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“Associations and Societies” The Electrical Engineering Handbook Ed. Richard C. Dorf Boca Raton: CRC Press LLC, 2000 © 2000 by CRC Press LLC Associations and Societies American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) 1801 Alexander Bell Drive Reston, VA 22091 Tel. (800) 639-2422 • Fax (703) 264-7551 • E-mail: custserv@aiaa.org The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is the nation’s oldest and largest professional society in aeronautics, astronautics, and related defense systems. AIAA was founded in 1963 when the American Rocket Society and the Institute of the Aerospace Sciences merged. Both organizations date back to the 1930s. The AIAA has more than 35,000 members, including engineers, scientists, and students in the aerospace field and from all levels of industry, academia, and government. Its 55 corporate members represent many of the leading aerospace companies. American Society of Mechanical Engineers International (ASME) 345 East 47th Street New York, NY 10017-2392 Tel. (212) 705-7722 • Fax (212) 705-7674 • E-mail: infocentral@asme.org Founded in 1880, the ASME currently has over 118,000 members. The ASME is concerned with all aspects of mechanical engineering and related fields. The society is divided geographically into 12 regions and 200 local sections in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. There are over 21,000 students in 300 student sections at colleges and universities. The ASME carries out its goals through five councils. The following is a list of the ASME technical divisions: • Basic Engineering: Applied Mechanics, Bioengineering, Fluids Engineering, Heat Transfer, Tribology. • Energy Conversion: Internal Combustion Engines, Fuels and Combustion Technologies, Nuclear Engi- neering, Power. • Energy Resources: Advanced Energy Systems, Ocean Engineering, Petroleum, Solar Energy. © 2000 by CRC Press LLC • Environment and Transportation: Aerospace, Environmental Control, Noise Control and Acoustics, Rail Transportation, Solid Waste Processing. • General Engineering: Management, Safety, Technology and Society. • Materials and Structures: Materials, Pressure Vessels and Piping, NDE Engineering, Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering. • Manufacturing: Materials Handling Equipment, Plant Engineering and Maintenance, Process Industries, Production Engineering, Textile Engineering. • Systems and Design: Computers in Engineering, Design Engineering, Dynamic Systems and Control, Electrical and Electronic Packaging, Fluid Power Systems and Technology. American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) 100 Barr Harbor Drive West Conshocken, PA 19428 Tel. (610) 832-9500 • Fax (610) 832-9555 • E-mail: service@local.astm.org European Office 27-29 Knowl Piece, Wilbury Way Hitchin, Herts SG4 OSX, England Tel. (44) 1462-437933 • Fax (44) 1462-433678 Founded in 1898, the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) has grown into one of the largest voluntary standards development systems in the world. ASTM is a nonprofit organization that provides a forum for producers, users, ultimate consumers, and those having a general interest, such as representatives of government and academia, to meet on common ground and write standards for materials, products, systems, and services. From the work of 131 standards-writing committees, ASTM publishes standard test methods, specifications, practices, guides, classifications, and terminology. ASTM’s standards development activities encompass metals, paints, plastics, textiles, petroleum, construction, energy, the environment, consumer prod- ucts, medical services and devices, computerized systems, electronics, and many other areas. All technical research and testing is done voluntarily by over 35,000 technically qualified ASTM members located throughout the world. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) 1515 Broadway New York, NY 10036 Tel. (212) 626-0500 • Fax (212) 944-1318 • E-mail: acmhelp@acm.org ACM European Service Center 108 Cowley Road Oxford OX4 IJF U.K. Tel. (44) 1865-382338 • Fax (44) 1865-381338 • E-mail: acm_europe@acm.org The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) was founded in 1947, a year after the first successful electronic digital computer (ENIAC) was unveiled. ACM became the first society in computing. Today ACM is a major force in advancing the skills and knowledge of information technology professionals and students, and it remains the largest international scientific and educational computer society in the world. © 2000 by CRC Press LLC ACM membership consists of more than 80,000 men and women who are largely practitioners, developers, researchers, educators, engineers, and managers, all with significant interest in the creation and application of information technology. Institutional members of ACM include some of the biggest and leading corporations in the computing and information industries. Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) 4025 Pleasantdale Road, Suite 420 Atlanta, GA 30340 Tel. (770) 447-5083 • Fax (770) 446-3969 The Association of Energy Engineers (AAE), with 8500 members, is an organization of professionals interested in energy engineering, energy management, and cogeneration. The AEE maintains a division. The Cogeneration and Competitive Power Institute, with 1400 members. The AEE has committees involved with educational activities, energy consulting, government engineers, plant and building energy management, solar power, and wind engineering. The AEE also supports a council on National Energy Policy Audio Engineering Society (AES) 60 East 42nd Street, Room 2520 New York, NY 10165 Tel. (212) 661-8528 • Fax (212) 682-0477 The Audio Engineering Society (AES), with more than 10,000 members, is the largest organization in the world that deals with the science and engineering of recording and reproducing sound. AES was established in 1948. All members of the sound industry and related fields are eligible for membership consideration. Computer Measurement Group Inc. (CMG) 414 Plaza Drive, Suite 209 Westmont, IL 60559 Tel. (630) 655-1812 • Fax (630) 655-1813 • E-mail: http://www.cmg.org cmghq@cmg.org Established in 1968, the CMG has over 2000 members. It is involved with activities involving computer performance evaluation, and measurement and management of computer systems. Eta Kappa Nu Box HKN University of Missouri-Rolla Rolla, MO 65401 Tel. (573) 341-6400 • Fax (573) 341-6449 • E-mail: hqnhdqrs@umr.edu Eta Kappa Nu is an honor fraternity for electrical engineers. Founded in 1904, Eta Kappa Nu has more than 150,000 members. © 2000 by CRC Press LLC Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Headquarters Office 345 East 47th Street New York, NY 10017-2394 Tel. (212) 705-7900 • Fax (212) 705-7182 • E-mail: customer.services@ieee.org Service Center (includes Membership Services) 445 Hoes Lane, P.O. Box 1331 Piscataway, NJ 08855-1331 Tel. (732) 981-0060 or (800) 678-IEEE • Fax (732) 981-9667 • E-mail: member.services@ieee.org United States Services (IEEE-USA) 1828 L Street, N.W., Suite 1202 Washington, DC 20036-5104 Tel. (202) 785-0017 • Fax (202) 785-0835 The IEEE is the world’s largest technical professional society. Founded in 1884, the IEEE has a membership today of more than 320,000 who conduct and participate in its activities in 147 countries. The IEEE focuses on advancing the theory and practice of electrical, electronics, and computer engineering and computer science. The IEEE annually sponsors approximately 500 conferences; conducts diverse educational programs (including individual learning programs and satellite courses); conducts over 4500 local meetings, symposia, and special events; publishes more than 75 transactions, magazines, and journals; and has developed and revises more than 600 standards. Interest in electrical/electronics engineering is the basic requirement for membership in the IEEE. The grade of membership on admission depends on the extent of involvement and contribution to IEEE-designated fields. IEEE members have the option of joining one or more of 36 specialized technical societies. Each society focuses in depth on specific areas of technical interest. Generally, each society publishes one or more technical publications and society newsletters. The following is a list of the IEEE societies: Aerospace and Electronic Systems Industry Applications Antennas and Propagation Information Theory Broadcast Technology Instrumentation and Measurement Circuits and Systems Laser and Electro-Optics Communications Magnetics Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Microwave Theory and Techniques Technology Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Computer (Separate entry for the IEEE Oceanic Engineering Computer Society below) Power Electronics Consumer Electronics Power Engineering Control Systems Professional Communication Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Reliability Education Robotics and Automation Electromagnetic Compatibility Signal Processing Electron Devices Social Implications of Technology Engineering in Medicine and Biology Solid State Circuits Engineering Management Systems, Man and Cybernetics Geoscience and Remote Sensing Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control Industrial Electronics Vehicular Technology © 2000 by CRC Press LLC IEEE Computer Society 10662 Los Vaqueros Circle P.O. Box 3014 Los Alamitos, CA 90720-1264 Tel. (714) 821-8380 • Fax (714) 821-4641 • E-mail: csbooks@computer.org The IEEE Computer Society, founded in 1951, is the largest society within the IEEE, with 95,000 members. It is the world’s largest organization of computer professionals. It promotes the development of computer and information sciences. The society publishes 14 special interest publications. It also conducts and supports symposia, workshops, technical committees, and standards groups and maintains active local chapters. Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) Savoy Place London WC2R 0BL United Kingdom Tel. (44) 0171-2401871 • E-mail: http://www.iee.org.uk Founded over 100 years ago, the IEE has a worldwide membership of close to 100,000. The IEE sets professional qualification standards and accredits university and college courses within the U.K., issues regulations governing the safe installation of electrical and electronic equipment, advises on the formulation of British national and international standards, sets standards for professional conduct of its members, organizes conferences and meetings, provides educational services and information to the young, and is the voice of the profession to government and other agencies of concern. The IEE also maintains INSPEC, which is the largest English-language database of information on physics, electrotechnology, computer science, and engineering. The INSPEC database currently contains records for almost four million scientific and technical papers, and is increasing by over 250,000 records per year. International Society for Hybrid Microelectronics (ISHM) 1850 Centennial Park Drive, Suite 105 Reston, VA 22091 Tel. (703) 758-1060 • Fax (703) 758-1066 • E-mail: ishm@aol.com • http://www.ishm.ee.vt.edu Founded in 1967, the ISHM has 7000 members. The society includes materials scientists, electrical and elec- tronics engineers, and physical scientists involved with all aspects of the technologies of ceramics, thick and thin films, semiconductor packaging, semiconductor devices, and monolithic circuits. The ISHM supports educational activities for institutions and businesses involved with microelectronics. The society also sponsors numerous workshops, seminars, and conferences. The International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE) P.O. Box 10 Bellingham, WA 98227-0010 Tel. (360) 676-3290 • Fax (360) 647-1445 • E-mail: spie@spie.org Founded in 1955, the SPIE has over 10,000 members. The SPIE is a nonprofit society dedicated to advancing knowledge in optical and optoelectronic applied science and engineering. The society has an extensive series of conferences and workshops and maintains a very active publishing program. The SPIE maintains and fosters particularly close relationships between researchers and end-users of optical devices and instrumentation. © 2000 by CRC Press LLC Materials Research Society (MRS) 9800 McKnight Road, Suite 327 Pittsburgh, PA 15237 Tel. (412) 367-3004 • Fax (412) 367-4373 • E-mail: INFO@mrs.org • http://www.dns.mrs.org The Materials Research Society (MRS) was founded in 1973 and is considered the world’s premier organization devoted to materials research development. The society recognizes professional and technical excellence through its awards program, conducts highly regarded short courses, and encourages technical interaction at the local level through professional sections and university chapters. MRS consists of more than 11,500 members from the U.S. and nearly 50 other countries. National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) 1420 King Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Tel. (703) 684-2800 • Fax (703) 836-4875 • E-mail: membership@nspe.org Founded in 1934, the NSPE has over 70,000 members. The society consists of professional engineers and engineers in training in all fields of engineering who are registered in accordance with state and territorial regulations in the U.S. and Canada. The society is also open to qualified graduate engineers, students, and registered land surveyors. It is involved in all aspects of engineering as a profession. The NSPE is actively involved in following all governmental and regulatory action as it pertains to professional engineering. Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) 3600 University City Science Center Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688 Tel. (215) 382-9800 or (800) 447-SIAM • Fax (215) 386-7999 • E-mail: siam@siam.org • http://www.siam.org SIAM was formed in 1951 when a small group of professionals from academia and industry decided to meet periodically to exchange ideas about the uses of mathematics in industry. The original goals of the organization were to advance the application of mathematics to science and industry, to promote mathematical research, and to provide media for the exchange of information and ideas among mathematicians, engineers, and scientists. Today there are more than 9000 members. SIAM members are applied and computational mathematicians, computer scientists, numerical analysts, engineers, statisticians, and mathematics educators. They work in industrial and service organizations, universities, colleges, and government agencies and laboratories all over the world. In addition, SIAM has over 300 institutional members. The Optical Society of America (OSA) 2010 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20036-1023 Tel. (202) 223-8130 • Membership Tel. (800) 762-6960 • Fax (202) 223-1096 • E-mail: postmaster@osa.org • http://www.osa.org The Optical Society of America (OSA) was funded in 1916 in response to a clear need for an organization recognizing the importance of optics applications. OSA was organized to increase and diffuse the knowledge of pure and applied optics, to promote the common interests of investigators of optical problems, designers, and users of optical apparatus of all kinds, and to encourage cooperation among them. © 2000 by CRC Press LLC OSA conducts some of the most important conferences, exhibits, and topical meetings in the industry, including the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and the Optical Fiber Communication Con- ference (OFC). Currently in OSA there are more than 12,000 members in over 50 countries. The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) One SME Drive P.O. Box 930 Dearborn, MI 48121 Tel. (313) 271-1500 • Fax (313) 271-2861 • E-mail: memsvs@sme.org The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), founded in 1932, has in its membership over 75,000 manu- facturing professionals in 70 countries with more than 300 active senior chapters and 200 student chapters. In addition, the SME hosts 16 expositions each year with 2500 exhibitors and 175,000 attendees. The society also serves all manufacturing interest areas. The SME has created specific associations and groups to help members keep abreast of their areas of specialty. Of particular interest to electrical engineers and computer scientists are the following: Computer and Automated Systems Association of SME (CASA) (12,800 members), which focuses on the development of totally integrated manufacturing; Association for Electronics Manufacturing of SME (EM) (3600 members); Machine Vision Association of SME (MVA) (3300 members), which promotes the effective utilization of machine vision technology for quality and productivity improvement in manufacturing; Robotics International of SME (RI) (7600 members), dedicated to the advancement of robot technology; Networking and Communications in Manufacturing Group of SME, which provides professionals with the latest information on applications of networking and communi- cations in the areas of manufacturing management and the creation and operation of a network. The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) United Engineering Center, Room 305 120 Wall Street, 11th Floor New York, NY 10005-3902 Tel. (212) 509-9577 • Fax (212) 509-0224 • E-mail: hq@swe.org The Society of Women Engineers (SWE), founded in 1949, has an international membership of 16,000 women and men. The SWE student sections have been chartered at more than 240 colleges, universities, and engineering institutes. The SWE is a nonprofit educational service organization of graduate engineers and men and women with engineering experience. The specific objectives of the society are to serve as a center for information on women in engineering; and to encourage women engineers to attain high levels of education and professional achievement. Tau Beta Pi Association P.O. Box 8840 University Station Knoxville, TN 37996 Tel. (423) 546-4578 • Fax (423) 546-4579 • E-mail: tbp@pbp.org Founded in 1885, Tau Beta Pi is the engineering honor society. Current membership is 412,000, with 15 districts and 219 active collegiate chapters and 55 alumni chapters. Tau Beta Pi, whose creed is “Representing Integrity and Excellence in Engineering,” is the largest engineering society in the world.