Drexel IEEE

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is the world's largest technical professional society. There are 50,000 student members within a total membership of nearly 360,000. The technical objective of the IEEE is to focus on advancing the theory and practice of electrical, electronics and computer engineering and computer science. The vision of IEEE is to be essential to the global technical community and to technical professionals everywhere, and be universally recognized for the contributions of technology and of technical professionals in improving global conditions. To realize these objectives, the IEEE sponsors nearly 800 Student branches worldwide, as well as scholarships and awareness programs, technical conferences, symposia and local meetings; publishes 30% of world's technical papers in electrical, electronics and computer engineering; and provides educational programs to keep its members' knowledge and expertise state-of-the-art. Drexel University's chapter is one of the largest by membership in the United States. We are focused on providing students with academic assistance and sponsoring events that promote the IEEE related technical fields. IEEE hosts technical, social, and outreach events. IEEE also hosts Drexel's largest student-run hackathon, DragonHacks. Additionally, we continually acts as a liason with Drexel's Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) department to help students and faculty communicate through events such as the quarterly ECE dialogue and biannual ECE Track Forum.