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|+'''IEEE Societies by Year Founded'''
!Society
!Abbreviation
!TAB Number
!Year Founded
!Root Organization
|-
|Computer Society
|Computer
|1
|1946
|IRE
|-
|Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society
|AESS
|2
|1948?
|IRE
|-
|Broadcast Technology Society (2023 = 75th anniv)
|BTS
|3
|1948
|IRE
|-
|Signal Processing Society
|SPS
|4
|1948
|IRE
|-
|Antennas and Propagation Society
|APS
|5
|1949
|IRE
|-
|Circuits and Systems Society
|CASS
|6
|1949
|
|-
|Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society
|NPS
|7
|1949
|IRE
|-
|Reliability Society
|RS
|8
|1949
|IRE
|-
|Vehicular Technology Society
|VTS
|9
|1949
|IRE
|-
|Instrumentation and Measurement Society
|IMS
|10
|1950
|IRE
|-
|Electron Devices Society
|EDS
|11
|1951
|IRE
|-
|Industrial Electronics Society
|IES
|12
|1951
|
|-
|Information Theory Society
|ITS
|13
|1951
|IRE
|-
|Communications Society
|ComSoc
|14
|1952
|IRE
|-
|Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society 
|EMBS
|15
|1952
|IRE
|-
|Microwave Theory and Techniques Society 
|MTT-S
|16
|1952
|IRE
|-
|Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society
|UFFC
|17
|1953
|
|-
|Control Systems Society
|CSS
|18
|1954
|IRE
|-
|Electronics Packaging Society History (formerly the IEEE Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology Society – CPMT)
|EPS
|19
|1954
|
|-
|Education Society
|EdSoc
|20
|1957
|
|-
|Electromagnetic Compatibility Society
|EMC
|21
|1957
|IRE
|-
|Professional Communication Society
|PCS
|22
|1957
|IRE
|-
|Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society
|SMCS
|23
|1958
|IRE
|-
|Geoscience & Remote Sensing Society
|GRSS
|24
|1962
|
|-
|Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society
|DIES
|25
|1963
|
|-
|Power & Energy Society
|PES
|26
|1963
|
|-
|Magnetics Society
|MAG
|27
|1964
|
|-
|Industry Applications Society
|IAS
|28
|1964
|
|-
|Photonics Society
|Photonics
|29
|1965
|
|-
|Solid-State Circuits Society
|SSCS
|30
|1966
|
|-
|Oceanic Engineering Society
|OES
|31
|1969 
|
|-
|Society on Social Implications of Technology
|SSIT
|32
|1972
|
|-
|Consumer Electronics Society (2021 becomes Consumer Technology Society)
|CES
|33
|1983
|
|-
|Power Electronics Society
|PELS
|34
|1983
|
|-
|Robotics & Automation Society
|RAS
|35
|1983
|
|-
|Product Safety Engineering Society
|PSES
|36
|1994? 
|
|-
|Intelligent Transportation Systems Society
|ITSS
|37
|1999
|
|-
|Computational Intelligence Society (previously a council)
|CIS
|38
|2001
|
|-
|Technology and Engineering Management Society 
|TEMS
|39
|2015
|
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"
|+'''IEEE Councils by Year Founded'''
!Council
!Abbreviation
!TAB Number
!Year Founded
|-
|Systems Council
|SyS
|
|
|-
|Sensors Council
|SEN
|
|1999
|-
|Council on Superconductivity
|CSC
|
|2000
|-
|Nanotechnology Council
|NTC or NANO
|
|2002
|-
|Council on Electronic Design and Automation
|CEDA
|
|2005
|-
|Radio Frequency Identification Council
|RFID
|46
|2015
|}