How Region Realignment Will Impact IEEE Elections

The work of restructuring IEEE's geographic regions is well underway. Six U.S. regions will be consolidated into five, joining together the current IEEE Region 1 (Northeastern U.S.) and Region 2 (Eastern U.S.) to form Region 2 (Eastern and Northeastern U.S.). IEEE Region 10 (Asia and Pacific) will be split into two to form Region 10 (North Asia) and Region 11 (South Asia and Pacific).

The restructuring of IEEE's 10 geographic regions will provide a more equitable representation across its global membership, as outlined in The Institute's February 2023 article, IEEE is Realigning Its Geographic Regions."

The realignment will impact this year's annual IEEE election process, which runs through 1 October.

In this year's IEEE annual election, eligible voting members residing in Region 2 will be electing the IEEE Region 2 director-elect for the 2025-2026 term (serving as director in 2027-2028). The elected officer will first serve as director of the current Region 2 in 2027, and then in 2028 as director of the new Region 2.

The eligible voting members residing in Region 10 will be electing the IEEE Region 10 director-elect for the term 2025-2026 (serving as Director in 2027-2028). The elected officer will first serve as director of the current Region 10 in 2027 and then in 2028 as Director of the new Region 10 .

IEEE Member and Geographic Activities is continuing to coordinate the transition in tandem with the other IEEE organizational units in preparation for the realignment, which takes effect in January 2028.

This article appears in the September 2004 print issue.