IEEE Joint German Chapter History

The Joint IEEE Industry Applications Society, Power Electronics Society and Industrial Electronics Society (IAS/PELS/IES) German Chapter originated from the IEEE-IAS German Chapter which was founded December 18th, 1997. To strengthen our Chapter activities and to guarantee longevity a merger with the PELS and IES into one German Chapter was desirable. With the approval of a large number of IAS members, combined with the support of many PELS and IES members and the support of the IEEE Germany Section, the petition to create a Joint Chapter was swiftly submitted to the IEEE Headquarters. The Joint IAS/PELS Chapter was approved March 12th, 1999 and the Joint IAS/PELS/IES was formed Chapter February 28th, 2001.

All three societies are active in the areas of controls, drives, power electronic devices and converters and industrial applications thereof. Each society organizes a conference annually, i.e., the IAS Annual Meeting, the Power Electronics Specialists Conference (PESC) and the Annual Conference of the Industrial Electronics Society (IECON). Jointly, the IAS and PELS annually organize the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC).

At present (July 2008), our Joint IAS/PELS/IES German Chapter has 308 members. In addition, there are 306 always welcomed guests being active in the area of electric drives and power electronics who are not members of the IEEE. The Chapter Officials are in contact with the members by email.

As an IEEE member of the Germany section you are also automatically a member of our Chapter when you have selected either the IAS (Soc. code 034) and/or the PELS (Soc. code 035) and/or the IES (Soc. code 013) as one of the societies on your IEEE membership application form. Electronic filing of a membership application is possible.

Chairman

2013 - 2014: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Omid Forati Kashani, University of Applied Sciences Coburg
2011 - 2012: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens, University of Hannover
2009 - 2010: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ingo Hahn, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
2007 - 2008: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Heinz van der Broeck, University of Applied Sciences Köln
2005 - 2006: Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Lindemann, U Magdeburg
2003 - 2004: Dr.-Ing. Péter Magyar, D-Tech GmbH
2001 - 2002: Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. h.c. Dierk Schröder, TUM
1997 - 2000: Univ.-Prof. Dr.ir. Rik W. De Doncker, RWTH ISEA

Vice Chairman

2013 - 2014: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Mark Bakran, U Bayreuth
2011 - 2012: Dr.-Ing. Edwin Kiel, SMA AG
2009 - 2012: Dr.-Ing. Edwin Kiel, Lenze AG
2007 - 2008: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ingo Hahn, U Erlangen
2005 - 2006: Prof. Dr.-Ing. A. Mertens, U Hannover
2003 - 2004: Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Jürgen Petzoldt, TU Ilmenau
2001 - 2002: Dr.-Ing. Péter Magyar, D-Tech GmbH
1998 - 2000: Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. h.c. Dierk Schröder, TUM

Secretary

2013 - 2014: Dr.-Ing. Andreas Wagener, Dr. Fritz Faulhaber GmbH
2011 - 2012: Dr.-Ing. Omid Forati Kashani, Continental AG
2009 - 2010: Prof. Dr.-Ing. A. Mertens, U Hannover
2007 - 2008: Prof. Dr.-Ing. A. Mertens, U Hannover
2005 - 2006: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ralph M. Kennel, U Wuppertal
2003 - 2004: Dr.-Ing. Ingo Hahn, Bosch Rexroth AG
2001 - 2002: Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Jürgen Petzoldt, TU Ilmenau
1998 - 2000: Dr.-Ing. Péter Magyar, D-Tech GmbH

Treasurer

2013 - 2014: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Claus Kröger, University of Applied Sciences Ulm
2003 - 2012:   Prof. Dr.-Ing. Mark Bakran, Siemens AG, A&D LD T D1
2001 - 2002: Dr.-Ing. Ingo Hahn, Rexroth Indramat
2001 - 2001: Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Hofstaetter, TUM EAS
1999 - 2000: Dr.-Ing. Jörg Walter, RWTH ISEA
1998 - 1999: Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Reinert, RWTH ISEA
1997 - 1998: Dr. Michael J.Ryan, RWTH ISEA

Membership Development Officer

2009 - 2014: Dr.-Ing. Stephan Beineke, LTi Drives
2007 - 2008: Dr.-Ing. Hans-Juergen Pfisterer
2003 - 2006: Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Büttner, Technical University Ilmenau
2001 - 2002: Dr.-Ing. Ingo Hahn, Rexroth Indramat

Professional Activities

Public Relations Chair

2013 - 2014: Dipl.-Ing. Ingo Pletschen, Thyssen Krupp
2009 - 2012: Dr.-Ing. Andreas Wagener, Faulhaber GmbH
2007 - 2008: Dr.-Ing. Omid Forati Kashani, Continental AG
2005 - 2006: Dr.-Ing. Ingo Hahn, Bosch Rexroth AG
2003 - 2004: Dr.-Ing. András Lelkes,

Awards Officer

2003 - 2004: Prof. Dr.-Ing. A. Mertens, Hannover University

Homepage Administrator

since 2007  : Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ingo Hahn, U Erlangen
2005 - 2006: Dipl.-Ing. Oscar Cabral Ferreira, U Wuppertal
2003 - 2004: Dipl.-Ing. Christoph Evers, Ruhr-University Bochum
2001 - 2003: Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Büttner, FG LE, TU Ilmenau
1999 - 2000: Dipl.-Ing. Jörg Walter, RWTH ISEA
1998 - 1999: Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Reinert, RWTH ISEA
1997 - 1998: Dr. Michael J.Ryan, RWTH ISEA