Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Abbreviation	IEEE
Founded	January 1, 1963
Type	Professional association
Tax ID no.	13-1656633
Legal status	501(c)(3) public charity
Focus	Electrical, electronics, communications, and computer engineering
Location	3 Park Avenue, New York City, U.S.;
Origins	Merger of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers and the Institute of Radio Engineers
Method	Industry standards, conferences, publications
Members	460,000+
Key people	Kathleen Kramer
Revenue	US$584 million (2023)
Website	www.ieee.org

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is an American 501(c)(3) charitable professional organization 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]

As of 2023^[update], IEEE has over 460,000 members in 190 countries, with more than 66 percent from outside the United States.^[6]

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