When the AIEE and the IRE merged to form the IEEE on 19 January 1963, the present day Region 10 was a part of IEEE Region 9. On 24h August 1966, IEEE Board of Directors resolved that areas not included in Regions 1 through 9 shall be designated Region 10. The membership started with 2,509 and increased to 125,060 which is 50 times steady growth for the last 50 years.
Now Region 10 has 6 councils, 57 Sections and 26 Subsections in 20 countries. They are Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. There are also 606 Chapters, 1384 Student Branches, 656 Student Branch Chapters, 39 YP Affinity Groups, 37 WIE Affinity Groups, 7 Life Member Affinity Group as of 31 December 2016. There are 5 IEEE offices in Singapore, Beijing, Bangalore, Tokyo, and Shenzhen. As Region 10 Founding Director Shigeo Shima mentioned, Region 10 consists of many countries, languages, cultures, and different degrees of industrialization. Great effort is being exerted to form new subsections in Myanmar, Cambodia and Mongolia where petitioners are already assigned. More geographical units are expected to establish in Laos, Bhutan, Maldives and Papua New Guinea in the future. A great deal of engineers and researchers of Region 10 have been recognized for their excellent achievement for industry and humanity with IEEE Medals, Technical Field Awards, Fellows Grade and Milestones. This book ‘IEEE Asia-Pacific’ is published to commemorate Region 10 Golden Jubilee and illustrates the history, technical activity, member activity and the status of Sections and Councils of Region 10. We should remember the enthusiasm and contribution of IEEE volunteers who have facilitated present IEEE Region 10 and I would like to congratulate and thank all the volunteers on behalf of Region 10. Special thanks goes to Prasad Kodali and his editorial team as well as Region 10 Section Chairs and IEEE staff and volunteers who provided a lot of important material and editing.