IEEE - Aerospace and Electronic Systems - February 2023 - 47

IEEE to Form a Technical Council
on Transportation Electrification
Recognizing the momentous technical and societal trends
occurring in transporta�on electrifica�on, the IEEE recently
approved the forma�on of a Technical Council focused on the
subject, to be called the Transporta�on Electrifica�on Council
(TEC). It will come to official existence next year on 1 January
2024. Technical Councils are very much like IEEE Socie�es,
except that their field of interest overlaps with the technical
focus of a number of IEEE Socie�es, and accordingly Councils
are formed by member Socie�es. This is par�cularly appropriate in this situa�on where the new Council
will work on and for an industry and applica�on which involve many different electrical engineering
special�es.
It is the case with your par�cular society, which elected to become a member of the Council. As a member
of this society, you will be eligible to be a par�cipant of the Council for free. Make sure to be on the lookout
for that op�on when renewing your IEEE membership in late 2023 for 2024. In the mean�me, you can
become a member of the Transporta�on Electrifica�on Community (TEC), a predecessor organiza�on to
the Council. If you have not done so yet, you can join TEC either by checking the appropriate box during
2023 membership renewal, or by logging on your IEEE member profile and adding this membership to
your por�olio (h�ps://www.ieee.org/membership-catalog/productdetail/showProductDetailPage.html?
product=CMYEV740).
As a Technical Council, TEC will have its own independent budget and more importantly will be able to
develop new programs for members, such as local chapters, conferences and symposia, publica�ons,
standards, etc. Eventually, this will give transporta�on its righ�ul place within IEEE, reflec�ng the major
technical and societal transi�on we are experiencing with a shi� with more electric, if not full electric,
modes of transporta�on. The Council will cover all modes of transporta�on (road, off road, air, rail, water)
as well as component and system issues, from propulsion technology to autonomous vehicles and the
network they are or will rely on.
So, if you work in the transporta�on industry, or simply have an interest in the field, please par�cipate in
current or future TEC ac�vi�es (check the TEC website at tec.ieee.org). Be�er yet, volunteer, suggest new
ini�a�ves, or take the lead in developing programs for transporta�on engineers, managers, and
researchers.
Bruno Lequesne, Chair
Transportation Electrification Community
(2019-2022)

https://www.ieee.org/membership-catalog/productdetail/showProductDetailPage.html?product=CMYEV740 https://www.ieee.org/membership-catalog/productdetail/showProductDetailPage.html?product=CMYEV740 http://tec.ieee.org

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