Unit I

About the IEEE Foundation

Bringing the exhilaration of scientific discovery to students, fostering technological innovation, preserving history, promoting public awareness of the long-reaching effects of engineering - these are some of the important functions of the IEEE that are supported by the work of the IEEE Foundation - the philanthropic arm of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.).

With contributions from generous sponsors around the world, the IEEE Foundation seeks to increase the understanding of how technologies are created and how they impact society, individuals, and the environment. Interdisciplinary in its activities, and transnational in scope, the IEEE Foundation has the potential to improve people's lives in every country.
We invite you to explore these web pages to learn more about the IEEE Foundation, and how you can help us to help you make a difference.

Exhilaration: great happiness, excitement

Awareness: First stage in the process of learning about a new product, service, or idea in which the consumer has received information about the existence of the innovation but has not yet formed an opinion.

Philanthropic: Organized to provide humanitarian or charitable asístanse.

Sponsors: One that finances a project or an event carried out by another person or group, especially a business enterprise that pays for radio or television programming in return for advertising time.

Seeks: To try to locate or discover; search for.

Environment: The totality of circumstances surrounding an organism or group of organisms.

Scope: The range of one's perceptions, thoughts, or actions.

Source: http://www.ieee.org/