IEEE Consumer Electronics Society

The IEEE Consumer Electronics Society (CES) is a professional society of the IEEE that focuses on the "theory and practice of Electronic Engineering and of the allied arts and sciences with respect to the field of Consumer Electronics and the maintenance of a high professional standing among its members".[1]

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History

In 1983, the IEEE Broadcast, Cable and Consumer Electronics Society was broken apart in to two societies, the IEEE Consumer Electronics Society and the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society.[2]

Field of Interest

The field of interest of the IEEE Consumer Electronics Society is "engineering and research aspects of the theory, design, construction, manufacture or end use of mass market electronics, systems, software and services for consumers.".[3]

Publications

The IEEE CES produces a number of publications,[4] including:

Conferences

The IEEE Consumer Electronics Society sponsors a number of internationally recognized conferences that focus on the consumer electronics field of interest.

Councils

The IEEE Consumer Electronics Society is a proud member of two IEEE councils:

Chapters

The IEEE Consumer Electronics Society currently has 20 chapters spread all over the world:

Awards

The IEEE Consumer Electronics Society awards the following IEEE distinctions:

References

  1. ^ IEEE CES Homepage
  2. ^ IEEE Global History Network (2011). "IEEE Consumer Electronics Society History". IEEE History Center. http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/IEEE_Consumer_Electronics_Society_History. Retrieved 5 July 2011. 
  3. ^ Field of Interest
  4. ^ IEEE CES Publications