Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
AbbreviationIEEE
FoundedJanuary 1, 1963; 61 years ago (1963-01-01)
TypeProfessional association
13-1656633[1]
Legal status501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
FocusElectrical, electronics, communications, and computer engineering[2]
Location
OriginsMerger of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers and the Institute of Radio Engineers
MethodIndustry standards, conferences, publications
Members
460,000+
Key people
  • Thomas Coughlin
    (President & CEO)
Revenue
US$584 million (2023)[4]
Websitewww.ieee.org Edit this at Wikidata

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)[a] is an American 501(c)(3) professional association for electrical engineering, electronics engineering, and other related disciplines.

The IEEE has a corporate office in New York City and an operations center in Piscataway, New Jersey. The IEEE was formed in 1963 as an amalgamation of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers and the Institute of Radio Engineers.[5]

  1. ^ "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax 2019" (PDF). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  2. ^ "IEEE Technical Activities Board Operations Manual" (PDF). IEEE. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021., section 1.3 Technical activities objectives
  3. ^ "IEEE – IEEE Contact & Support". Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Archived from the original on 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  4. ^ IEEE Annual Report 2023.
  5. ^ "IRE – Institute of Radio Engineers (old name for IEEE)". AcronymFinder. Archived from the original on 2019-10-21. Retrieved 2023-06-22. IRE is defined as Institute of Radio Engineers (old name for IEEE) ... Engineers (AIEE) and the Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE) in 1963


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