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Since I didn't find this readily available, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a 501(c)(3) professional association for electronic
by digging 3y ago
Since I didn't find this readily available,
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a 501(c)(3) professional association for electronics engineering, electrical engineering, and other related disciplines.
(from Wikipedia)
- kvmet 3y agoI feel like the Wikipedia article understates the reach of IEEE: - Produces 30 percent of the world’s published literature in electrical engineering, computers and control technology. - Holds annually more than 300 major conferences. - Has nearly 900 active standards with 700 under development. https://umaine.edu/ieee/what-is-ieee/ https://umaine.edu/ieee/what-is-ieee/
- sirsinsalot 3y agoI would hope the vast majority of HN readers know what the IEEE is!
- blauditore 3y agohttps://xkcd.com/1053/ https://xkcd.com/1053/
- rayiner 3y agoDon’t make fun of the kids for being kids.
- digging 3y agoI hope so too since my simple definition was downvoted into invisibility.
- dotancohen 3y agoSerious question, with respect. What is your profession? I think that some acronyms, like NASA, need no explanation. In Vanity Fair I would expect IEEE to be explained, but not on HN. For what it's worth I don't work with hardware or electronics now am I an engineer nor do I live in the US. The IEEE is still a very well known acronym among my peers.
- nine_k 3y agoMaybe the point was that IEEE is a non-profit, so the award is about honor, not monetary amount.
- dotancohen 3y agoIs that what 501 means? I think had such an explanation been the goal, then it could have been stated explicitly. Though maybe in GP's field the term 501 is as commonly known as I think that IEEE is in mine. ))
- nine_k 3y agoYes, 501(c)(3) is an easily recognizable (for Americans) reference to a non-profit organization, named so after the section of the tax code. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/1/501c3-organizations.asp https://www.investopedia.com/terms/1/501c3-organizations.asp
- blauditore 3y agoFunnily enough, my brain still associates IEEE with ethernet, or networking in general. I know what it is, but I think the first few times I read the term was on some network config view in an old Windows version, probably next to some protocol selector. Now whenever I see IEEE, my brain loads a picture of a network config page, or an ethernet cable & port.