ComSoc´s activities in India [President´s Page]

One of the IEEE´s current membership priorities is India. As of July, India has 39,814 IEEE members, the highest in any country outside of the United States. India has 11 sections. The number of student members is very large. However, retaining them after graduation is not a success story, and this is where the sections in India become involved. Recognizing the large number of IEEE Members and an active volunteer base, the IEEE India Office was opened in 2010 in Bangalore. It is poised to see further expansion. The office helps IEEE to continue its outreach efforts to representatives from academic, government, and industry, and explore additional business opportunities in India. The office encourages India´s participation in global standards developments and promotes the IEEE Computer Society´s software development certificate program. It also promotes continuing education and accreditation programs. These and the India sections´ Communications Society (ComSoc) activities are briefly summarized.