OLED-TV Display/Monitor Technology News

During the General Assembly of the DFF in
Frankfurt on June 20, the German Flat Panel Display Forum, a
working group within the German Engineering Federation (VDMA),
elected its new Board of Directors. The new Board confirmed the two
presiding Chairmen, Peter Bullen and Robert Isele, for a second
period in office. Dr. Eric Maiser (VDMA) stepped down as Managing
Director after seven years.
Besides the two Joint-Chairmen, the new DFF Board consists of six
representatives from industry and academia: Dr. Werner Becker (Merck
KGaA), Prof. Karlheinz Blankenbach (University of Pforzheim), Wolfgang
Mildner (Poly IC GmbH & Co. KG), Gildas Sorin (Novaled AG), Dr. Jürgen
Wahl (Optrex Europe GmbH) and Dr. Jörg Winkler (Plansee GmbH). DFF
founder Prof. Wolfgang Ehrfeld holds the position as Honorary Chair since
2004.
Peter Bullen is International Sales Director at i-sft GmbH in Gundersheim
(near Mainz). i-sft produces special customized ruggedized flat panel
displays (AMLCDs) with a patented back-light source for industrial and
avionic applications and is active in the whole area of Display Solutions.
Robert Isele is Manager for Driver Information Concepts and Display
Technologies at the BMW Group in Munich. As a leading German
automotive manufacturer, BMW is representing the display end users in the
DFF.

With its latest amendment of the bylaws, the DFF stresses its mission of
representing the display community as a whole. “We always had non-
German members, DFF Chairman “Technologies” Robert Isele explains.
“Now our bylaws explicitly welcome European and international companies.”
Peter Bullen, DFF Chairman “Applications”, will dedicate his second term of
office to a stronger integration of the present and on-going members: „We
want to invite our members to be more involved and to work actively. Their
input and ideas are most welcome to form the future DFF activities.“
Dr. Eric Maiser (VDMA) stands down as managing director of the DFF after
seven years in office. New contact person for the DFF is Dr. Susanne
Bieller, who has been setting her own impulses since February. Dr. Maiser
accompanied the DFF in the early days, under the initiator Prof. Wolfgang
Ehrfeld (Institute for Microtechnology Mainz, IMM) and as the first Managing
Director after the official inauguration of the working group within the
German Engineering Federation VDMA in 2000.
DFF Chairman Peter Bullen thanked Dr. Maiser for his commitment and the
support to all members during all his years in office. Dr. Maiser is now
focussing on his position as Managing Director of the VDMA Productronics
Association which he holds since 2002.
The German Flat Panel Display Forum (DFF) is the member-driven
association of FPD material and component suppliers, equipment
manufacturers, display manufacturers, system integrators, end users, and
research institutes. Currently representing 66 members, it is the DFF's goal
to strengthen the European FPD industry. Further information and an
updated members’ list can be found at: www.displayforum.de