Presentation to the Systems Coucil

1. Richard A. Volz Director, Division X volz@cs.tamu.edu College Station, Texas Spring, 2009 Presentation to the Systems Coucil

2. Overview • IEEE is the largest professional society dedicated to the advancement of technology • 382,000 members • 85,000 student members • 160 countries • Annually sponsors and co-sponsors 900 conferences worldwide • Publishes 30% of the world’s literature in electrical and electronics engineering and computing • Offers 400 active industry standards • 2008 Budget: ~ US$332M, 2008 Reserves ~ US$177M

3. IEEE Organization MEMBERS Board of Directors Assembly PSPB IEEE-USA EAB Standards Assoc. MGA TAB Executive Comm. Regions & Sections Societies & Councils Staff & Society Exec. Directors Chapters

4. Board of Directors • Governing body of the IEEE • ultimate responsibility for IEEE operation • Meets 3 times per year • Delegates many responsibilities, allowing major boards to operate semi-autonomously • Approves the IEEE budget, responsible for finances, and owns the reserves

5. Technical Activities Board • TAB Chair (VP - Technical Activities) • TAB Vice Chair (VP-elect Technical Activities) • Past Chair (Past VP Technical Activities) • Treasurer • Secretary (non-voting) • 10 Division Directors • 45 Society & Technical-Council Presidents • TAB Periodicals Committee Chair • TAB/PSPB PSC Chair • IEEE Conferences Committee Chair • Liaison Reps ( non-voting)  62 votingmembers

6. Division X • Computational Intelligence Society • Control Systems Society • Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society • Lasers and Electro-Optics Society • Robotics and Automation Society • Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society • Biometrics Council • Sensors Council • Systems Council

7. Dec. 2008 Total Members: 382,000 Students: 85,000

8. Global Membership1995 to 2008 2008 Students: 70% in R7-10 70.8% 54.8% 45.2% 29.2% Slope ~1.2%/yr; 50:50 in 5 years

9. IEEE Student Membership

10. Society Memberships vs. IEEE Membership 1988 - 2008 410,000 337,000 Lost 65K since peak Lost 73K since peak

11. Sample IEEE Activities • Eta Kappa Nu merger • Currently celebrating 125th anniversary - http://www.ieee125.org/ • Around the World video • Event schedule • Public visibility • E.g., see “One Voice” - http://www.ieee.org/web/aboutus/toolkit/brand/videos.html • Milestones • http://www.ieee.org/web/aboutus/history_center/milestones_intro.html

12. IEEE Challenges • Maintaining quality in our IP • Recent acceptance of fake computer generated paper – used as a basis for panning IEEE • Lack of quality controls, especially with technically co-sponsored conferences • Cost of membership and dues • particularly affecting Regions 9-10 • Availability of on-line publications • open access journals • Perceived lack of member value

13. IEEE Needs/Opportunities • Alternative sources of revenue to offset increases in dues and fees • new programs and services • Grow conference revenues to offset potential decreases in publication revenues • Better fiscal control • more accurate budgeting by societies • more accurate financial updates • Watch List policy change?

14. IEEE Needs/Opportunities (cont.) • More collaboration between societies/councils • conferences, publications, TC’s • More active chapters worldwide • rapid growth in Europe and Asia

15. IEEE is Publishing More Quality Content Than EverNumber of articles has more than doubled since 1999 171,400 Articles Total 32,250 journals 139,000 conferences Growth 2008 vs. 2003 Journal articles +85% Conference articles +99% Source: Articles published by IEEE by year of publication

16. Web-Based Products Transformed IEEE’s Pubs Revenue Stream 2000-2009B in $ millions earned $145.8 $152.4 $57.7 87% Online +19% +14% +10% +11% +10% +14% +12% +8% +5% 20% Online (Total Publications Package revenue, all media. Excludes Society-only products.)

17. Recent developments *Source: Outsell’s “Information Pricing Survey 2009” published Jan 2009 2009 package product revenue forecast raised $1.4 million to ~$154 million, due to • Strong Nov-Dec sales earnings • Continued growth in international academic sales YTD new sales running $2.8 million ahead of cancellations But, concern about 2010

18. Example of Usage Data ~10% of downloads are for papers > 18 years old. ~50% of downloads are for papers > 4 years old.

19. Cumulative % Hits by Year 120.0% 100.0% 80.0% 60.0% 40.0% 20.0% 0.0% 2006 2004 2002 2000 1998 1996 1994 1992 1990 1988 Year ICRA – Cumulative Impact

20. Systems Council Review • Review in June, 2008 • Provisional councils are to be reviewed annually. So, next review, 2009. • So broad and overly ambitious that it seriously risks not achieving its goals • Consider revising the FOI

21. Summary of 2008 Review • Recommend focus on a narrower subset of specific areas & activities and demonstrate success • Strongly encourage the Council to pick one or two areas to focus on, e.g. Health Care or Earth Observation • Consider 2 (or 3 maximum) priority conference themes • Set agreements in place for funding and with the sites developed 2 years ahead of time

22. Summary of 2008 Review • Numerous intended initiatives not started -- traceable to a lack of volunteer time and resources • Essential that many more active volunteers are found • Not leveraging member Societies • Make extensive use of volunteers from member Societies • Business plan must be updated to extend through 2010 Plans for 2009 Review • Be sure concerns raised are being addressed