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Membership Benefits

Benefits of Membership in the IEEE Power & Energy Society Include:

  • Free subscription to PES award-winning Power & Energy magazine
  • Free membership in your local PES chapter
  • Discounts at dozens of PES sponsored or co-sponsored
    conferences and meetings in your area and around the world
  • Discounts to technical tutorials and Plain Talk courses
  • Discounted subscription rate to five PES and three Sister Society peer-reviewed technical journals
  • An IEEE membership also include many benefits. Learn more here.

How to Join PES

Joining IEEE and PES is easy. You must first be an IEEE member. IEEE membership yearly dues vary based on location. As of 2012 the IEEE dues are US$180 in the United States; from US$163.90 to US$177.70 in Canada; US$151 in Africa, Europe and the Middle East; US$142 in Latin America; and $143 in Asia and the Pacific. A discounted e-membership from US$54 to US$63 is offered for residents of GDP-limited countries. Discounted rates are also available for people with special circumstances, such as loss of employment, retired or disabled. Complete information about IEEE dues is found here.

Once you become an IEEE member, PES membership is only US$35 per year.

Join IEEE/PES between March 1st and August 15th and only pay half the yearly membership dues!

This promotion allows you to join IEEE and/or PES for half price--get up to 10 months of membership for the price of six! You must be a new member to be eligible. See the details here.

Member Benefit Materials

Smart Grid Newsletter
IEEE PES Scholarship Plus Initiative
PES Careers
PES Women in Power

PES eNewsUpdate

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Feature Article

IEEE PES General Meeting Coming to Vancouver

The 2013 GM Local Organizing Committee has been organizing various events & activities for the conference with local flavor.
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From the Gov. Board

General Meeting Papers: Policy Changes, Update

There have been a number of questions on the policy changes being implemented for Conference papers for the 2013 General Meeting (GM). This article aims to clarify the reasons for these changes.
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Latest PES News

PES Elections

The PES Governing Board approved the candidates recommended by the Nominations & Appointments Committee...
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TC Report-Marine Systems

This report documents the efforts and achievements of the Marine Systems Coordinating Committee from June 2011 through June 2012.
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IEEE Power & Energy Society Region 4 Report

IEEE PES R4 comprises 15 chapters. Two of the fifteen chapters were recipients of High Performing Chapter Program awards for the year 2011.
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May/June Magazine

May/June PES Magazine

Facing New Challenges

It is apparent that we, the electric power industry, are facing a new and challenging paradigm dictated primarily by environmental and social parameters. Climate change and carbon footprint drive the environmental side, while the social aspects include the needs of an ever-increasing population that conflict with expansion of the required electric supply to sustain that growth... Read more