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IEEE Power & Energy Society Media Policy

The IEEE Power & Energy Society’s (PES) social media accounts – LinkedIn, Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and YouTube channels are led and managed by PES marketing in alignment with the overall marketing strategy plans in the promotion of the society’s key announcements and highlighting PES’s Operating Units’ essential call to actions as noted below.

For optimal social media post performance, based on best practices and engagement history, pre-scheduled posts are limited to 2 daily posts. It also should be noted, that PES’s social media calendar is built at minimum 2 weeks in advance.

Conferences
Call for papers, call for proposals, call for sponsorships, and open registration for events that IEEE PES fiscally sponsors at a minimum of 50%, as listed on the IEEE PES website events calendar.

Education
Live webinars, Plain Talk About The Electric Power Industry, PES tutorials, interactive online courses on the IEEE Learning Network, on-demand webinars in the IEEE PES Resource Center, and open call for tutorials.

Membership & Chapters
Membership benefits, new membership beneficial programs (for example: Workforce Initiative), Corporate Engagement Program (CEP), IEEE PES Awards & Scholarships, Strategic Partnerships, and member profiles.

Publications
IEEE Power & Energy magazine, IEEE Electrification magazine, Transactions, Open Call for Special Section Transactions, Open Access Journal of Power and Energy (OAJPE), and Open Call for OAJPE

Technical Activities
Technical reports, white papers, IEEE Standards produced by IEEE PES technical activities committees, IEEE PES flagship conferences technical program deadlines, upcoming IEEE technical activities meetings, and Trending Technologies topics.

Repost Policy
This is the best option for timely social media promotion.

IEEE PES marketing will repost any PES tagged and applicable posts relevant to PES membership as our social media schedule allows.  For example – upcoming chapter meetings, IEEE YP announcements, or IEEE content/news.

IEEE PES social media accounts with repost abilities.

Other Social Media Posts Requests
Additional social media promotion requests must complete the IEEE PES Social Media Post Request Form for consideration.
IEEE PES Social Media Request Form

All submissions need to meet the guidelines noted below to be considered.  Final approval is at the discretion of PES marketing and will be posted on PES LinkedIn, Facebook & X (formerly Twitter) accounts upon approval.

  • Applicable PES logos and PES brand identity guidelines must be utilized and can be found on the PES websitehere.
  • Post request date, a minimum 2 weeks lead time is needed.
  • Post graphic, size: 1200 x 690px. Editable PES branded social media templates are available here, under Download the IEEE PES Editable Marketing Templates. Canva.com is also a free graphic design resource
  • Post text caption (max 280 characters), including the call to action & URL link.
  • PES operation unit post is affiliated with.