Knowing the Past for Preparing the Future
HISTELCON contributes to reawakening the “passion for technology” which is not only a vital part of human culture, enabling a meaningful life, cultural achievements, and prosperity, but also, especially today, an “enabler” of resilience and security.
HISTELCON is a flagship conference series of IEEE Region 8 held every two years and is dedicated to any aspects of the history of electrical engineering, electronics, computing, and their impact on social and economic and development.
HISTELCON 2025 will be the ninth HISTELCON conference, being the first to be held in Germany. The conference official language is English, and all presentations will be oral. The conference will be hosted in the charming city of Bonn, Germany, in the Uniclub right next to the Rhine river in the center of the city.
Date: 30.09. – 02.10.2025
Conference Venue: Uniclub Bonn
Promoted By
For the history of science is this science herself. One cannot recognize purely that which one possesses until one knows how to recognize that which others possessed before us.
Theory of Colours, Preface (1810) – J.W. von Goethe
Conference Scope
The conference is open to topics including, but not restricted to:
- Radar and Communication
- Submarine Technology and Sonar
- Self Localization and Navigation
- Automative Sensing and Assistance
- Space Travel and Sattelite Technology
- Technology Museums
- Computers and Microprocessors
- Cryptology and Information Protection
- Device and System Vulnerability
- Foundational Research and Big Science
- Measurement Systems and Units
- Big Corporations
- Radio Astronomy
- Humanistic Studies and Technology
- History of Technology Sponsoring
Important Dates
- 14.04.2025 – First submission of abstracts or papers
- 25.05.2025 – Second submission of abstracts of papers
- 01.06.2025 – Notification of acceptance of the first submission
- 15.07.2025 – Notification of acceptance of the second submission
- 10.08.2025 – Submission of the final version
- 10.08.2025 – Early Bird registration
- 30.09.2025 – Start of IEEE HISTELCON
Who should attend?
Collectors, curators, archivists, public historians, academic historians, and practicing scientists and engineers all play key roles in revealing the history of technology and are invited to participate.