HISTELCON (HISTory of ELectro-technology CONference) refers to a series of historical symposia sponsored by IEEE Region 8 that aims to to serve as catalyst for exchange of ideas on engineering and technology history. Founded in 2008, HISTELCON has brought together participants with different backgrounds – engineers, historians, researchers in Science, Technology and Society, Museum curators etc. in order to help in creating a network between researchers and practitioners from academia and industry. The IEEE History Center and IEEE History Committee have usually served as technical cosponsors. Starting in 2025, the conference will become an annual event that will initially rotate between Region 8 (Germany) , Region 10 (Japan), Region 7 (Canada), and Region 9 (Latin America).