1. IEEE COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY

2. TOPICS l Vision & Mission l Introducing the Communications Society l Industry Leader l The IEEE Organization & ComSoc l Today IEEE ComSoc l ComSoc organization l Its membership worldwide l ComSoc Asia Pacific Board (APB) l APB & its Committees l ComSoc Chapters in Asia Pacific Region IEEE ComSoc Topics

3. VISION & MISSION www.ieee.org/join

4. VISION The Vision of the IEEE Communications Society is to be the organization of choice for communications and related professionals throughout the world. MISSION The IEEE Communications Society promotes the advancement of science, technology and applications in communications and related disciplines. It fosters presentation and exchange of information among its members and the technical community throughout the world. The Society maintains the highest standard of professionalism and technical competency. IEEE ComSoc Vision / Mission

5. INTRODUCING THE IEEE COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY www.ieee.org/join

6. FORMATION l 1952 IRE Professional Group on Communications Systems (PGCS) l 1964 IEEE Group on Communications Technology (ComTech) – 4,400 l 1972 IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) – 8,800 As at 31 December 2012 Total Number of IEEE ComSoc Members: 49,603 l Higher Grade Members:44,305 l Student Members: 5,298 IEEE ComSoc Industry Leader

7. IEEE Organization Chart MEMBERS Board of Directors Publication Products & Services IEEE-USA Educational Activities Member Geographic Activities Regions Sections Standards Association Technical Activities Societies Executive Committee ED & Staff Assembly Councils/Sections Chapters 20 May 2009

8. Region 10 Sections (57) Student Branches Areas Subsections Councils (6) Chapters 44 ComSoc Chapters Affinity Groups Student Branch Chapters Linkages Student Branch Affinity Groups Technical Activities Board (TAB) Member Geographic Activities Board (MGAB) 25 March 2013 Societies (38)

9. 21. Instrumentation & Measurement 22. Magnetics 23. Microwave Theory & Techniques 24. Nuclear & Plasma Sciences 25. Oceanic Engineering 26. Photonics (formerly Lasers & Electro-Optics) 27. Power Electronics 28. Power & Energy 29. Product Safety Engineering 30. Professional Communication 31. Reliability 32. Robotics & Automation 33. Signal Processing 34. Society on Social Implications of Technology 35. Solid-State Circuits 36. Systems, Man, & Cybernetics 37. Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, & Frequency Control 38. Vehicular Technology IEEE 38 Technical Societies 1. Aerospace & Electronic Systems 2. Antennas & Propagation 3. Broadcast Technology 4. Circuits & Systems 5. Communications 6. Components Packaging, & Manufacturing Technology 7. Computational Intelligence (formerly Neural Networks) 8. Computer 9. Consumer Electronics 10. Control Systems 11. Dielectrics & Electrical Insulation 12. Education 13. Electromagnetic Compatibility 14. Electron Devices 15. Engineering in Medicine & Biology 16. Geoscience & Remote Sensing 17. Industrial Electronics 18. Industry Applications 19. Information Theory 20. Intelligent Transportation Systems IEEE ComSoc

10. ComSoc is one of IEEE Societies, Councils and Technical Communities Technical innovation and access to that information is a key value of IEEE ComSoc membership. ComSoc is one of the many unique technical organizations, active in the areas of publications, conferences and building technical communities. IEEE ComSoc

11. ComSoc Sister Societies 11 Sister Societies in the Asia Pacific Region l [AUSTRALIA] The Australian Computer Society (ACS) l [CHINA] China Institute of Communications (CIC) l [CHINA] The Chinese Institute of Electronics (CIE) l [INDIA] The Institute of Electronics & Telecommunications Engineers (IETE) l [INDIA] Communications & Manufacturing Association of India (CMAI) l [JAPAN] The Institute of Electronics, Information & Communication Engineers (IEICE- CS) l [KOREA] The Korean Institute of Communication Sciences (KICS) l [MALAYSIA] The Institute of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) l [SINGAPORE] Singapore Computer Society (SCS) l [TAIWAN] Chinese Institute of Electrical Engineering (CIEE) l [VIETNAM] The Radio & Electronics Association of Vietnam (REV)

12. TODAY IEEE COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY www.ieee.org/join

13. 2012 President Vijay Bhargava IEEE Division III Director Past - President Members- At-Large Parliamentarian Chief Information Officer VP Technical Activities VP Member Relations Director Marketing & Industry Relations Director Membership Programs Development Director AP Region Director EAME Region Director LA Region Director NA Region VP Conferences Director Conference Operations Director Conference Publications Treasurer VP Publications Director Education Director Journals Director Magazines Director Conference Development Director Online Content Director Standards Director Sister & Related Societies IEEE ComSoc Organization Chart Board of Governors Nelson Fonseca Kwang Bok Lee 16 April 2012

14. IEEE Communications Society is a community comprised of a diverse group of industry professionals with a common interest in advancing all communications technologies.

15. To that end, the Society sponsors publications, conferences, educational programs, local activities, and technical committees that: l Foster original work in all aspects of communications science, engineering, and technology. l Encourage the development of applications that use signals to transfer voice, data, image, and/or video information between locations. l Promote the theory and use of systems involving all types of terminals, computers, and information processors; all pertinent systems and operations that facilitate transfer; all transmission media; switched and unswitched networks; and network layouts, protocols, architectures, and implementations. l And strongly advance developments toward meeting new market demands in systems, products, and technologies such as personal communications services, multimedia communications systems, enterprise networks, and optical communications systems. l Benefits, programs, and member activities for individuals, chapters and sections. IEEE ComSoc is a Community...

16. IEEE COMSOC Membership By Region 31 December 2012 R9 – 2,979 (6.01%) R8 – 12,224 (24.64%) R10 – 12,354 (24.91%) R1 to 6 – 19,689 (39.69%) R7 – 2,357 (4.75%) R1 – 3,400 (6.85%) R2 – 3,256 (6.56%) R3 – 2,764 (5.57%) R4 – 1,902 (3.83%) R5 – 2,599 (5.24%) R6 – 5,768 (11.63%) IEEE ComSoc Membership Worldwide

17. Membership Growth IEEE ComSoc Today

18. IEEE ComSoc Membership Growth (Region 1 to 10) Since 2002 IEEE ComSoc Today

19. IEEE Asia Pacific ComSoc Membership Growth (Region 10) IEEE ComSoc Today

20. IEEE COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY – ASIA PACIFIC BOARD www.ieee.org/join

21. APB Director Kwang Bok Lee Secretary & Treasurer Oh-Soon Shin Secretary Wan Choi Vice Director Wanjiun Liao Past Director Naoki Yamanaka AP Advisors -Tomonori Aoyama - Kwang-Cheng Chen - Daehyoung Hong - Noriyoshi Kuroyanagi - Byeong Gi Lee - Lin-Shan Lee - Naohisa Ohta - Iwao Sasase - Desmond Taylor - Zhisheng Niu Special Liaison for ComSoc Activities Tomoaki Ohtsuki AP Office - Fanny Su - Ewell Tan Meeting & Conference Committee MCC Chair – Jianwei Huang MCC Vice Chairs – Rui Zhang - Youngchul Sung Membership Development Committee MDC Chair – Chenyang Yang MDC Vice Chairs – Xiaofeng Tao - Jong-Moon Chung Technical Affairs Committee TAC Chair – Sewoong Bahk TAC Vice Chairs – Hiroshi Shigeno; - Sasi Pilacheri Meethal TAC Secretary – Young-june Choi Information Services Committee ISC Chair – Jae-hyun Kim ISC Homepage Vice Chair – Joonhyuk Kang; Hung-Yun Hsieh ISC Newsletter Vice Chair – Young-Chai Ko; Sanjay Pawar Chapters Coordination Committee CCC Chair – Kohei Shiomoto CCC Vice Chairs – Takaya Miyazawa; Sunghyun Choi Vice Director Muralidharan Raghavan Asia Pacific Board 2012-2013 Slate of APB Officers Vice Director Takaya Yamazato

22. 44 ComSoc Chapters In Asia Pacific Region (as of 25 Mar 2013) 1. AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY – Formed 28 Apr 98 (Joint Chapter – SP001) 2. BANGALORE – Formed 5 Jun 00 (Joint Chapter – EM014 & C016) 3. BANGLADESH – Formed 18 Aug 10 4. BEIJING – Formed 21 Dec 87 5. BEIJING (Shenzhen) – Formed 25 Oct 08 6. BOMBAY – Formed 3 Dec 99 7. DELHI – Formed 1 Aug 97 8. GUJARAT – Formed 30 Mar 09 9. HARBIN – Formed 24 Feb 12 10. HONG KONG – Formed 3 Aug 88 (Joint Chapter – CAS004) 11. HYDERABAD – Formed 4 Mar 10 (Joint Chapter COM 019/ SP 001) 12. INDIA Council – Formed 8 Jul 91 (Joint Chapter – AES010 & LEO036) 13. INDONESIA – Formed 1 Oct 01 14. ISLAMABAD – Formed 13 Oct 10 15. JAPAN Council – Formed 26 Mar 73 IEEE ComSoc Asia Pac

23. 16. KANSAI – Formed 5 Dec 06 17. KARACHI – Formed 1 Jun 01 18. KERALA – Formed 15 Oct 04 19. KOLKATA (CALCUTTA) – Formed 13 Oct 03 20. LAHORE – Formed 1 Aug 03 21. MACAU – Formed 1 Aug 05 (Joint Chapter – CAS004) 22. MADRAS – Formed 26 Apr 07 23. MALAYSIA – Formed 9 May 06 (Joint Chapter – VT 006) 24. NANJING – Formed 2007 25. NEW SOUTH WALES – Formed 11 Aug 89 (Joint Chapter – SP001) 26. New Zealand Central – Formed 15 Jun 09 (Joint Chapter – COM 019/ SP 001/ IT 012) 27. NEW ZEALAND NORTH & SOUTH – Formed 21 Sep 98 28. NORTHERN AUSTRALIA– Formed 9 Jul 01 (Joint Chapter – MTT017) 29. Pune – Formed 19 Feb 11 (cont.) 44 ComSoc Chapters In Asia Pacific Region (as of 25 Mar 2013)

24. (cont.) 44 ComSoc Chapters In Asia Pacific Region (as of 25 Mar 2013) IEEE ComSoc Asia Pac 30. QUEENSLAND – Formed 27 Nov 01 (Joint Chapter – SP001) 31. REPUBLIC OF PHILIPPINES – Formed 4 Mar 10 (Joint Chapter C 016/ COM 019) 32. SENDAI – Formed 9 Feb 12 33. SEOUL – Formed 4 Dec 92 34. SHANGHAI – Formed 22 Aug 07 35. SINGAPORE – Formed 29 may 86 36. SOUTH AUSTRALIA – Formed 15 Jun 96 (Joint Chapter – SP001) 37. SRI LANKA – Formed 22 Feb 10 38. TAINAN – Formed 15 Dec 03 39. TAIPEI – Formed 15 Jul 90 40. THAILAND – Formed 11 Nov 94 41. VICTORIAN – Formed 4 Apr 84 42. VIETNAM – Formed 30 Oct 08 43. WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Formed 26 Aug 96 44. XIAN – Formed 16 Jun 08

25. IEEE ComSoc Chapter Growth (2000 – 2012)