IEEE, pronounced “Eye-triple-E,” stands for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Established on January 1, 1963, through the merger of the AIEE (American Institute of Electrical Engineers, founded in 1884) and the IRE (Institute of Radio Engineers, founded in 1912), IEEE began with a membership of 150,000, 140,000 of whom resided in the United States.
Dedicated to advancing innovation and technological excellence for the benefit of humanity, IEEE has evolved from a community solely for electrical and electronics engineers into a comprehensive association serving all branches of engineering, the sciences, and anyone interested in technology. As the world’s largest technical professional society and a non-profit organization, IEEE’s mission is to foster technological innovation and excellence to improve global conditions. Over time, this mission has led to its informal redefinition as the “Institute of Engineers & Everybody Else,” reflecting its appeal across diverse scientific and technical fields.
Today, IEEE unites over 400,000 registered members worldwide, bringing together professionals from computer scientists and software developers to physicists, medical doctors, electrical and electronics engineers, and more. IEEE is committed to being essential to the global technical community, universally recognized for the contributions of technology and technical professionals in enhancing modern civilization.
Why IEEE?
IEEE is an institution which appeals people who are interested in engineering and positive sciences.
With IEEE, you will enlarge your vision to national and international scales.
By advancing the theories and applications about electronics and technology, IEEE has the accelerating effect on the innovative technologies.
It is an organization that will always support you in both academic and professional careers.
It serves all kinds of technical and professional informations and releases Spectrum, a monthly IEEE magazine for members.
IEEE provides a huge knowledgebase that consist of books and academic papers.
It is a gigantic organization with 426,000 member from 160 countries, including 82,000 student member.
About IEEE Turkey
IEEE is organized under 10 regions. IEEE Turkey Chapter is in Region 8 which contains Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia and it is the largest region by surface area. IEEE Turkey student members are exclusive in whole world because IEEE Turkey Student Branches is an active community and members always keep in touch with each other. IEEE Turkey Student Branches organizes congresses and meetings annually in which branches help to solve the issues of each other, offers project ideas and shows off an exemplary cooperation. The media of this communication network is not only congresses and meetings but also we get together with smaller groups or run the debates online.
About IEEE Bilkent
We are an important part of a community that consist of people from different countries and cities. We have hundreds of friends from 60+ universities in Turkey. We improve our academical, technical and social skills all together. We know that GPA is not everything – we often hang out together, sometimes with other student branches! With numerous activities, we are one of the most active student communities in Bilkent University. Because IEEE Bilkent is the first step to expand your horizon.