Bodies and Committees

The DPG has a multi-layered and complex committee structure as well as various organs. Some of them are described in the statutes, others, however, have been constituted in the association in the course of time. The different tasks and functions of the larger structures are explained below.

Register of persons

The register of persons lists all DPG members and persons who hold a function for the DPG or fill a specific position.mehr...

Subject index

All functions and positions of the DPG are listed in the index.mehr...

Annual General Meeting of members

The Annual General Meeting of members takes place on an annual basis as part of the DPG Annual Conference. The Executive Board reports to the members on the developments of the past year. In addition to the Annual General Meeting, the President may convene an Extraordinary General Meeting.mehr...

Council

The Council consists of members with and without voting rights. The number of members and composition of the Council is defined. As the representative of all DPG members, the Council decides on important changes and innovations in the DPG.mehr...

Presidents

The President presides over the DPG, represents it externally and directs it in consultation with the Executive Board. He or she is responsible for implementing the resolutions of the Executive Board, the Council and the Annual General Meeting.mehr...

Executive Board

The Executive Board consists of the President, the Vice President, the Treasurer, who together form the Executive Board, as well as the additionally elected members of the Executive Board. The number and responsibilities of the additional Executive Board members are determined by the Council. The composition of the Board is described in § 23 of the DPG Statutes.mehr...

Chief Executive

The Executive Board appoints, with the approval of the Council, a Chief Executive who is responsible for the administration of the DPG and the business relations of the DPG.mehr...

Board of Trustees

In the DPG there are several Board of Trustees which are either concerned with the interests of the Physikzentrum Bad Honnef or the Magnus-Haus Berlin or which are responsible for the member magazine Physik Journal or the website Welt der Physik.mehr...

Awards Committee

The committee members of the individual DPG awards are elected by the DPG Council.mehr...

Control bodies

Here you will find information on the auditors and ombudsmen of the DPG.mehr...

Cooperation and memberships of the DPG

As the largest physical society in the world, the DPG has many relationships with other professional, national and international associations. These include associated societies as well as cooperative memberships in other professional societies.mehr...