Communities
As the world's largest technical professional organization, IEEE offers many ways to get involved with technical and local communities.
Technical Communities
Through IEEE, you can connect with others who share your technical interests across the globe.
Geographic Communities
You can connect with IEEE locally through members, affinity and special interest groups, student communities, and humanitarian activities.
Societies
IEEE has 39 technical Societies that provide benefits to members within specialized fields of interest. Society memberships enable you to stay current within your chosen technology profession, keep in touch with your peers, and invest in your career.
Other Technical Communities
Technical Councils
IEEE Technical Councils are groups of Societies working together in broad areas of technology, sponsoring member activities such as technical meetings, publishing, promoting educational activities, and developing standards.
Go to a Society website:
- IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society
- IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society
- IEEE Broadcast Technology Society
- IEEE Circuits and Systems Society
- IEEE Communications Society
- IEEE Computational Intelligence Society
- IEEE Computer Society
- IEEE Consumer Technology Society
- IEEE Control Systems Society
- IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society
- IEEE Education Society
- IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society
- IEEE Electron Devices Society
- IEEE Electronics Packaging Society
- IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
- IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society
- IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
- IEEE Industry Applications Society
- IEEE Information Theory Society
- IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society
- IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Society
- IEEE Magnetics Society
- IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society
- IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society
- IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society
- IEEE Photonics Society
- IEEE Power Electronics Society
- IEEE Power and Energy Society
- IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society
- IEEE Professional Communication Society
- IEEE Reliability Society
- IEEE Robotics & Automation Society
- IEEE Signal Processing Society
- IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology
- IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society
- IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society
- IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society
- IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society
- IEEE Vehicular Technology Society
- All IEEE Societies
Go to a Technical Council website:
General technical communities
The general technical communities pull together technologists with an interest in a hot multidisciplinary or emerging topic areas to enable increased connection and awareness of developments.
- IEEE Big Data
- IEEE Blockchain
- IEEE Brain
- IEEE Cloud Computing
- IEEE Cybersecurity
- IEEE Digital Reality
- IEEE Entrepreneurship Exchange Community
- IEEE Environmental Engineering
- IEEE Future Networks IEEE Global Earth Observing System of Systems
- IEEE Internet of Things
- IEEE Internet Initiative
- IEEE Life Sciences
- IEEE Rebooting Computing
- IEEE Smart Cities
- IEEE Smart Grid
- IEEE Software Defined Networks
- IEEE Sustainable ICT
- IEEE TechEthics
- IEEE Transportation Electrification
Standards Association & working groups
IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA) working groups aim to set priorities and develop appropriate standards. Working groups are open to everyone and participants need not be IEEE SA members.
Future Directions Initiatives
Connect with emerging technologies via conferences, news articles, technical papers, related standards, professional organizations, and academic programs.
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Geographic units and activities
Members have unique local opportunities. You can attend technical presentations, create strong peer-to-peer connections, and participate in leadership opportunities that can make a positive distinction in IEEE members' jobs and careers.
Local Sections & Chapters
Local meetings are organized by Sections and Chapters within ten Regions. IEEE members automatically become members of their local Section.
- Region 01 - Northeast USA
- Region 02 - Eastern USA
- Region 03 - Southeastern USA
- Region 04 - Central USA
- Region 05 - Southwestern USA
- Region 06 - Western USA
- Region 07 - Canada
- Region 08 - Africa, Europe, & Middle East
- Region 09 - Latin America
- Region 10 - Asia and Pacific
- All local IEEE Region websites
Student Branches
Student Branches provide an opportunity for Student members to begin networking in their areas of interest and future profession. There are nearly 2,000 Student Branches in 80 countries, at various educational institutions.
Humanitarian
The work of IEEE members and volunteers can improve the standard of living of underserved populations, and inspire the next generation to do the same.
Affinity and special interest groups
IEEE affinity and special interest groups are local units of IEEE organizational units, or standing committees. To form a group in your Section or Council, complete and submit an IEEE Affinity Group Petition.
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