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Program 1 [2020]
MEMBERSHIPS & PUBLIC IMPERATIVES: IEEE IS A PUBLIC CHARITY DEDICATED TO ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY FOR THE BENEFIT OF HUMANITY. IEEE HAD A TOTAL OF 396,007 MEMBERS FROM MORE THAN 160 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE IN 2020 INCLUDING 107,618 STUDENT MEMBERS AND 333,214 SOCIETY MEMBERS FROM THE 39 IEEE SOCIETIES. IN 2020, IEEE CREATED THE COVID-19 NEWS AND RESOURCES HUB AT IEEE SPECTRUM, A COMPILATION OF PRODUCTS, SERVICES, COURSES, AND TOOLS TO HELP IEEE MEMBERS DURING THE PANDEMIC. IEEE-USA, AN ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT SUPPORTING THE CAREER AND PUBLIC POLICY INTERESTS OF U.S. MEMBERS, LAUNCHED THE "HERE TO HELP" CAMPAIGN FEATURING ONLINE CONTENT AND RESOURCES TO ASSIST MEMBERS DURING THE COVID-19 CRISIS. IN ADDITION TO MAKING ITS E-BOOKS FREE TO ALL IEEE MEMBERS WORLDWIDE, THE CAMPAIGN ALSO INCLUDED A VARIETY OF ONLINE RESOURCES, INCLUDING ONLINE PANEL DISCUSSIONS FOR VIRTUAL JOB SEEKERS, AND TIPS AND TRICKS ON HOW TO STAY ACTIVE AT HOME WHEN GYMS ARE CLOSED. IEEE SPECTRUM, IEEE'S FLAGSHIP MAGAZINE, FEATURED SEVERAL IEEE MEMBERS AND THEIR WORK TO SUPPORT EFFORTS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19, INCLUDING:1) MODELING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PREVENTIVE MEASURES - AN IEEE FELLOW LED A TEAM OF RESEARCHERS DEVELOPING A MATHEMATICAL MODEL TO EVALUATE THE IMPACT OF PREVENTION MEASURES, SUCH AS MASK WEARING AND CONTACT TRACING, ON LIMITING THE SPREAD OF COVID-19. 2) KEEPING MEDICAL WORKERS SAFE WITH 3D PRINTING - AN IEEE MEMBER TRANSITIONED A 3D PRINTING COMPANY TO CREATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR MEDICAL WORKERS, HELPING BRIDGE SHORT-TERM SUPPLY GAPS.3) USING AR TO COMBAT COVID-19 - A CANADIAN IEEE MEMBER ADAPTED A THERMAL IMAGING AUGMENTED REALITY VISOR TO MEASURE THE BODY TEMPERATURE OF UP TO FIVE PEOPLE AT ONCE. THE DEVICE HAS BEEN INSTALLED IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES, GROCERY STORES AND UNIVERSITIES.4) HANDS-ON LEARNING IN A VIRTUAL WORLD - AN IEEE SENIOR MEMBER IN GERMANY OPENED A REMOTE LAB TO STUDENTS ACROSS THE GLOBE TO GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM HANDS-ON EXPERIMENTS WITH REAL HARDWARE OVER THE INTERNET.5) BUILDING AND REPAIRING VENTILATORS TO HELP PATIENTS - VOLUNTEERS FROM THE IEEE RIO DE JANEIRO SECTION, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL UNIVERSITIES, PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES AND THE BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT, REPAIRED MORE THAN A DOZEN BROKEN VENTILATORS USED IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS.6) ROBOT VEHICLES MAKE CONTACTLESS DELIVERIES - AN IEEE SENIOR MEMBER DEVELOPED A FLEET OF SELF-DRIVING VANS TO DELIVER GROCERIES TO COMMUNITIES UNDER LOCKDOWN. THE VANS MADE MORE THAN 2,500 AUTONOMOUS TRIPS IN CHINA. IEEE CONTINUES TO ENGAGE WITH GLOBAL COMMUNITIES TO IMPROVE TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUPPORT ENGINEERING EDUCATION WHERE IT IS NEEDED THROUGH SEVERAL COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS. THE IEEE HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE AND SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP ON HUMANITARIAN TECHNOLOGY (SIGHT) IS A GLOBAL NETWORK OF IEEE VOLUNTEERS PARTNERING WITH UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS CRITICAL PROBLEMS. IN 2020 IEEE SIGHT FUNDED OVER 100 PROJECTS INCLUDING: 1) THE IEEE MALAYSIA SECTION IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY CHAPTER RECEIVED FUNDING TO CREATE A DEVICE THAT LIMITS THE SPREAD OF PATIENT AEROSOLS GENERATED DURING DENTAL APPOINTMENTS. THE DEVICE ALLOWS DENTISTS TO WORK WITH PATIENTS WHILE MAINTAINING A HIGHER DEGREE OF SAFETY. OVER 150 DEVICES WERE DISTRIBUTED TO A GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL AND CLINICS IN MALAYSIA.2) THE IEEE UGANDA SECTION RECEIVED FUNDING FOR ITS PROJECT THAT USED 3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGIES TO ASSIST THE COUNTRY TO ADDRESS A LACK OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES. THE TEAM PRODUCED 3D-PRINTED FACE SHIELDS AND MADE THEM AVAILABLE TO FRONT-LINE HEALTH WORKERS.3) THE IEEE ZAMBIA SECTION SIGHT GROUP DESIGNED, PRODUCED, AND DISTRIBUTED REUSABLE FACE MASKS. THEY ALSO CREATED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ON MEASURES TO REDUCE THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS AND SHARED THEM WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS.OTHER IEEE PROGRAMS INCLUDED: IEEE INDIA, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE INDIA COUNCIL, REQUESTED PROPOSALS TO ADDRESS AND MITIGATE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE RESULT WAS THE FUNDING FOR VIROBOT, A ROBOTIC NURSE DESIGNED TO ASSIST DOCTORS AND CAREGIVERS WHILE ATTENDING TO COVID-19 PATIENTS.THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC, IEEE CONTINUED TO SUPPORT MEMBERS - BOTH YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AND HIGHER-GRADE MEMBERS - BY OFFERING SEVERAL VIRTUAL RESOURCES TO HELP THEM ADVANCE PROFESSIONALLY.1) CONTINUING EDUCATION - IEEE PROVIDES MEMBERS WITH CONTINUING EDUCATION RESOURCES. IN 2020, IEEE CREATED THE ROLE OF "EDUCATOR-IN-CHIEF" IN THE AREAS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, INTERNET OF THINGS AND SMART GRID TO HELP IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP CONTENT AND RESOURCES TO SUPPORT LIFELONG LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.2) VIRTUAL LEARNING - IN 2020, IEEE LAUNCHED MORE THAN 60 FREE EDUCATIONAL WEBINARS PRODUCED BY IEEE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND TECHNICAL PROFESSIONALS. 3) YOUNG PROFESSIONALS - IEEE CONTINUES ITS WORK TO INCLUDE MORE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S LEADERSHIP, AS WELL AS FOSTERING GREATER GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY. THE 2020 "PANDEMIC TO OPPORTUNITY - COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP TOWARD TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT FOR HUMANITY" VIRTUAL CONGRESS ENABLED STUDENTS AND YOUNG PROFESSIONALS TO EXPLORE NEW MODES OF COLLABORATION AND WAYS TO ADVANCE TECHNOLOGY, BOTH DURING AND AFTER THE PANDEMIC.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$87.3MProgram 2 [2020]
PERIODICALS: THE IEEE XPLORE(R) DIGITAL LIBRARY IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST COLLECTIONS OF TECHNICAL LITERATURE IN ENGINEERING, COMPUTER SCIENCE AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES WITH OVER 5 MILLION DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE IN ITS VAST REPOSITORY. IN 2020, IEEE CONTINUED TO DELIVER GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH IN ITS INDUSTRY-LEADING PUBLICATIONS AND SHARE ITS TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AROUND THE WORLD ON THE TECHNOLOGIES THAT WILL SHAPE THE FUTURE. IN 2020, IEEE PUBLISHED 222,035 CONFERENCE ARTICLES AND 86,052 JOURNAL AND MAGAZINE ARTICLES. IEEE'S PUBLISHING PROGRAM CONTINUES TO GROW AND EVOLVE FOR BOTH SUBSCRIPTION JOURNALS AND OPEN ACCESS TITLES. IN 2020, IEEE ADDED 14 NEW FULLY OPEN ACCESS, "GOLD," JOURNALS TO ITS OPEN ACCESS PUBLISHING PORTFOLIO. THROUGH GOLD OPEN ACCESS, THE AUTHOR PAYS AN ARTICLE PUBLICATION CHARGE, AND THE ARTICLE IS IMMEDIATELY FREELY AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR ALL TO READ, DOWNLOAD, AND SHARE. IEEE'S FULLY OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS SPAN A WIDE RANGE OF TECHNOLOGIES INCLUDING TELECOMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTING, BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY, SIGNAL PROCESSING, INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS POWER AND ENERGY AND MORE. THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC, IEEE PROVIDED FREE ACCESS TO A COLLECTION OF COVID-19-RELATED RESEARCH ARTICLES AND STANDARDS. INCLUDED WERE COVID-19-RELATED PAPERS AND STANDARDS IN THE IEEE XPLORE(R) DIGITAL LIBRARY ON TOPICS SUCH AS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR HEALTH DIAGNOSTICS, TELEMEDICINE, AND THE USE OF ROBOTICS IN LABORATORIES.IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING FREE ACCESS TO COVID-19 RELATED PAPERS, IEEE SOCIETIES ALSO CREATED A FAST TRACK FOR THE RAPID REVIEW AND PUBLICATION OF RESEARCH AND DATA THAT COULD HELP IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19. THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY CREATED AN EXPEDITED PEER-REVIEW PROCESS THAT ENSURED HIGH-QUALITY, RELEVANT PAPERS WERE DISSEMINATED IN A MATTER OF DAYS, RATHER THAN MONTHS, TO CLINICIANS AND ENGINEERS WORKING ON THE FRONT LINES. IEEE SIGNED ITS FIRST OPEN ACCESS READ AND PUBLISH AGREEMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, A LEADING INSTITUTION FOR ENGINEERING RESEARCH. UNDER THE AGREEMENT, RESEARCHERS HAVE ACCESS TO IEEE'S PREMIER COLLECTION OF JOURNALS, CONFERENCES, AND STANDARDS VIA THE IEEE XPLORE(R) DIGITAL LIBRARY AND CAN PUBLISH ARTICLES VIA OPEN ACCESS - FREE AND AVAILABLE TO BE READ BY THE PUBLIC - WITHOUT HAVING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ARTICLE PROCESSING CHARGES. IEEE MAINTAINS ITS POSITION AS ONE OF THE TOP PUBLISHERS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY JOURNALS, CONTINUING TO BE A TRUSTED SOURCE FOR COMMUNICATING QUALITY TECHNICAL INFORMATION THAT WILL HELP INSPIRE THE NEXT BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGIES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$163.4MProgram 3 [2020]
CONFERENCES: IN 2020, IEEE SPONSORED 1,611 SPONSORED CONFERENCES IN 96 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE WITH OVER 465,000 ATTENDEES, DESPITE CHALLENGES ARISING FROM THE GLOBAL COVID-19 PANDEMIC. IEEE LEVERAGED ITS DIGITAL EVENT CENTER OF EXCELLENCE, PROVIDING DIGITAL ALTERNATIVES FOR CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS SHIFTING TO A VIRTUAL EVENT FORMAT.IN 2020, THE MEETINGS, CONFERENCES AND EVENTS TEAM PRODUCED OVER 50 VIRTUAL CONFERENCES AT NO CHARGE. THEY ALSO PROVIDED PLATFORMS AND MATERIALS FOR ORGANIZERS TO PRODUCE ANOTHER 50 EVENTS, AGAIN AT NO CHARGE. 2020 CONFERENCES INCLUDED:1) IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTATIONAL ELECTROMAGNETICS - FIRST HYBRID EVENT, WHICH IMPLEMENTED SPECIFIC PROTOCOLS TO KEEP ATTENDEES SAFE, INCLUDING DIVIDED MEETING ROOMS TO ENSURE SOCIAL DISTANCING REQUIREMENTS WERE MET.2) 2020 VIRTUAL 5G WORLD FORUM - PROGRAM INCLUDED SESSIONS, SPEAKERS, AND TUTORIALS WITH 728 ATTENDEES FROM 49 COUNTRIES.3) IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ACOUSTICS, SPEECH AND SIGNAL PROCESSING - THIS CONFERENCE TRANSITIONED TO VIRTUAL WITHIN SIX WEEKS, WITH 16,000 ATTENDEES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$80.8M
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