• DE
  • Applications
    • Energy
      • Co-Simulation of Multi-Modal Energy Systems
      • Distributed Artificial Intelligence
      • Data Integration and Processing
      • Energy-efficient Smart Cities
      • Power Systems Intelligence
      • Resilient Monitoring and Control
      • Standardized Systems Engineering and Assessment
      • Smart Grid Testing
    • Society
      • Mixed Reality
      • Human-Centered AI
      • Personal Pervasive Computing
      • Social Computing
    • Health
      • Data Management and Analysis for Health Services Research
      • Automation and Integration Technology
      • Assistive Technologies for Care and Health Professionals
      • Biomedical Devices and Systems
    • Manufacturing
      • Smart Human Robot Collaboration
      • Manufacturing Operations Management
      • Distributed Computing and Communication
      • Sustainable Manufacturing Systems
    • Transportation: Info
    • Living Labs
      • Model Factory
      • DAVE
      • LIFE
      • IDEAAL
      • Pflegedienstzentrale
      • SESA
      • Fliegerhorst (Air Base) Smart City
  • Services
    • Contract research
    • Digitalization consulting
    • Technology consulting
    • Technology training
    • Contract development
  • Research
    • Applied Artificial Intelligence (AAI)
      • Adversarial Resilience Learning (E)
    • Architecture Frameworks (AF)
    • Cyber-Resilient Architectures and Security (CRAS)
    • Embedded System Design (ESD)
    • Human Machine Cooperation (HMC)
    • Multi-Scale Multi-Rate Simulation (MS²)
    • Sustainability
    • Safety Relevant Cyber Physical Systems (SRCPS)
  • OFFIS
    • News
      • Events
    • Blog
    • Career
      • Vacancies
    • Publishing and Tools
      • Roadmaps and Studies
      • Tools and Platforms
      • Datawork | OFFIS Journals
      • Annual Reports
    • Publications
    • Projects
    • Persons
    • About us
      • Mission statement, values and compliance
      • Organization
      • OFFIS-Memberships
      • Cooperation Partners
      • Society of Friends
      • Spin-offs
      • History
    • Contact
      • Directions
  • General
  • DE
  • Applications
    • Energy
      • Co-Simulation of Multi-Modal Energy Systems
      • Distributed Artificial Intelligence
        • Transparency und acceptance of self-x-systems
        • Models for agent-based flexibility management
        • Open Science – freely available and open source scientific results
      • Data Integration and Processing
      • Energy-efficient Smart Cities
      • Power Systems Intelligence
      • Resilient Monitoring and Control
      • Standardized Systems Engineering and Assessment
      • Smart Grid Testing
    • Society
      • Mixed Reality
      • Human-Centered AI
      • Personal Pervasive Computing
      • Social Computing
    • Health
      • Data Management and Analysis for Health Services Research
        • Health Services Research
        • Information Logistics
        • Analytical Applications
        • Data Protection & Data Security
      • Automation and Integration Technology
      • Assistive Technologies for Care and Health Professionals
      • Biomedical Devices and Systems
    • Manufacturing
      • Smart Human Robot Collaboration
      • Manufacturing Operations Management
      • Distributed Computing and Communication
      • Sustainable Manufacturing Systems
    • Transportation: Info
    • Living Labs
      • Model Factory
      • DAVE
      • LIFE
      • IDEAAL
      • Pflegedienstzentrale
      • SESA
      • Fliegerhorst (Air Base) Smart City
  • Services
    • Contract research
    • Digitalization consulting
    • Technology consulting
    • Technology training
    • Contract development
  • Research
    • Applied Artificial Intelligence (AAI)
      • Adversarial Resilience Learning (E)
    • Architecture Frameworks (AF)
    • Cyber-Resilient Architectures and Security (CRAS)
    • Embedded System Design (ESD)
    • Human Machine Cooperation (HMC)
    • Multi-Scale Multi-Rate Simulation (MS²)
    • Sustainability
    • Safety Relevant Cyber Physical Systems (SRCPS)
  • OFFIS
    • News
      • Events
    • Blog
    • Career
      • Vacancies
        • About Applications
    • Publishing and Tools
      • Roadmaps and Studies
      • Tools and Platforms
      • Datawork | OFFIS Journals
      • Annual Reports
        • Archive
    • Publications
    • Projects
    • Persons
    • About us
      • Mission statement, values and compliance
        • Principles and mission statement
        • Diversity and Equality
        • Whistleblower System
      • Organization
        • General Assembly
        • Scientific Advisory Council
        • Administrative Council
      • OFFIS-Memberships
      • Cooperation Partners
      • Society of Friends
      • Spin-offs
      • History
    • Contact
      • Directions
  1. Home
  2. OFFIS
  3. About us
  4. Society of Friends

Society of Friends The Society of Friends of OFFIS e.V. was founded on July 5th 1993. Its members are well-known companies, institutions and individuals - especially from the region north-west Germany.

Main Goals

  • supporting OFFIS
  • foster science, especially computer science
  • enhance the relationship between science and practical implementation
  • improve the economic structure of the Northwest-Region 

Board

Chairman: Wolfgang Mücher, Member of the Board EWE Aktiengesellschaft

Olaf Hemker, Member of the Board LzO
Dr. Reiner Fageth, Member of the Board CEWE Stiftung & Co. KGaA
Karin Katerbau, OLB AG, Chairwoman of the OLB Foundation
Dr. Stephan-Andreas Kaulvers, Chairman of the Board Bremer Landesbank (ret.)
Gert Stuke, Director Oldenburg Chamber of Commerce

Members

  • Bath, Jürgen, Technologie- und Gründerzentrum Oldenburg, Geschäftsführer
  • Behnen, Marlene, Commerzial Treuhand GmbH, WP/StB, GGF
  • Behr, Nikolaus
  • Beyer, Dr. Rolf, KDO Service GmbH, GF
  • Brinker, Hon.-Prof. Dr. Werner, EWE AG, V-Vors. i.R.
  • Bruns, Jan-Dieter, Bruns-Pflanzen-Export GmbH & Co. KG, GF 
  • Christeleit, Thomas, FRISIA-TREUHAND GmbH, Ges./Partner
  • Daun, Claas, Daun & Cie AG, V-Vors.
  • Duwe, Kersten, Treuhand Weser-Ems GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, GF
  • Elm, Peter von, Leffers & Co. GmbH & Co. KG, GF
  • Fageth, Dr. Reiner, CEWE Stiftung & Co. KGaA, V-Mitglied
  • Forcher, Timm, August Brötje GmbH, Leiter IT
  • Grönke, Harold, Nordwest-Zeitung Verlagsges. mbH & Co. KG, GF
  • von Garmissen, Dr. Bernd, Landwirtschaftskammer Niedersachsen, Kammerdirektor
  • Hemken, Dr. Norbert, Kurbetriebsges. Bad Zwischenahn mbH, Kurdirektor
  • Henke, Heiko, Handwerkskammer Oldenburg, HGF
  • Slink, Dr. Torsten, Oldenburgische Industrie- und Handelskammer, HGF
  • Hoepp, Joachim, Nanu Nana Einkaufs- und Verwaltungsges. mbH, GF
  • Hollander, Dr. Rolf
  • Janßen, Thorsten, bfe Oldenburg, Direktor
  • Jungblut, Dr. Ralf, Heinrich Gräper GmbH & Co. KG, GF
  • Katerbau, Karin, OLB AG, Vorsitzende der OLB Stiftung
  • Könner, Stefan, GSG Bau- und Wohngesellschaft mbH, GF
  • Lehmann, Jürgen, Arbeitgeberverband Oldenburg e. V., HGF
  • Macha, Adrian, worldiety GmbH, Geschäftsführer
  • Mann, Ulrich, Leffers & Co. GmbH & Co. KG, GF
  • Müllender, Jürgen, Öffentliche Versicherungen Oldenburg, V-Vors.
  • Müller, Dr. Volker, Unternehmerverbände Niedersachsen e.V., HGF
  • Mücher, Wolfgang, EWE AG, V-Mitglied
  • Oltmann, Dr. Ewald, BÄKO Weser-Ems eG, Geschf. V
  • Omumi, Hamed, WAYES GmbH & Co. KG, Associate Partner
  • Otremba, Dr. med. Burkhard, Onkologische Praxis Oldenburg/Delmenhorst, Partner
  • Pagnia, Peter G., Georg Pagnia GmbH & Co. KG, GF
  • Poppinga, Dr. med. Alexander, Ev. Krankenhaus Oldenburg, Kaufm. V
  • Redeker, Prof. Heinz-G., eQ-3 AG, V-Vors.
  • Reiners, Frank, BDO Oldenburg GmbH & Co KG, WP/StB Ges.
  • Ripke, Dr. Torsten, VRG IT GmbH, Leiter Softwareentwicklung
  • Ritter, Dr. Jörg, BTC AG, V-Mitglied
  • Sahm, Christoph, ise GmbH, Geschäftsführer
  • Schinke, Torben, worldiety GmbH, Geschäftsführer
  • Schmädeke, Eberhard, FRISIA-TREUHAND GmbH, Ges./Partner
  • Schmädeke, Michael, FRISIA-TREUHAND GmbH, Ges./Partner
  • Schröder, Torsten, VRG CURAMUS GmbH, Geschäftsführer
  • Senger, Jörg, Autohaus Egon Senger GmbH, GF
  • Siekmann, Gunnar, Jabbusch Siekmann & Wasiljeff, Patentanwalt
  • Stegmann, Carl Ulfert, AG Reederei Norden-Frisia, V
  • Thalmann, Felix, BÜFA GmbH & Co. KG, GF
  • Viertelhaus, Jürgen R., VIEROL AG, AR-V i. R.
  • Waskönig, Jörg, Waskönig+Walter Kabel-Werk GmbH & Co. KG, Geschäftsführer

Statement of the founding chairman

"Commitment to the region"
(by Dr. Reinhard Berger, deceased founding chairman of the society)

We live in the age of information and information technology. Therefore, the thesis that economic regions have special future prospects if they offer a favourable climate for research institutions and companies in the field of computer science can hardly be contradicted. But what can individual companies or institutions do to promote this idea?

In Weser-Ems there is already an answer: The support of OFFIS! Originating from the University of Oldenburg and still connected to it, however, it is legally, organisationally and financially independent.

The state of Lower Saxony has given OFFIS a clear regional mandate: Preliminary research in the field of computer science with practical relevance and know-how transfer into practice, preferably with partners from the region. To this end, the state provides the institute with long-term basic funding that enables it to work freely. As a number of joint projects with domestic companies and institutions have shown, this idea has already found a positive acceptance.

The Society of Friends of OFFIS e.V. has made it its' business to promote the concept and the claim of the institute in economy and administration of the Weser-Ems-Region and to encourage cooperation between the institute and cooperation partners for the benefit of both.

  • Mission statement, values and compliance
  • Organization
  • OFFIS-Memberships
  • Cooperation Partners
  • Society of Friends
  • Spin-offs
  • History
PrivacyData TransparencyContactLegals