEEE Societies. While each Society was provided with a specific detailed report, this aggregate report is meant to understand IEEE Society members as a whole.

This report:

presents distinctive characteristics of Society members versus IEEE members who do not belong to an IEEE Society;
identifies needs, interests, and satisfaction levels of Society members
explores reasons why IEEE members maintain, cancel, or do not subscribe to IEEE Society membership.

Members’ understanding of the IEEE volunteer/staff structure is also examined.

Participants

In June 2003, approximately 42,000 IEEE higher-grade members were invited to participate in a Web survey.
These 42,000 IEEE members were comprised of 37 randomly selected from Society samples that were representative of each individual IEEE Society.
An additional comparison sample of IEEE members with no Society membership was included.
In total, 13,511 members responded, representing a 32% response rate.

The full report contains more information about the sample.

Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Statement

This report is the property of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE). The report contains proprietary information of IEEE and is solely for the use of IEEE Volunteers and Staff. This confidentiality and Nondisclosure Statement and Agreement is for the purpose of protecting such confidential information from being made available and disclosed to unauthorized persons.