International Events
JULY 2010
11-17: 63rd Annual Assembly and International Conference of the International Institute of Welding (IIW).
Venue: Swissôtel The Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey.
Contact: Ms Ebru Eranil, DEKON Congress and Tourism, Yildiz Posta Caddesi, Akin Sitesi 1, Blok no 6/3, 34394 Esentepe, Istanbul, Turkey. Tel: +90 212 347 63 00; Fax: +90 212 347 63 63; Email: ebru@dekon.com.tr / dekon@dekon.com.tr; Web: www.dekon.com.tr
18-23: 37th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation (QNDE).
Venue: Marriott San Diego Mission Valley, San Diego, California, USA.
Contact: Heidi Long. Tel: +1 515 294 8152; Email: heidi@cnde.iastate.edu
19: NDE Demonstration Forum at the ASME Pressure Vessels & Piping (PVP) Conference.
Venue: Bellevue, Washington, USA.
Contact: Dr Carl E Jaske, DNV Columbus, 5777 Frantz Road, Dublin, OH 43017-1386, USA. Tel/Fax: +1 614 761 1214/1633; Email: carl.jaske@dnv.com; Web:
www.asmeconferences.org/PVP2010/NDEForum.cfm
27-30: Quantitative Infrared Thermography (QIRT) Conference.
Venue: Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
Contact: QIRT 2010 Secretariat, Département de génie électrique et de génie informatique, Université Laval, Québec (Québec), Canada G1V 0A6. Tel: +1 (418) 656 2962; Fax: +1 (418) 656 3159; Email: quebec@gel.ulaval.ca; Web: qirt2010.gel.ulaval.ca
AUGUST 2010
16-20: NDE/NDT for Highways and Bridges: Structural Materials Technology (SMT) 2010.
The application of NDE and NDT for condition assessment of highway infrastructure.
Venue: New York LaGuardia Airport, USA.
Contact: ASNT, SMT 10 Abstracts, 1711 Arlingate Lane, PO Box 28518, Columbus, OH 43228-0518, USA. Tel: +1 614 274 6003; Fax: +1 614 274 6899; Email: conferences@asnt.org; Web: www.asnt.org
29-3 Sept: European Conference on Fracture – ECF18.
Fracture of materials and structures from micro to macro scale.
Venue: Dresden, Germany.
Contact: Deutscher Verband für Materialforschung und -Prüfung eV, Unter den Eichen 87, 12205 Berlin, Germany. Tel: +49 (0)30 811 30 66; Fax: +49 (0)30 811 93 59; Email: ecf18@dvm-berlin.de; Web: www.ecf18.de
31-2 Sept: International Computed Tomography Symposium.
Venue: Dresden, Germany.
Contact: GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies GmbH, phoenix|x-ray, Niels-Bohr-Str 7, 31515 Wunstorf, Germany. Tel: +49 5031 1720; Fax: +49 5031 172299; Email: phoenix-info@ge.com; Web: www.phoenix-xray.com
SEPTEMBER 2010
7-9: Defectoscopy – the 11th International Exhibition on Non-Destructive Testing Equipment and Devices.
Officially supported by the Russian Society for NDT and Technical Diagnostics (RSNTTD), EFNDT and ICNDT.
Venue: Volgograd, Russia.
Contact: Mr Kirill Pakhryaev, RESTEC Exhibition Company. Tel/Fax: 007 812 303 88 66; Email: skandmarket@restec.ru; Web: www.restec.ru/defectoscopy
14-16: NDT 2010 Conference and Exhibition.
Premier event in the UK/European NDT scene.
Venue: St David’s Hotel, Cardiff, UK.
Contact: The Conference Department, BINDT, Newton Building, St George's Avenue, Northampton NN2 6JB, UK. Tel: +44 (0)1604 89 3811; Fax: +44 (0)1604 89 3861; Email: karen.cambridge@bindt.org; Web: www.bindt.org
15-18: 2010 EuroRegio Congress on Sound and Vibration.
Held under the auspices of the European Acoustics Association (EAA).
Venue: Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Contact: EAA Office: Antonio Perez-Lopéz, Director, SEA, Serrano 1444, 28006 Madrid, Spain. Web: www.fs.uni-lj.si/sda/euroregio.htm
29-30: Maintenance, Condition Monitoring and Diagnostics Seminar.
Venue: The Institute for Management and Technological Training (POHTO), Oulu, Finland.
Contact: Oulu Training and Development Centre, Vellamontie 12, FIN-90500 Oulu, Finland. Tel: +358 (0)8 5509 700; Fax: +358 (0)8 5509 840; Email: tarja.lipponen@pohto.fi; Web: www.pohto.fi
29-1 Oct: 8th International Conference on NDE in Relation to Structural Integrity for Nuclear and Pressurised Components.
Organised by the German Society for Non-Destructive Testing (DGZfP).
Venue: Berlin, Germany.
Contact: Steffi Schäske, DGZfP, Max-Planck-Straße 6, 12489 Berlin, Germany. Tel: +49 30 67807-120; Fax: +49 30 67807-129; Email: sk@dgzfp.de; Web: www.8thnde.com
OCTOBER 2010
4-6: 47th Annual Technical Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science.
Including a special track focused on infrastructural NDE and structural health monitoring, probing inhomogeneous media and transforming theory into NDE practice.
Venue: Iowa State University, USA.
Contact:
Stephen D Holland, Assistant Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Center for Nondestructive Evaluation, Iowa State University. Email: sdh4@iastate.edu; Web: www.ucs.iastate.edu/mnet/ses2010/home.html
6-7: Kuwait Pipeline Technology Conference and Exhibition.
Venue: Hilton Hotel, Kuwait.
Contact: Tel: +965 2434 2929; Fax: +965 2433 0809; Email: info@kuwaitpipetech.com; Web: www.kuwaitpipetech.com
12-14: Maintain 2010 – The International Trade Fair for Industrial Maintenance.
Said to be Europe's most important event for the industrial maintenance sector.
Venue: Munich MOC, Germany.
Contact: Messe München GmbH. UK rep: Pattern (Trade Fairs) Ltd, London House, 243-253 Lower Mortlake Road, Richmond, Surrey TW9 2LL. Tel: 020 8940 4625; Fax: 020 8948 1442; Email: info@pattern.co.uk; Web: www.maintain-europe.com
15-17: 7th National Conference of The Hellenic Society of Non-Destructive Testing.
Venue: National Technical University of Athens.
Contact: Ioannis N Prassianakis, President of HSNT, Emeritus Professor, National Technical University of Athens, 5 Iroon Polytechniou Avenue, Zografou Campus, 15773, Athens, Greece. Tel: +30210 772 1312; Fax: +30210 772 3759; Email: prasian@central.ntua.gr; Web: www.hsnt.gr
21-24: 2nd South East European IIW International Congress.
Organised by the International Institute of Welding (IIW).
Venue: Sofia, Bulgaria.
Contact: Scientific-Technical Union of Mechanical Engineering, 108 Rakovski str, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria. Tel/Fax: +359 2 986 22 40; Tel: +359 2 987 72 90; Email: info@iiwcongress2010.com; Web: www.iiwcongress2010.com
NOVEMBER 2010
9-10: Composites Innovation 2010.
Conference aimed at composite users, material suppliers, manufacturers, environmentalists, designers, engineers, researchers and technicians from industry and universities.
Venue: Woodside Conference Centre, Warwickshire, UK.
Contact: Claire Whysall, NetComposites Ltd, 4A Broom Business Park, Bridge Way, Chesterfield S41 9QG, UK. Tel: +44 (0)1246 266244; Fax: +44 (0)1246 266249; Email: claire.whysall@netcomposites.com; Web: www.compositesinnovation.com
10-12: Second International Conference on Pipeline Integrity.
Authoritative information on best practice and new techniques.
Venue: Dundee, Scotland, UK.
Contact: Ally Davies, Conference Organiser, BHR Group Limited, The Fluid Engineering Centre, Cranfield, Bedfordshire MK43 0AJ. Tel: +44 (0)1234 750422; Fax: +44 (0)1234 750074; Email: confx2@bhrgroup.co.uk; Web: www.bhrconferences.com/pipeline_integrity_2.aspx
11: Non-Intrusive Inspection in the Oil & Gas Industry – a one-day seminar.
Venue: Aberdeen Marriott.
Contact: Dr Steve F Burch, ESR Technology Ltd, 16 North Central 127, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 4SA. Tel: +44 (0)1235 213402; Fax: +44 (0) 1235 213401; Email: steve.burch@esrtechnology.com
15-19: ASNT Fall Conference and Quality Testing Show 2010.
Venue: George R Brown Convention Centre, Houston, Texas, USA.
Contact: ASNT, 1711 Arlingate Lane, PO Box 28518, Columbus, OH 43228-0518, USA. Tel: +1 614 274 6003; Fax: +1 614 274 6899; Email: conferences@asnt.org; Web: www.asnt.org
22-24: International Symposium on NDT in Aerospace.
Organised by the German Society for Non-Destructive Testing (DGZfP) in conjunction with the Fraunhofer Institutes at Saarbrücken and Erlangen.
Venue: Hamburg, Germany.
Contact: Steffi Schäske, DGZfP, Max-Planck-Straße 6, 12489 Berlin, Germany. Tel: +49 30 67807-120; Fax: +49 30 67807-129; Email: tagungen@dgzfp.de; Web: www.ndt-aerospace.com
25-26: Advanced Course on Structural Health Monitoring.
Theory and techniques relevant to the understanding and handling of SHM.
Venue: Hamburg, Germany.
Contact: Steffi Schäske, DGZfP, Max-Planck-Straße 6, 12489 Berlin, Germany. Tel: +49 30 67807-120; Fax: +49 30 67807-129; Email: tagungen@dgzfp.de; Web: www.dgzfp.de/seminar/shm2010
APRIL 2011
13-15: 10th International Conference on Non-Destructive Investigations and Microanalysis for the Diagnostics and Conservation of Cultural and Environmental Heritage – art ’11.
Organised by the Italian Society for NDT (AIPnD) and supported by the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities.
Venue: Florence, Italy.
Contact: Elisabetta Arisi, AIPnD, Italian Society for Non-Destructive Testing Monitoring Diagnostics, Via A Foresti 5, I-25127 Brescia BS, Italy. Tel: +39 030 3739173; Fax: +39 030 3739176; Email: segreteria@aipnd.it; Web: www.aipnd.it/art2011
MAY 2011
10-13: 24th Brazilian National Congress on Non-Destructive Testing and Inspection.
Runs alongside the Brazilian Corrosion Congress, the Equipment Inspection Seminar, the International Conference on Integrity Assessment and Industrial Equipment Life Extension and the 7th Exhibition of Equipment Technology for Corrosion and Painting, NDT and Equipment Inspection.
Venue: Enotel Porto de Galinhas, Pernambuco, Brazil.
Contact: ABENDI – The Brazilian Association for Non-Destructive Testing and Inspection, Rua Guapiaçu 5, Vila Clementino, 04024 020 Sao Paulo, Brazil. Tel: +55 11 5586 3199; Fax: +55 11 5581 1164; Email: eventos@abendi.org.br
19-20: 11th International Conference on Engineering Structural Integrity Assessment – ESIA11.
Venue: Manchester, UK.
Contact: Poul Gosney, FESI – UK Forum for Engineering Structural Integrity, Whittle House, Birchwood Park, Warrington, Cheshire WA3 6FW, UK. Tel: +44 (0)1925 843429; Fax: +44 (0)1925 843498; Email: poul.gosney@fesi.org.uk
JUNE 2011
13-14: CERTIFICATION 2011 – the 6th International Conference on Certification and Standardisation in NDT.
Venue: Valencia, Spain.
Contact: Spanish Society for Non-Destructive Testing, Bocágel 28 2º izq, 28028 Madrid, Spain. Tel: +34 913 612 585; Email: informacion@aend.org; Web: www.aend.org
15-17: 12th National Congress of the Spanish Society for NDT (AEND).
Venue: Valencia, Spain.
Contact: Spanish Society for Non-Destructive Testing, Bocágel 28 2º izq, 28028 Madrid, Spain. Tel: +34 913 612 585; Email: informacion@aend.org; Web: www.aend.org
19-24: 12th International Symposium on Non-Destructive Characterisation of Materials.
Venue: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.
Contact: Dr John C Duke Jr, Virginia Tech. Tel: +(1) 540 231 6063; Email: jcduke@vt.edu
JULY 2011
11-13: 9th International Conference on Damage Assessment of Structures – DAMAS2011.
Organised by the Institute of Physics (IoP) Applied Mechanics Group.
Venue: St Anne's College, University of Oxford.
Contact: Conferences Department, The Institute of Physics, 76 Portland Place, London W1B 1NT. Tel: +44 (0)20 7470 4800; Fax: +44 (0)20 7637 4266; Email: conferences@iop.org; Web: www.damas2011.org
SEPTEMBER 2011
7-9: International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics: Integrating Simulation and Experimentation for Validation (ISEV).
Joint venture between the British Society for Strain Measurement (BSSM) and the Society for Experimental Mechanics, USA (SEM). The conference will offer industry and academia the opportunity to present current developments in experimental mechanics. Co-sponsored by BINDT.
Venue: The Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
Contact: John Edwards, British Society for Strain Measurement, 22 St Georges Road, Bedford MK40 2LS. Tel/Fax: +44 (0)1234 347778; Email: johnedwards@bssm.org; Web: www.bssm.org/conf2011
13-15: Materials Testing 2011 Exhibition and NDT 2011 Annual British Conference on NDT.
Organised by BINDT.
Venue: The International Centre, Telford, UK.
Contact: The Conference Department, BINDT, Newton Building, St George's Avenue, Northampton NN2 6JB, UK. Tel: +44 (0)1604 89 3811; Fax: +44 (0)1604 89 3861; Email: cindy.bailey@bindt.org; Web: www.bindt.org
OCTOBER 2011
2-6: 5th Pan America Conference for Non-destructive Testing.
Organised by the Instituto Mexicano de Ensayos No Destructivos (IMENDE), sponsored by the International Committee for Non-Destructive Testing (ICNDT) with the participation of the ISO TC-135 Technical Committee.
Venue: Cancun, Mexico.
Contact: Rubén M Campos, No 2651 Col Villa de Cortés, Del Benito Juárez C P, 03530, Mexico D F. Tel: +52 55 59 48 31 23; Email: info@copaend5.com; Web: www.copaend5.com
10-12: VIth NDT in Progress – International Workshop of NDT Experts.
Venue: Prague, Czech Republic.
Contact: Dr Pavel Mazal, CNDT – NDT in P, Brno University of Technology, Technicka 2, CZ 616 69 Brno, Czech Republic. Email: cndt@cndt.cz; Web: www.cndt.cz
NOVEMBER 2011
9-11: Defektoskopie 2011 – 41st International Conference and Exhibition.
Venue: Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Contact: Dr Pavel Mazal, CNDT – NDT in P, Brno University of Technology, Technicka 2, CZ 616 69 Brno, Czech Republic. Email: cndt@cndt.cz; Web: www.cndt.cz
