IIW History 1990-2015

2014 Prof. Gary B. Marquis (Finland) became President of IIW.

IIW Regional Activities Award, inaugurated in recognition of Mr Chris Smallbone and sponsored by the Australian delegation, presented to Prof. Dr-Ing. Dorin Dehealean (Romania). The first Fellow of IIW awards presented to Prof. Dr-Ing. Cetin Morris Sonsino (Germany), Prof. Chitoshi Miki (Japan), Dr Thomas Siewert (USA), Prof. Dr Takashi Miyata (Japan) and Prof. Pingsha Dong (USA) Open submissions to Welding in the World introduced. IIW Research and Collaboration Colloquium presented by the IIW Study Group Research in Wollongong, Australia. 2015 First IIWYoung Professionals meeting held at Helsinki Annual Assembly. IIW IAB consisted of 46 countries of which 45 had active ANBs. Approximately 125 000 international diplomas awarded through the IIW IAB since 2000. 26 active IIW ANBCCs had certified almost 1 700 companies worldwide, including 278 new companies in 2015.

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