What SEE does

SEE (Société de l'électricité, de l'électronique et des technologies de l'information et de la communication) is a French non-profit professional association (Loi 1901) headquartered in Paris at 17 rue de l'Amiral Hamelin. Founded in 1883, SEE serves the francophone community of engineers, researchers, and academics in electricity, electronics, and information and communication technologies. Its core activity is the publication of two peer-reviewed scientific journals — REE (Revue de l'Électricité) and 3EI (Revue 3E.I) — together with conference proceedings such as Jicable.

The organization's underlying technology is a publishing and knowledge-dissemination platform: SEE operates a WordPress-based website (see.asso.fr) with an integrated e-commerce storefront, member accounts, and content distribution for paper and digital subscriptions. It runs an active event stack including the CIGRE 2026 Paris Session, EMGE 2026, Journées 3EI 2026, CONFREGE 2026, MATPOST 2027, and MEA 2027, alongside thematic workshops and webinars. The association maintains a regional structure (e.g., GR OCCITANIE), technical clubs, and a heritage asset (Musée Ampère) supporting its Ampère 250 ans programming.

SEE monetizes through four primary streams: per-issue publication sales (REE at €36 per issue), recurring annual subscriptions to REE and 3EI, recurring individual and corporate memberships, and transactional event registration fees. Distribution is via direct postal delivery within France and digital access globally, with payments by card, check, or bank transfer. The association also administers named awards and professional grades (Médaille Ampère, Médaille Blondel, Prix Thévenin, Grade Sénior, Grade Emérite) that reinforce its role as the canonical francophone credentialing body for the sector. Governance is led by President François Gerin and Director of Publication Gérald Sanchis; the entity has no parent company and no equity financing, operating as a non-profit under French law.

Name

SEE

Legal name

Société de l'électricité, de l'électronique et des technologies de l'information et de la communication

Website

https://see.asso.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

SEE is a French non-profit professional association (founded 1883) serving francophone engineers and researchers in electricity, electronics, and ICT through peer-reviewed journals (REE, 3EI), conferences, awards, and regional chapters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Engineering Association & Scientific Publishing

NAICS

All Other Publishers (513199)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Scholarly Societies & Conference Proceedings Publishing (MPAJABAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA), Academic & Scientific Conferences (MPAGAGAD)

Keywords

• Professional engineering association
• Scientific journal publishing
• Technical conference organization
• Engineering membership services
• Peer-reviewed publications

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Publication Sales: Sale of individual journal issues (REE and 3EI) and back issues at fixed prices per edition (e.g., €36.00 per REE issue). One-time purchases of specific publications.
2. Subscriptions: Annual subscriptions to publications including paper and digital versions. Subscription begins with first issue delivered and ends with last issue served.
3. Membership Fees: Annual individual membership or corporate convention-based membership providing access to publications, events, and association activities.
4. Event Fees: Registration fees for conferences, seminars, study days, and webinars organized by SEE. Registration validated upon receipt of payment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SEE is a French non-profit professional association that publishes two scientific journals—REE (Revue de l'Électricité) and 3EI (Revue 3E.I)—covering electricity, electronics, and information and communication technologies. The association offers individual and corporate annual memberships, organizes technical conferences, seminars, study days, and webinars (including events like CIGRE 2026 Paris Session, EMGE 2026, and Journées 3EI 2026), and administers a portfolio of prestigious awards (Médaille Ampère, Médaille Blondel, Grand Prix de l'Électronique Général Ferrié, Prix MAREE, and others) and senior/emeritus professional grades.

Product overview

SEE (Société de l'électricité, de l'électronique et des technologies de l'information et de la communication) is a French professional association serving the scientific and technical community in electricity, electronics, and ICT. The organization's primary offerings are its publishing activities, centered on two major journals: REE (Revue de l'Électricité), covering broad topics in electrical sciences, electronics, and information technologies, and 3EI (Revue 3E.I), focused on electrical engineering education. SEE also publishes conference proceedings such as Jicable Proceedings and administers awards including the Prix MAREE. These publications serve as key resources for researchers, engineers, and professionals in France's electrical and electronic industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• REE: La Revue de l'Electricité - scientific journal published by SEE covering electricity, electronics, and ICT topics
• 3EI
• Jicable proceedings

Products and services

• REE Journal Subscription (Revue de l'Électricité) Annual subscription to SEE's flagship scientific journal covering electricity, electronics, and ICT topics, delivered in paper and digital formats. Targeted at engineers, researchers, and technical professionals in the francophone community.
• 3EI Journal Subscription (Revue 3E.I) Annual subscription to the journal focused on electrical engineering education and research, published by SEE for the academic and professional community.
• Individual Journal Issue Purchase (REE/3EI PDF and Print) One-time purchase of individual REE or 3EI journal issues in PDF or print format, with fixed pricing per edition (e.g., €36.00 per REE issue) including back issues.
• Jicable Proceedings Conference proceedings from Jicable, the international workshop on cables and cable systems, jointly associated with SEE. Provides technical content on cable transmission and insulation.
• SEE Annual Membership (Individual and Corporate Convention) Annual individual or corporate convention-based membership granting access to SEE publications, technical events, regional groups, technical clubs, and eligibility for professional grades and awards.
• Technical Conference and Event Registration Registration for SEE-organized technical conferences, seminars, study days, and webinars covering topics including quantum technologies, energy storage, agricultural robotics, digital twins, and electrical engineering education.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CLS (Collecte Localisation Satellites)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018CLS partnered with CNES to co-found Kinéis, leveraging 40 years of Argos system experience. SEE features this collaboration as part of its ecosystem supporting French deep-tech ventures in spatial connectivity.
• CNES (Centre National d'Études Spatiales)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEE collaborates with CNES as co-founder of Kinéis, a startup developing spatial connectivity for industrial IoT. The partnership builds on the Argos system heritage after 40 years of operations, demonstrating SEE's role in fostering strategic initiatives between research institutions and industry applications.
• LETi and CNRS (for Quobly)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerQuobly was created from more than 15 years of research by LETI and CNRS, developing quantum processors with spin qubits on silicon. SEE covers this startup as an example of French quantum technology development emerging from public research.
• AgreencultureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded in 2016 and based in Toulouse, Agreenculture provides solutions enabling autonomous machines for outdoor and off-road environments. SEE articles highlight collaborative expert contributions from this company in agricultural robotics.
• Schneider Electric (referenced in 3EI publications)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchneider Electric's MasterPact MTZ circuit breaker with MicroLogic Active is cited in 3EI journal articles on eco-design, demonstrating collaboration between industry and academic research.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• CIGRE (International Council on Large Electric Systems): CIGRE is an international nonprofit focused on power systems, with which SEE explicitly collaborates (co-hosting the CIGRE 2026 Paris Session). They share the scientific society and conference-proceedings model and overlap in electricity-domain membership.
• Jicable Association: Jicable is the international workshop series on power cables and systems, jointly organized with SEE (which publishes Jicable Proceedings). It is a closely coupled peer in the scientific conference proceedings category specifically for the electricity sector.
• SPIE (Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers): SPIE is a non-profit scientific society publishing peer-reviewed journals and proceedings in optics and photonics, organizing major conferences. Its membership-and-publishing model directly mirrors SEE's REE and 3EI journals plus conference proceedings business.
• Eta Kappa Nu (HKN): HKN is the IEEE-affiliated honor society for electrical and computer engineering, recognizing top students and professionals with grades and awards. SEE's Grade Sénior and Grade Emérite recognitions closely parallel HKN's membership-grade system for engineering excellence.

Regional players

• Association Française pour l'Avancement des Sciences (AFAS): AFAS is a French non-profit association promoting science across disciplines through events, publications, and awards. It shares SEE's Loi 1901 association structure and generalist knowledge-dissemination mission within the French scientific community.
• Société Française de Physique (SFP): SFP is the French national professional society for physics, publishing journals and organizing conferences on physics research. It is a direct structural analog to SEE but for a different (physics) scientific discipline, with similar Loi 1901 association status and conference-driven model.
• VDE (Verband der Elektrotechnik): VDE is Germany's association for electrical, electronic, and information technologies, with peer-reviewed publications, technical standards work, and conference sponsorship. It is highly comparable to SEE as a national/regional professional society serving an analogous European engineering community.

Broad incumbents

• IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers): IEEE is the global benchmark professional association for electrical, electronics, and ICT engineering, publishing hundreds of peer-reviewed journals and sponsoring major conferences. SEE operates as a francophone counterpart with a parallel association-and-publishing model, though at a much smaller scale.
• ACM (Association for Computing Machinery): ACM is a global professional society for computing with peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings (e.g., SIGCOMM, KDD), and member grades. SEE's ICT component overlaps with ACM's computing focus, and both share the journal-plus-conference association model.
• IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology): IET is a UK-based professional engineering body publishing journals (e.g., IET journals on electronics, power) and conferring chartered status, serving a comparable member community to SEE but with broader geographic reach and English-language publications.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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