IEEE Member Needs Project 2005

The goal of this project was to look at the variety of benefits that members receive and to see what benefits had the greatest value, especially in relation to their overall evaluation of the IEEE.

Valuable Findings for:

entire IEEE

History/Background

The report findings designate two groups:

Balkers
Backers

Balkers are more likely to:

hold a bachelor's degree as their highest degree;
be employed in the industry;
be IEEE members (as opposed to Senior Members or Fellows);
rate renewal intention and membership value unfavorably.

Close to half of balkers (41%) would welcome an alternative membership option where they could pay only for the products and services used.

Backers are more likely to:

attend conferences and symposia
subscribe to additional IEEE publications
attend local Section/Chapter meetings and/or activities
speak at a meeting or a conference.

Roughly equal proportions in both groups indicate involvement with IEEE basic content:

accessing articles through IEEE Xplore ™
purchasing books or products
accessing/purchasing IEEE Standards.

Participants

Total responses included:

836 replies from non-US members (33% response rate)
514 from US members (21% response rate).

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