| Founded in | 1976 |
| Legal Seat | Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg |
| Foundation goals
according to the statutory revision of 1989 |
The promotion of scientific research and of learning, the arts, and culture at home and abroad through monetary awards |
| Management
Headquarters |
Alexander-von-Humboldt-Str. 6
D-56727 Mayen, Federal Republic of Germany Telephone ++49 - 2651 - 7 72 70 Fax ++59 - 2651 - 10 03 |
| Executive Board | Prof. Dr. Dr.h.c. Rolf Gartz (Managing Chairman)
Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Grallert, Heinrich Hertz Institute/FhG, Berlin |
| Board of Curators | Prof. Dr. Bernhard Walke (Chairman),
Aachen University of Technology
Dr. Reinhold Achatz, Siemens A.G., Munich Hon. Adv. Prof. at the Beijing University/China
Dr. Werner Bux, IBM Research Laboratory, Zurich
Prof. Dr. Norbert Frühauf, University of Stuttgart Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Grallert, Heinrich Hertz Institute/FhG, Berlin Prof. Dr. Christoph Günther, Institute for Communication und Navigation, German Aerospace Center, Oberpfaffenhofen Prof. Dr. Jürgen Lindner, Ulm University |
| Evaluation
Committee |
Prof. Dr. Michael Wolffsohn (Chairman), Munich Bundeswehr University
Dr.h.c. Fritz Genser, PC-Software, Düsseldorf Claus Larass, Berlin Prof. Dr. Dr.h.c. Richard Schröder, Berlin Humboldt University Dr.h.c. Ranga Yogeshwar, WDR Cologne |
| Agreement of Affiliation | Communications Society of The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
| Corporate
Memberships |
Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Sciences
Fraunhofer Society for Applied Research German Technion Society Association of German Engineers Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies German Informatics Society International Gutenberg Society German Confederation of Technical and Scientific Associations Federal Association of German Foundations |