The German Ceramic Society is an association founded in 1919 and headquartered in the city of

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. With its more than 600 personal and 250 institutional members, it is the largest

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. Worldwide, it is one of the oldest associations in this field.German Ceramics Society
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Tasks and activities

Based on its charter, the role of the association is “the promotion of the entire ceramic sector regarding technical, scientific and artistic matters“.http://www.dkg.de/dkg/satzung Statutes (German) Today, the activities of the society are subdivided in four main sections: * Research and Development * Training and Further Education * Dialogue and Debate * Art, Design and Culture. The organization has 15 expert committees and community committees that undertake research projects, often in cooperation with other associations and organizations. The prime objective of the projects is the solution of a basic industrial practice, but the groups also undertake theoretical problems concerning all areas of ceramics and related specialist fields. Research funding as well as the coordination of the research projects is provided by the autonomous research community of the German Ceramic Society.http://www.fdkg.de/ Research Community of the German Ceramics Society (German) Within the association, there are two expert committees that operate independently: The Carbon Task Force, which is also part of the European Carbon Association, and the Ceramic Injection Moulding Expert Group, which was founded in 2008. The society and the affiliated committees organize specialist conferences, training seminars and trade fairs. A key event is the traditional annual meeting during which speakers from all areas of the ceramic industry give lectures on current issues. It is also the co-publisher of two association

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s - the application-oriented journal „cfi News / Berichte der DKG“http://cfi.de/ Reports of the German Ceramics Society and the scientific „Journal of Ceramic Science and Technology“http://www.ceramic-science.com/ Journal of Ceramic Science and Technology

Structure of the association

The governing bodies of the association are the general members meeting, the executive board, the head of scientific works and the management. During the annual meetings, the members elect the executive board which may consist of up to 20 persons. The association’s executive board is responsible for the programmatic and thematic conception of the society's activities. It is also responsible for the budget and the management of the assets. The head of scientific works is a member of the executive board and also a member of the presidium. Her or his task is to put into practice the purpose of the association in the scientific field. The management board is responsible for day-to-day business. In case of decisions that require approval, the presidium must be consulted. It consists of five members of the executive board.

History

The decision to establish the German Ceramic Society was taken on September 29, 1919. In the course of a reorganization, it was developed from the independent technical-scientific department of a federation of ceramic trades that existed since 1913, the „Verband Keramischer Gewerke“. The main reason for the spin-off was to maintain the competitiveness of the German industrial companies by combining their different research activities. The spin-off was significantly brought forward by Philipp Rosenthal, who was at the time president of the federation.Reh, H. (1994): Die DKG und die deutsche Keramik-Geschichte. In: cfi/Ber. der DKG 71 (7), S. 351-359.Deutsche Keramische Gesellschaft (1929): Zehn Jahre Keramik: 1919-1929; Festschrift zur 10. jährigen Wiederkehr des Gründungstages der Deutschen Keramischen Gesellschaft. Verlag Keramische Rundschau, 1929. The first professorship for ceramics in Germany was set up at the technical university in

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in 1921. The chemical-technical experimental station of the Royal Porcelain Manufacture in

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was recognized as a university institute and received the authorization to accept diploma theses and dissertations.Rieke, R. (1984): 60 Jahre Chemisch-technische Versuchsanstalt bei der Staatlichen Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin. In: Angewandte Chemie 51 (18), S. 253-254. After the

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, the society was disbanded, as were all other German associations. The re-creation of the organization took place on 19 March 1949, in the city of

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. In the following year, it was admitted as an active member of the European Union of Ceramics Associations. With the support of the society in a short period of time, university institutes for ceramics were opened or reopened in the cities of

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, Berlin,

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, and

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. The Institute for Silicate Research in Wuerzburg was also reopened.Weinig, S. (1952): Eröffnungsfeier des Max-Planck-Instituts für Silikatforschung in Würzburg. In: Ber. der DKG u. VDEfa 29 (12), S. 430ff.Gugel, E. (1996): Weitsicht in Technologie und Forschung. Gottfried Cremer zum 90. Geburtstag. In: CFI News/Ber. der DKG 73, S. 605Reh, H.: Die DKG und die deutsche Keramik-Geschichte. In: cfi/Ber. der DKG 71 (1994) Nr. 7, S. 351-359. The main focus of the work shifted to research and training, as well as to the support of ceramic craftwork and the international linkage of the German ceramics industry. In the 1960s, interdisciplinary research became the focus of the association’s attention. In the context of

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, the exchange with the newly formed German states was successfully taken up.

Members

Membership includes 600 individuals, 175 companies, and about 60 universities and technical colleges, institutes and other facilities. Cooperative agreements exist with 18 national and international industrial associations and research groupings.http://www.dkg.de/en/members Members of the German Ceramics Society

References

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