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Whether you are an IEEE Student member, have not yet joined IEEE, or are an active or prospective IEEE student volunteer, you can find helpful IEEE resources to suit your needs.
Member benefit-Free Microsoft software
FREE Microsoft Software
Microsoft software is available as an IEEE member benefit at no cost to all active IEEE student members and graduate student members. The popular software options include:
- Windoows XP
- Project Professional 2010
- Visio Professional 2010
- Vista Business Edition
- Visual Studio Team System
- Expression Web Designer
- Project 2007
- Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate
Member Benefit-National Instruments' LabVIEW
National Instruments' LabVIEW Student Install Option. NI is offering IEEE student members and graduate student members in the U.S. and Canada a great deal on the purchase of LabVIEW for personal educational purposes. The LabVIEW Student Install Option is an exclusive offer for IEEE members in US and Canada to purchase LabVIEW student development software. This option includes the most popular LabVIEW modules and toolkits as well as software upgrades throughout undergraduate enrollment in higher education for the one time fee. With the exclusive student discounted offer, members can save up to 98 percent off of product prices compared to industry prices (savings exceeding US$10,000).
One software license per student is allowed for each year of active IEEE membership as a student member or graduate student member. License terms require that software use is for personal educational purposes and not for any other purpose, including research, professional, commercial, or industrial. Students can obtain this software, including updates to the latest versions, as long as they are active IEEE student members or graduate student members.
Student volunteer news
IEEE Student Activities Committee
The IEEE MGA Student Activities Committee (SAC) recently held a face to face meeting in Houston, Texas. All IEEE student members are represented by student activities volunteers in each of the ten geographic IEEE Regions by the Regional Student Activities Chair (RSAC) and the Regional Student Represenatative (RSR). The RSRs team will be handling the promotion and maintence of the IEEE student facebook page, released recently. This will provide a forum for IEEE student members, who represent 25% of the total IEEE members. Stay tuned for more news.
IEEE MGA SAC members
Members of the IEEE Student Activities Committee (SAC) include students, faculty, industry represenattives, liaisons to other IEEE boards and committees and MGA staff. The committee's mission, goals and strategy are reviewed on a regular basis to align with the Member and Geographic Activities Board goals. SAC works closely with the GOLD Committee to give students and young professional members a valuable member and volunteer experience.
Volunteer resources
IEEE Student Branch new student officer reporting
IEEE Student Branches must also report new student officers as elections are held. The Student Branch Counselor (faculty) should be reported at least annually.
If officers are not reported, the position will be listed as vacant until reporting of an eligible officer is received and confirmed.
Submit student branch officer reporting (IEEE Account required.)
Student Web section updates underway
IEEE is updating the Student Resources web pages for Student members and volunteers.
Suggestions are welcome on improvements to the Student Web experience, as well as ideas on recruiting and retaining Student members.
E-mail feedback on the IEEE student resources Web pages
IEEE Student Branch online activity reporting
Student Branch activity reporting is available online. To be an active IEEE Student Branch, submit the online activity report once a year. Organize activities and maintain good membership levels in your Student Branch.
This online Web form is simple and easy to use and replaced both the annual report of activities and the annual plan of activities. Printed activity reports are no longer accepted. Your Student Branch still has time. Activity reports are due on or before 1 May or two months after your academic year ends (whichever is more convenient in your location).
Student Branch on line activity reporting
(IEEE account required).
SAMIEEE access for Student Branches
IEEE Student Branch Counselors (faculty) and Student Branch Chairs have access to SAMIEEE to maintain contact with the IEEE Student members. SAMIEEE stands for Section/Student Branch access to members in IEEE. Use this valuable tool to identify new members, send details about upcoming events and activities and stay engaged with your members.
Learn more about the program
(IEEE account required).
Locate IEEE Student Branches
IEEE Student Branches are established at over 2,000 universities and colleges around the world. Student Branches are geographically located in the ten Regions of IEEE and then by Section.
Education and career resources for students
IEEE offers a wide range of learning, career enhancement, and employment opportunities for students within the engineering sciences, research, and other technology areas.
Student Competitions
Join/Renew IEEE or a Society
As a member of IEEE, you'll receive access to select content, product discounts, and more.
IEEE.tv for Students
Technology comes alive at IEEE.tv.
Newly upgraded, IEEE.tv features a redesigned viewer for watching over 100 programs. The video viewer upgrade has additional capabilities such as video sharing, social media integration, dim the lights, and full screen viewing.
Video transcripts are now available for download as a new members-only feature.
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