The VDE is the German Association for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies, a professional body based in Frankfurt am Main. It was founded as Verband Deutscher Elektrotechniker (Association of German Electrical Engineers) in Berlin in 1893 and renamed itself to Verband der Elektrotechnik, Elektronik und Informationstechnik in 1998. The VDE has as of 2005 some 33,000 members. This article or section should be merged with professional association A professional body or professional organization is an organisation, usually non-profit, that exists to further a particular profession, to protect both the public interest and the interests of professionals. ... Frankfurt am Main [ˈfraŋkfʊrt] is the largest city in the German state of Hessen and the fifth largest city of Germany. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The role of the VDE in Germany is comparable to that of the IEE in the United Kingdom and the IEEE in the United States. Not to be confused with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. ... The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers or IEEE (pronounced as eye-triple-ee) is an international non-profit, professional organization incorporated in the State of New York, United States. ...

One of its activities is as a standards organization. For example, the VDE maintains the German electrical wiring regulations (DIN/VDE 0100). Standards Organizations are bodies, organizations and institutions that produce, and in some cases measure, standards. ...

References

• VDE web site