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The IEEE Sensors Council was formally constituted in June 1998 with presidents of 14 IEEE Societies signing the petition for its formation. The fields of interest of the Council and its activities are defined to be the theory, design,fabrication, manufacturing, reliability and applications of devices for sensing and transducing physical, chemical, and biological phenomena.
Following are the 14 founding societies:
Broadcast Technology
Circuits and Systems
Components, Packaging & Manufacturing Tech
Control Systems
Dielectrics & Electrical Insulation
Engineering in Medicine & Biology
Industrial Electronics
Lasers & Electro-Optics
Microwave Theory & Techniques
Nuclear & Plasma Sciences
Reliability
Robotics & Automation
Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics & Frequency Control
Vehicular Technology.
Currently there are 26 member societies of this council. Each society is represented in the Administrative Committee (AdCom) of the council through its appointed representative.
The IEEE Sensors Council was first included into Division I of IEEE in June 1999. Its formal term began from 1 Jan 2000 with John R Vig as its first President. The first President-elect was Franco Maloberti.