{"id":4826,"date":"2023-01-09T13:41:34","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T13:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aim-association.org\/who-we-are\/"},"modified":"2025-07-14T13:09:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T13:09:36","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aim-association.org\/en\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who we are"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4826\" class=\"elementor elementor-4826 elementor-3043\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0621d5c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0621d5c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98f4c5a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"98f4c5a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c063e6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c063e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who we are<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99ca88c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"99ca88c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-931e0b5 elementor-invisible ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"931e0b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 1883 in Liege, Belgium, George Montefiore founded one of the first European schools involved with the training of electrical engineers,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.montefiore.uliege.be\/cms\/c_3482888\/en\/montefiore-institute\"> the Montefiore Institute, today called the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science of the University of Liege<\/a>. Three years later, in 1886, Montefiore founded an association which comprised a gathering of the alumni of this school, that is still active today, the association of the Alumni of the Montefiore Institute (AIM for short). Three years later, in 1886, Montefiore founded an association which comprised a gathering of the alumni of this school, that is still active today, the association of the Alumni of the Montefiore Institute (AIM for short).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-520be7c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"520be7c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1243e66 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1243e66\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a9d77b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a9d77b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0005812 elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-invisible ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"0005812\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:250,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tOur vision: To promote the Montefiore Institute and its Alumni\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-566a64f elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"566a64f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Association des Alumni de l&#8217;Institut Montefiore (AIM) aims to ensure the scientific influence of the <strong>skills<\/strong> of its members and of the Institut Montefiore, to promote their <strong>networking<\/strong>, and to organize <strong>events<\/strong> in the Li\u00e8ge region, in Belgium and abroad.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bb91fe elementor-invisible ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7bb91fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The AIM reaches these goals through its activities :<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8aaf02 elementor-invisible ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8aaf02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><em>Administration of its members database;<\/em><\/li><li><em>Organization of networking events for its members;<\/em><\/li><li><em>Transmission of information to its members ;<\/em><\/li><li><em>Support for the Montefiore Institute of the University of Li\u00e8ge and its students;<\/em><\/li><li><em>Organization of CIRED events, as a member of the aisbl CIRED;<\/em><\/li><li><em>Organization of AIM scientific events (study days,\u2026);<\/em><\/li><li><em>Organization of scientific events as a consultancy;<\/em><\/li><li><em>Member of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isfbelgique.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ing\u00e9nieurs sans Fronti\u00e8res<\/a>;<\/em><\/li><li><em>Member of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fabi.be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FABI<\/a>.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7c16e9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d7c16e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8deb07 elementor-invisible ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c8deb07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"603\" height=\"596\" src=\"https:\/\/aim-association.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/a-propos-aim-23.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4341\" alt=\"A propos AIM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aim-association.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/a-propos-aim-23.png 603w, https:\/\/aim-association.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/a-propos-aim-23-300x297.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-164a9af e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"164a9af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d08b6e elementor-invisible ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d08b6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today, this association boasts more than <strong>800 members<\/strong> working in many countries throughout the world. Most of its members are Montefiore Institute graduates (Electrical Engineer, Electromechanical Engineer, Computer Engineer, Biomedical Engineer, Physics Engineer, Data Science Engineer, Energy Engineer, Master&#8217;s Degree in Data Science and Master&#8217;s Degree in Computer Science).<\/p><p>AIM is officially recognised as <strong>a non-profit<\/strong><\/p><p>Today, the AIM ensures the administration of its members. Alongside its functions as an <strong>alumni association<\/strong>, its main activity is the <strong>organization of scientific conferences<\/strong> from the academic or industrial fields. The AIM organizes events in Belgium and abroad, from 50 to 2000 participants. The AIM organizes events in Belgium and abroad, from <strong>50 to 2000 participants<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Every 4 years since 1971, it has organized the <strong>CIRED<\/strong> (International Congress on Electrical Distribution Networks) conference and exhibition, which attracts over 1,500 participants.<\/p><p>More information on our activities <a href=\"https:\/\/aim-association.org\/en\/organization-of-scientific-conferences\/\">as conference organizer<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who we are In 1883 in Liege, Belgium, George Montefiore founded one of the first European schools involved with the training of electrical engineers, the Montefiore Institute, today called the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science of the University of Liege. 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