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The 2022-2023 Annual Report form is Now Open!
Due Date: 31 July 2023
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3-5 November

3-5 November

University of Houston

Stay tuned for details!

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Chapter Officers: Apply Today!

Chapter Officers: Apply Today!

The Student Chapter Support Grant Program is now open. Strengthen your Chapter. Support your members.

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Be A Mentor.

Contribute to our HKN Community by giving back to current students

Contribute to our HKN Community by giving
back to current students

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About

IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN), the honor society of IEEE, promotes excellence in the profession and in education with ideals of Scholarship, Character and Attitude.

Founded on 28 October 1904, HKN promotes professional accomplishment, service to others, and leadership development for students and professionals in electrical engineering, computer engineering, and other IEEE fields of interest. With its merger in 2010 with IEEE, the honor society now has over 200,000+ members in more than 250 Chapters around the globe.

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The 250+ IEEE-HKN chapters worldwide are your local link to the valuable resources offered by IEEE-HKN. Get involved to build your leadership, technical, collaboration, and communication skills.

Alumni
Alumni
IEEE-HKN Alumni

Once HKN, always HKN. Be a part of our 30,000+ active alumni members. Stay connected, recruit from HKN’s pool of stellar applicants, be a life-long learner and mentor. In other words, live out the HKN values.

Professional Members
Professional Members
IEEE-HKN Professional Members

IEEE-HKN can be your technical and professional home. Professional members are individuals who have set themselves apart through their outstanding work and contributions to the IEEE fields of interest. Find out how to become part of this vibrant global community.

Eminent Members
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IEEE-HKN Eminent Members

The society’s highest membership classification, HKN Eminent Member, is conferred upon those select few whose attainments and contributions to society through leadership in the IEEE technical fields of interest have resulted in significant benefits to humankind.

269
Chapters
85000
Service Hours
3000
Annual Inductees
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Invest in our Community
Invest in our Community
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Invest in Our Community
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Your donation helps us provide critical chapter support to ensure that every student has the best possible experience. It provides the opportunity for every chapter to attend our life-changing Student Leadership Conference, increases service and career opportunities for our expansive alumni network, and so much more.

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Strengthen Our Chapters
Strengthen
Our Chapters

Our Chapter Support Initiative fuels the innovation and ingenuity of our student members through two key programs: the IEEE-HKN Chapter Support Grant Program and the IEEE-HKN Chapter Success Program.

Strengthen Our Chapters
Empower Our Students
Empower
Our Students

IEEE-HKN develops promising young professionals into the engineering and technical leaders our world needs. The annual IEEE-HKN Student Leadership Conference, through dynamic programming, sparks a lifelong spirit of service in attendees, grows their technical aptitudes and leadership skills, prepares them for the next stages of their careers, and fosters connections that last a lifetime.Your donation will open this opportunity to more students.

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Alumni Connections

Be the force behind HKN’s vision for an interconnected alumni network that any member, anywhere can activate at any stage in their careers. Build local and global networks, and invest in the people and ideas that will change our world.

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News & Updates

Will you allow more HKN Student Chapters to “Pass the Gavel”?

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What is your most memorable HKN moment? Was it your Induction Ritual or when you were elected as an officer of your Chapter? Most HKN alumni recount what it meant to be invited to join HKN or the time they…

SLC 2023 Announcement

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Calling all HKN Students! Mark your calendar and start making plans for #SLC2023! This year’s Student Leadership Conference will be held at the University of Houston in Houston, Texas. The dates of the conference are 3 – 5 November 2023….

See What Other HKN Members Made!

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HKN TechX’s Makerfest video is now live on our YouTube Channel! Head over and see what other Chapters and members around the world have made! Get merch ideas, learn how to make a wheatstone plaque, and more! Check it out…

Nominate an Outstanding Student!

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The Alton B. Zerby and Carl T. Koerner Outstanding Student Award recognizes outstanding scholastic excellence and high moral character, coupled with demonstrated exemplary service to classmates, university, community, and country. This program is administered by the Los Angeles Area alumni…

THE BRIDGE

The Bridge: Cyber Security for Critical Infrastructure

IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN)’s signature publication, THE BRIDGE, is an interactive digital magazine published three times a year.

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"HKN is an association of people who are not only good at school or at their job, but are also willing to work, to improve their community, and to have fun together."

- Sandro Sartoni2020-2021 Student Governor

"HKN involves students with the rest of the profession and makes students active partners as opposed to passive participants in their education institutions."

- Dr. Steve WatkinsInterim Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Missouri S&T

"Everytime I want to make a major change or try to do something different, HKN has helped me time and time again."

- Vansh KhannaAlpha Chapter

"The confidence Eta Kappa Nu gave me in my own abilities was what I needed to do well with this challenging curriculum. This confidence has stayed with me for my entire life and positively impacted me to accept challenging assignments and to work hard and do well"

- John McDonald‘71 Beta Chapter