How it works
Every 5 years the EISA members choose a new president and vice-president by voting for their favorite candidate.
Besides a new president and vice-president, the EISA members also choose new managers for all the panels.
Both the president and the vice-president can be re-elected during the next election, but this is only allowed twice, including the first election.
The event manager is in charge of the arrangement of all the EISA events, like the yearly convention in Brussels and the EISA Awards ceremony in Berlin.
EISA President
Jorge Gonçalves, Portugal
"On the basis of my own almost fifteen years' membership of EISA, it is quite clear that the consumer electronics industries and our organization have always enjoyed very friendly and positive relationships. In 2007, EISA celebrated its 25th year. Our organisation was then entering a new decade at the same time as consumer electronics was undergoing landmark changes that still surprise all of us every day..."
EISA Vice-President
Han Avôt, The Netherlands
"EISA does not underestimate the influence commanded by our European Awards every year. Our list of Awarded products (by definition the most outstanding of their class) helps consumers around the world make the right purchasing choices. Consumers discover the winners not only in the pages of our unique member network, 50 expert magazines in 19 countries throughout Europe, but also on Internet."
EISA Event Manager
Reszó Soltész, Hungary
"As Event Manager I have many issues to resolve, often at the same time. So multi-tasking and the ability to stay calm and focused, even when the pressure is on, are required skills! Not only for organizing our General Meetings in different European countries or the brand new EISA Photo Exhibiton 'Global Warming' in Cologne at the Photokina, but especially for the yearly illustrious EISA Gala that nowadays always takes place at IFA, Berlin."
EISA Panel Manager - Audio & Home Theater
Paolo Nuti, Italy
"In the 1990s it became clear that audio would drive the home theater revolution. Recognizing this, EISA's Audio Panel introduced its first two Home Theater Awards in 1994, and changed its name to the Audio & Home Theater Panel in 1996. Since then there has been an ongoing collaboration with the EISA Video Panel for the most effective approach to multimedia products such as Blu-ray players and Flat displays."
EISA Panel Manager - In-Car Electronics
Rocco Patriarca, Italy
"At the time of the first In-Car Electronics Awards - in 2002/2003 - the in-car electronics market was dominated by audio. Today, in-car electronics systems include GPS, GSM, internet, wireless capability, audio, video, multimedia, WiMax as well as location-based services, music streaming and pushed traffic information. These are challenging times for anyone trying to keep up with the technological changes and our job is to help consumers in this task."
EISA Panel Manager - Photo
Dirk van der Spek, The Netherlands
"Cooperating with EISA from the advent with my magazine Focus, I have witnessed the development of an anonymous organization directed by a small group of well-motivated photo magazine editors in chief into an internationally known and respected Awards Association. Concerning my job as Photo Panel Manager, I'll strive to keep the Photo Panel ahead of all the very rapidly changing developments in digital imaging."
EISA Panel Manager - Video
Michael Voigt, Germany
"Cinema like screens and fascinating High Defintion resolution are driven by innovations inside Flat-Panel-Displays, Full-HD Camcorders and Blu-ray Players. Highly skilled EISA members from all over Europe inside our Video Panel find the best and leading products each year. What a big help for customers to rely on such a serious recommendation."
EISA Panel Manager - Mobile Devices
Fotios Fotiadis, Greece
"The Mobile Devices Panel awards products that combine audio, video and photo to name just a few of the features. The combination is always intriguing as is their mobility. Since Mobile Phones nowadays act also as camera, camcorder, navigation device or personal computer, it is inevitable that such precious devices know more than only one winner."
EISA Manager - Test & Measurement
Paul Miller, United Kingdom
"In the quarter century that EISA has established itself as the premier independent awards organization, its various Panels have expanded in line with the huge growth in consumer electronics technologies. The in-depth knowledge of our members reflects these evolving product categories, not only in their understanding of new features but also of the underlying engineering."