The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.) is the world’s largest technical professional organization, with over 450,000 members spanning 190 countries. As a leading authority in various fields, including aerospace systems, computers, telecommunications, biomedical engineering, electric power, and consumer electronics, IEEE is committed to advancing technology worldwide. The organization is comprised of nearly 300 local Sections and 1,150 technical Chapters, distributed across ten global regions.
The IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) is a key global community of professionals focused on the advancement of communications and networking technologies. With over 35,000 members in more than 140 countries, IEEE ComSoc plays a pivotal role in the field by publishing 5 magazines and 21 journals, and organizing 43 conferences annually.
The IEEE Taipei Section was established in 1974. There are over 2,500 active members in the year 2002. 21 Chapters have been formed. The Information Theory Society (ITSOC), the Communications Society (COMSOC) Taipei chapter and Tainan Chapter are three of them. There are two workshops called "Information Theory and Communications Workshop" regularly held each year, one at spring and one at fall. These two workshops are jointly supported by COMSOC Taipei chapter, Tainan chapter and ITSOC Taipei chapter and are good opportunities for members to share the information of new technologies and to meet other members. With the growing strength of communications related industry in Taiwan recently, the members of COMSOC Taipei chapter increases rapidly. Currently, there are about 600 members. Beginning from 2004, some members in COMSOC Taipei chapter were split off to form COMSOC Tainan chapter. However, some activities will still be jointly supported by both chapters. ITSOC now has about 50 members.