Society of Friends The Society of Friends of OFFIS e.V. was founded on July 5th 1993. Its members are well-known companies, institutions and individuals - especially from the region north-west Germany.

Main Goals

• supporting OFFIS
• foster science, especially computer science
• enhance the relationship between science and practical implementation
• improve the economic structure of the Northwest-Region 

Board

Dr. Christian Friege, Member of the Board EWE AG
Olaf Hemker, Member of the Board LzO
Dr. Reiner Fageth, Member of the Board CEWE Stiftung & Co. KGaA
Karin Katerbau, OLB AG, Chairwoman of the OLB Foundation
Dr. Stephan-Andreas Kaulvers, Chairman of the Board Bremer Landesbank (ret.)
Gert Stuke, Director Oldenburg Chamber of Commerce

Members

• Bath, Jürgen, Technologie- und Gründerzentrum Oldenburg, Geschäftsführer
• Behnen, Marlene, Commerzial Treuhand GmbH, WP/StB, GGF
• Behr, Nikolaus
• Beyer, Dr. Rolf, KDO Service GmbH, GF
• Brinker, Hon.-Prof. Dr. Werner, EWE AG, V-Vors. i.R.
• Bruns, Jan-Dieter, Bruns-Pflanzen-Export GmbH & Co. KG, GF 
• Christeleit, Thomas, FRISIA-TREUHAND GmbH, Ges./Partner
• Daun, Claas, Daun & Cie AG, V-Vors.
• Elm, Peter von, Leffers & Co. GmbH & Co. KG, GF
• Fageth, Dr. Reiner, CEWE Stiftung & Co. KGaA, V-Mitglied
• Forcher, Timm, August Brötje GmbH, Leiter IT
• von Garmissen, Dr. Bernd, Landwirtschaftskammer Niedersachsen, Kammerdirektor
• Hemken, Dr. Norbert, Kurbetriebsges. Bad Zwischenahn mbH, Kurdirektor
• Hemker, Olaf, Landessparkasse zu Oldenburg, Mitglied des Vorstands
• Henke, Heiko, Handwerkskammer Oldenburg, HGF
• Hoepp, Joachim, Nanu Nana Einkaufs- und Verwaltungsges. mbH, GF
• Hüppe, Benedikt, Unternehmerverbände Niedersachsen e.V., HGF 
• Janßen, Thorsten, bfe Oldenburg, Direktor
• Jungblut, Dr. Ralf, Heinrich, Gräper GmbH & Co. KG, GF
• Katerbau, Karin, OLB AG, Vorsitzende der OLB Stiftung
• Kaulvers, Dr. Stephan-Andreas, Nord-LB i. R.
• Könner, Stefan, GSG Bau- und Wohngesellschaft mbH, GF
• Macha, Adrian, worldiety GmbH, Geschäftsführer
• Mann, Ulrich, Leffers & Co. GmbH & Co. KG, GF
• Meiners, Thorben, Nordwest-Medien GmbH & Co. KG, GF
• Mücher, Wolfgang, EWE AG, V-Mitglied
• Müllender, Jürgen, Öffentliche Versicherungen Oldenburg, V-Vors.
• Oltmann, Dr. Ewald, BÄKO Weser-Ems eG, Geschf. V
• Omumi, Hamed, WAYES GmbH & Co. KG, Associate Partner
• Otremba, Dr. med. Burkhard, Onkologische Praxis Oldenburg/Delmenhorst, Partner
• Pagnia, Peter G., Georg Pagnia GmbH & Co. KG, GF
• Poppinga, Dr. med. Alexander, Ev. Krankenhaus Oldenburg, Kaufm. V
• Redeker, Prof. Heinz-G., eQ-3 AG, V-Vors.
• Ripke, Dr. Torsten, VRG IT GmbH, Leiter Softwareentwicklung
• Ritter, Dr. Jörg, BTC AG, V-Mitglied
• Sahm, Christoph, ise GmbH, Geschäftsführer
• Schinke, Torben, worldiety GmbH, Geschäftsführer
• Schmädeke, Eberhard, FRISIA-TREUHAND GmbH, Ges./Partner
• Schmädeke, Michael, FRISIA-TREUHAND GmbH, Ges./Partner
• Schröder, Torsten, VRG CURAMUS GmbH, Geschäftsführer
• Senger, Jörg, Autohaus Egon Senger GmbH, GF
• Siekmann, Gunnar, Jabbusch Siekmann & Wasiljeff, Patentanwalt
• Slink, Dr. Torsten, Oldenburgische Industrie- und Handelskammer, HGF
• Stegmann, Carl Ulfert, AG Reederei Norden-Frisia, V
• Tech, Dr. Karsten, Arbeitgeberverband Oldenburg e. V., HGF
• Thalmann, Felix, BÜFA GmbH & Co. KG, GF
• Viertelhaus, Jürgen R., VIEROL AG, AR-V i. R.
• Waskönig, Jörg, Waskönig+Walter Kabel-Werk GmbH & Co. KG, Geschäftsführer
• Wilkens, André, BDO Oldenburg GmbH & Co. KG, WP/StB Partner

• Witte, Bernard, Treuhand Weser-Ems GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, GF

Statement of the founding chairman

"Commitment to the region"
(by Dr. Reinhard Berger, deceased founding chairman of the society)

We live in the age of information and information technology. Therefore, the thesis that economic regions have special future prospects if they offer a favourable climate for research institutions and companies in the field of computer science can hardly be contradicted. But what can individual companies or institutions do to promote this idea?

In Weser-Ems there is already an answer: The support of OFFIS! Originating from the University of Oldenburg and still connected to it, however, it is legally, organisationally and financially independent.

The state of Lower Saxony has given OFFIS a clear regional mandate: Preliminary research in the field of computer science with practical relevance and know-how transfer into practice, preferably with partners from the region. To this end, the state provides the institute with long-term basic funding that enables it to work freely. As a number of joint projects with domestic companies and institutions have shown, this idea has already found a positive acceptance.

The Society of Friends of OFFIS e.V. has made it its' business to promote the concept and the claim of the institute in economy and administration of the Weser-Ems-Region and to encourage cooperation between the institute and cooperation partners for the benefit of both.