General Chairman	P. Fleischmann, Power and Air Solutions
Vice Chairmen	H. A. Kiehne, Consultant Ch. Riddleberger, Consultant
Liaisons	G. Vau, Consultant D. Vleeskruijer, Statron
Program	W. Schulz, T - Systems
Finance	V. Schanz, VDE
Publications	R. Korthauer, ZVEI
Local Arrangements	R. Rompel, VDE
Exhibition	R. Rompel, VDE
Technical Program Committee	W. Schulz, T-Systems International GmbH, Berlin, Germany B. Bitenc, Siemens, Munich, Germany G. Schmitt, Voigt&Haeffner, Frankfurt, Germany D. Kölbel, Deutsche Exide GmbH, Büdingen, Germany M. Bank, WETAC Deutschland GmbH, Oststeinbeck, Germany St. Göbel, Hawker GmbH, Hagen, Germany T. Kerren, Tyco Electronics Raychem GmbH, Ottobrunn, Germany H. Willmes, GAIA Akkumulatorenwerke, Nordhausen, Germany R. Korthauer, ZVEI, Frankfurt, Germany H. Giess, Oerlikon Sationary Batteries Ltd., Aesch Switzerland H. Reustle, Marconi Communications GmbH, Backnang, Germany A. Schnettler, RWTH Aachen, Germany V. Schanz, VDE, Frankfurt, Germany
Conference Executive Committee	M. E. Jacobs, Slater&Matsils, USA C. O. Riddleberger, Consulting Engineer, USA M. S. Davis, CEIM, Montréal, Canada R. E. Jurewicz, Consulting Engineer, USA C. K. McManus, EnerSys, USA J. R. Parsons, British Telecom, Great Britain F. Dong Tan, IEEE, USA G. Vau, V-Consulting International, Dresden, Germany K. Yatsumoto, NTT-BTI, Japan J. E. Azarite, CPqD, Brazil W. B. Brecht, Trojan Battery Company, USA G. Esprit, Alcatel, France M. Grossoni, Telecom Italia, Italy K. Harada, SOJO University, Japan H. J. Kim, Hanyang University, Korea D. P. McManamin, Dan McMenamin and Associates, USA D. Patterson, IEEE, USA
Advisory Committee	W. B. Brecht, Trojan Battery Company, USA J. R. Parsons, British Telecom, UK S. V. Natale, TeleJoule Corporation, USA J. Åkerlund, UPN AB, Sweden L. Björkström, Emerson Energy Systems, Sweden M. S. Davis, CEIM-Centre d'enterprises et d'innovation de Montréal, Canada M. J. Durocher, Verizon, USA G. Esprit, Alcatel, France D. O. Feder, Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems, USA M. Grossoni, Telecom Italia S. P. A., Italy K. Harada, Sojo University, Japan M. E. Jacobs, Slater & Matsil, L.L.P., USA C. K. McManus, Consultant, USA D. P. McMenamin, Dan McMenamin and Associates, Inc., USA C. O. Riddleberger, Consultant, USA W. Schulz, T-Systems International GmbH, Germany D. C. Sinclair, Sinclair Associates, USA G. Vau, Vau-Consulting, Germany K. Yotsumoto, NTT-BTI, Japan R. C. Anderson, IEEE Communications Society R. DeDonker, President, IEEE Power Electronics Society K. J. Fellhoelter, Solara Technical Sales, USA J. M. Hawkins, Telepower, Australia G. Holmes, Vice President, Meetings IEEE Power Electronics Society R. E. Jurewicz, Consulting Engineer, USA H.-A. Kiehne, Consultant, Germany D. Marquet, France Télécom, France W. McCoy, Verizon Wireless, USA B. Mortensen, BM Consult, Denmark N. Osifchin, International Power Strategies, USA T. H. Sloane, Alpha Technologies, USA D. R. Vleeskruijer, Statron, B.V., Netherlands