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IEEE Honorary Membership is an honorary type of membership of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), that is given for life to an individual. It is awarded by the board of directors of IEEE to people 'who have rendered meritorious service to humanity in [the] IEEE's designated fields of interest' while not being members of IEEE.
Anyone who responds positively to the invitation-to-ballot becomes a member of the balloting group, as long as the individual is an IEEE Standards Association member or has paid a balloting fee. The IEEE requires that a proposed draft of the standard receive a response rate of 75% (i.e., at least 75% of potential ballots are returned) and that ...
The IEEE is headquartered in New York City, but most business is done at the IEEE Operations Center [8] in Piscataway, New Jersey, opened in 1975. [9] The Australian Section of the IEEE existed between 1972 and 1985, after which it split into state- and territory-based sections. [10]
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is a multidisciplinary professional engineering institution.The IET was formed in 2006 from two separate institutions: the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE), dating back to 1871 [1].Its worldwide membership is currently in excess of 158,000 in 153 countries. [2]
IEEE senior members may add SMIEEE post-nominal letters after their names. Senior Member is the highest professional grade of IEEE for which a member may apply. It requires extensive experience, and reflects professional accomplishment and maturity. Only 10% of the more than 400,000 members have achieved this level.
The Fellow grade of membership is the highest level of membership, and cannot be applied for directly by the member – instead the candidate must be nominated by others. This grade of membership is conferred by the IEEE Board of Directors in recognition of a high level of demonstrated extraordinary accomplishment. [1]
"For exemplary leadership guiding IEEE Switchgear standards toward harmonization with IEC and acceptance by the international community" 2015 - Bill Long "For exemplary leadership as chairman of the working group which upgraded IEEE Std. C37.013 to joint IEEE / IEC 62271-37-013" 2015 - J. Patrick Reilly
By the mid-2000s, the IEE was the largest professional engineering society in Europe, with a worldwide membership of around 120,000. Discussions about a merger with the Institution of Incorporated Engineers (IIE) under a new name started in 2004, and following membership voting, the IEE merged with the IIE on 31 March 2006 to form the ...