IEEE
COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY
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Vision & Mission
Introducing the Communications Society
 Industry Leader
 The IEEE Organization & ComSoc
Today IEEE ComSoc
 ComSoc organization
 It’s membership worldwide
ComSoc Asia Pacific Board (APB)
 APB & its Committees
 ComSoc Chapters in Asia Pacific Region
IEEE ComSoc
Topics
VISION & MISSION
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IEEE ComSoc
Vision / Mission
VISION
The Vision of the IEEE Communications Society is to be
the organization of choice for communications and
related professionals throughout the world.
MISSION
The IEEE Communications Society promotes the
advancement of science, technology and
applications in communications and related
disciplines. It fosters presentation and exchange of
information among its members and the technical
community throughout the world. The Society
maintains the highest standard of professionalism
and technical competency.
INTRODUCING
THE
IEEE COMMUNICATIONS
SOCIETY
www.ieee.org/join
IEEE ComSoc
Industry Leader
FORMATION
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1952 IRE Professional Group on Communications Systems (PGCS)
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1964 IEEE Group on Communications Technology (ComTech) –
4,400
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1972 IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) – 8,800
As at 31 December 2013
Total Number of IEEE ComSoc Members: 48,120
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Higher Grade Members: 43,253
Student Members: 4,867
20 May 2009
IEEE Organization Chart
MEMBERS
Board of Directors
Publication
Products
& Services
IEEE-USA
Educational
Activities
Member
Geographic
Activities
Assembly
Standards
Association
Technical
Activities
Executive
Committee
Regions
Societies
ED
& Staff
Sections
Councils/Sections
Chapters
20 March 2014
Linkages
Member Geographic
Activities Board
(MGAB)
Technical Activities Board
(TAB)
Societies (39)
Region 10
Councils (6)
Areas
Sections (57)
Chapters
41 ComSoc Chapters
Subsections
Student Branches
Student Branch Affinity
Groups
Affinity Groups
Student Branch Chapters
IEEE 39 Technical Societies
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Aerospace & Electronic Systems
Antennas & Propagation
Broadcast Technology
Circuits & Systems
Communications
Components Packaging, &
Manufacturing Technology
Computational Intelligence
(formerly Neural Networks)
Computer
Consumer Electronics
Control Systems
Dielectrics & Electrical Insulation
Education
Electromagnetic Compatibility
Electron Devices
Engineering in Medicine & Biology
Geoscience & Remote Sensing
Industrial Electronics
Industry Applications
Information Theory
Intelligent Transportation Systems
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Instrumentation & Measurement
Magnetics
Microwave Theory & Techniques
Nuclear & Plasma Sciences
Oceanic Engineering
Photonics
(formerly Lasers & Electro-Optics)
Power Electronics
Power & Energy
Product Safety Engineering
Professional Communication
Reliability
Robotics & Automation
Signal Processing
Society on Social Implications of
Technology
Solid-State Circuits
Systems, Man, & Cybernetics
Technology and Engineering
Management Society
Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, &
Frequency Control
Vehicular Technology
IEEE ComSoc
ComSoc is one of IEEE Societies, Councils and
Technical Communities
Technical innovation and access to that
information is a key value of IEEE ComSoc
membership.
ComSoc is one of the many unique technical
organizations, active in the areas of
publications, conferences and building
technical communities.
ComSoc Sister Societies
11 Sister Societies in the Asia Pacific Region
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[AUSTRALIA] The Australian Computer Society (ACS)
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[CHINA] China Institute of Communications (CIC)
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[CHINA] The Chinese Institute of Electronics (CIE)
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[INDIA] The Institute of Electronics & Telecommunications Engineers (IETE)
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[INDIA] Communications & Manufacturing Association of India (CMAI)
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[JAPAN] The Institute of Electronics, Information & Communication Engineers (IEICECS)
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[KOREA] The Korean Institute of Communication Sciences (KICS)
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[MALAYSIA] The Institute of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM)
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[SINGAPORE] Singapore Computer Society (SCS)
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[TAIWAN] Chinese Institute of Electrical Engineering (CIEE)
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[VIETNAM] The Radio & Electronics Association of Vietnam (REV)
TODAY
IEEE COMMUNICATIONS
SOCIETY
www.ieee.org/join
20 March 2014
IEEE ComSoc Organization Chart
Board of Governors
2015 President
Sergio Benedetto
Past President
IEEE Division
III Director
VP
Technical
Activities
Director
Standards
Director
Sister &
Related
Societies
Treasurer
Chief
Information
Officer
Parliamentarian
VP Member
Relations
VP Conferences
VP
Publications
MembersAt-Large
Stefano Bregni
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Education
Online
Content
Journals
Magazines
Conference
Development
Conference
Operations
Conference
Publications
Director
Director
Marketing &
Industry
Relations
Membership
Programs
Development
Director
AP Region
Wanjiun Liao
Director
EAME Region
Director
LA Region
Director
NA Region
IEEE Communications Society is a
community comprised of a diverse
group of industry professionals with a
common interest in advancing all
communications technologies.
IEEE ComSoc is a Community . . .
To that end, the Society sponsors publications, conferences, educational
programs, local activities, and technical committees that:
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Foster original work in all aspects of communications science, engineering,
and technology.
Encourage the development of applications that use signals to transfer
voice, data, image, and/or video information between locations.
Promote the theory and use of systems involving all types of terminals,
computers, and information processors; all pertinent systems and
operations that facilitate transfer; all transmission media; switched and
unswitched networks; and network layouts, protocols, architectures, and
implementations.
And strongly advance developments toward meeting new market demands
in systems, products, and technologies such as personal communications
services, multimedia communications systems, enterprise networks, and
optical communications systems.
Benefits, programs, and member activities for individuals, chapters and
sections.
IEEE ComSoc
Membership Worldwide
IEEE COMSOC Membership By Region
31 December 2014
R7 – 2,037
(4.23%)
R1 to 6 – 18,545
(38.54%)
R1 – 3,181 (6.61%)
R2 – 3,057 (6.35%)
R8 – 11,767
R3 – 2,733 (5.68%)
(24.45%)
R4 – 1,703 (3.54%)
R5 – 2,437 (5.06%)
R6 – 5,434 (11.29%)
R9 – 2,593
(5.39%)
R10 – 13,178
(27.39%)
48120
52,834
49,603
49,752
43,213
49,667
45,285
43,796
41,016
17,200
8,800
4,400
700
55,000
50,000
45,000
40,000
35,000
30,000
25,000
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15,000
10,000
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36,200
Membership Growth
IEEE ComSoc
Today
1952 1962 1972 1982 1992 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
IEEE ComSoc
Today
IEEE ComSoc Membership Growth
(Region 1 to 10) Since 2002
60000
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49667 49752 49603
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2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
IEEE Asia Pacific ComSoc Membership Growth
(Region 10)
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11668
11152
14000
12000
10000
IEEE ComSoc
Today
9181 9006 9381 9054 9270
8586 8847
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Asia Pacific
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IEEE COMMUNICATIONS
SOCIETY –
ASIA PACIFIC BOARD
www.ieee.org/join
Asia Pacific Board
2014-2015 Slate of APB
Officers
AP Advisors
-Tomonori Aoyama
- Kwang-Cheng Chen
- Daehyoung Hong
- Noriyoshi Kuroyanagi
- Byeong Gi Lee
- Lin-Shan Lee
- Zhisheng Niu
- Naohisa Ohta
- Iwao Sasase
- Desmond Taylor
- Naoaki Yamanaka
Special Liaison for
ComSoc Activities
Nei Kato
APB Director
Wanjiun Liao
Vice Director
Saewoong
Bahk
Vice Director
Takaya
Yamazato
Secretary &
Treasurer
Hsuan-Jung Su
Vice
Director
Borhanuddin
Mohd Ali
Secretary
His-Pin Ma
AP Office
- Fanny Su
- Ewell Tan
Past Director
Kwang Bok Lee
Meeting & Conference Committee
Information Services Committee
ISC Chair – Sumei Sun
ISC Homepage Vice Chair – Takaya
Miyazawa; Youngchul Sung
ISC Newsletter Vice Chair – Wei Zhang;
Hung-Yun Hsieh
Chapters Coordination Committee
CCC Chair – Eiji Oki
CCC Vice Chairs – Liang Zhou; Chih-Peng
Li
MCC Chair – Jiming Chen
MCC Vice Chairs – Jong-Moon Chung; Sasi
Pilacheri Meethal
Membership Development Committee
MDC Chair – Sunghyun Choi
MDC Vice Chairs – Lingyang Song; Shaodan
Ma
Technical Affairs Committee
TAC Chair – Yao-Win, Peter Hong
TAC Vice Chairs – Jianwei Huang; Hiroshi
Shigeno, Rui Zhang
41 ComSoc Chapters In Asia Pacific Region
(as of 23 March 2015)
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IEEE ComSoc
Asia Pac
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY – Formed 28 Apr 98 (Joint Chapter – SP001)
BANGALORE – Formed 5 Jun 00 (Joint Chapter – EM014 & C016)
BANGLADESH – Formed 18 Aug 10
BEIJING – Formed 21 Dec 87
BOMBAY – Formed 3 Dec 99
DELHI – Formed 1 Aug 97
GUJARAT – Formed 30 Mar 09
HARBIN – Formed 24 Feb 12
HONG KONG – Formed 3 Aug 88 (Joint Chapter – CAS004)
HYDERABAD – Formed 4 Mar 10 (Joint Chapter COM 019/ SP 001)
INDIA Council – Formed 8 Jul 91 (Joint Chapter – AES010 & LEO036)
INDONESIA – Formed 1 Oct 01
JAPAN Council (Tokyo, Fukuoka, Hiroshima, Nagoya, Sapporo, Shikoku, Shin-etsu) – Formed 26 Mar 73
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41 ComSoc Chapters In Asia Pacific Region
IEEE ComSoc
Asia Pac
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KANSAI – Formed 5 Dec 06
KARACHI – Formed 1 Jun 01
KERALA – Formed 15 Oct 04
KOLKATA (CALCUTTA) – Formed 13 Oct 03
LAHORE – Formed 1 Aug 03
MACAU – Formed 1 Aug 05 (Joint Chapter – CAS004)
MADRAS – Formed 26 Apr 07
MALAYSIA – Formed 9 May 06 (Joint Chapter – VT 006)
NANJING – Formed 2007
NEW SOUTH WALES – Formed 11 Aug 89 (Joint Chapter – SP001)
NEW ZEALAND NORTH, SOUTH & CENTRAL – Formed 21 Sep 98
NORTHERN AUSTRALIA– Formed 9 Jul 01 (Joint Chapter – MTT017)
Pune – Formed 19 Feb 11
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41 ComSoc Chapters In Asia Pacific Region
IEEE ComSoc
Asia Pac
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QUEENSLAND – Formed 27 Nov 01
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REPUBLIC OF PHILIPPINES – Formed 4 Mar 10 (Joint Chapter C 016/ COM 019)
SENDAI – Formed 9 Feb 12
SEOUL – Formed 4 Dec 92
SHANGHAI – Formed 22 Aug 07
SINGAPORE – Formed 29 may 86
SOUTH AUSTRALIA – Formed 15 Jun 96 (Joint Chapter – SP001)
SRI LANKA – Formed 22 Feb 10
TAINAN – Formed 15 Dec 03
TAIPEI – Formed 15 Jul 90
THAILAND – Formed 11 Nov 94
VICTORIAN – Formed 4 Apr 84
VIETNAM – Formed 30 Oct 08
WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Formed 26 Aug 96
XIAN – Formed 16 Jun 08
IEEE ComSoc Chapter Growth (2000 – 2015)
No. of ComSoc Chapters
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