| 1989 Summer |
First meeting of interested persons from industry, universities and public research institutes with focus on "electrostatic damages in microelectronic devices“ |
| 1990 Spring |
Foundation of an ESD expert group |
| 1990 Oct. |
Foundation of the Interest Group "Electro Static Discharge (ESD) e.V." |
| 1990 Feb. |
1st ESD-Forum in Grainau – conference |
| 1991 Oct. |
2nd ESD-Forum in Neuss – conference |
| 1993 Dec. |
3rd ESD-Forum in Grainau – conference |
| 1995 Oct. |
4th ESD-Forum in Reutlingen – conference and tutorials |
| 1996 Nov. |
First ESD Workshop in Frankfurt |
| 1997 Oct. |
5th ESD-Forum in Berlin – conference and tutorials |
| 1998 Nov. |
Second ESD Workshop in Frankfurt |
| 1999 Oct. |
6th ESD-Forum in Munich – conference and tutorials |
| 2000 Nov. |
Third ESD Workshop in Frankfurt |
| 2001 Dec. |
7th ESD-Forum in Berlin – conference and tutorials |
| 2002 Nov. |
Fourth ESD Workshop in Frankfurt |
| 2003 Dec. |
8th ESD-Forum in München – conference and tutorials |
| 2003 Dec. |
Renaming of the Interest Group in "ESD FORUM e.V." |
| 2004 Nov. |
Fifth ESD Workshop in Frankfurt |
| 2005 Nov. |
9th ESD-Forum Berlin – conference and tutorials |
| 2006 Nov. |
Sixth ESD Workshop in Frankfurt |
| 2007 Dec. |
10th ESD-Forum in Munich – conference and tutorials |
| 2008 Nov. |
Seventh ESD Workshop in Frankfurt |
| 2009 Dec. |
11th ESD-Forum in Berlin – conference and tutorials |
| 2010 Nov. |
Eigth ESD Workshop in Frankfurt |
| 2011 Dec. |
12th ESD-Forum in München – conference and tutorials |
| 2012 Nov. |
Ninth ESD Workshop in Frankfurt |
| 2013 Nov. |
13th ESD-Forum in Berlin – conference and tutorials as well as first "Best Paper Exchange" with the ESD Association (ESDA) in the US |
| 2014 Sep. |
First presentation of the Best Paper of the ESD-Forum at the ESDA EOS/ESD Symposium in Tucson, AZ (US) |
| 2014 Oct. |
First European Factory Symposium in Munich in cooperation with the ESDA, supported by national ESD organizations from Italy, Finnland, The Netherlands, and England |
| 2015 Nov. |
14th ESD-Forum in Munich – conference and tutorials |
| 2015 Apr. |
First professional certification "ESD TR53 Technician" in Munich |
| 2016 June |
First professional certification "ESD TR53 Technician" in English language in Dresden |
| 2017 Oct. |
15th ESD-Forum in Munich – conference and tutorials |
| 2018 Nov. |
Third European Factory Symposium in Munich in cooperation with the ESDA |
| 2019 Oct. |
16th ESD-Forum in Dresden – conference and tutorials |
| 2022 Oct. |
17th ESD-Forum in Dresden – conference and tutorials |
| 2024 Oct. |
18th ESD-Forum in Dresden – conference and tutorials |