International Events
OCTOBER 2008
1-5: 16th Annual International Conference and Exhibition: 'Modern Methods and Means of Non-Destructive Testing and Technical Diagnostics'.
Venue: Yalta, southern Ukraine.
Contact: The Ukrainian Centre of Information, Office No 47, 3 Minin Street, 02094 Kiev, Ukraine. Postal address: PO Box 41, 02094 Kiev, Ukraine. Tel/Fax: +38 044 573 30 40; E-mail: office@conference.kiev.ua, web: www.usndt.com.ua
6-9: International Conference on Prognostics and Health Management 2008.
IEEE Reliability Society is proud to sponsor the first annual International Conference on Prognostics and Health Management. PHM08 is intended for researchers, R&D engineers, and managers working in this emerging interdisciplinary field.
Venue: Marriott Tech Center, Denver, Colorado, USA.
Contact: IEEE Reliability Society, IEEE Operations Center, 445 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854-4141, USA. Tel: +1 732 981 0060; web: www.phmconf.org
14-16: MAINTAIN: International Trade Fair for Industrial Maintenance.
Bringing together all decision-makers in the manufacturing and process industries.
Venue: M,O,C, Munich, Germany.
Contact: M,O,C, Messe München GmbH, Lilienthalallee 40, 80939 München, Germany. Tel: +49 89 3 23 53 163; Fax: +49 89 3 23 53 119; E-mail: info@maintain-europe.com; web: www.maintain-europe.com
21-22: 2nd International Conference on Technical Inspection and NDT (TINDT 2008).
The 2nd conference will feature plenary and invited presentations, contributed oral and poster papers, a specialised commercial exhibition and a number of technical workshops.
Venue: Tehran, Iran.
Contact: The Conference Secretariat, Apt 15, No 1725 Past Pol-e-Romi St, Shariati St, Tehran, Iran. Tel: +98 21 22247854, 22247868, 22240012; Fax: +98 21 22679682; E-mail: info@ndt-conference.com
21-23: 37th Polish National Conference on NDT.
Open forum for information and discussion on research, application, standardisation, applied methods and equipment, training and certification.
Venue: Gdansk, Poland.
Contact: Osrodek Doskonalenia Kadr SIMP O/Szczecin, Sabaly 11a Str, 71-341 Szczecin, Poland. Tel/Fax: +48 (0-91) 442 00 07; E-mail: odk.simp@neostrada.pl; web: www.odksimp-szczecin.neostrada.pl
24-26: 'Do it with a European Engineer' - the 28th European Engineers Conference.
This conference shall help to raise the awareness for the image and impact of engineers in our society and for our industrial competitiveness.
Sponsored by E.ON.
Venue: Düsseldorf, Germany.
Contact: Verein Deutscher Ingenieure eV (VDI), Studenten und Jungingenieure - suj, Graf-Recke-Str 84, D-40239 Düsseldorf, Germany. Tel: +49 (0) 211 62 14-0; Fax: +49 (0) 211 62 14-1 75; E-mail: info@eye-duesseldorf2008.de; web: www.eye-duesseldorf2008.de
25-28: 17th World Conference on Nondestructive Testing.
Venue: Shanghai, China.
Contact: SNIT, Tel: +86 21 6425 2964; Fax: +86 21 6425 3997; E-mail: chsndt@public2.sta.net.cn or snit@citiz.net; website: www.chsndt.com
28-30: WCEAM-IMS2008 – Third World Congress on Engineering Asset Management and Intelligent Maintenance Systems 2008.
Venue: Beijing International Convention Center, Beijing, China.
Contact: web: www.wceam-ims2008.org
28-30: OGS – The Energy Show.
Premier networking forum for the technology, service providers and equipment suppliers to the Oil, Natural Gas and Energy producers.
Venue: Dubai International Exhibition Centre, United Arab Emirates.
Contact: Alison Hornsby, Overseas Trade Exhibitions Ltd. Tel: 01564 784999; E-mail: alison@overseasfairs.co.uk; web: www.ogsonline.com, www.arabautomation.com, www.arabelectricity.com
29-30: Aero-Engine Maintenance and Overhaul Conference.
Chaired by François Phelizon, Director Engine Business Strategy, Air France Industries.
Venue: Espace Grande Arche, Paris.
Contact: Daisy Munro, Senior Conference Manager. Tel: +44 (0)207 931 7072; Fax: +44 (0)207 931 7186; E-mail: daisym@aviation-industry.com; web: www.aeroengineexpo.com
NOVEMBER 2008
4-6: 38th International Conference and NDT Exhibition, DEFEKTOSKOPIE 2008.
Organised by the Czech Society for NDT.
Venue: Hotel Santon, Brno, Czech Republic.
Contact: Assoc Prof Pavel Mazal, CNDT, VUT FSI, Technická 2, 616 69 Brno, Czech Republic. E-mail: cndt@cndt.cz; web: www.cndt.cz
10-14: ASNT Fall Conference and Quality Testing Show.
Venue: Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Contact: ASNT, 1711 Arlingate Lane, PO Box 28518, Columbus, OH 43228-0518, USA. Tel: +1 614 274 6003; Fax: +1 614 274 6899; E-mail: conferences@asnt.org; web: www.asnt.org
11-13: Non-Destructive Evaluation of Composite Materials.
Three-day short course of lectures, demonstration and practice.
Venue: QinetiQ, Farnborough, UK.
Contact: Dr E Anne Birt, A7 Building Room G070, QinetiQ, Cody Technology Park, Ively Road, Farnborough, Hampshire GU14 0LX. Tel: +44 (0)1252 396206; Fax: +44 (0)1252 393053; E-mail: eabirt@qinetiq.com; web: www.qinetiq.com
26-27: 9th Annual Managing Aircraft Maintenance Costs Conference.
Venue: Radisson SAS Béke Hotel, Budapest, Hungary.
Contact: Lucy Ashton, Aviation Industry Conferences, Second Floor, Ludgate House, 245 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 9UY, UK. Tel: +44 (0)207 579 4888; Fax: +44 (0)207 579 4850; E-mail: lucya@aviation-industry.com; web: www.aviationindustryconferences.com
DECEMBER 2008
3-5: International Symposium on NDT in Aerospace.
Scientific issues in the field of NDT in aerospace.
Venue: Fürth, Germany.
Contact: DGZfP, Max-Planck-Strasse 6, 12489 Berlin, Germany. Tel: +49 30 67807-120; Fax: +49 30 67807-129; E-mail: tagungen@dgzfp.de; web: www.ndt-aerospace.fraunhofer.de
4-6: 17th National Symposium on Ultrasonics 2008.
Venue: Varanasi, India.
Contact: Dr Rajendra Kumar Singh, Convener, NSU - XVII, Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221005, India. Tel: 0542 2307308; Fax: 0542 2368390; Mobile: 09451 000 681; E-mail: rksingh_17@rediffmail.com/rajan@bhu.ac.in; web: www.bhu.ac.in/www.ultrasonicsindia.com
19-21: Q-Tech International 2008.
India's international control, testing & measuring equipment expo.
Venue: Pragati Maiden, New Delhi, India.
Contact: Supernova Tradetech Inc, B-71, Okhla Ind Area Phase-II, New Delhi - 110020, India. Tel: 011 26389723-25, 011 40531845-49; Fax: 011 26383218; E-mail: rajesh.tiwari@sunstarexpo.com; web: www.supernovatradetech.com
JANUARY 2009
11-17: International Congress on Ultrasonics 2009.
The ICU is a merger of the successful conference series WCU - World Conference on Ultrasonics and UI - Ultrasonics International.
Venue: Santiago, Chile.
Contact: Erika Inostroza, 2009 ICU Santiago, Chile Congress Office, Physics Department Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Avenue Ecuador 3493 - Estación Central, Santiago, Chile. Tel: +56 2 718 1291; Fax: +56 2 776 9596; E-mail: icu2009@fisica.usach.cl; web: http://icu2009.usach.cl/
MARCH 2009
16-18: CMSM'2009 – Third International Congress on Design and Modelling of Mechanical Systems.
The latest scientific developments in the design and modelling of mechanical systems.
Venue: Hammamet, Tunisia
Contact: Congress Secretary, F Chaari at Mechanical Engineering Department, ENIS, BP 1173, 3038 Sfax, Tunisia. Tel: +216 74274088 / +216 98637156; Fax: +216 74275595; Email: cmsm2009@tunimec.org; Web: www.tunimec.org/cmsm2009
18-20: 8th International Exhibition and Conference for NDT and Technical Diagnostics.
Venue: Olympiysky Complex, Moscow.
Contact: For the exhibition contact Rimma Mangusheva, Project Manager, Primexpo. Tel: +7 (812) 380 6002/00; Fax: +7 (812) 380 6001; E-mail: ndt@primexpo.ru; web: www.ndt-russia.ru. For the conference contact Boris Artemiev. Tel: +7 (495) 245 4342; Fax: +7 (495) 246 8888; E-mail: artemiev@spectr.ru
MAY 2009
26-28: SENSOR+TEST 2009.
'The Measurement Fair'.
Venue: Nürnberg, Germany.
Contact: Christiane Schild, AMA Service GmbH, Von Münchhausen-Strasse 49, 31515 Wunstorf, Germany. Tel: +49 (0)5033 9639-0; Fax: +49 (0)5033 1056; E-mail: info@sensor-test.com; web: www.sensor-test.com
JUNE 2009
30 - 3 July: 7th International Symposium on Non-Destructive Testing in Civil Engineering, NDTCE'09.
Venue: Nantes, France.
Contact: LCPC Nantes/Div RMS, Route de Bouaye, BP 4129, 44341 Bouguenals Cedex, France. E-mail: ndtce2009@lcpc.fr; web: http://heberge.lcpc.fr/ndtce09/
SEPTEMBER 2009
14-19: 3rd Quality Testing International Exhibition 2009.
The German Welding Society (DVS) and the German Society of Non-Destructive Testing (DGZfP) are, for the third time, combining their professional know-how and creating a forum where the quality testing community can present its innovations, products and services to a highly-qualified trade audience.
Venue: Essen, Germany.
Contact: Messe Essen GmbH, Postfach 10 01 65, 45001 Essen, Germany. Tel: +49 (0)2 01 72 44 0; Fax: +49 (0)2 01 72 44 448; Hotline: 01805 22 15 14 (12 cent/min); E-mail: info@messe-essen.de; Web: www.messe-essen.de
15-17: Materials Testing 2009 and NDT 2009 Conference.
Premier event in the UK/European NDT scene.
Venue: Norbreck Castle Hotel, Blackpool, UK.
Contact: The Conference Department, BINDT, 1 Spencer Parade, Northampton NN1 5AA, UK. Tel: +44 (0)1604 630124; Fax: +44 (0)1604 231489; E-mail: karen.cambridge@bindt.org; web: www.materialstesting.org, www.bindt.org
NOVEMBER 2009
8-13: 13th Asia Pacific Conference on Non-Destructive Testing 2009.
Organised by the Japanese Society for Non-Destructive Inspection (JSNDI).
Venue: Yokohama, Japan.
Contact: The Japanese Society for Non-Destructive Inspection, MBR99 Building, 67 Kanda-sakumagashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0026, Japan. Tel: +81 3 5821 5105; Fax: +81 3 3863 6524; E-mail: apcndt2009@jsndi.or.jp; web: http://www.apcndt2009.com
