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On January 2, 1963, AIEE and IRE merged to form the '''Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)'''.<ref>[http://www.ieee.org/documents/01-05-1993_Certificate_of_Incorporation.pdf Certificate of Incorporation]</ref> During the merger, the organization had 150,000 members. Majority of the members are from the United States.
On January 2, 1963, AIEE and IRE merged to form the '''Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)'''.<ref>[http://www.ieee.org/documents/01-05-1993_Certificate_of_Incorporation.pdf Certificate of Incorporation]</ref> During the merger, the organization had 150,000 members. Majority of the members are from the United States.
==Growth & Expansion==
Since IEEE's establishment, the organization expanded globally. At present, the organization has more than 400,000 members across 160 countries worldwide. Members are served the interests of its members through 38 societies, 130 journals, transactions and magazines, more than conferences per year and 900 active standards. The organization's field of interest also expanded from electrical, electronics and computing to micro and nanotechnology, ultrasonics, bioengineering, robotics, electronic materials, many other areas of technological and scientific expertise.It is considered the world's largest association of technical professionals. <ref>[http://www.ieee.org/about/ieee_history.html Growth & Expansion]</ref>
==References==
==References==