Calls for hosting the annual European Conference on Thermoelectrics ECT
The European Thermoelectric Society ETS solicit organizations from the European region interested in hosting its annual European Conference on Thermoelectrics ECT.
ECT is considered the most important European annual meeting for scientists, engineers, and industry in the field of thermoelectric research, development of new materials and applications in power generation, refrigeration, thermal management, and sensing equipment. The international prestige of this conference has continued to grow over the years with attendance at our most recent meetings typically exceeding 300 attendees. It is expected that the proposing organization is recognized in the field of thermoelectricity or have strong connections with well-known thermoelectric groups. Calls for the organization of ECT conferences are announced each year at the ECT conferences. The selection of the hosting site will take place during the ECT conference by the ETS board members. You can find more information here “Call for ECT organizer candidates”
ETS Board Elections 2022
European Thermoelectric Society (ETS) President: J. König
Vice-President: D. Narducci
Secretary: M. Martin-Gonzalez
Treasurer: E. Müller
Two board positions of the European Thermoelectric Society (ETS) will be opened for election at the
18th European Conference on Thermoelectrics, to be held in Barcelona, September 14-18, 2022.
The European Thermoelectric Society invites you to nominate your candidate(s) by email to
Jan König jan.koenig@ipm.fraunhofer.de containing:
- Name
- Address
- Affiliation
- Short biographies, picture, and relationship to thermoelectric
- Agreement of the candidate to apply for a board position
The European Thermoelectric Society encourages the European thermoelectricians to make every
effort to attract candidates from a variety of European countries, technical fields, and institutions, to
best serve the Mission of the European Thermoelectric Society. Board directors are elected for a threeyears term and are expected to play an active role in the European Thermoelectric Society.
The current board members are: Jan König (President) / Germany, Dario Narducci (Vice-President) / Italy,
Eckhard Müller (Treasurer) / Germany, Marisol Martín-González (Secretary) / Spain, A. Burkov / Russia;
Bertrand Lenoir / France; Emmanuel Guilmeau/ France, Frank Gascoin / France, Yuri Grin / Germany,
Theodora Kryatsi (Chair ECT2019) / Cyprus, Luis Fonseca (Chair ECT2022)/ Spain, Jiří Hejtmánek&
Čestmír Drašar (Chair ECT2023)/ Czechia, Krzysztof Wojciechowski & Janusz Tobola (Chair ICT/ECT2024)/
Poland
The underlined members will leave the board.
The major goals (objectives) of the European Thermoelectric Society as stated in the bylaws are:
a) To promote cooperation and the exchange of information and ideas between individuals and
groups with interest in thermoelectricity;
b) To organize conferences and training courses on the subject of thermoelectricity for members
and other interested persons in Europe;
c) To encourage collaboration in thermoelectricity in applied and fundamental research in Europe;
d) To support and facilitate communication between industry and academics in Europe;
e) To represent Europe in international thermoelectricity organizations.
f) To award outstanding merits or achievements in the field of thermoelectricity.
Please don’t hesitate to submit your nominations. Nominations will be accepted until September 1st,
2022. The election of the new ETS board members will be organized during the ECT2022 in Barcelona,
Spain. Further details will be announced at the beginning of the conference.
On behalf of the executive ETS board
Jan König
Call for the Organizer of the annual European Conference on Thermoelectrics in 2025 (ECT2025)
The European Thermoelectric Society ETS is soliciting organizations from the European region interested in hosting its annual European Conference on Thermoelectrics in 2025 (ECT2025). The ECT is considered the most important European annual meeting for scientists, engineers, and industry in the field of thermoelectric research, development of new materials and applications in power generation, refrigeration, thermal management, and sensing equipment.
The international prestige of this conference has continued to grow over the years with attendance at our most recent meetings typically exceeding 300 attendees. Thus, the ETS Board’s preference is for candidate organizations, especially universities and national laboratories, located in Europe to host ECT2025. It is also expected that the proposing organizations must be or have strong connections with a well-known thermoelectric group.
The organizers have to sign the Memorandum of Understanding of the European Thermoelectric Society (ETS) for hosting the European Conference on Thermoelectrics in 2025 (ECT2025). Interested parties should first send, as soon as possible, a brief notice of intent to propose hosting the 2025 ETS Conference preferably by e-mail to J. König jan.koenig@ipm.fraunhofer.de. Upon receipt of the notice, details will be provided relative to anticipated conference organizers’ responsibilities and information about the contract to be signed to host the ECT2025.
The full proposals should include relevant information about host organization, location, conference facilities, preliminary dates, Conference Chairperson, projected sponsors and prospects for financial support, and accessibility; briefly state the expected advantages to the ETS for awarding the conference organization to your institution; describe accommodation facilities and expected hotel costs, travel connections, plans for accompanying persons, the possibility of holding short courses, evening and satellite events; and last but not least, the expected registration costs for regular participants, students and accompanying persons.
Full proposals should be sent, as early as possible, but not later than June 1st, 2023, preferably by e-mail. The proposal have to be presented to the ETS board (Exact date to be announced).
On behalf of the executive ETS board
J. König
(President)
