Welcome to the Web site of the 
IEEE Philadelphia Section!

The IEEE (Eye-triple-E) is a non-profit, technical professional association of more than 360,000 individual members in approximately 175 countries. The full name is the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., although the organization is most popularly known and referred to by the letters I-E-E-E.

IEEE is the world's largest professional association advancing innovation and  technical excellence for the benefit of humanity. IEEE and its members inspire a gobal community to innovate for a better tomorrow through its highly cited publications, conferences, tedchnology standards, professional and educational activities. IEEE is the trusted "Voice" for engineering, computing, and technology information around the globe.

 IEEE produces 30 percent of the world's published literature in electrical engineering, computers and control technology, holds annually more than 300 major conferences and has nearly 900 active standards with 700 under development.

The benefits of IEEE membership include these offerings:
Membership in one or more of 37 IEEE Societies and four Technical Councils spanning the range of electrotechnologies and information technologies
More than 300 local organizations worldwide for member networking and information sharing
Educational opportunities to ensure engineers' technical vitality
More than 1,150 student branches at universities worldwide
Public advocacy for U.S. member interests, and for women in engineering and ethics
Special cost-saving and value-added benefits for MEMBERS ONLY
Prestigious awards and recognition of technical and professional achievements
Opportunities for volunteering, leadership and participation in a variety of IEEE activities
Electronic commerce with the IEEE through a variety of Web-based Services

VISION
To advance global prosperity by fostering technological innovation, enabling members' careers and promoting community world-wide.


MISSION
The IEEE promotes the engineering process of creating, developing, integrating, sharing, and applying knowledge about electro and information technologies and sciences for the benefit of humanity and the profession.