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A vision shared for more than 60 years. Bangkok, THAILAND, 25 February 2010. IIW in 2010 : 54 Member Countries. Mission and Goals. Mission : “To act as the worldwide network for knowledge exchange of joining technologies, to improve the global quality of life.” Goals:
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A vision shared formore than 60 years Bangkok, THAILAND, 25 February 2010
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.
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)
Scientific & Technical ActivitiesTo identify, create, develop and transfer the best practices forsustainable development in a sustainable environment.
Qualification & CertificationTo 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 • Companies Certification (ISO 3834) Personnel Qualification(education & training) Personnel Certification(competence validation)
IIW/EWF systemA network of 42 ANBs • 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, Ukraine • and United Kingdom. • ApplicantANBs (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 • Worldwide recognized diploma • Centralized management of examinations • System working on permanently updated guidelines • ANBs and ATBs are periodically audited
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.
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.
Let’s meet where the continents meet... 11 – 17 July, 2010, ISTANBUL
IIW International Congresses • International Congresses usuallyheld over a three-dayperiod - to expose industrydelegates 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 authorsfrom the less-developed, surrounding countries to presentpapers. - to formregional commissions of the IIW whichcouldthenprovide input to the main IIW Commissions. our contact
IIW Events • Other Events Supported by the IIW • Thermal Spray Conferences • National Welding days organized by the IIW’s Member Societies
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.
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.
