VDE e.V.

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Verband der Elektrotechnik, Elektronik und Informationstechnik e.V. (VDE)

Founded	January 21, 1893
Type	technical-scientific association
Focus	Electrical, Electronics, and Information Technology
Headquarters	Frankfurt am Main
Area served	Germany
Method	Industry standards, Conferences, Publications
Members	36,000
Key people	Alf Henryk Wulf, President; Ansgar Hinz, CEO
Employees	1,600
Website	www.vde.com

The VDE e. V. (‹See Tfd›German: Verband der Elektrotechnik, Elektronik und Informationstechnik) is a German technical-scientific association. VDE is best known for creating and maintaining standards in the field of electric safety and has a strong influence on the DIN (German Institute for Standardization).