Why to become an IEEE member?
Technical organizations all around the world are established in order to unite people involved in the concerned area and help them with technical problems they may face. As being the largest technical organization in the world, IEEE offers full assistance and significant opportunities for its members while setting bonds among all its members.
Having different types of memberships, such as standard or GOLD, benefits of being a member varies in a wide spectrum of areas.
However, some exclusive advantages can be illustrated as following:
>> Getting access to high amount of information
by using IEEE Member Digital Library which has more than 1.2 million technical documents.
>> Keeping up with changing world
by reading published magazines of IEEE titles as "Spectrum" and IEEE Potentials Magazines" and also watching IEEE's internet based network IEEE.tv.
>> Building a career
by having known the job opportunities all around world.
>> Winning scholarships
by being an IEEE member and meeting other special requirements of IEEE.
>> Getting connected with 365.000 members in 150 countries
by using IEEE's online directory.
>> Working as a woman engineer more easily
by getting involved in IEEE's society WIE which provide special assistance for women in engineering or scientific field.
>> Specializing in certain areas
by joining different societies of IEEE.
Do not be deprived of enjoyment of being a member. IEEE is no longer the "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers"; IEEE is the "Institute of Engineer and Everybody Else" and waits for you to benefit from its amazing advantages.
How to become an IEEE member?
Being a member of IEEE requires submitting general information about you with following some basic steps.
Bilkent IEEE Student Branch provides necessary assistance about international membership for its members. For help, get in touch with branch.
Nevertheless, steps for joining as a student member are demonstrated in the pictures.
Figure 1: Enter the website of IEEE < http://www.ieee.org>
Click the "Join" button at the top and choose the student membership
Figure 2: Select the "Create an Account" menu
This area is also the place you will after joining to log in as a member as seen as Login menu
Figure 3: From then on IEEE will require some information about you
Fill the necessary fields with correctness
Follow the commands of the site after continuing with pressing next
Figure 4: Before finishing your membership procedure, be careful to check for your payment type and receipt information
Moreover, shipping method for your membership card and Spectrum Magazine is also shown in this menu
Figure 5: This is the last step showing that you have accomplished to create a new account
Note down your IEEE member number and your order number. They may be essential for shipping and payment later on