The election categories on the annual election ballot reflect what the voting member is eligible to vote for.
The absence of a category for Region Delegate/Director or Division Delegate/Director on your ballot indicates that no election is being conducted in the organizational unit(s).
The IEEE President is elected by the voting members of IEEE and shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the IEEE and shall preside at meetings of the IEEE Board of Directors and the IEEE Assembly.
Only voting members of the IEEE on record on 30 June holding the membership grade of Graduate Student Member (GSM) or higher is eligible to vote for IEEE President-Elect.
The IEEE Societies are clustered within ten Technical Divisions, each represented on the IEEE Board of Directors by a Division Delegate/Director who serves a two‑year term. The Division Delegate/Director (or Division Delegate-Elect/Director‑Elect) is elected by the voting members of the Division from a slate nominated by the Divisional Committee.
Only voting members of the IEEE on record on 30 June who are also members of a society belonging to the Division category on the ballot may vote for that Division. Members must hold the membership grade of Graduate Student Member (GSM) or higher.
The Divisions and constituent Societies are:
Division I
Division II
Division III
Division IV
Division V
Division VI
Division VII
Division VIII
Division IX
Division X
The world is divided into ten IEEE Regions, each represented on the IEEE Board of Directors by a Region Delegate/Director who serves a two‑year term. The Region Delegate/Director (or Region Delegate-Elect/Director‑Elect) is elected by the voting members of the Region from a slate nominated by the Regional Committee. The Region territories are not necessarily confined to a State or Country boundaries. When such boundaries are crossed, the State or Country is listed under the Region that contains most of its area.
Only voting members on record on 30 June are entitled to vote for the Region Delegate-Elect/Director-Elect where they reside. Members must hold the membership grade of Graduate Student Member (GSM) or higher.
The ten IEEE Regions are:
The IEEE Technical Activities Board serves the technical interests of the members worldwide.
IEEE eligible voting members on record on 30 June who are also members of at least one technical Society are entitled to vote for Technical Activities Vice President-Elect. Members must hold the membership grade of Graduate Student Member (GSM) or higher.