A vision shared formore than 60 yearsBangkok, THAILAND, 25 February 2010

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IIW in 2010 : 54 Member Countries

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Mission and Goals

Mission: “To act as the worldwide network for knowledge exchange of joining technologies, to improve the global quality of life.”

Goals:To identify, create, develop and transfer the best practices for sustainable

development in a sustainable environment.To identify, develop and implement the IIW Education, Training Qualification

and Certification Programmes on a global basis.To assist in the formulation and preparation of International Standardization

Documents.To promote the IIW and its Member Societies and services in various regions

of the world for the common benefit of all.

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IIW Structure

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Board of Directors

President: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Dilthey (Germany)Past President: Mr. Christopher Smallbone (Australia) Treasurer: Dr. Damian J. Kotecki (United States)Vice-Presidents: Prof. Dr. Qiang Chen (P.R. of China)

Prof. Bruno de Meester (Belgium)Dr. Baldev Raj (India)

Directors: Mr. Chee Pheng Ang (Singapore)Dr. Daniel Almeida (Brazil)

Mr. Germán Hernández (Spain)Prof. Dr. Kazutoshi Nishimoto (Japan)Mr. Ray W. Shook (United

States)Prof. Konstantin Yushchenko (Ukraine)Prof. Dorin Dehelean (Romania)

IAB Chairman Mr. Germán Hernández (Spain)TMB Chairman: Dr. Christoph S. Wiesner (United Kingdom)CEO: Dr.-Eng. Cécile Mayer (France)

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Scientific & Technical Activities To identify, create, develop and transfer the best practices

forsustainable development in a sustainable environment.

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Scientific & Technical Activities Commissions

C-I Thermal Cutting and Allied Processes Prof. V. KujanpääC-II Arc Welding and Filler Metals Mr. V. van der MeeC-III Resistance Welding, Solid State Welding and Allied Joining Processes Dr. M. UranC-IV Power Beam Processes Mr. E. LevertC-V Quality control and quality assurance of welded products Mr. P. BenoistC-VI Terminology Dipl.-Ing. D. Rippegather

C-VIII Health, Safety and Environment Dr. L. CostaC-IX Behaviour of Metals Subjected to Welding Prof. Dr.-Ing. Th. BöllinghausC-X Structural Performance of Welded Joints – Fracture Avoidance Dr. M. KoçakC-XI Pressure Vessels, Boilers and Pipelines Dr. M. Prager

C-XII Arc Welding Processes and Production Systems Prof. W. LucasC-XIII Fatigue of Welded Components and Structures Prof. G. MarquisC-XIV Education and Training Mr. V. MatthewsC-XV Design, Analysis and Fabrication of Welded Structures Mr. R. ShawC-XVI Polymer Joining and Adhesive Technology Prof. Dr.-Ing. V. SchöppnerC-XVII Brazing, Soldering and Diffusion Bonding Dr. W. MigliettiSC-AIR Permanent Joints in New Materials and Coatings for Aircraft Engineering Mr. I. Harris

SC-AUTO Automotive and Road Transport Prof. Dr.-Ing. M. RethmeierSC-QUAL Quality Management Mr. R. ZwätzSC-SHIP Shipbuilding Mr. R. BoekholtSG-RES Welding Research, Strategy and Collaboration Prof. L. Coutinho QuintinoSG-212 The Physics of Welding Prof. Y. Hirata

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Qualification & Certification To identify, develop and implement the IIW Education,

Training Qualification and Certification Programmes on a global basis.

Authorized National Bodies for

Company Certification

IIW/EWF systemThe way to excellence in Welding

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Personnel Qualification(education & training)

Personnel Certification(competence validation)

Companies Certification (ISO 3834)

IIW/EWF systemA network of 42 ANBs

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Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria,Canada, R. P. China, Croatia, Czech R.,Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary,India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway,Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia,Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa,Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraineand United Kingdom.

Applicant ANBs (2010) :Egypt, Greece, Indonesia, Nigeria, South Korea,Turkey and United States of America

IIW/EWF system A unique international Systemfor Qualification and Education of Welding Personnel

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IWP/EWPInternational/European Welding Practitioner

IW/EWInternational/European Welder

IWS/EWSInternational/Eueopean Welding Specialist

IWT/EWTInternational/European Welding Technologist

IWE/EWEInternational/European Welding Engineer

Worldwide recognized diplomaCentralized management of examinationsSystem working on permanently updated guidelinesANBs and ATBs are periodically audited

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Technical information

Over 400 technical documents are reviewed each year.

During the IIW Annual Assembly, the most valuable documents are selected for publication in the scientific journal, Welding in the World.

Books and Multilingual Collections of Terms prepared by the Working Units are available, with a focus on the major aspects of welding.

The technical document database currently references over 15,000 documents on the IIW website.

ISO Standards: the IIW is an official International Standardizing Body in the field of welding and joining.

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www.iiwelding.orgA new collaborative platform

IIW Events

Annual Assembly(a 5-day-long event)

Annual Assemblies have been taking place since 1948 on the invitation of one Member country.

Three days are devoted to parallel sessions of the Commissions and other Working Units. Two days are devoted to an International Conference on a specific theme.

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Let’s meet where the continents meet...

11 – 17 July, 2010, ISTANBUL

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Future Annual Assemblies

YEAR PLACE DATE

2010 Turkey 11-17 July

2011 Chennai, India 17 – 22 July

2012 Denver, Colorado, United States 8-14 July2013 Essen, Germany 12 – 17 September2014 Republic of Korea, Jeju Island 13-18 July

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IIW International Congresses

International Congressesusually held over a three-day period- to expose industry delegates in the

host countries to the work of the IIW.- to identify the needs of neighbouring

countries in the region and to produce IIW-supported programmes.

- to encourage authors from the less-developed, surrounding countries to present papers.

- to form regional commissions of the IIW which could then provide input to the main IIW Commissions.

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Future International Congresses

YEAR PLACE DATE2010 Tunis, Tunisia 26-28 May2010 Sofia, Bulgaria 21-23 October

2011 Caïrns, Australia* September2011 Ankara, Turkey* 11-13 October2011 Bali, Indonesia* April or November2012 Singapore* To be decided* To be confirmed

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IIW Events

Other Events Supported by the IIWThermal Spray ConferencesNational Welding days organized by

the IIW’s Member Societies

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IIW Member Benefits

International Forum:for networking within the welding community during a short period of

time at the Annual Assemblies or International Congresses.Recognition of Competence:via the presentation of valuable papers or work to the welding community

within the framework of the Annual Assemblies or during the meetings of

IIW Working Units.Education and Training:with the possibility of establishing an Authorized National Body (ANB) and

of appointing Authorized Training Bodies (ATBs Training Centres) to issue

IIW Diplomas to future Welding Coordinators.Certification:allowing local and national industries to meet the requirements of ISO standards.

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National Delegations

Member Societies appoint appropriate people to represent their countries in the IIW Working Units. These individuals attend the meetings of IIW Working Units.

The role of these representatives in the IIW is to:Showcase their country’s technology, research output and expertise;Promote their country’s capabilities;Benchmark international best practices;Establish communication, collaboration and co-operation between their

country and other Member Countries;Gather information about the latest technologies for transfer to their

country’s industrial, academic, research and governmental establishments.

Introduction to the Jaeger lecture

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Thank you for your attention