IIW 2014 Annual Report

ANNUAL REPORT 2014 34

B O A R D O F W E L D I N G I N T H E W O R L D W i W - E d B O A R D : E D I T O R I A L

The Editorial Board serves to advise the Editors on all matters associated with Welding in the World. SELECTION AND TERM OF OFFICE Members of the Editorial Board are selec- ted by the Editors. Members, reflecting a balanced representation of the IIW’s diverse areas of scientific interest, serve a 3-year term which is subject to renewal for a total maximum period of nine years. It is anticipated that Members of the Editorial Board are selected from the core body of Principal Reviewers. The Editorial Board is composed of not less than 12 and not more than 20 Mem- bers. Ex-officio Members include the Chair of the Technical Management Board (TMB), the Chair of the Working Group-Communications and Marketing (WG-COM&MARK) and the IIW CEO.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The major duties and responsibilities of the Members of the Editorial Board are the following: • Compulsory service as Principal Reviewers (all Members, with the exception of Ex-officio Members). • Attendance of the annual meeting (as a minimum) of the Editorial Board during the IIW Annual Assembly. • Provision of advice to the Editors on matters regarding the peer review system, journal publication standards and all other topics associated with the publication of Welding in the World. • Establishment of close communication links with the WG-COM&MARK as the leading international journal for materials joining.

EDITORS

CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE EDITORIAL BOARD OF WELDING IN THE WORLD

• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Mayr (Germany) • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Cetin Morris Sonsino (Germany)

• Dr. Arun Kumar Bhaduri (India) • Prof. John Norrish (Australia) • Dr. Carl E. Cross (United States) • Prof. Madeleine du Toit (Australia) • Prof. Dr.-Eng. Yoshinori Hirata (Japan) • Prof. Dr. Zhiling Tian (P.R. of China)  • Prof. Gary B. Marquis (Finland)

• Prof. John C. Lippold (United States) • Prof. Dr.-Eng. Thomas Böllinghaus (Germany) • Prof. Ian M. Richardson (The Netherlands)

• Dr. Luca Costa (Italy) • Dr. rer. nat Dr.-Ing. E.h. Gerd Dobmann (Germany)