Organisation
The DGMK is a non-profit association which, in accordance with its statutes, pursues the promotion of science, research, technology and further education in its specialist areas.
Organisationally, the association is headed by a board of directors, which is elected by the general assembly. The board of directors appoints a management board to conduct the current business of the DGMK. A Scientific Advisory Board assists the Executive Board and the Management in an advisory function. All members of the Scientific Advisory Board are volunteers.
The German National Committee (Deutsche Nationalkomitee, DNK) of the World Forum for Energy Transformation is a committee of the DGMK that addresses all issues related to the organization of the WPC Energy Congress from a German perspective. The members of the German National Committee (Deutsche Nationalkomitee) are appointed by the DGMK Executive Board from among the ranks of DGMK members for a term lasting from the end of one congress to the end of the following congress.
The five departments are responsible for the scientific work in the DGMK. The departments are each headed by a department head. Their tasks include shaping the work of the divisions, setting technical priorities, promoting technical-scientific exchange, supporting DGMK research and representing the results of the joint work both internally and externally. At least one member of the DGMK office is assigned to each department to take care of the day-to-day business.
The Standardization Division / Technical Committee on Mineral Oil and Fuel Standardization (FAM) of the Materials Testing Standards Committee (NMP) is a division of the NMP within DIN and operates in accordance with DIN guidelines. Pursuant to an agreement between DIN and DGMK dated February 16, 1978, the FAM secretariat is affiliated—in terms of organization, finances, and personnel—with the DGMK (German Scientific Society for Sustainable Energy Sources, Mobility, and Carbon Cycles), located in Hamburg.
As regional representations of the DGMK, the board of directors has established a total of seven regional groups. The regional groups elect a chairperson and up to two deputies from among their members, who have the task of shaping the work of the regional groups. The focus of the work of the regional groups is the networking of the regionally based members of the DGMK, for example by organising lecture events.
