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The Impact of Diversity in IEEE

The Impact of Diversity in IEEE. John Vig 2010 IEEE Past President IGARSS 2010 Honolulu, HI July 2010. Diversity in IEEE. Technical Geographic Gender Cultural Linguistic Ethnicity Race Experience. Education level Institutions granting degrees Degree programs Employers

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The Impact of Diversity in IEEE

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  1. The Impact of Diversity in IEEE John Vig 2010 IEEE Past President IGARSS 2010 Honolulu, HI July 2010

  2. Diversity in IEEE • Technical • Geographic • Gender • Cultural • Linguistic • Ethnicity • Race • Experience • Education level • Institutions granting degrees • Degree programs • Employers • And others. . .

  3. EE’s Working With Others? • 1984 IEEE Centennial Booklet foreword by Edwin Layton on Frederik Terman • Terman one of the most influential 20th century leaders in electrical engineering and EE education • Layton: ”Terman admired physics, but he rejected the idea that engineers should rely upon others for knowledge fundamental to the work of their profession.”

  4. EE’s Working With Others? • Layton also pointed out that, in later years, the number of PhD’s in electrical engineering rose rapidly. He said that “Terman could reflect with satisfaction that never again would his profession have to depend upon other disciplines to accomplish work fundamental to electrical engineering.” • Look how the situation has changed since Terman made that statement

  5. Growth of Diversity – 1884 to 2010 • 1884 • Small group of US, male electrical engineers started the IEEE (i.e., the AIEE) • Focus on “power” • 1963 • Increasing overlaps and convergence of diverse technologies leads to merger of AIEEE and IRE to form IEEE

  6. Growth of Diversity – 1884 to 2010 • 2010 • 46.5% of members outside the USA • 68% of student members are outside the USA • 66% hold EE degree* • 68% hold other than EE degree (CS, CE, physics…)* • 9.5% women members • 10% of IEEE Board of Directors are women • 50% of Board members’ country origin not U.S. *Some members hold degrees in more than one field

  7. Technical Diversity is Foremost • IEEE’s technical communities • EE’s as well as computer scientists, physicists, materials scientists, biomedical engineers, medical doctors, chemists, mechanical engineers, IT professionals, and more • About sixteen IEEE technical societies’ and councils’ fields of interest include aspects of biology and medicine. • Technical interest profile (TIP) • Contains over 100 fields, and growing

  8. Technical Diversity • 1984 list of members of the Honorary IEEE Centennial Committee shows five of the 10 have degrees in physics • About half of IEEE Medal of Honor winners for past 20 years have backgrounds in fields other than electrical engineering • Many other honorees at the annual honors ceremony are neither electrical engineers nor born in the U.S.

  9. “Indicate all of the fields in which you hold a degree.” 68% BASE: MEMBERS, N=1,319 Q1120. What is the highest level of education you have attained? Q1125. Indicate all of the fields in which you hold a degree. Source: 2008 Member Segmentation Study

  10. Comments on the Growth of Diversity • 1/3 of members are other than EE. That’s >130K members! • Slightly more members, 68% vs. 66% hold other-than-EE degrees than EE degrees. That's >200K members who have either a different degree, or another degree in addition to their EE degree. • 110K hold Computer Science/Engineering degrees • We have achieved significant fields-of-interest diversity even without trying • How much more members could we have if we tried; e.g., established more student branches in other than EE departments, and recruited other than EECS students into existing student branches? • Using just I-E-E-E instead of Institute of… was a wise decision by the 1997 Board of Directors.

  11. Membership Trends 1995-2010Less U.S.-centric - % of Total Regions 1 - 6 Regions 7 - 10 Membership Data as of 12-31-2009

  12. Membership Trends – Students 1995-2009 - % of Total Membership Regions 7 - 10 68.2% Regions 1 - 6 Membership Data as of 12-31-2009

  13. Other Benefits of Diversity • Diversity enhances creativity by experiencing different cultures • Study of students who had lived abroad vs those who hadn't • Researchers believe enhanced creativity related to students' open-minded approach in adapting to new cultures

  14. Other Benefits of Diversity • Builds life-long network of colleagues and friends • Knowledge, experience-sharing enhances careers, adds richness to personal lives • IEEE Members’ diverse interests beyond the “technical interest areas” and exposure to IEEE diversity enhances career opportunities • For example, members become teachers, historians, librarians

  15. Diversity at IGARSS • Perfect example of IEEE Diversity • Expanding applications of remote sensing technologies, especially in addressing humanitarian issues and concerns • Showcases the diversity within IEEE and adds to its importance for IEEE success

  16. Final Thoughts • Cherish and take advantage of the diversity within IEEE • Promote diversity in every aspect of IEEE activities • BTW, the current IEEE president, president-elect, and me -- your past president -- were all born in countries other than the U.S.

  17. Mahalonuiloa!Thank You!

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