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As over time this SGV had some structural (legal
and tax) problems and the number of members
started to decline slowly, the board of the SGV
decided to make a restart. The new vacuum
society was founded in the year 2001 and at
the 40thannual assembly of the “old” society
the new “Schweizerische Vakuumgesellschaft”
(SVG), “Societé Suisse du Vide” and “Swiss
Vacuum” took over all activities and is the legal
successor of the founding society. Members
can be individual persons and institutions or
companies.
The purpose of the Swiss Vacuum Society is to
be a forum for the people, the research groups
and the companies who are interested in the
field of the vacuum production or applications.
The goal is to gather and share information and
knowledge about research done in Swiss or
other research laboratories; equally important is
to hear about industrial research and develop-
ment in seminars, courses, lectures and assem-
blies provided by the society.
The Swiss Vacuum Society has the following
structure. It has a Board consisting of at least
three members: a president, a vice-president
and a financial officer who manages the busi-
ness. The members of the board are elected for
a period of three years at the general assem-
bly, where all members have voting rights, but
once elected the Board may co-opt additional
members. All changes of the statutes or major
changes in the business orientation and the
financial framework have to be approved by the
general assembly. Usually the General Assembly
takes place once a year. However, upon request
of a specific number of members, a General
Assembly can be held at any time.
In conjunction with the statutory meeting, a visit
to either an academic institution or an industrial
company (in alternating fashion) is organised.
This visit constitutes the highlight of the Society’s
year.
The Swiss Vacuum Society was founded in the year 1952. The society was named
“Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Vakuum-Physik und -Technik” (SGV) in German and a
corresponding name in French. Members of this society could be either Collective Members
or Corresponding Members. The Collective Members were industrial companies, trading
companies, or public or scientific institutions, which were active in the field of vacuum science
or vacuum technology whilst the Corresponding Members were personal contacts within the
Collective Members.The members had to be located either in Switzerland or in the Principality
of Liechtenstein. It was this society which joined the IUVSTA as a Founding member in 1962.
Swiss Vacuum President Hans-Arno Synal presents
the first Swiss-Vacuum Prize to Sascha Maxeiner (ETHZ)
during the General Assembly of June 12, 2014.
THE SWISS VACUUM SOCIETY
Schweizerische Vakuumgesellschaft (SVG)
Societé Suisse du Vide – Swiss Vacuum – Urs Wälchli
Updated by Martin Wüest 2018
SchweizerischeVakuumgeselischaft (SVG)
SociétéSuisseduVide (SSV)
SwissVacuumSociety (SVS)