IEEE Germany Section History
| IEEE Germany Section History | |
|---|---|
| Established date | 1963/07/12 |
| IEEE Region | 8 |
| IEEE Council | |
| Geographic region | Germany |
| Region area | Europe |
| Principal cities | Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Cologne, Frankfurt |
| Home page | https://www.ieee.de/ |
| List of Subsections in this Section
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Establishment of the Section
The IEEE Germany Section has been formed on 12th of July 1963, in the same year in which IEEE was ascending from the merger of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE founded in 1884) and the Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE, founded in 1912).
The inauguration meeting in Germany was held on 6.4.64 in the "Künstlerhaus" in Munich. Twentyfour attending IEEE members elected the members of the first IEEE Germany Section EXCOM consisting of
- Chairman Dr.-Ing Dr.-Ing. hc L. Rohde (Rohde & Schwarz, Munich) IEEE, VDE, NTG,
- Vice Chairman Prof. Dr.Phil Fränz (Telefunken, Ulm)IEEE, VDE, NTG,
- Secretary Dr.-Ing. H.H. Burghoff (VDE.NTG, Frankfurt)IEEE ,VDE, NTG,
- Treasurer Dr.Techn J. Berghammer (Siemens, Munich)IEEE, VDE, NTG,
- Assessor Prof. Dr phil nat. H.H. Meinke (Univ. of Munich)IEEE, VDE, NTG,
- Assessor Dr.-Ing. Jacottet (VDE,NTG, Frankfurt).
The EXCOM agreed unanimously on a friendly mutual cooperation with the existing National Societies VDE and ITG for the benefit of Electrical Engineering in Germany and the EE Community world wide.
List of Section Chairs
- Lothar Rohde 1963-1969
- Prof. Kurt O. Fraenz 1970-1972
- Prof. Werner Kleen 1973-1978
- Walter Proebster 1979-___
- Prof. H.J. Schmitt ___-___
- Hugo Ruechardt ___-___
- Prof. Rudolf Saal 1981-1987
- Prof. Dr. Adolf Schwab 1988-1996
- Prof. Dr. Rolf Jansen 1997-1999
- Prof. Dr. Hans Hartnagel 2000-2002
- Prof. Dr. Adolf Schwab 2003-2006
- Dr. Andreas Luxa 2007-2010
- Dr. Axel Richter 2011-2014
- Prof. Dr. Jens Haubrock 2015-2016
- Prof. Dr. Ingo Hahn 2017-2020
- Prof. Dr. Jan Haase 2021-
Membership
The IEEE Germany Section covers the area of the Federal Republic of Germany and has currently more than 7.400 members in 2011 without affiliats.
Chapters
| Chapter (Society) | Chair | |
| Computer | Prof. Jörg Henkel | [email protected] |
| Circuits and Systems | Prof. Wolfgang Mathis | [email protected] |
| Consumer Electronics | Prof. Dr. Hans Cycon | [email protected] |
| Computational Intelligence | Prof. Andreas König | [email protected] |
| Communications | Prof. Hermann Rohling | [email protected] |
| Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology | Dr.-Ing. Dr. sc. Klaus-Dieter Lang | [email protected] |
| Education Society | Dr. Fanny Klett | [email protected] |
| Electron Devices Society | Prof. Dr. Joachim Burghartz | [email protected] |
| Engineering in Medicine | Prof. Dr. rer. phys. Thomas Penzel | [email protected] |
| Electromagnetic Compatibility | Dr. Frank Sabath | [email protected] |
| Geoscience & Remote Sensing | Prof. Dr. Irena Hajnsek | [email protected] |
| Joint Industry Applications / Power Electronics / Industrial Electronics | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens | [email protected] |
| Instrumentation and Measurement | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Olfa Kanoun | [email protected] |
| Information Theory | Prof. Holger Boche | [email protected] |
| Photonics Society, formerly Lasers and Electro-Optics | Prof. Dieter Jäger | [email protected] |
| Magnetics | Dr. Jürgen Fassbender | [email protected] |
| Microwave Theory and Techniques / Antennas and Propagation | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Georg Böck | [email protected] |
| Nuclear and Plasma Sciences | Prof. Dr. Klaus Frank | [email protected] |
| Power & Energy | Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfram H. Wellßow | [email protected] |
| Robotics and Automation | Prof. Rüdiger Dillmann | [email protected] |
| Systems, Man and Cybernetics (closed 2011) | -------------- | -------------- |
| Signal Processing | Prof. Udo Zölzer | [email protected] |
| Solid State Circuits | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Holger Blume | [email protected] |
| Technology Management Council | Klaus-Dieter Heerklotz | [email protected] |
| Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Georg Schmitz | [email protected] |
Awards
In 2001 and 2005, the Germany Section received the "chapter of the year" award from the IEEE EMC Society.
Student Branches
IEEE Student Branches exist at the Universities:
| University | Chair | Counselor |
|---|---|---|
| Aachen | Marco Stieneker | Univ.-Prof. Dr. ir. Rik DeDoncker |
| Bielefeld | Arne Ellerbrock | Prof. Dr. Jens Haubrock |
| Bochum | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christof Paar | |
| Bonn i.G. | Alexander Willner | Prof. Peter Martini |
| Duisburg-Essen | Jan Förster | Prof. Dr. Daniel Erni |
| Hamburg-Harburg | Adwait-Remy Vaidya | Prof. Dr. Hermann Rohling |
| Hannover | Evgeni Genender | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Heyno Garbe |
| Ilmenau | Steffen Schlegel | Prof. Martin Haardt |
| Karlsruhe | Ralph Tanbourgi | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Becker |
| Magdeburg | Marcel Benecke | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Lindemann |
| München | Arne Redl | Prof. Eckehard Steinbach |
| Passau | Robert Hofmann | Prof. Dr. Harald Kosch |
| Stuttgart | Stefan Heck | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred Berroth |
Executive Committee Team 2011
| Officer | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Dr.-Ing. Axel Richter | [email protected] |
| Vice Chairman | Dr.-Ing. Toni Göller | [email protected] |
| Treasurer | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ralph M. Kennel | [email protected] |
| Secretary | Dr.-Ing. Volker Schanz | [email protected] |
| Senior Past Chairman | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Adolf Schwab | [email protected] |
| Junior Past Chairman | Dr.-Ing. Andreas Luxa | [email protected] |
| Awards/Fellows Officer | -------- | -------- |
| Chapter Coordinator | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ingo Hahn | [email protected] |
| Electronic Communications Officer | Stephan Wagner | [email protected] |
| GOLD Coordinator | Andreas Neumeier | [email protected] |
| Industry Relation Officer | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dirk Westermann | [email protected] |
| Membership Data Admin. | Matthias Kneissl | [email protected] |
| Membership Development | Prof. Dr. Jens Haubrock | [email protected] |
| Public Relations Officer | Manuel Kennel | [email protected] |
| HQ Relations Officer | Gerald Anleitner | [email protected] |
| Student Branch Coordinator | Martin Stötzer | [email protected] |
| WIE Coordinator | Dr. Tiziana Bertoncelli | [email protected] |
Relationship between IEEE Section and National Engineering Society VDE
From the very beginning of the IEEE Germany Section the National Society VDE was considered a powerful peer partner in achieving IEEE`s goals in Region 8. The secretary of the IEEE Section Excom always has been a VDE staff member. Apart from minor different points of view regarding confrence scheduling, cooperation was always beneficial for both parties. In 199X, the benevolent relationship was formally documented by a cooperation agreement defining the most important issues where mutual understanding and joint action was highly desirable. This cooperation agreement is still alive today, both societies enjoy the many synergies.
Around the world in just a few hours - Region 8 Student Branch and GOLD Congress in Passau
The 2004 edition of the biennial IEEE Region 8 Student Branch and GOLD Congress (R8SBC), the biggest gathering for students and young professionals, was hosted by the Student Branch at Universität Passau.
More than 120 representatives of Student Branches and GOLD groups ranging from Siberia to South Africa, came together for workshops and training sessions on "Creating tomorrow's Region 8". A group of 30 local volunteers had organized an interactive and enriching program for the future leaders of the IEEE.
Besides training and leadership sessions, workshops and sightseeing, the congress featured a multicultural night, where representatives from each country mingled and shared their home spirit, traditional dances, food and drinks. 2004 IEEE President Arthur Winston and his wife joined for a tour along the different stands, tasting and listening, being drawn away for picture moments and signing t-shirts. If you ask them today, they still share great memories of a colorful and cheerful evening!
What the presidential couple did not know was that a day earlier the local organizing committee lead by Michael Glögl, Eva Lang and Markus Reschka had encountered trouble when finding out that the hotel reservation for the guests was done in a completely different city!
Section Officers
| Year | Chair | Vice chair | Secretary | Treasurer | Past Chair | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Hans Hartnagel | Volker Schanz | Hans Strack | |||
| 2001 | Hans Hartnagel | Volker Steinbiss | Volker Schanz | Hans Strack | ||
| 2002 | Hans Hartnagel | Volker Steinbiss | Volker Schanz | Hans Strack | ||
| 2003 | Adolf Schwab | Klaus Schroeter | Volker Schanz | Werner Wiesbeck | ||
| 2004 | Adolf Schwab | Klaus Schroeter | Volker Schanz | Werner Wiesbeck | ||
| 2005 | Adolf Schwab | Klaus Schroeter | Volker Schanz | Werner Wiesbeck | ||
| 2006 | Adolf Schwab | Andreas Luxa | Volker Schanz | Werner Wiesbeck | ||
| 2007 | Andreas Luxa | Volker Schanz | Ralph Kennel | |||
| 2008 | Andreas Luxa | Ulrich Fischer | Volker Schanz | Ralph Kennel | ||
| 2009 | Andreas Luxa | Ulrich Fischer | Volker Schanz | Ralph Kennel | ||
| 2010 | Andreas Luxa | Ulrich Fischer | Volker Schanz | Ralph Kennel | ||
| 2011 | Axel Richter | Toni Goeller | Volker Schanz | Ralph Kennel | ||
| 2012 | Axel Richter | Toni Goeller | Volker Schanz | Ralph Kennel | ||
| 2013 | Axel Richter | Jens Haubrock | Volker Schanz | Ralph Kennel | ||
| 2014 | Axel Richter | Jens Haubrock | Volker Schanz | Ralph Kennel | ||
| 2015 | Jens Haubrock | Ingo Hahn | Volker Schanz | Ralph Kennel | ||
| 2016 | Jens Haubrock | Ingo Hahn | Volker Schanz | Ralph Kennel | ||
| 2017 | Ingo Hahn | Jan Haase | Volker Schanz | Omid Forati Kashani | ||
| 2018 | Ingo Hahn | Jan Haase | Volker Schanz | Omid Forati Kashani | ||
| 2019 | Ingo Hahn | Jan Haase | Volker Schanz | Omid Forati Kashani | ||
| 2020 | Ingo Hahn | Jan Haase | Volker Schanz | Omid Forati Kashani | ||
| 2021 | Jan Haase | Christoph Baer | Volker Schanz | Ralph Kennel | ||
| 2022 | Jan Haase | Christoph Baer | Volker Schanz | Ralph Kennel | ||
| 2023 | Jan Haase | Christoph Baer | Volker Schanz / Damian Dudek | Ralph Kennel | ||
| 2024 | Jan Haase | Christoph Baer | Damian Dudek | Ralph Kennel | ||
| 2025 | Christoph Baer | Thomas Kopfstedt | Damian Dudek | Ralph Kennel | Jan Haase |
