About ICEC

History of the Conference

The first International Conference on Electrical Contacts was organised by Dr. Ragnar Holm and Professor R. E. Armington in 1961 and took place at the University of Maine, in Orono, USA. Since then, the Conference has been held every two years at venues around the world.

Thes ICEC have become recognized as the principal worldwide meeting place for electrical contact scientists and engineers. It is a forum for the presentation and discussion of research on contact phenomena, developments in technologies and advancement in manufacture of a whole range of connective devices.

Recent Venues

• 2024 Annapolis, Maryland, USA
• 2022 Sapporo, Japan
• 2020 Online in 2021 from Switzerland
• 2018 Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
• 2016 Edinburgh, United Kingdom
• 2014 Dresden, Germany
• 2012 Beijing, China
• 2010 Charleston, South Carolina, USA
• 2008 Saint Malo, France