When I signed up for IEEE membership as a new member, I did not get my member number instantaneously. Can I still sign up using the reduced fee member rate?
Yes, you can but you should not leave the IEEE membership sign-up for last day. If you call in (or call back if you signed up over the phone) the IEEE Headquarters toll-free number 1-(800)678-4333 USA & Canada 1-(732) 981-0060 Worldwide within a couple or few days after the sign-up has been initiated, the friendly phone operators in the Membership Division are able to look-up your newly created member number by using your name or address. This delay is there because the sign-up process actually has some manual portion and it takes a couple or few days to process it; your member number is not showing up in the system until this internal process is completed. In this way you don’t have to wait until your new IEEE membership card arrives in the mail in 3-6 weeks. Remember, you will need your 8-digit membership number during the registration process.
