The most value from membership
I’ve found great value in my IEEE membership. Yet I frequently hear the complaint that members don’t get much in return from joining. Sure, Spectrum and The Institute are included with membership, and they are great. But is that all?
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Can You Get It if You Really Want It?
I had an inspiring experience early this year. It was unexpected, which made its impact feel even greater. It left me contemplating what more we can do as IEEE and in Technical Activities.
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Unanticipated
I first served on the IEEE Technical Activities Board (TAB) in 2003. By the end of that year serving as the Vice President of Technical Activities (TA) was the last thing I imagined ever doing.
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A Message from the 2023 Technical Activities Vice President
Dear Colleagues, We have reached the end of the year, a good time to reflect on what we accomplished and look forward to what comes next. Our strategic priorities for 2023 include participation in the
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IMS Project Connect – Broadening Participation One Cohort at a Time
For the last 11 years, the IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS) has been the host event for the noteworthy outreach enrichment activity, Project Connect (PC). PC is a program that aims to broaden participation in the field of wireless/microwave engineering in partnership with the Education Committee of IEEE MTT-S.
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The AI Coalition Meets and Presses Forward
There has been an explosion of interest in Artificial Intelligence (AI) in recent months – following the technical progress in generative AI. AI technologies now make it possible to generate professional-quality art, music, videos, news
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Discover More About Your Free Subscription to IEEE DataPort(™)
Thanks in large part to all IEEE societies, IEEE DataPort currently has over 8.5 million global users and over 6000 datasets. IEEE DataPort is a global research data platform available to individual researchers and institutions
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IEEE Data Descriptions Launches as First IEEE Journal Focused on Datasets
IEEE Data Descriptions, an open access journal sponsored by all IEEE Societies and Technical Councils, publishes peer-reviewed articles detailing datasets…
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VTS 75th Anniversary
So why are cellphones ‘vehicular technology’? Simple: early mobile phones used to need a vehicle to carry them about. When IEEE Vehicular Technology Society started, as the sixth professional group of the Institute of Radio
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SURVEY: Provide Insight on Your Workforce’s Skills Development Needs
SURVEY: Provide Insight on Your Workforce’s Skills Development Needs. Help IEEE Technical Activities understand the challenges faced by industry managers by completing a short survey.
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Synthetic Biology Sensing Systems for Tackling Global Challenges
Antimicrobial resistance is a rapidly increasing and deadly global health threat that is undermining progress toward achieving UN Sustainable Development Goals related to health, food and water security, and economic growth.
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Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society and its Accomplishments
Antenna, RF, wireless and other electromagnetics-related technologies are exploding! A part of the IEEE, the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S) is dedicated to advancing the theory and practice of antennas, propagation, and electromagnetics technology
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IEEE Power & Energy Society’s Cornerstone of Role as IEEE Celebrates its 140th Anniversary
The Power & Energy Society (PES) has been a cornerstone of IEEE since the origin of the IEEE on January 1, 1963.
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IEEE Technical Activities and Educational Activities Team Up Supporting STEM
Many of IEEE’s Societies, Councils, and Technical Communities are engaged in efforts to build the next generation of engineering professionals by supporting STEM outreach activities in their unique technology areas.
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Meeting Gen Z and Millennials Where They Are (and Want to Go)
Many Gen Z and Millennial IEEE members see IEEE as, “an elder, wise mentor,” or often compare IEEE to one of their professors.
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