The IEEE Photonics Society each year awards the Largest Membership Increase Award to a chapter or chapters that recruit and/or retain the highest percentage of members in a member development cycle. Innovative recruitment strategies and approaches are also considered when evaluating this award. Student, professional, and joint chapters are all eligible to apply.
| Year | Chapter |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Bangalore Section Chapter |
| 2023 | Kerala Section Chapter |
| 2022 | College of Engineering Karunagappally |
| 2021 | Bangladesh Section Chapter & Tokyo chapter |
| 2020 | Orlando Section Chapter |
| 2019 | Madras India Chapter |
| 2018 | University of Virginia Student Chapter |
| 2017 | University of Southampton Student Chapter |
| 2016 | Italy & Malaysia |
| 2015 | Bangalore |
| 2014 | Hong Kong |
| 2013 | National Research University of IT, Mechanics and Optics |
| 2012 | Malaysia |
| 2011 | Scotland |
| 2010 | Singapore |
| 2009 | Lehigh University Student Chapter |
| 2008 | Ukraine Student Chapter |
| 2007 | Poland |
| 2006 | Northern Nevada |
| 2005 | Scottish |
| 2004 | Benelux |
| 2003 | Toronto |
| 2002 | Ukraine |
| 2001 | Turkey and Ukraine |
| 2000 | Central New England |
| 1999 | Benelux |
| 1998 | Spain |
| 1997 | Benelux |
| 1996 | Orlando |
| 1995 | Dallas/Ft. Worth |
| 1994 | Korea |
| 1993 | Sacramento |
| 1992 | Ottawa |
| 1991 | Princeton |