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The members
Full members can vote at the General Assembly and can be elected to any office in the society.
About DGM
The Association
The DGM is a non-profit association run by its members. At the General Assembly during the DGM Day, they elect the Executive Board and the Advisory Board, and many of them volunteer on its bodies and committees.
How the bodies fit together
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The General Assembly
It meets once a year at the DGM Day. Members elect the Executive Board, the Advisory Board and the auditors, approve the board's actions and decide on fees and the statutes.
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The Executive Board
Two presidents, two vice-presidents and up to eight assessors run the DGM as volunteers, each for two years. The assessors include the spokespersons of the expert committee heads and of the Young Talent Committee.
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The Advisory Board
Up to 20 people from industry, academia, research funding and associations, including students and early-career professionals, advise the Executive Board, each for four years.
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Management and office
The Executive Board appoints the managing director, who runs day-to-day business with the salaried team in Sankt Augustin.
Help shape the DGM as a member
In the expert committees and working groups, members work together on their fields. They attend the meetings free of charge. Young members have their own groups in the Young Talent Committee and Jung-DGM, such as the mentoring program and the Young Scientists Forum.
At the General Assembly, you vote in person or online, and you can stand for office yourself. You can also nominate candidates for the DGM's prizes until December 15.
Governing bodies and committees
Once a year
Two-year term
Executive Board
Elected volunteers from universities, research institutes and companies lead the DGM.
Presidium
The two presidents and two vice-presidents represent the DGM externally and prepare the guidelines for its management.
Four-year term
Advisory Board
Up to 20 people from industry, academia and the next generation advise the Executive Board on the DGM's strategic development.
Management
The managing director runs the DGM's day-to-day business and heads the office.
Young Talent Committee
The place in the DGM for pupils, students, doctoral researchers, early-career professionals and postdocs.
Award Committees
The committee assesses nominations and proposes prize recipients to the Executive Board.
Heads of Expert Committees
The heads of the expert committees coordinate their work and put together the Werkstoffwoche program.
June 2022 version
Statutes of the DGM
The statutes, as amended in June 2022, set out the DGM's purpose, membership and governing bodies.
Become a member
Members have a say at the General Assembly and can work in the expert committees.